Special Publications

JAIMIE FRANKLINStaff Writer Dr. Lee Kats grew up on a farm in Indiana chasing frogs and keeping them in empty soda cans in his mother’s refrigerator. Today he keeps them in his animal behavior lab in the Rockwell Academic Center. Although Kats’ life has certainly changed over the years, his love and passion for the study of amphibians and animal ecology has not. Kats began … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Kats

STEWART HOStaff Writer Pepperdine professor of chemistry, Dr. David Green, was hard at work grading papers, something he's been doing at Pepperdine for 20 years. "It's a busy time with finals," he said with a smile. But long before Green came to Pepperdine, his pathway was defined by an unwavering lifelong dream that didn’t necessarily include the grading papers part. “When I … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Green

RYAN HAGENStaff Writer Leaning away from blinds concealing the Santa Monica Mountains, Distinguished Professor of Biology Stephen Davis studies his monitor from a chair that occupies half the free space in his office. Research books, periodicals and student assignments are stacked on a desk and bookshelves along two walls, and the only open space is the seat of a sturdy chair … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Davis

CARA VAN METERStaff Writer Malibu Mayor Ken Kearsley compares the lack of dialogue and openness concerning sexual assault to the silence of decades past when it came to fatal diseases like cancer. “When I was a kid, no one talked about cancer. They just died. But over the years, with awareness efforts, now we have tremendous rates of treatment, and we’re increasing the … [Read more...] about Denim Day and sexual assault awareness

BLAKE FRANKSStaff Writer Dr. Jay Brewster, associate professor of biology at Pepperdine University’s Seaver College, teaches his students more than genetics or biology. He teaches them how to be reliable people inside the classroom as well as in the real world. And his colleagues and students have taken notice. Brewster grew up in the Midwest. He was born and raised in York, … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Brewster