Special Publications

KATE SCHWARZStaff Writer Student research is a common ambition among the Natural Science Division at Pepperdine. Ranging from plant recovery after fire to the DNA composition of tiny fish, students and faculty are discovering things that they think could change the world. One of those students is senior Phillip Johnson, a biology major focusing on environmental science. His … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Student research

KEYLA VASCONCELLOSStaff Writer Many students say that when you come to Pepperdine University, it is a very hard to leave. That is a true for Stephanie Stacy, office manager of the Natural Science Division. Stacy was born in Burbank, Calif., but grew up in Westlake Village. She is the oldest of three, with two younger brothers. She is still close with her family and manages to … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Office manager Stacy

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