Cal State Fullerton biochemist Stevan Pecic is launching a scientific research project to identify and develop a new therapeutic drug for COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, a life-threatening lung condition developed by some seriously ill with the new coronavirus.
Sara Berlinger is one of 20 Cal State Fullerton ROTC cadets being commissioned this spring as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Amybeth Cohen, professor of biological science, is the 2020 recipient of Cal State Fullerton’s Carol Barnes Excellence in Teaching Award.
Cherlyn Converse has been awarded the university’s 2020 Outstanding Lecturer award for her passion and commitment to students and innovative curricula in the area of mathematics.
Cal State Fullerton scholars continue to share their research achievements at virtual conferences, and several have been honored recently for significant contributions.
Cal State Fullerton faculty members have been prolific contributors to a wide array of scholarly publications recently.
Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff received close to $4.9 million in funding during March and April 2020.
Nicholas A. Begovich, who has given generously to Cal State Fullerton to support students and research over the decades, died May 3. He was 98.
Savahna Costello, a Cal State Fullerton junior, was named a 2019 Big West Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year. A March ceremony to honor her was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cal State Fullerton plant biologist H. Jochen Schenk and his international collaborators found why plants can’t survive and function in the driest of soils, including the physical limits to the amount of suction plants can produce to move water up to their leaves. The researchers describe their findings in a new peer-reviewed study published April 27 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.