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… after 35 years at Oxy. What attracted you to Oxy? “I was looking for an academic position that emphasized both teaching and research. A friend told me that Oxy was searching for a physics professor who could setup a … involve undergraduates. I interviewed and was impressed by the College and the quality of the students. It seemed …
… and got involved as a first-year. “I started dancing when I was 5, so I came to Oxy looking for more opportunities to … from San Jose. “The welcoming environment of Dance Pro was the first place I felt at home on the Oxy campus.” … look best on the stage, dressed in lights, and surrounded by music. So when it came to choosing our song this year, it …
… Oxy junior Drake Song of Irvine didn’t always want to be a computer science major. In fact, he explored … programs, and the computer systems are all created by humans in a logical, organized, and abstract mathematical …
… get all of the answers on question 37, though, because I was able to see three of the acts listed (Roto, Ravi, and … a doubt, though, the best band I ever saw at the Quad was Danny Elfman’s Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Even … a paper, turned it in a week or so early, and was crushed by the sea of red ink on the paper, with the attendant …
… Five years ago, Tor Myhren was president and worldwide chief creative officer of Grey, … He and his wife, Tomoko, had their first daughter there. He was definitely not looking for a job. “But then Apple … world.” Everything that comes out of Apple is scrutinized by the public. How does it feel to have that kind of focus …
… California, Rusmore fell in love with nature early on. She was only four years old when she began backpacking with her … as a teenager. “My parents were big conservationists, always aware of the open space and the wilderness around us,” … who has taught at Oxy since 1985, was selected for the Gibby Chairship on the basis of her active research profile and …
… science, neuroscience and linguistics,” she says. “It was pretty much everything I needed, and everything I … on an EEG study measuring the activity of human brain waves in response to different speech stimuli. Sally was … programs for speech language pathology. She is excited by the prospect of working with people in a therapeutic …
… Stierwalt comes to Oxy from Caltech, where she has been a staff scientist since 2017. Her research uses multi wavelength surveys to study the cosmological assembly history of galaxies. She uses nearby, interacting galaxies to understand how stars formed … Meet extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt of physics , who observes galaxies beyond our own to …
… because as I’ve come to learn more about problems caused by inequity in this country, I’ve developed a strong drive … to start fixing them. What led you to choose your major? I was interested in the intersections between people-powered … provides a space for folks to expand on their identities in ways that can alter your entire worldview. There were …
… students approach the pool at Oshun Swim School in Renton, Wash., it’s not unusual for pulses to quicken and for breath to catch. This is no ordinary fear of water for the dozen assembled African American women. “There … swimming pools is not so easily vanquished. A 2017 study by the USA Swimming Foundation shows that 64 percent of …