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… her hometown in 2008, Sencer-Mura guzzled the Kool-Aid. “It was a very exciting time politically,” she recalls. “I was really interested in the idea of getting hands-on … southwest side of Chicago in a primarily Spanish-speaking area. E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics Peter …
… across various industries. Ethan Glass, a Chicago native, was recognized in the Transportation & Mobility category, … Oxypreneurship, the notion of solving a parking problem was sparked. Mentored early on by Board of Trustees member … LA parking ecosystem. He subleased an apartment in the area and stocked it with instant ramen and a futon. Then he …
… technologies’ role in ecological catastrophe, and what it was like to teach film at Oxy in the past.” Co-presented … Collins died of breast cancer at the age of 46 and the film was rarely screened. The recent 4K restoration and DVD/Blu-Ray commercial release has enabled a new wave of screenings for this work of art, also Collins’ first …
… have a sense of the true scale of wind turbines until he was standing inside one. Along with a small group of Occidental students, his professor and a guide, he was touring the Nordex facility in Hamburg, Germany, one of … manufacturers of wind turbines. “In the factory’s training area, we got to go inside the main chamber of a wind turbine …
… an emphasis on Asian studies, in the History Department. “I was specializing in American and Far Eastern history,” he … candidate in East Asian history at Harvard University, was one of two finalists for the position. Recalling his … Angeles, Kaplan has practiced for more than 30 years in the area of tax and business planning for small and midsize …
… as the College itself, the Alumni Board of Governors (BOG) was founded in 1894 and oversees the work of the Alumni … majored in diplomacy and world affairs at Oxy and lives in Washington, D.C. Clarissa leads the Latino Vote Initiative … Ryan is a ViSTA volunteer and member of Oxy’s Bay Area Alumni Committee. He’s an avid basketball player, …
… Occidental before her, when she first arrived on campus she was still a little anxious. “I was nervous about meeting other people like myself, making … to see the implications of public health work in rural areas because my dream career is to deliver babies in rural …
… IES Buenos Aires - Advanced Spanish Immersion As a kid, I always wanted to see the world. I would watch movies and read books … my Spanish speaking friends (growing up in a very Latino area of California), but knew I wanted to be fluent someday. … country for the same price as a semester in Eagle Rock was one of the deciding factors in my college decision. …
… Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Major: biology; minor: Spanish What was your motivation to major in biology? The pivotal moment … coral reefs, which ignited a passion in me to work towards conserving these ecosystems. Seeing coral in both its … and encouraging my scientific curiosity. One standout class was Biological Oceanography with Prof. Stubler—the …
… took physical organic chemistry with Prof. Cannon, which was probably one of the most difficult but fun classes I've … and have worked every summer and semester since then. I was a part of the Research Early Access Program (REAP) the … a biochemistry major, there is significant overlap in the areas of study within the major with current research in …