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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.
Common Mineral Key To New Process for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A newly identified method of producing a compound commonly used in antacids is the key to a process that provides a viable pathway for significant industrial-scale reductions in...
Sophomore presents research at American Astronomical Society Conference
Tehreem Hai ’23 attended the virtual conference this January to share her research on merging galaxies and super star clusters with more than 3,000 other scientists.
James Ford III Awarded MLA’s Scarborough Prize for First Book
James Ford III, associate professor of English and Black Studies, has been presented with the Modern Language Association of America’s 2020 William Sanders Scarborough Prize for...
Undergraduate research yields results for faculty and students alike
Across departments at Occidental, students benefit from the collaborative process of discovery with their faculty mentors.
New research illuminates how glaciers have responded to past climate changes
Professor Darren Larsen and former student Aria Blumm ’19 analyzed sediment from a glacial lake to learn about glacier fluctuations and climate shifts over the last 10,000 years.
Oxy Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant To Address U.S. Shortage of STEM Graduates
A five-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will make it possible to build on the success of an Occidental College program addressing the national shortage...
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