http://www.pomona.edu/newsThe latest news from Pomona College, one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges.Copyright (c) 2010 Pomona College. All rights reserved.en-ushttp://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/08/pomona-college-princeton-review.aspxPomona College is ranked No. 4 in the nation for “Great Financial Aid,” according to a survey released today by The Princeton Review.Life on CampusMedia MentionTue, 4 August 2015 8:00:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/31-surp-projects.aspxResearch is afoot this summer, with Pomona College students exploring a range of topics —nearly 200 projects in all—both on and off campus, many through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Students are assisting faculty with research or pursuing independent projects under the mentorship of a professor, all made possible by funding from the College and other foundations.ResearchStudentsFri, 31 July 2015 14:09:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/31-andrabi-economist.aspxIn The Economist’s Aug. 1 issue, the cover story “Learning Unleashed” focuses on the boom of low-cost private schools in countries across Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, using research and recent studies co-authored by Pomona College Professor Tahir Andrabi to demonstrate a shift in parents opting for private schooling rather than public education systems in these countries. FacultyResearchMedia MentionInternationalFri, 31 July 2015 13:45:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/29-forbes-ranking.aspxPomona College is named No. 1 on the Forbes “America’s Top Colleges 2015,” released today. This is the first time a Southern California college has topped the list.Media MentionCampus EventsWed, 29 July 2015 8:30:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/29-lista-forbes.aspxPomona College llegó en primer lugar en la lista de Forbes de las mejores universidades del 2015 publicada hoy.Campus EventsMedia MentionWed, 29 July 2015 8:30:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/23-water-conservation.aspxPomona College is pitching in to fight the drought by removing 140,000 square feet of turf this summer. Life on CampusThu, 23 July 2015 8:00:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/22-special-olympics.aspxPomona College is excited to host more than 40 athletes and coaches participating in the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Campus EventsInternationalAthleticsWed, 22 July 2015 14:00:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/17-tinker-salas-el-chapo.aspxAs the story of drug lord “El Chapo” Guzmán’s prison break continues to unfold, Pomona College Professor Miguel Tinker Salas says the escape “underscores the extent to which the cartels have penetrated Mexican government and institutions as well as civil society.”InternationalFacultyMedia MentionFri, 17 July 2015 9:25:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/16-pays-profiles.aspxThe Pomona College Academy for Youth Success is preparing to celebrate another successful summer. Every June and July, Pomona College in Claremont hosts about 90 promising high school students on campus for free college preparation. The teens live on campus for four weeks and get intensive academic preparation in math and the humanities or social sciences. The PAYS closing ceremony will be held at Bridges Hall of Music on Friday with a research poster presentation preceding. StudentsLife on CampusThu, 16 July 2015 10:00:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/07/02-summers-sandoval-award.aspxThe Cal Humanities California Documentary Project awarded Professor Tomás Summers Sandoval $10,000 for his oral history project, “Veteranos of Pomona: Local Stories of Latinos in the Military.”Media MentionFacultyThu, 2 July 2015 9:00:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/06/29-shakespeare-summer-greek-theatre.aspxShakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus will be performed at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theatre by Ophelia’s Jump, a Claremont-based professional theatre company, with alternating performances staged July 16-26. Campus EventsThe ArtsMon, 29 June 2015 15:45:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/06/19-nutrients-vs-food.aspxIs Vitamin C better for you than an orange? Are omega-3 fatty acids more important for your diet than the fish they come from?  This may sound like topsy-turvy nutritional logic, but a new study from Cornell University and Pomona College found participants judged individual nutrients as healthier than the whole, natural foods that contain them.ResearchFacultyFri, 19 June 2015 13:00:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/06/12-leyth-swidan.aspxLeyth Swidan ’16 has nurtured a long-time interest in global affairs—an interest birthed by his own heritage as a Jordanian, cultivated during summers spent in the Middle East with family, and deepened by his time as a Pomona student. InternationalStudentsTue, 16 June 2015 14:30:00 PDT http://www.pomona.edu/news/2015/06/11-urban-arboretum.aspxFor their capstone project, a group of graduating seniors in Pomona College Professor Char Miller’s Environmental Analysis 190 class went out on a limb and sought to map all of Claremont’s public trees, a suburb known for its arboreal beauty. StudentsAlumniResearchFri, 12 June 2015 10:00:00 PDT