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Going Global at the World Ag Expo
February 27, 2013
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: ARI, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, center for irrigation technology, CIT, CSU Bakersfield, Fresno State, WRPI
Every February, 100,000 visitors from more than 70 countries flock to a small town in California’s Central Valley for the largest farm equipment and technology show in the world. Though its location may seem remote, the World Ag Expo takes place in one of our nation’s most important agricultural regions.
The CSU students and researchers that headed to the International Agri-Center in Tulare for this year’s expo Feb. 12-14 showcased some of what they do to help California maintain its status as an agricultural powerhouse.
Student Studies Take Center Stage
May 11, 2012
Category: News & Notes
Tags: cal state long beach, CSU Bakersfield, csu northrdige, San Diego State
A Harvard-bound San Diego State student investigates why certain body tissue is more susceptible to disease, a CSU Bakersfield student aims to eradicate the cause of the Valley Fever, and a CSU Northridge student joins the battle against childhood obesity.
These are just a few of the more than 200 students that presented their remarkable research at the 2012 California State University Student Research Competition.
The best student researchers in the CSU system showcased their talents at the 26th annual CSU Student Research Competition May 4-5 at CSU Long Beach. The competition is held to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate research as it recognizes CSU students’ innovative achievements.
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Planting a seed to expand ag research
June 14, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: agriculture, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU Bakersfield, research
The roots of relevant agricultural research draw intellectual nutrients from many realms – from genomics, proteomics, irrigation, immigration, soil science, atmospheric physics, law, policy, technology, and more.
Answers to questions about water supply, food safety, airborne pollutants, and other challenges increasingly require perspectives from beyond the traditional herd of agricultural experts. That’s why the California State University’s Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) rounded up about five dozen researchers with diverse backgrounds at the CSU Chancellor’s Office earlier this month for a one-day conference.
ARI Executive Director Joe Bezerra gave the group, which represented 18 of the CSU’s 23 campuses, one goal: To identify and foster new innovative and collaborative research partnerships among CSU faculty. Read more »
Coming at obesity from many angles
June 2, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State L.A., CSU Bakersfield, CSU Chico, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, CSU San Bernardino, health, obesity, San Diego State
Via research, outreach, CSU tackles weighty issue in labs, communities
It takes a ton of effort, coming from many directions, to tackle a big problem like obesity.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, 34 percent of Americans age 20 and older are obese and another 34 percent are overweight. Nearly 20 percent of youths ages 6 to 19 in the U.S. are obese, triple the rate of a generation ago.
Using strategies informed by biochemical, health and other research, efforts to reverse those trends focus on two key tactics:
- Help people make smart food choices.
- Help people be more physically active.
While First Lady Michelle Obama and others take the lead nationally, students and faculty from around the California State University advance the cause through community outreach and research projects.
San Diego State University health psychologist James Sallis was among roughly a dozen experts invited to the White House in July 2009 to brief Obama as she prepared to launch her campaign against child obesity. Read more »
