Yosemite Wildfires Ignite Study on How Trees Recover
Cal State Fullerton student geographer Daniel Swenson is investigating the influence of wildfires on the growth of sugar pines in Yosemite National Park.
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CSUF, Alabama Paleontologists Discover New Species of Giant Fossil Turtle
Cal State Fullerton paleontologist James F. Parham and a team of collaborators have discovered a new giant species of freshwater turtle that lived among dinosaurs 83 million years ago.
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Marine Geologist Lands Stint at National Science Foundation
Joe Carlin, Cal State Fullerton associate professor of geological sciences, has been appointed to serve in a scientific leadership role at the National Science Foundation.
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Marine Research Dives Into How Giant Baleen Whales Filter Tiny Organisms
Cal State Fullerton postdoctoral scholar Shirel Kahane-Rapport is diving into the biomechanics of baleen whales and how they use baleen plates to filter food, such as zooplankton and small fish from seawater. The answers could lead to better engineered industrial filtration systems.
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California’s Drought: Geology Researchers Investigate How Mega Dry Spells Spark Urban Wildfires
Cal State Fullerton geology researchers are developing the first-ever study to reconstruct the fire history for Chino Hills State Park.
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Marine Research: How Do Baleen Whales Hear Without Outer Ears?
Biology graduate student Madison Wilson is investigating the hearing mechanics of fin whales, a species of baleen whales. Her study focuses on how the mandible, or lower jawbone, impacts the sound arriving at the whale’s ears.
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Artificial Intelligence Has Fundamentally Changed Branding, Says New Study
Chiranjeev Kohli, CSUF professor of marketing, has conducted research to examine how the practice of branding has been impacted by artificial intelligence.
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Mechanical Engineering Students Design 3D-Printed Prosthetic Arm to Benefit Disabled Individual
A team of Cal State Fullerton mechanical engineering students are taking on the challenge of using 3D printing to create a functional prosthetic arm for a disabled individual.
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$1.25 Million Grant Supports Smart-Home Technology Solutions to Serve Formerly Homeless People
A $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant is funding a Cal State Fullerton interdisciplinary, community-based project to develop smart-home technologies for people previously affected by homelessness and now living in permanent supportive housing.
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National Study Finds Youth Participation in Team Sports Linked to Fewer Mental Health Difficulties
Matt Hoffmann, CSUF assistant professor of kinesiology, discusses key findings from his latest study of team sports and mental health.