CSUF – a State and National Leader in Graduating Underrepresented Students
CSUF ranked first in California and second in the nation for awarding bachelor’s degrees to underrepresented students according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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CSUF Scientists Contribute to Detection of Second Neutron Star Collision
Cal State Fullerton gravitational-wave scientists contributed to the detection of a second neutron star collision. Through an analysis of the gravitational-wave data, the researchers learned that the collision produced an object with an unusually high mass.
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Scholars Studying Microplastics to West Nile Virus Receive National Honors
Four Cal State Fullerton student researchers won outstanding research presentation awards at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science’s National Diversity in STEM Conference.
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Mathematicians Forecast Future Values of Digital Money
With investment in digital currencies increasing, a team of Cal State Fullerton faculty and student researchers in the Department of Mathematics delved into analyzing and predicting the future values of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
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In Memoriam — Roger Dittmann
Long-serving Cal State Fullerton physics educator died Dec. 5 at the age of 86.
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Climate Change Crisis: Faculty and Student Researchers Seek Solutions
From rising sea levels, devastating droughts, hurricanes and wildfires to increased amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the Earth’s climate is changing due to human activities.
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Tiny Aerosol Particles in the Atmosphere Could Pose Big Threat to Climate
Cal State Fullerton researchers Paula K. Hudson and Daniel B. Curtis, both associate professors of chemistry and biochemistry, and their students are working on a joint project to determine how aerosol particles affect climate change.
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California’s Past Precipitation Tells Story of Climate Change Today
Cal State Fullerton faculty and student researchers are working on a first-ever study focusing on California’s precipitation history and comparing it to the past 10,000 years.
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Rising Seas Could Threaten the Survival of Coastal Seaweed
Biology graduate student Andrea Heyman, a former high school science teacher, is studying how climate change is affecting a local coastal seaweed that lives in the rocky intertidal ecosystem.
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Chemistry Educator Named a 2019 National Science Fellow
Chemistry educator Barbara L. Gonzalez has been elected as a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a national honor given to individuals for their extraordinary achievements.