Tag: Research
Senior comprehensive projects vary across departments, finding different ways to challenge...
In order to graduate, all Occidental students must complete a senior comprehensive project. According to Occidental's website, senior comprehensive projects, or comps, are examinations or projects...
Professors on sabbatical dive into planetary metaphysics, Mexican philosophy and more
Every year, the Dean’s Office makes decisions about sabbatical applications for Occidental professors. According to Salvador Fernández, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, applications from professors for sabbatical leaves are...
HathiTrust opens up new horizons for scholarship at Occidental
Occidental’s Senior Director of Collections, Systems and Services Brian Chambers announced the college’s new membership with HathiTrust in a campus-wide email Oct. 27. The...
‘A high impact practice,’ students and faculty discuss the research process...
Mary Hancock (senior) recently became the first student at Occidental to publish a peer-reviewed academic paper in economics. While co-authoring with students is rare, especially in...
New species, conservation studies, plenty of birds — the Moore Lab...
Though the Moore Laboratory of Zoology appears to be like any other building on campus dedicated to the sciences, upon entering the building, visitors are greeted...
Seniors and departments face unique challenges with remote comps
For weeks, Tyler Melchisky (senior) has been told the archive managers were not in the office at San Francisco State University (SFSU). A history...
Occidental’s summer plans shift amid COVID-19
Every summer, Occidental provides financial support for current students wishing to find internships, pursue undergraduate research or conduct research abroad through programs like the...
Saving the past to look forward, Special Collections helps to define...
Eli Chartkoff took out an antique EIKI film projector from under his office desk on the third floor of the library. From the outside, the...
Sociology majors express concerns over lack of professors, classes
At the end of the Spring 2019 semester, the Occidental sociology department had six tenured professors active on campus. This semester, that number is...
The grass is always greener with Occidental’s health and wellness research...
Exercise is medicine, kinesiology professor Marcella Raney '01 said. For the past 12 years, Raney has led student-research teams to investigate the intersections between kinesiology...