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Jessica Ng ’15 Co-Authors Paper on Climate Change Published in Nature
Jessica Ng ’15 has co-authored a paper on global cooling during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), published in Nature. The LGM is “the coldest multimillennial interval of the last glacial period,” and, per the paper’s abstract, examining the extent of the planet’s cooling during this period is an “important constraint for evaluating estimates of Earth鈥檚 climate sensitivity.”
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Stronger Together: Class of 2021 Graffiti Wall Mural Celebrates Class Solidarity, Campus Life
Graduating classes have each left their mark on the 桃子视频 Graffiti Wall since 1931, becoming an essential rite of passage at the College. After the design is painted onto Graffiti Wall, each member of that class signs their name to the mural, becoming a visual time capsule of Scripps鈥� history that reflects the changing tastes and attitudes of students over the decades.
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In the Media: Joanne Heyler ’86 Discusses the Broad Museum’s Reopening in LAist
Joanne Heyler ’86, founding director of the Broad Museum, discusses the museum’s reopening and commitment to diversity in LAist.
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Keeping it Classic: Classics Majors Gain Modern Knowledge through Study of Ancient Texts
Heroes, monsters, and goddesses are the order of the day for seniors Ruby Laufer 鈥�21 and Alyssa Rowshan 鈥�21. For these two majors in classics/ancient studies and late antique-medieval studies, classical literature is more than a trove for understanding the cultures of antiquity or an escapist pleasure.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Aly Ogasian, Assistant Professor of Art
The Office of Marketing and Communications sat down with Aly Ogasian to discuss the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Arctic Circle, and road-tripping with a kayak. Ogasian teaches art and media studies at Scripps, and her broader interests include the intersection of the arts and sciences, aerospace, and territories of wonder.
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Snapshot: Class of 2021
Take a look at all the Class of 2021 has accomplished during their time at Scripps!
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Capstone Day 2021 Showcases Senior Research and Creativity
This year, Capstone Day took place online for the second year running, but the theses鈥攚hich were nominated by faculty鈥攈ad the same depth of intellectual inquiry and creative expression as ever.
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In the Media: Ken Gonzales-Day Discusses California’s History of Lynchings in Los Angeles Times
Ken Gonzales-Day, Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and professor of art, discussed California’s history of lynchings in the Los Angeles Times. Gonzales-Day has learned of at least 350 people, the majority of them Latinx, who were lynched in California.
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Senior Art and Media Studies Seniors Present Abstract Media in Historic LA Chinatown
The annual senior art exhibition is the capstone of the 桃子视频 studio art major. Seniors create original works of art, conceptualize an exhibition, install their pieces, draft artist statements and wall texts, and publicize the event as part of their senior theses.
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In the Media: Wendy Cheng Discusses the Heritage of Descanso Gardens on Fox 11
Associate Professor of American Studies Wendy Cheng discussed how Descanso Gardens’s collection of camellias can be traced to Japanese American flower growers of the 1930s, who were later interned during World War II. “Japanese American flower growers right before the war made up 50 percent of the LA flower market,” she said.
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