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… that had been trotted out for athletics competitions for nearly a quarter-century was "destroyed in a student melee" in February 1948, as … most popular (and impossible-to-trademark) creations. Furthermore, the 1990s and 2000s ushered in a bigger, fiercer …
… Moore Lab of Zoology will be hosting a guided bird walk on Friday, November 3 at 8AM. We'll be on the lookout … along with our favorite resident birds throughout campus. Meet us outside at the front entrance of the Moore Lab near Sycamore Glen. Bring binoculars if you have them, and …
… Maryanne Horowitz Professor of History Years at Oxy: 51 What was your first job after graduate school? After I completed … my husband, Ellis to Cornell University, where I was hired by the Government Department for the 1970-71 academic year. I taught …
… Stephen F. Hinchliffe Jr. ’55, former chair of the Occidental College Board of Trustees and a devoted steward of his alma mater, passed away December 9. A longtime … he was 92. Steve’s connection to Occidental spanned nearly seven decades, defined by exceptional service, …
… Nina Gelbart Professor of History and Anita Johnson Wand Professor of Women’s Studies Years at Occidental: 48 How did you wind up at … and I were living in Berkeley at the time, where he was teaching, and he was basically poached by UCLA. He came … Occidental's longest currently active faculty member reflects on her 48 years at the College, selecting …
… When I began leading tours last spring, I didn’t know what I was going to say. At the end of every tour, we share the … we chose Occidental, or our “Oxy Y,” as it is playfully named. I never had a dream school, just a handful that I wanted to get into, more or less. As a Fall 2021 applicant, …
… It’s hard to argue that the near future —and probably the future that lurks just up the … of the Barack Obama Scholars Program, a comprehensive, merit-based scholarship program designed to identify and … community college transfers,” Obama wrote when the program was announced September 27. “Not only to give them access to …
… Debbie Weiser ’08, the earth literally moved. Weiser was 8 years old and living in Redmond, Wash. “It was 10 … traveled to Japan after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake occurred near the city of Kamaishi on Dec. 7, 2012. “It’s exciting … all scientists ever do is write papers and publish them in scientific journals, it’s great for science but it’s not …
… at the University of North Carolina Tardigrades (a.k.a. waterbears, moss piglets) comprise a phylum of microscopic … Moreover, we have demonstrated that CAHS proteins form thermo-reversible, concentration-dependent gels that protect … mechanism of protection of CAHS proteins, which we have begun testing using fluorescence microscopy and other …
… What can we learn from past epidemics? (Case study: ancient Mediterranean) Kristi Upson-Saia , Professor, Religious … Philosophy Format: Pre-recorded Week 2: How do viruses emerge and cross over into human populations? Monday, June … pandemic? Monday, July 6: The Political Ecology of Virus Emergence and Mitigation in China Sasha Day , Associate …