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Sherman Fairchild Grant to Support Underrepresented Students in the Sciences
A three-year, $247,500 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation will fund Occidental’s latest effort to increase the number of academically talented underrepresented and first...
Jennifer Piscopo Appointed New Director of Center for Research and Scholarship
The associate professor of politics is heading the Center for Research and Scholarship (CRS), which supports, promotes, and builds community around faculty research, scholarship...
2021 Summer Research Program Brings Students a Step Closer to Normalcy
More than 100 students have convened at Occidental for the annual 10-week research program, some living and learning on campus for the very first time.
Racial differences in women’s use of personal care products may contribute to health inequities, survey reveals
A large survey of women in California shows significant racial and ethnic differences in the types of personal care products they use on a daily basis. Because many personal care...
Two Occidental College Faculty Awarded Haynes Foundation Fellowships
Two Occidental College professors are the recipients of Haynes Foundation Faculty Fellowships that will allow them to document the financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on local...
New Hope for Kelp Beds and Commercial Fisheries after Sea Urchin Devastation
A massive die-off of purple sea urchins off the Southern California coast in 2015 provides new evidence that deliberate efforts to cull urchins can be a key strategy to bring back...
2021-22 Science Scholars Named
Four Occidental College students collaborating with faculty mentors in the fields of biology, geology, chemistry and biochemistry have been named 2021-22 Science Scholars and...
New Books by Oxy Faculty Explore New Ground
Occidental faculty combine teaching and research in equal measure, with each informing the other.
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