News from the College of Sciences
Graduating doctoral student seeks to improve treatment for microbial-linked diseases
Laura Sisk-Hackworth explores the mystery of microbes, paving an impressive legacy before graduating in May
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.
Scenes From the 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse
Photo gallery shows students, faculty and staff from across campus taking part in this astronomical event
SDSU Department of Astronomy to host solar eclipse viewing on April 8
Community members are invited to safely view the partial eclipse from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Mediterranean Garden courtyard on the SDSU campus.
Giving That Goes Above and Beyond
The Lowell Burnett Family Charitable Foundation Awards scholarships to three exceptional physics students
Calvin Johnson Selected as Director of FRIB Theory Alliance
Professor of Physics Calvin Johnson has been elected to the director line for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Theory Alliance
In Memoriam: Paul Paolini
Paul Paolini was the past chair of SDSU Biology, a bioinformatics specialist and Founding Director of the SDSU Heart Institute
SDSU Psychology Professor Slated for TED Talk on Youth Mental Health
On Wednesday, April 10, our very own Dr. Jillian Lee Wiggins will speak at this year’s TEDxSanDiego
Stellar Student Aims to Have an Astronomical Impact
Budding astrophysicist Rodney Speight Jr. is an exemplary student who conducts research that is out of this world
SDSU, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance join forces to track rattlesnakes
Using acceleration technology and machine learning tools, the team monitors snake behaviors as part of conservation efforts
Quest for Quantum Materials
SDSU physicists harness the power of quantum science to develop new materials that provide legions of benefits
MSLC Gets a New Director and a New Name
Sloan Zak takes over as director of the Math and Science Learning Center, formerly called the Math and Stats Learning Center
Three SDSU Students Awarded for Excellence Inside and Out of the Classroom
One microbiology and two biochemistry students were recognized by CSU-Wide Program
Jean Twenge Named Among Most Highly Cited Researchers
This is the third year in a row that the psychology professor has received this honor
In Memoriam: Doug Grotjahn
Grotjahn played many roles in his 25 years at SDSU and earned international recognition for his contributions in chemistry Douglas B. Grotjahn, Chemistry professor emeritus, has died. Grotjahn was one of the department’s most prolific researchers with an...
Reducing Tobacco Product Waste This Great American Smokeout
SDSU and CSUSM are presenting tobacco product waste-related research projects to promote smoking cessation
2023 Presidential Research Fellows Announced
Six SDSU faculty members were selected, including Uduak George from the College of Sciences
How Cataclysmic Events Have Shaped the Environment and Art
SDSU scientist describes how environmental forces have forged Frankenstein and other eerie works.