Dr. James E. Murphy, a chemistry professor at Santa Monica College, has been named a recipient of the Marvin Elkin/Northrop Grumman Chair of Excellence in Physical Science.
Murphy, an M.I.T. graduate, will use the $15,000 award – $5,000 each year for the next three years – for projects with students in the field of nanotechnology.
SMC has been home to Murphy since 1995, and his wife is a math professor at the college.
Venice High doesn’t have any home basketball games this season because the gym is being refurbished. The team practices primarily at nearby Mark Twain Middle School. “We’re rolling with it,” said coach Dave Galley. “The […]
Triangle Fire Anthology Reading March 13, 7:30 p.m., $5 to $7 Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard Venice, 310.822.3006. In March 1911, a Saturday morning fire at a garment factory caused the deaths of hundreds of […]