Faculty and Staff Awarded Nearly $3 Million in Grants, Contracts
Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff have been awarded grants and contracts for scientific research and student support programs across the campus.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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New Study Finds Evidence of Ancient Major Flood Near Lake Elsinore
The latest study by Cal State Fullerton’s Matthew E. Kirby, professor of geological sciences, on “Evidence for a Large Holocene Flood Event in the Pacific Southwestern United States (Lake Elsinore, California),” shows evidence of a major flood event 4,800 years ago in the Lake Elsinore region. The study has been published as part of the Geological Society of America’s special volume.
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Campus Names New Emeriti
President Fram Virjee has awarded emeritus status to nine faculty and staff members during the month of February.
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Neutron Stars: Nature’s Weirdest Form of Matter
CSUF scientists are among those starting to crack the mystery of what’s inside neutron stars the densest form of matter in the universe
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New Research Shows Microscopic Organisms in Gulf Limit Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
New research by Cal State Fullerton geology researchers shows microscopic organisms in the U.S. Gulf Coast limit greenhouse gases and global warming. Their study has been published in Nature Communications.
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Fay A. MacFadden Herbarium Comes Alive Through Digitizing Dried Plant Collection
Plant biologists Joshua Der and Jochen Schenk are part of a large NSF-funded project to digitize the herbarium collections across the state, including CSUF’s Fay A. McFadden Herbarium, who sold her extensive collection of plants to the university just prior to her death in 1964. The collaborative project focuses on better understanding the effects of climate change on flowering time. All data collected will be available online to the public.
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Nature Hikes, Art Classes and Bird Walks Among Springtime Offerings at Tucker
Cal State Fullerton’s Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary is presenting springtime events, including nature hikes, art classes for adults and bird walks.
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Droughts, Desert Studies & Female Screenwriters Among Faculty Talks
Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library presents “Faculty Noontime Talks,” featuring research presentations on a range of topics, including droughts and floods, desert studies, human rights to Hollywood’s female screenwriters.
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Research Program Prepares Scholars for Careers in Ecosystem Ecology
Cal State Fullerton’s Southern California Ecosystems Research Program (SCERP) has launched a fundraising campaign for the program, which prepares students like vector ecologist Kimberly Nelson for careers in ecology and environmental biology.
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Biology Expert Adds to Children’s Book on Endangered Giraffes
Joel Abraham, associate professor of biological science, consulted on “The Answer is Armadillos: How to Save a Species.”