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Sean Wu Receives Pepperdine’s First Rhodes Scholarship

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Seaver College Senior, Sean Wu is the first Pepperdine student to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is an opportunity for a select group of Americans to study at Oxford University, Wu said. The program began in 1902 and fully funds a graduate school education."I thought that my finalist interview had gone well and I felt confident but I felt a sense of … [Read more...] about Sean Wu Receives Pepperdine’s First Rhodes Scholarship

New Tenure-Track Stars: Computer Science Prof. Looks to the Future of AI

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Graphic by Ali Levens. Photo courtesy of Fabien Scalzo Computer Science Professor Fabian Scalzo is expanding the role of AI and data science on campus. Fabian Scalzo is a new tenure-track faculty member at Pepperdine this fall. He is an associate professor of Computer Science at Seaver College and director of the Artificial Intelligence in Imaging and Neuroscience Lab at … [Read more...] about New Tenure-Track Stars: Computer Science Prof. Looks to the Future of AI

Fresh Faces: STEM Student Aims to be a Leader in Society

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First-year Devin Cooke holds his Pepperdine sweatshirt at the Posse Induction Ceremony in January 2020. Cooke said he is grateful for the support and community he finds among his fellow Posse Scholars at Pepperdine. Photos courtesy of Devin Cooke First-year Devin Cooke said he has big goals for his future, like pursuing a career in STEM and becoming the mayor of his … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: STEM Student Aims to be a Leader in Society

New Digital Humanities Minor at Seaver

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An information session and informal pizza dinner about the new Digital Humanities minor at Pepperdine was held Oct. 11 at the Kresge Reading Room in Payson Library. Program coordinator Jennifer Smith and other professors in the program were there to introduce the minor to students and answer questions. Digital Humanities is a field of study that integrates technology and … [Read more...] about New Digital Humanities Minor at Seaver

Rho App Streamlines Shuttle Tracking Info

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Photo by Cassandra Stephenson Rho, the new shuttle tracking app created and designed by junior Computer Science major Micah Benn, was released in the Apple app store Sept. 7. The app is a cleaner, faster, smoother, more accurate version of the already existing shuttle tracker that exists in the Pepperdine app, Benn said. "Everything is native unlike the official … [Read more...] about Rho App Streamlines Shuttle Tracking Info