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.
Research and Creative Activities
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Kinesiology Expert Analyzes World Cup’s Impact on Women’s Participation in Sports
Julie Brice, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Cal State Fullerton, researches the impact of the 2023 World Cup on women’s participation in sports.
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Computer Engineers Create Real-World Projects Using Smart Technology
Cal State Fullerton computer engineering seniors, who graduate in January 2023, created innovative designs for their capstone projects.
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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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Study Shows How Changing Climate Influences Tree Growth in Sierra Nevada
A new study by Cal State Fullerton geography researchers on how changing climate influences tree growth in the Sierra Nevada was published in The California Geographer.
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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.
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Creature of the Deep Sea: Marine Biology Researcher Studies Ghost Sharks
Cal State Fullerton biology graduate student Katie Kern is studying chimaeras, a deep-sea fish that has no bones, but a skeleton made of cartilage and a forehead appendage with spiky teeth.
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Educator Is an Advocate for LGBTQ+ Future Teachers
William Toledo joined Cal State Fullerton this fall as an assistant professor of secondary education. His research focuses on ensuring how student teachers can be comfortable being gay and lesbian teaching professionals and preparing future teachers to become LGBTQ+ advocates in schools.