Junior Biology major Madison Johnson has dedicated her undergraduate degree to advancing cancer treatment.Johnson currently works with Antonio Gomez, assistant professor of Biology, to study how a gene-editing tool can activate certain genes in a strand of DNA to rapidly grow cancer cell suppressants, helping those predisposed to cancer. This past summer, she interned at the … [Read more...] about Madison Johnson – Making a Difference Here and Abroad
Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
Growing up in Leander, Texas, a small suburb of Austin, I learned to appreciate a good sunset. Sunsets were always my dad's favorite and on our drive back from elementary school at 6 p.m., he would always point them out. My family and I used to go to a restaurant called the Oasis to admire the sunset. It had around three stories of outdoor patios and as the sun went behind … [Read more...] about Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
How Students Spend their Crafternoons
Pepperdine's Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) program hosts biweekly Crafternoons for students to have mindful relaxation.These events take place every other Tuesday of the Fall 2024 semester and occur in The Lighthouse. The event allows students to come and go as they please, providing students with crafts, food and a different RISE mindfulness lesson each week. … [Read more...] about How Students Spend their Crafternoons
Students Attend Blind Date with a Book
The Board opens the page to a new event: Blind Date with a Book. This event took place at Upper Mullin Town Square on Oct. 25. This idea had been in the works since The Board's August retreat, when Board Event Planner Kyla Randle said she suggested hosting an event along the lines of a book fair. "I was thinking elementary Scholastic book fair and our supervisor Lou … [Read more...] about Students Attend Blind Date with a Book
Proposition 36 Could Help Some Malibu Businesses Feel Secure Against Theft
Some Malibu establishments are in favor of Proposition 36, a ballot measure meant to increase sentences for theft and drug crimes, believing that it would help dissuade shoplifting in small businesses.Currently if someone stealss" class=" collapsed"> $950 or less worth of merchandise, the crime would be classified as a misdemeanor. However, Proposition 36 would turn these … [Read more...] about Proposition 36 Could Help Some Malibu Businesses Feel Secure Against Theft
