October 17, 2022
Oct. 16, 2022
The New York Times quoted Prof. Minxin Pei reflecting on China’s rhetoric during the Cuban Missile Crisis. “The official line referred to the U.S. and the Soviet Union as one imperialist fighting another imperialist, each one a threat to the world,” Pei said. “It was a case of ‘dog biting dog.’”
The Bharat Express News also published the story.
Oct. 14, 2022
In his op-ed for The Globe and Mail, “Xi’s inevitable third term will add a new tier to the Communist Party’s house of cards,” Prof. Minxin Pei analyzed the prospects of the Chinese president’s third term.
Oct. 14, 2022
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed Prof. Minxin Pei about the economic and societal consequences of isolationism faced by China. “Before 2018 and the trade war, their goal was aspirational. Today, it is existential,” he said, adding that China’s leaders “have elevated self-sufficiency to a level China has not seen since the end of the Mao era” in 1976.
Entrepreneurial Chemist
Timothy Gallagher ’19 has great plans for his scientific journey, including a PhD from Scripps Research
Timothy Gallagher’s ’19 CMC science career came full circle this year. The summer before his senior year, he made an impression during a funded internship through the Soll Center for Student Opportunity at Scripps Research in San Diego. Now, he’s studying for his Ph.D. there.
Data Science Pilot Project
Collaborative learning helps CMC students find the pulse of interdisciplinary science
John Spinosa ’80 wanted to try a new approach.
Before he arrived at the San Diego Blood Bank in the summer of 2017, Spinosa had co-founded a biotech company. Now, as the pathologist and chief medical officer began digging into the blood bank’s fundamental challenge—how to meet the constant demand for multiple varieties of blood from a supply dependent on a largely unpredictable pool of volunteer donors—he turned to one of an entrepreneur’s favorite tools: data.
Dr. Tanya
Tanya Remer Altmann ’94 has a breakneck schedule as a pediatrician, writer, and TV personality
Two weeks after giving birth to her second child, Dr. Tanya Remer Altmann ’94 was heading to New York to appear on Today for the first time. The California-based pediatrician was boarding the plane when a producer called to say they changed the topic for her segment—to a study being released the next morning that she didn’t know much about.
The 3-2 Program
In the 1950s, CMC started a dual-degree program in management and engineering with Stanford
In December 1953, at the suggestion of trustee Herbert Hoover Jr. (former United States Assistant Secretary of State), the CMC faculty approved a joint five-year engineering-business administration program, leading to a BA from CMC in business administration and a BS in engineering from Stanford University.
Major Psychology Grants
Four faculty celebrate grants for research in emotions, memory, body language, and preparing undergrads for STEM research
From investigating the resiliency of young adults to turning back the clock on memory for older populations, four professors in CMC’s Psychological Sciences department are looking at how we mentally manage our world.
International Impact
Environmental chemistry students collaborate on research overseas to revive Bangkok canals
Bangkok’s khlongs: The historic canal system connecting residents across the city is also a mode of transport that sustains a vibrant floating market culture. Over time, many khlongs have been filled in or become so polluted as to inhibit their use. But what if science could be used to revive some of those khlongs and their surroundings—and consequently improve the lives of neighbors along the waterways?