Highlights By Topic

Water Resources and Policy Initiatives

Funding a First Generation Dream - From Paid Internship to Doctoral Scholarship

Miriam Morua Catalan is the recipient of a $20,000 Water Resources and Policy Initiatives/USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Watershed Management Doctoral Scholarship.

STEM-NET

Apply Mathematical Models and Computational Simulations to Address Fertility Problems

Applied mathematicians see complex problems through the lens of modeling. Keen modelers view intractable problems for laboratory scientists as exciting opportunities of exploration. Such problems are often at the interface of many branches of science and

STEM-NET

Transformative Inclusion in Postsecondary STEM: Toward Justice

What would it mean for a university STEM department to embody the “serving” in its Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation?

STEM-NET

Saving Coral Reefs by Using a Sea Anemone as a Laboratory Model for Studying Host-Microbe Interactions

Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world and are home to a large variety of marine organisms. In addition to their ecological importance, coral reefs have significant economic, aesthetic and medicinal value, including the compounds f

Social Science Research and Instructional Council

Student's Research on Congress Leads to Job as Twitter Analyst

Anna Rulloda majored in political science and minored in both statistics and ethics, public policy, science and technology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Social Science Research and Instructional Council

From Undergraduate Conference to Gerrymandering Expert

Mike Latner never gave much thought to statistics or quantitative analysis while he was at California State University, Chico, until he was encouraged by a professor to write a paper, using quantitative methods, for SSRIC.

CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care

Supporting New Academic Palliative Care Research

Building the palliative care evidence base is critical to expanding access to palliative care and ensuring that health care professionals are equipped with the most effective strategies to support people with serious illnesses along with their families.

National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research

​Advancing palliative care education and practice is the aim of the institute’s annual National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education Research.

CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care

Faculty Toolkit: Addressing Disparities in Palliative Care Through Curricular Integration

​Preparing future health care professionals to provide high-quality palliative care for the rapidly growing population of people living with serious illness is one of the core missions of the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care and its consortium of

Ocean

Giant Sea Bass Spawning and Sound Production Study

Dr. Larry Allen’s Giant Sea Bass Spawning and Sound Production study is being conducted at the Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI) in San Pedro.

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Geology: Deep-Seafloor Drilling Leads to New Knowledge of Earth's Past

Sediments in the ocean basin provide a record of the earth’s climate and tectonic history. Much of the lab research conducted by San José State University Geological Oceanography Professor Dr. Ivano Aiello and his graduate students.

BeachCOMBERS Program Leverages Volunteers to Protect the Environment

For 22 years, MLML has led a team of volunteers and scientists that monitors the health of coastal California by surveying beaches from Santa Cruz County to Los Angeles County.

Advancing of Aquaculture Research to Meet Emerging Needs in California

Aquaculture is responsible for more than half of all seafood consumed globally. Worldwide aquaculture production increased 176 percent from 2000 to 2018.

CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology

Innovative Learning Spaces Open Opportunities for Student Scientists

esearch group measures the effects of human activities—including land use and land cover change, atmospheric pollution and climate change—on our terrestrial ecosystems.

CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology

Navigating Challenges of Becoming an Impactful Teacher-Mentor-Scholar

Betwee​n 2010 and 2016, the annual number of new HIV diagnoses decreased nine percent in the United States.