Award-Winning Thesis Studies Young Adults Using AI Chatbots for Friendship
Emma Bunim, a 2025 communications grad, researched how young people used AI chatbots during and after pandemic isolation.
Awards and Honors
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Nursing Doctoral Student Receives CSU Outstanding Achievement Award
Nursing doctoral student Fajer Al Najjar is the recipient of a 2025-26 California State University Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. She was named a Hearst Foundations Scholar and will receive a $14,000 scholarship.
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Teaching Students to Be ‘Good Leaders’ Helped Earn CSUF Alum OC Teacher of the Year Award
Centralia Elementary School third grade teacher Jeannette Aguilera was named a 2026 Teacher of the Year by the Orange County Department of Education.
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Titan Named OC Teacher of the Year for Helping Transitional Kindergarten Students Shine
Megan Lee, a two-time CSUF alum, was named one of the Orange County Department of Education’s Teachers of the Year.
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Future Computer Engineers Propose Purification System to Make Clean Air a Universal Right for All
Future computer engineers Tony Amin and Festo Bwogi came up with the idea to design an affordable, portable air purification system to improve indoor air quality in vulnerable communities.
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Longtime Journalist Vikki Vargas Receives Honorary Doctorate, Urges Grads to ‘Do More Than What Is Asked’
Former broadcast journalist and Titan alum Vikki Vargas received an honorary doctorate at Cal State Fullerton’s College of Communications commencement ceremony.
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Disney Legend and Alum Martha Blanding Receives Honorary Doctorate, Tells Grads to Define Their Own Futures
Cal State Fullerton alum and Disney Legend Martha Blanding received an honorary doctorate at a 2025 College of Humanities and Social Sciences commencement ceremony.
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Public Health Researcher Appointed to California’s Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee
Cal State Fullerton public health researcher Joshua Yang has been appointed to California’s Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee.
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Former Orange County Political Leaders Honored for Their Public Service
CSUF’s Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History honored three Orange County political leaders for their longtime public service to the county and the state.
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Outstanding Senior Educates Titans About the Importance of Health and Well-Being
Class of 2025 grad M Smith, a public health major, is the recipient of the Alumni Association’s Outstanding Senior Award.