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SCMI Pursuing a Mission of Research and Education
April 23, 2013
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State L.A., CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, CSU San Bernardino, CSU San Marcos, marine biology
Students participating in lab and field research during the CSU Marine Biology Semester
The Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI) —a consortium of 11 Southern California universities, including eight CSU campuses—has been providing marine research and education support to the CSU for over 15 years. Committed to offering marine expertise and hands-on field experience to students, the SCMI develops science education programs, facilitates research in marine science, and works with university and community members to execute environment monitoring projects.
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Fusing Biology and Technology
January 11, 2013
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: agriculture, biology, Biotechnology, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State L.A., chemistry, CSU Fullerton, CSUPERB, health, Humboldt State, research, Sacramento State, science education, student research
The 25th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium brought together students, faculty, alumni, administrators and partners from across the 23 campus university system to advance an intricate and cutting edge understanding of life. More than 700 current and future biotechnology researchers and professionals participated in this silver anniversary symposium held in Anaheim from January 3-5, 2013. The symposium was a showcase for the year-round work incubated by the CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB). Read more »
Obama back by popular demand: A CSU Fullerton professor does the math
November 6, 2012
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: civil engineering, CSU Fullerton, engineering, political science
With polls showing the presidential race neck and neck, Americans are coming up with some creative ways to predict our next president—from a psychic pet squirrel, to the number of Obama and Romney masks sold for Halloween, even to the outcome of an Ohio State Buckeye or Florida Gators football game.
However, math remains the most reliable way to predict the president. Although polling is not an exact science, CSU Fullerton civil engineering professor Chandra Putcha is using math and science to take it to another level of accuracy.
Putcha created a comprehensive way to make predicting a more scientific process. He forecasted the outcome of the Nov. 6 presidential election using his own integrated approach that includes both state polls and probability calculations based on historical information.
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A World of Possibilities
October 31, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: Biotechnology, CSU Fullerton, CSU San Bernardino, CSUPERB, San Diego State, stem cells
A group of CSU students* (from Fullerton, San Bernardino and San Diego) assemble on the dais after attending a session on the role of stem cells in neurological function and disorders
Science thrives at the edge of what’s possible. Pushing the boundary leads to discovery and to solutions for intractable human problems. One field pushing the boundary is biotechnology, especially in the area of stem cell research related to regenerative medicine. California State University students and faculty united with fellow explorers this month in Pasadena as part of the 2011 World Stem Cell Summit.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine sponsored the CSU participants. The participating CSU students conduct research in stem cell related fields through the Bridges to Stem Cell Research programs. CIRM has awarded CSU funding for 13 Bridges programs. This allows students to benefit from the faculty expertise and lab facilities at CSU and partner universities. Read more »
Zzyzx: The CSU’s Scientific Oasis
August 15, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: biology, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State L.A., CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, CSU San Bernardino, Desert Studies Center, geology, science education, student research
If you’ve made the journey from Southern California to Las Vegas, you’ve probably seen the sign for Zzyzx, the I-15 exit somewhere in between Barstow and Baker, California—about 175 miles from Los Angeles. Curious motorists pass by it, wondering what actually exists beyond it and who would dwell in this inhospitable and desolate place.
The answer would be desert researchers, of course. Zzyzx -pronounced “zy-zicks”- is an ideal location for these folks because it’s home to the CSU Desert Studies Center, a rich research resource in the Mojave.
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 »
Obesity resources from CSU, NIH
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Chico, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, health, obesity, San Diego State
For more about California State University programs and research related to nutrition, obesity and health, visit these CSU centers and institutes Read more »
Stellar Roster: CSU’s White House honorees for science guidance
May 16, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: biology, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State L.A., chemistry, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, Humboldt State, NSF, San Francisco State, San Jose State, science education
As Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Teacher-in-Residence Anne Marie Bergen receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching this week, she joins a select group of CSU individuals and programs to have been honored by the White House for science mentoring — including Frank Bayliss of San Francisco State University and CSU Northridge’s Steven Oppenheimer last year.
(In the photo above, Oppenheimer is in front row, second from left; Bayliss is in the back, third to the right of President Obama. Click to enlarge the photo.)
Nine CSU faculty members and two programs have received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM), a similar honor, also administered by the National Science Foundation. It cites those who excel at enhancing the participation of underrepresented groups in all levels of science education.
In chronological order, here are the PAESMEM honorees from the CSU (with campus): Read more »
Trying to catch gravitational waves
March 16, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU East Bay, CSU Fullerton, LIGO, physics, research, San Jose State
Not waiting for a supernova, CSU researchers focus on mirrors
Theoretically, Albert Einstein is a physics icon. So… It doesn’t matter. His theories still get double- and triple-checked.
For example, to confirm Einstein’s general theory of relativity, astrophysicists by the score, including some in the CSU, keep trying to spot – if only for a millisecond – gravitational waves. As yet, none has.
Among those contributing to the effort are CSU Fullerton’s Joshua Smith and his students. Along with several others in the CSU, they have been part of an international search party of physicists – called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO). Read more »
Tsunamis – from north to south, some CSU insights
March 11, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: COAST, CSU Fullerton, earthquakes, geology, Humboldt State, San Francisco State, tsunami
When a great earthquake struck Japan earlier today, it triggered a tsunami that devastated many areas along Japan’s coast. Meanwhile, across the ocean, residents along more than 500 miles of coastal California began to prepare for the prospect of a tsunami arriving about 10 hours later.
The news also generated this reminder for coastal Californians: If you are at the beach and a major earthquake strikes, do not wait for an official warning: Move to higher ground or inland as soon as possible.
According to Humboldt State geology professor and tsunami expert Lori Dengler, California’s north coast is the most tsunami-prone area of the continental United States. Thanks to efforts by Dengler, her colleagues and students, the region’s residents have developed heightened levels of awareness, preparedness and response. Read more »
