Fascinating Shark Discoveries of the Past Decade
Biologist’s tests of 3-D models of sharks and manta filters reveals how filtering fish manipulate water flowing through their gills.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Prize-Winning Research Adds to the Learning of Geometry
For their exceptional geometry research, Cal State Fullerton mathematicians received the 2020 George Pólya Award from the Mathematical Association of America, the world’s largest community of mathematicians and students. The national award, announced July 27, is a prestigious honor given for articles of expository excellence.
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Grant Expands ‘Think Like Einstein’ to Promote STEM Student Success
To expand the introductory course “Think Like Einstein” and further develop novel lower-division curriculum to increase retention and graduation rates of underrepresented STEM majors, Cal State Fullerton has been awarded a three-year, $962,361 National Science Foundation grant.
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Physical Campus Master Plan, Student Housing Project Approved by CSU Board of Trustees
In three unanimous votes, the CSU Board of Trustees approved CSUF’s physical campus master plan, student housing phase 4 plans and the renaming of the Nicholas and Lee Begovich Center for Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy.
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Geology Students Rock in Virtual Summer Field Camp
Cal State Fullerton held its first-ever virtual “Geology Field Camp” course, where students still gained valuable knowledge to excel in the geoscience world. The traditional summer field camp was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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CSUF Garners More Than $6.5 Million in Grants, Contracts
The campus received more than $6.5 million in awards, grants and contracts in June 2020 to assist local small businesses struggling amid the pandemic and for research on a wide array of topics.
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From Cal State Fullerton to the International Space Station
Alumna Tracy Caldwell Dyson discusses her work as a NASA astronaut and how CSUF prepared her for that role.
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I Can’t Hear You! Desert Noise Bad for Seed-Eating Wildlife
Cal State Fullerton biological science graduate Jennifer Ibarra studied how the growing problem of traffic and other loud urban noises affect seed-eating desert wildlife in finding food sources.
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CSUF Scientists Unravel Mystery Merger in the Universe
Cal State Fullerton scientists contributed to a new gravitational-wave discovery, announced June 23 by the global LIGO Scientific Collaboration and European Virgo Collaboration, which came from an unusual cosmic system scientists have never observed before.
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Student Researcher Studies Giant Whale Shark to Create Biology-Inspired Filter
To give insight into the morphology — the function and development — of the whale shark and how this fish feeds, Cal State Fullerton marine biology student Jacob Javier documented the biological structures in baby and adult whale sharks to understand their filtration with hopes of making a biologically inspired filter.