Student Scientists Study Climate Change Threat to Desert Tortoises
To understand the impact of climate change on desert tortoises, CSUF researchers are studying a population of the federally threatened tortoises, near Palm Desert.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Biologist Honored as an Innovator in the Teaching and Learning of Science
Biological Science Professor William “Bill” Hoese is the recipient of the California State University’s 2023 Wang Family Excellence Award-Outstanding Faculty Innovator for Student Success.
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Top 22 Stories of 2022
In 2022, Titans rebounded from the pandemic and became empowered to surpass goals and achieve greatness. Cal State Fullerton celebrated a year of milestone anniversaries and national awards, while notable speakers visited campus to share inspiring stories and the university completed modernization projects like an Olympic-size pool and a new student housing community. Here are some of the highlights that transformed Cal State Fullerton this year.
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$3 Million Grant Boosts Student Opportunities in Stem Cell Research
Cal State Fullerton has been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to prepare diverse undergraduate students in stem cell research.
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CSUF Researchers Receive American Physical Society’s Oppenheim Award
Cal State Fullerton physics and mathematics faculty and student researchers have been recognized with the prestigious 2023 Irwin Oppenheim Award by the American Physical Society for their collaborative research. The team members won the prize for their research paper on microscopic organisms, also called microswimmers. The researchers used tools from soft active matter, a highly […]
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It Takes a Titan: A Donor’s Gift Is Supporting My Gravitational-Wave Research
Daniel Martinez, a Cal State Fullerton graduate student in physics, shares how a historic donor gift is fueling research in the university’s Nicholas and Lee Begovich Center for Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy.
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Student Researcher Targets New Drug Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
Cal State Fullerton biochemistry major Ryan West is developing therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurologic disorder.
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Outstanding Professor: Take a Chance on Data Science
Cal State Fullerton statistician Sam Behseta delivered his 2022 Outstanding Professor Lecture on “Statistical Thinking and Big Data Explorations.”
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To the Edge of the Universe — and Beyond
With the next-generation Cosmic Explorer observatory, Cal State Fullerton gravitational-wave scientists shift research focus toward future discoveries of the cosmos.
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New Study Reveals Alarming Amount of Microplastics Ingested by Baleen Whales off California’s Coast
A new collaborative study, led by Cal State Fullerton postdoctoral scholar Shirel Kahane-Rapport, reveals that filter-feeding baleen whales ingest millions of pieces of microplastics — and consume more plastic than any other ocean organism.