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Nov 8, 2024 | 
tsl.news | Jada Shavers |Scripps College
Last spring, when I was searching for an anthropology senior thesis, I found a flier posted at Scripps College detailing a fully funded research project in Senegal, Africa, guided by a Scripps professor. We all know the difficulty of finding any internship, so when I finally received a “Congratulations” email, I did everything to ensure that I would get the most from the opportunity. What I know now, however, is that it was all a waste. Let’s go back to the beginning.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Scripps College
The Daily Beast recently quoted Gabby Giffords ’93 in her critique of Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s 2021 remarks about the country being run by “childless cat ladies…miserable at their own lives.” Vance has since echoed those remarks in an , saying the left has become explicitly anti-child and anti-family under presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s policies.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Scripps College
Photo credit: Fred Mauviel, courtesy City of Paris In a feature by Culture Type , celebrated sculptor and printmaker Alison Saar ’78 discusses the vision behind Salon , her sculpture for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. The multi-piece artwork depicts a larger-than-life Black woman extending a golden flame in one hand and grasping olive branches in the other.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
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Submitted by Scripps College on Tue, 07/02/2024 - 19:17 In an essay for U.S. News & World Report , Gabby Giffords ’93 shared her perspective on the US Surgeon General recently declaring gun violence as a national public health crisis. In an essay for U.S. News & World Report , Gabby Giffords ’93 shared her perspective on the US Surgeon General recently declaring gun violence as a national public health crisis.
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May 16, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Scripps College
Primary tabsView(active tab)Track Submitted by Scripps College on Thu, 05/16/2024 - 17:03 Since Scripps’ founding, beginning with its very first graduating class in 1931, Scripps seniors have decorated the Graffiti Wall adjacent to the College’s iconic Rose Garden with phrases and imagery commemorating the events that have defined their years attending Scripps. Each year, one senior is chosen to design a class mural for the wall.
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May 12, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Scripps College |Pitzer College |Soriano Martinez
While CRISPR-Cas9 technology has demonstrated remarkable promise as a gene editing tool, its application in certain insects, such as the jewel wasp, Nasonia vitripennis, has been hindered by a lack of a tractable method for reagent delivery. Direct Parental-CRISPR (DIPA-CRISPR) recently emerged as a facile way to induce gene lesions because it involves adult injection with commercially available Cas9-sgRNA with no helper reagent. However, DIPA-CRISPR has so far been tested in only a few insects.
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May 9, 2024 | 
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Submitted by Scripps College on Thu, 05/09/2024 - 14:21 Economist, author, and disability rights advocate Allison Thompkins ’04 earned a PhD in economics from MIT after graduating from Scripps with a major in mathematical economics. In the following three and a half years, she worked as an economic researcher at Mathematica, a research and data analytics consultancy that aims to improve public well-being.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Scripps College
By Mirabella Miller ’24 From stock portfolios to student loan packages, finance and investing can be difficult concepts to master, and every student can benefit from honing their financial literacy skills. Opportunities to learn the ins and outs of finance should be available to all, and it’s crucial to ensure that students from marginalized backgrounds have equitable access to these resources.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Scripps College
On February 13, the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs once again recognized Scripps College as one of the colleges with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright US Student Program. Seven students from Scripps College were selected for Fulbright awards for academic year 2023–24. Fulbright Top Producing Institutions like Scripps College value global connection and support members of their campus communities to pursue international opportunities.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
tsl.news | Peter Dien |Jessamyn Stanley |Scripps College
On Thursday, Nov. 16, Scripps Presents hosted author, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and advocate Jessamyn Stanley to speak at Balch Auditorium. Stanley is the co-founder of The Underbelly, “an inclusive digital wellness experience featuring yoga classes … and a curated collection of products,” according to her website. Her speech promoted representation in wellness, the power of individuality in community settings and the necessity of disrupting dominant narratives.
