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Super STEM Saturday is a rousing success!

Over 3,000 people joined us on Saturday, March 16th, for six hours of STEM-related activities as we kicked off the weeklong San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, co-hosted by The Classical Academies.  Our thanks to ViaSat, Northrop Grumman, and Genentech for sponsoring a fantastic day in North County and to our fabulous CSUSM faculty and students who volunteered their time!

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/16/STEM-science-Rubik-kantardjieff-marcos/

Research Aids Bear Conservation

Dr. Tom Spady, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, encourages lab and field research in the area of bear conservation and has three Biological Sciences students, Brendan Himelright (graduate), Brittany Baca and Jenna Moore (undergraduate), working with him this year.  Check out this great video the Office of Communications produced that introduces you to their ground breaking research!

Dr. Dominguez named an Emerging Scholar for 2013

Dr. Gerardo Dominguez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, has been named as one of the Twelve Emerging Scholars of 2013 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.  Dr. Dominguez is a first generation college graduate who studies the solar system and how other planetary systems are formed.  Congratulations!

2012-2013 President's Faculty and Staff Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Marshall Whittlesey, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, for being the 2012-2013 recipient of the President's Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Innovation & Excellence!

CONGRATULATIONS as well to Sally-Jo Divis, Instructional Support Technician for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, for receiving the 2012-2013 Zomalt Outstanding Service Award!