Nature Is Calling
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary will hold its annual Open House Dec. 29-31, featuring nature walks, children’s crafts and more.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Parvin Shahrestani Joins Biological Science Faculty
Parvin Shahrestani, assistant professor of biological science, joined CSUF from Cornell University, where she was a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Entomology.
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CSUF Scientists: Brace for ‘Monster’ El Niño
CSUF scientists weigh in on El Niño — the so-called “monster” storms coming this winter, ushered in by the abnormally warm water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator.
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Welcoming Gina Passante
Gina Passante joins CSUF as an assistant professor of physics.
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Biochemist Earns National Honor for Research Discoveries
Biochemistry professor Maria C. Linder has been named an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow for her distinguished research discoveries.
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New Course Teaches Students to Stick With STEM
A new course began this fall, created for CSUF’s ASCEND STEM program, to increase success, retention and graduation of science and mathematics majors.
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Student Scientists Win Outstanding Research Awards
Five undergraduate science scholars won research presentation awards at the recent Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science national conference in Washington, D.C.
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Introducing Alison S. Marzocchi
Among the new members of the mathematics faculty this fall is Alison S. Marzocchi.
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Searching for Antibiotic Resistance Solutions
Biology graduate student Kevin Chiem has won an outstanding research award for his work on bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
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Digging in on Dinosaur Debate
Geologist Sean J. Loyd is among a group of collaborators conducting research focused on the long-standing debate of the body temperatures of dinosaurs and how those temperatures likely reflect their activity levels.