In the fall of 2023, chemistry and biochemistry faculty members Allyson Fry-Petit and Joya Cooley ran a pilot of the course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in two lab sections of General Chemistry 2 to teach students resilience while engaging them in novel chemistry research. The CURE brings meaningful research experiences into teaching. The CURE engages […]
In 2023, eight faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry received more than $2.4 million in external funding to support research with Cal State Fullerton students. National Science Foundation: $133,963, Julia Chan, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry $197,819, Satchel Villafañe, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry $299,990, Allyson Fry-Petit, associate professor of […]
Students, faculty and staff are invited to the Thursday, Feb. 8, screening of the PBS documentary “Invisible Corps: In Officio Salutis (In Service of Health)” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Room 121 of McCarthy Hall. The screening features the history and role of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. A panel discussion will follow, moderated by […]
Fullerton Arboretum, a 26-acre botanical garden located on the Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) campus has a goal of supporting the academic mission of CSUF with a world-class living and historical collection. It is just one of just three arboreta in the state of California and one of 28 arboreta in the world to achieve ArbNet’s […]
Members of the campus community are invited to attend the 2022 Outstanding Professor Lecture, presented by Sam Behseta, professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics.
Megan Drangstveit was recently recognized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) as a winner of the 2022 Transfer Champion – Rising Star Award. The Rising Star Award recognizes individuals who are making important contributions but are relatively new to the transfer field. Awardees create new programming or substantially improve programming […]
Five CSUF students flew to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Change DIAL Conference to present their research on equity-minded and active mathematics instruction under NSF-funded project META: Mathematics Equity through Teaching Actively. The students, pictured left to right, included Olga Luna Flores (mathematics major), George Rodriguez (engineering major), Emily Rumaldo (mathematics single subject credential), Evelyn Pohle […]
CSUF Faculty are learning an Equitable Pedagogy Module to create culturally responsive learning environments that meet students’ needs.
Drs. Alison Marzocchi (principal investigator), Kristin Kurianski, Amelia Stone-Johnstone, and Roberto Soto (pictured left to right) of the mathematics department were awarded $297,118 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project titled META: Mathematics Equity through Teaching Actively (NSF Grant Number 2142122). META addresses longstanding issues of equity gaps in mathematics through longitudinal faculty […]