$10 Million Car Collection Gifted to Cal State Fullerton
The 15-car collection includes a set of Pegasos, a Talbot-Lago and 1964 Porsche 904 GTS, one of only 126 produced.
The 15-car collection includes a set of Pegasos, a Talbot-Lago and 1964 Porsche 904 GTS, one of only 126 produced.
Numerous faculty and staff have received accolades for their outstanding work, including seven who received the university’s emeriti status.
Cal State Fullerton faculty members have recently contributed to the art world and published on a variety of subjects.
Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff have garnered nearly $5.7 million in grants and contracts since October 2019.
The gift from Nicholas and Lee Begovich launches CSUF’s $200 million comprehensive campaign.
For more than 50 years, Nicholas and Lee Begovich have made numerous generous gifts to support Cal State Fullerton students. Now the Fullerton couple has committed to a $10 million planned gift to the university to benefit gravitational-wave, engineering and computer science faculty and student research.
Fullerton couple and university supporters Nicholas and Lee Begovich have committed to a $10 million planned gift to Cal State Fullerton to benefit gravitational-wave, engineering and computer science faculty and student research.
Cal State Fullerton mechanical students are working on developing a novel system called “Wildfire Aversion by Forecast and Early Response System,” or WAFERS. By using smart drone technology, their goal is to predict wildfire spread and fight climate change.
Cal State Fullerton undergraduates Patrick Babb, James Barnett and Mitchell Kitazum, with guidance from faculty adviser John Sanders, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, designed their “Ultra Mega” safe and fun roller coaster for the University Physics Competition. The mechanical engineering majors earned a silver medal in the international competition for their adrenaline-defying design, finishing among the top 20% worldwide.
Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library is hosting noontime faculty talks this spring semester, featuring such topics as art theft to the secret life of a romance writer and superbugs.