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.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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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.
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Mathematician Joins Faculty: Meet Jessica Jaynes
Alumna Jessica Jaynes returned to her alma mater this fall as an assistant professor of mathematics.
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Leading the Way in SI
The Chancellor’s Office has recognized the University’s Supplemental Instruction Program as a model for other CSU campuses, with CSUF’s Philip Janowicz leading the effort to expand the program systemwide to boost student success.
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Geology Students Discuss Fossil Research at Paleontology Meeting
Four senior geology majors and one graduate student joined James Parham, assistant professor of geological science and a faculty curator at the John D. Cooper Center, in presenting research they conducted using local fossils.
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Top Mathematicians Present Research
The American Mathematical Society’s Western Sectional Meeting will be held on campus Oct. 24-25, featuring talks by CSUF faculty members and students.
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$1 Million Big Data Grant
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cal State Fullerton a $1 million grant for a five-year multidisciplinary “big data” science program to train students in this emerging field.