McNair Scholars: Advancing Their Dreams of Advanced Degrees
CSUF’s graduating McNair Scholars are ready to pursue doctoral programs across the nation.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Faculty, Staff and Alumni Present at WASC Conference
CSUF faculty, staff and alumni were among the presenters at the April 10-12 Academic Resources Conference sponsored by the WASC Senior College and University Commission and hosted in Garden Grove.
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Gravitational-Wave Expert ‘Awestruck’ by First-Ever Image of Black Hole in Space
Cal State Fullerton’s Geoffrey Lovelace, associate professor of physics and gravitational-wave researcher, explains why the news of the first-ever image of a black hole matters to the university’s faculty-student gravitational-wave research program.
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The Science Behind DNA Testing
A new exhibit at Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library opens April 17 focusing on the biological concepts of human DNA and what genes tell about our ancestry, as well as the clues in DNA that allow scientists and researchers to plot the path of the human condition.
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Cherlyn Converse: Teaching Mathematics for 40 Years
When Cherlyn Converse arrived to study mathematics at Cal State Fullerton, she was one of only a handful of female students in her classes. for 40 years, she has been at the head of the class — as an educator.
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Entrepreneurial Titans to Pitch for Prizes at Startup Competition
Six teams of student entrepreneurs will pitch their business plans and compete for awards and scholarships on April 19.
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Endangered Woolly Star Plant Needs Extreme Flooding to Thrive
Cal State Fullerton ecologist Darren R. Sandquist, and his former student, Rebecca R. Hernandez, now a professor at UC Davis, collaborated on a new study on the Santa Ana River woolly star, an endangered plant species. Their research was published in the Ecological Society of America journal, Ecosphere. The research effort aims to reduce ecological impacts, including urban development, to prevent extinction of the rare species that grows in local floodplains.
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NSM Week to Showcase Research, Bring STEM Students Together
Pesented by the Natural Sciences and Mathematics’ Inter-Club Council student organization, Cal State Fullerton’s NSM Week April 15-18 offers students the chance to showcase their science and math research, learn about CSUF faculty-student research opportunities, and connect with peers at events such as a Comic-Con Carnival and STEM Social.
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Alumni Continue to Inspire Innovative Change On and Off Campus
Three Titan alumni continue to serve as University Innovation Fellows, supporting change at CSUF. They were recently selected to lead and share their innovation expertise at the program’s annual Silicon Valley Meetup.
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Students Invited to Learn About Kaiser Permanente’s New Medical School
Cal State Fullerton’s Health Professions Advising Office is hosting a Thursday, April 11, event about Kaiser Permanente’s new medical school, which is enrolling its first class of students this year and opening in 2020 in Pasadena.