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… This article was written for and originally published in The Occidental , … against a cool, dry Los Angeles morning breeze. A group of nearly 20 students, faculty and community members gathered on the pebbled landing just outside the … students, faculty and community members gathered for a bird walk, hosted by Occidental’s Moore Laboratory of Zoology, a …
… Her research primarily focuses on understanding mechanisms driving cycles of climate change in terrestrial environments. She is particularly interested in the interplay … droughts, during the instrumental period (1950s - Present), near-past (Quaternary), and future (circa 2100 CE) …
… to Oxy students and alumni who will be applying in the very near future. The focus will be on applying to medical school, and there will be a brief mention about applying to allied health programs. … to Oxy students and alumni who will be applying in the very near future. The focus will be on applying to medical …
… He comes to Occidental from Ashoka University. He earned his … Among liberal arts college, what stood out to me about Oxy was the large diversity in its student body, and also the … believe in making the classrooms more inclusive spaces and was drawn to Oxy's support for students on financial aid. …
… Bhavna Shamasunder, assistant professor of urban and environmental policy at Occidental College, shows that many South … development in dense urban areas." Many residents are unaware that Los Angeles contains 70 active oil fields. In Los … neighborhoods such as South Los Angeles, wells are located near a dense residential population and sensitive land uses …
… gift will permanently endow the Mary Jane Hewitt Department Chair in Black Studies, honoring the influential legacy … member of the Oxy faculty.” “I’m excited about all the ways that this endowed chair will help us to deepen our … be the first Hewitt Department Chair. "Professor Hewitt was such an important figure—both on this campus and in the …
… over 60 years, it has served as a living laboratory for some of the world’s most impactful tropical biology research, … “Doing research with students in the field at La Selva was a magical experience,” says Birnbaum, who made her first … Over her 31-year tenure at Oxy, Braker traveled with nearly 200 students to conduct research in Costa Rica. “The …
… “Inaugurations normally mark the beginning of something,” Harry J. Elam, Jr. says in his office in early … how the College is emerging from the pandemic and “where we want to go from here,” he says. “I believe this Inauguration … two years. That would make me happy.” As April 23 draws near, “I’m looking forward to celebrating Oxy.” Occidental: …
… opportunity to travel to this site I applied with encouragement from Prof. Harmon. For two weeks in late May, I … samples from the Whakamaru base eruption site off Highway 5 in New Zealand, currently believed to represent the … Once in New Zealand we changed course, drove south on Highway 5, and pulled over at a rain-soaked roadside exposure. …
… journey to a tiny dot of an asteroid, there’s always a chance for disaster. When OSIRIS-REx reached Bennu safely in 2020, it was an emotional moment for Jason Dworkin ’91, senior scientist for … ’54 who was instrumental in creating the International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey in 1984.) “One of the great …