Victoria Flores and Lisa Zaar celebrate a point in the middle of a doubles set Jan. 29. Their game would be unfinished after being up 5-3. Photo by Mary Elisabeth The No. 7 Pepperdine Women's Tennis team defeated Columbia 4-0 to open the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 29. Pepperdine went on to defeat Norte Dame on Jan. 30 in the second round.This is the first time the Waves … [Read more...] about No. 7 Women’s Tennis Dominates at Home Against Columbia
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New Tenure-Track Stars: Computer Science Prof. Looks to the Future of AI
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
Pepperdine Graduate Student Publishes Book,’The Bird From the Kingdom of Heaven’ in Iran
Author Parsa Peykar poses in December in Turkey. Peykar said he fulfilled his dream to have his work published in Iran because it is his home country. Photos courtesy of Parsa Peykar After volunteering at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, and connecting with the inmates, graduate student Parsa Peykar said he was a changed man. His time … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Graduate Student Publishes Book,’The Bird From the Kingdom of Heaven’ in Iran
No. 4 W. Tennis Finishes Fourth at Indoor National Championships
Fifth-year senior Shiori Fukuda eyes Victoria Flores of Georgia Tech in the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla., on Feb. 5. Fukuda's match against Flores went unfinished, but the Waves defeated the Yellow Jackets 4-2. Photos courtesy of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Pepperdine Women's Tennis entered the 2021 Intercollegiate Tennis Association National … [Read more...] about No. 4 W. Tennis Finishes Fourth at Indoor National Championships
Pepperdine Women’s Soccer returns to the field against rival UCLA
Freshman forward Victoria Romero (No. 7) throws her head back in exasperation after missing a second-half goal at Tari Frahm Rokus Field on Feb. 7, while UCLA goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy (green) celebrates another save. The Waves, in their first game in 15 months, remained scoreless against the Bruins. Photos by Ali LevensIt had been 15 months since the No. 25 ranked Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Women’s Soccer returns to the field against rival UCLA