SDSU College of Sciences

Recap: 17th annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering

This year’s festival at Petco Park draws a crowd of over 21,500 STEM enthusiasts

SDSU Sponsoring 2025 STEM Festival at Petco Park

The March 1 event presents STEM for all ages in a day full of hands-on activities and demonstrations

SDSU Approved to Begin Construction on New Building for STEM

The CSU Board of Trustees approved the priority project during its January 2025 meeting, opening the path for SDSU to begin construction on a highly anticipated building that will significantly bolster STEM education and research

Q&A: First Semester Reflections From a Sciences Transfer Student

Jia Gapuz describes the transition to SDSU and her goals in computer science

Monsters Inside Cells Could Help Explain Treatment Failure and Improve Drug Development

SDSU scientists use parasites to explore a scarcely studied phenomenon that may render drugs useless against infections

The Time Machine

SDSU biologists have collected specimens from every corner of the Earth for decades: It’s all in the Biodiversity Museum

SDSU Biology Program Turns Local Fifth Graders Into Scientists

It’s back to school season but the science never stops at SDSU, with researchers going above and beyond year round! One example: The partnership between Professor Cristal Zuniga’s lab and Northmont Elementary aimed at inspiring underrepresented students to consider college and futures in STEM

First-Gen Chemistry Student Awarded Pfizer Fellowship for Cancer Drug Research

How rising senior Alyssa Gomez is making her ‘STEM kid’ dreams reality while setting the stage for future generations in science

A Message from the Dean for the 2023-24 School Year

Check out Commencement 2024 coverage and join in congratulating all of our outstanding faculty, staff and students

Photo Story: Behind the Scenes of SDSU’s Best-Kept Secret

Tucked among the towering pines east of San Diego is SDSU’s Mount Laguna Observatory. It’s a learning lab for budding astronomers — and bonus, in the summer it opens to the public with a Saturday night visitor program.

At the ‘Top of the World’

Mar 24, 2025 | Biology, –Featured

SDSU researchers measure climate change in areas of Alaskan tundra where few modern humans have set foot

SDSU Earns R1 Classification, Joins Top 5% of Research Universities in the U.S.

Feb 13, 2025 | Research, –Featured

SDSU has, for the first time, been designated an R1 university, a category historically reserved for top-tier, research-intensive doctoral degree-granting universities

A 99th Birthday Party in SDSU’s Chemistry Labs

Jan 30, 2025 | Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty, –Featured

The chemistry department hosted Betty Klaas, a pioneering woman in STEM, as she celebrated another trip around the sun

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Advance your Career with a Degree in Science

SDSU’s College of Sciences prides itself on inclusive education and research innovation. Our college offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees across eight academic departments and provides curricula for students across the university preparing for careers in health care and engineering. Our coursework is enhanced by dozens of research centers and frequent field trips that allow our students to develop the skills and reasoning they need to be tomorrow’s leaders. Our faculty are respected experts in their disciplines as well as dedicated, thoughtful instructors. The College of Sciences also operates numerous off-campus sites like the Mount Laguna Observatory, Coastal Marine Institute, and nearly 9,000 acres of land for biological sciences research stations, connecting SDSU advancements to the greater San Diego region.