2018 Distinguished Faculty Award: Geological Sciences Professor, Thomas Rockwell
Professor Thomas Rockwell Video from SDSU Alumni Distinguished Faculty Awards 2018: Dr. Thomas Rockwell Six San Diego State University faculty members recently received SDSU Alumni Distinguished Faculty Awards for outstanding contributions to the university and their...
For Night Vision, Snakes See a Clear Choice
To study which senses a rattlesnake uses to move in darkness, an SDSU doctoral student developed a bold but simple test. By Jeff Ristine San Diego State University doctoral student Hannes Schraft wanted to learn whether rattlesnakes find their way around at night with...
Professor Faramarz Valafar Receives Additional $3.1 Million to Combat Drug Resistance
Gathered in the lab of San Diego State University professor Faramarz Valafar, more than a dozen graduate students and research assistants focus on the most deadly pathogen on the planet. They analyze the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria...
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SDSU’s College of Sciences is the region’s largest center for science education and research. Comprising eight departments and various specialties, our College offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as curricula for pre-professional students in medicine, veterinary medicine, and dentistry. Our coursework is enhanced by research centers that provide our students with real-world experience and seminars given by notable leaders in the field. We also maintain off-campus sites at the Mt. Laguna Observatory, Coastal Waters Laboratory, and nearly 9,000 acres comprising four biological sciences research stations. Our faculty remain leaders in their disciplines through their research, enabling our students to benefit from both practical classroom instruction, as well as hands-on laboratory work with our professors.