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  1. the pitzer clock tower against a blue sky
    Student Achievements

    Â鶹ԭ´´ Announces Selection of Nine Recipients of 2026 Fulbright Awards

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Â鶹ԭ´´ students and alumni pursue intercultural understanding all over the world through research and teaching English.

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Office of Fellowships
  2. student awardees pose with President Strom Thacker
    Student Achievements

    Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s 2026 Student Leadership Awards

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Students were honored for embodying Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s core values of environmental sustainability, interdisciplinary learning, social responsibility, and more.

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    Organization

    • Student Success Initiatives (SSI)
  3. Madison Wilson
    Student Achievements

    Madison Wilson ’26 Awarded Critical Language Scholarship

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    3p Nick Owchar

    Â鶹ԭ´´ student to study Swahili in Tanzania, which will help her build relationships with grassroots organizations.

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Office of Fellowships
  4. headshots of Abigail Wlimaja and Saif El Mosalami
    Student Achievements

    Two Â鶹ԭ´´ Students Awarded 2026 Projects for Peace Grants

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    3p Nick Owchar

    Abigail Wulimaja ’29 and Saif El Mosalami ’26 seek to support communities in Ghana and Cairo.

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Office of Fellowships
  5. a student rides a bike in front of Mead Hall
    Alumni Achievements

    Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s 2026 Alumni Award Recipients

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Meena Duguay ’93, Laila Zamudio Alvarez ’18 and Sylvie Wilson ’21 are being honored for how they live out Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s core value of social responsibility.

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Advancement
  6. Lucas Oppenheimer sits on a chair in front of the Nucleus
    Research

    Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s 2026 Goldwater Scholar Advances Biology Research

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    From leading a research project as a first-year student to Ph.D. aspirations, Lucas Oppenheimer ’27 embarks on a rewarding journey in molecular biology.

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  7. the clock tower with a badge superimposed that says "Fulbright Top Producer U.S. Student Program 2025-2026"
    The Participant Magazine

    Â鶹ԭ´´ Named No. 1 Baccalaureate Producer of Fulbright Recipients

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    3p Nick Owchar

    Â鶹ԭ´´ earns top recognition on the U.S. Fulbright Program’s 2025-26 list of leading institutions, extending its streak to 17 years

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Office of Fellowships
    • Writing Center
  8. headshot of Aaron Leconte superimposed over an images of fireflies on a dark background
    The Participant Magazine

    Fireflies & Medicine: Professor Aaron Leconte Awarded $503,298 NIH Grant

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Aaron Leconte and his students in the Department of Natural Sciences of Â鶹ԭ´´ and Scripps Colleges are researching a firefly enzyme’s potential as a biotech tool for human health.

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    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences
  9. A closeup of the the Â鶹ԭ´´ bronze plaque on the stone pillar of the Â鶹ԭ´´ Gate
    The Participant Magazine

    Will These Students Change the World?

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    Â鶹ԭ´´'s 2024–25 award winners have big plans

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  10. Inset photo of Anna Wenzel with a molecular model studied in her lab
    The Participant Magazine

    Innovating in Chemistry: Wenzel Lab Awarded $250,000 NSF Grant

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    The award will support several student researchers in a project aimed at unlocking inexpensive ways to develop critically important chemical compounds

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences