Natural Sciences and Mathematics

• Fostering a Love of Math

  September 4, 2015

  To foster college studies and careers in mathematics among gifted elementary, middle school and high school students, the Fullerton Math Circle begins its fall semester Saturday sessions Sept. 12.

• Protecting California’s Coast

  September 1, 2015

  Geology student Kevin Hunter and faculty mentor Joe Carlin spent five days on a research vessel in Monterey Bay in late August, working on a collaborative project to collect sediment from the ocean’s seabed.

• Studying Sea Life

  August 25, 2015

  Biological science majors spent their summer exploring the ecological and environmental issues affecting ocean animal and plant life.

• Campus Welcomes 70 New Tenure-Track Faculty Members

  August 24, 2015

  President Mildred García welcomed to CSUF 70 new members of the tenure-track faculty during convocation and at a dinner held in their honor.

• A Drought-Buster Study

  August 10, 2015

  A new study by geologist Matthew E. Kirby and his students on climate change in the Mojave Desert and Southern California potentially signals a very wet winter this year.

• Summer Studies in the Sierras

  August 4, 2015

  Geological sciences professor Diane Clemens-Knott and her students trekked across the Sierras this summer to study how the magma chemistry of the Sierra Nevada mountains changed over the entire Mesozoic Era — the age of the dinosaurs.

• STEM Research Showcase

  August 4, 2015

  The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will host a STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — Summer Research Symposium Aug. 7 in Dan Black Hall and courtyard.

• Sharing Program Success at National Conference

  July 27, 2015

  Nine faculty and staff members were among the presenters at the 2015 NCCEP GEAR UP conference in San Francisco in July.

• Faculty Tenure and Promotions Announced

  July 20, 2015

  The tenure and/or promotion of 62 faculty members has been announced by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Records.

• Meyer Appointed to NSF Post

  July 14, 2015

  Christopher R. Meyer, chair and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will serve as a program director in the National Science Foundation’s Division of Biological Infrastructure.