STEM (page 2)
Computer Science Minor Emphasizes Interdisciplinary Connections
In response to increased demand from students interested in programming, website development, and artificial intelligence, Scripps launched a computer science minor in fall 2022.
Read MoreAaron Leconte Receives Cottrell Postbac Award
The award is a post-pandemic initiative that supports research by undergraduate seniors working under faculty supervision for a year after graduation.
Read MoreNancy S.B. Williams and Allegra Liberman-Martin ’10 Co-Author Paper in Organometallics
Liberman-Martin, now an assistant professor of chemistry at Chapman University, was a thesis student of Williams during her senior year at Scripps.
Read MoreEthan van Arnam Co-Authors Paper on Fungus-Growing Ants, Contaminants, and Antibiotics
鈥淎nimal hosts often benefit from chemical defenses provided by microbes,鈥 the co-authors explain.
Read MoreThrough Hands-On Research, Scripps Students and Faculty Hope to Save the Birds
By tracking these birds, taking their measurements, and studying their behaviors, they鈥檒l better understand what factors might be key to their survival as a species.
Read MoreKatie Purvis-Roberts Co-Authors Dynamic Urban Emission Displacement Assessment
“In reality, fossil fuel divestment is impossible due to its reliability,” the co-authors write, “but renewable technology can improve the built environment and air quality management in the city.”
Read MoreSarah Budischak Co-Authors Paper on Parasite Life Stage Diversity
This data provide context for both host infection risk and the persistence of adult parasitic assemblages, two contexts that are useful in predicting and preventing infectious diseases.
Read MoreWomen and Minority Voices in STEM Club Empowers Students
Because of Keck鈥檚 gender diversity, Jun and Caulkins agree that Scripps students receive a unique and fortunate STEM education. 鈥淲e have something very special here,鈥 says Jun.
Read MoreChemistry Students Come Together for Annual “Dot-Off” Competition
鈥淭he Dot-Off turns studying chemistry from an isolated activity to this community of groups that loudly cheer for each other,” says Mary Hatcher-Skeers.
Read MoreScripps Students Present Their Research at Organismal Biology Conference
Scripps students presented their own ongoing research鈥攁n opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in the broader scientific realm.
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