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… their paths to the bench, and the challenges and rewards of judicial service. A recurring theme was the transformative power of education. “Education was … judiciary—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Barack Obama ’83 to the nation’s …
… “Doing research with students in the field at La Selva was a magical experience,” says Birnbaum, who made her first trip to Costa Rica this summer. “I loved watching students develop an appreciation for natural … to create deeply meaningful and personally transformative scientific research experiences for students,” she says. …
… culture, including Tokyo Underworld , You Gotta Have Wa and The Samurai way of Baseball . Among attendees included Deputy Consul … “The real reason I think the Japanese took to baseball was because they beat the Americans.” In 1934, Babe Ruth and …
… us insight on how life works from the view of ecology -the scientific study of the interconnected relationships of …
… members. Register here Braiding Sweetgrass , by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, is about the role of Indigenous knowledge as … alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream scientific methodologies. Braiding Sweetgrass explores … President Harry J. Elam, Jr. in conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. …
… book, and the material and visual culture of premodern scientific practice. She is currently writing her first … attracted you to Occidental? After teaching at Caltech, I was thrilled to see an opportunity to come to Oxy. The … history of science, and in your specialty in particular? It was a bit of a circuitous route, but one that definitely …
… a MFA in Art and Design, will share her experiences as a scientific illustrator, museum exhibit designer and fine …
… Years at Oxy: 35 What attracted you to Occidental? I had always assumed that I would be a faculty member at a research institution. After a personal tragedy, I wanted to help people more directly, and realized that … is how to read, understand, and analyze very challenging scientific papers. I joke with my students that if they can …
… aspect of education at Oxy is the depth and breadth of scientific exposure you get—it really is a gem.” …
… Her research applies low-temperature thermochronologic methods (fission-track and (U-Th)/He … She is now working with Audrey Huerta of Central Washington University on a project on the formation of the … is funded by NSF (my co-PI is Audrey Huerta of Central Washington University). Publications Blythe, A.E ., and …