Now in its 13th year, Student Research Day (SRD) has become an institution at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and a widely-anticipated showcase of the analytical and creative vigor demonstrated each year by the university’s budding researchers. Close to 220 oral and poster presentations were delivered during SRD on Feb. 14 and 15, covering a wide range of academic disciplines at the university, from history to health, business to biology, Chicana/o studies to computer science. Nearly 50 student investigators emerged with top honors. From that winning pool, 10 projects will be selected to represent CSUDH at the statewide CSU Research Competition May 4 and 5 at CSU ... Read More
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‘Social Justice Wednesdays’ Offer Students Financial Advice
In recognition of Black History Month, and the racial wealth gap experienced by many CSUDH students, the Rose Black Resource Center has partnered up with the Loker Student Union (LSU) to host weekly courses on Instagram Live titled “Social Justice Wednesdays: Make Dollars with Your Sense.” Taught by experts to provide students practical financial advice, the virtual discussions will take place on the LSU’s Instagram account each Wednesday in February from noon to 12:45 p.m. Developed with the understanding that financial literacy is a social justice issue, the virtual discussions will feature such topics as spending and saving money, credit card frugality, and entrepreneurship – all ... Read More
New CISE Programs Help Children Learn and Isolated Seniors Cope During Pandemic
(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) is launching new health and education projects to help homeless and foster children learn, and older adults cope during COVID-19. CISE announced the new projects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in response to Apple’s Taking Action on Racial Equity and Justice Learning Challenge Series. CISE is part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative, which brings coding, creativity, and workforce opportunities to communities across the country that are traditionally underrepresented in technology fields. Apple’s most recent challenge invited learners and educators around the world to ... Read More
New COVID-19 Testing Protocols Take Effect
With COVID-19 cases surging throughout Los Angeles County, CSUDH has enacted a new testing program for students, faculty, and staff who will be on campus during the spring 2021 semester. Surveillance testing kicked off during the second week of January, with testing continuing every Wednesday throughout the semester. “We have implemented repeat testing this semester in order to provide a level of assurance to those working and learning on campus that they can be on campus safely,” says Nora Garcia, CSUDH Emergency Preparedness Manager. Repeat testing, also known as surveillance testing, is a public health protocol that allows health officials to more closely monitor COVID-19's presence ... Read More
Daily Breeze: Cal State Dominguez Hills Earns $1.18 Million for Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Source : Daily Breeze CARSON — Cal State Dominguez Hills has received more than $1.18 million in performance payments for its successful efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, school officials said Wednesday. The payments come from the Clean Energy Optimization Pilot, a four-year, $20 million effort administered by Southern California Edison. The program was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission and launched by SCE in July 2019. It gives participating California State University and University of California campuses performance payments to identify and apply sustainable actions to reduce the release of greenhouse gases. Along with CSUDH, Cal Poly Pomona ... Read More
CSUDH Receives $1.18 Million for Successful Reduction of Greenhouse Gases
For its successful efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received more than $1.18 million in performance payments from the Clean Energy Optimization Pilot, a four-year, $20 million effort administered by Southern California Edison (SCE). Approved by the California Public Utilities Commission and launched by SCE in July 2019, the performance-based Clean Energy Optimization Pilot gives partnering California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses performance payments to identify and apply sustainable actions to reduce the release of greenhouse gases. Along with CSUDH, California State ... Read More
Valorant Team Wins Top Honors in National Tournament
The CSUDH Esports Association continues to make waves nationally. Already considered among the top Valorant teams in the nation, the Toro esports squad cemented their status as a gaming powerhouse by winning the first New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Tournament Championship. Their victory in the finals over rival Sacramento State was the first tournament win for a CSUDH esports team. The NECC, while based in the northeastern United States, is “the first conference to promote a nationwide type of competition,” according to Esports Association academic advisor and general manager Ruben Caputo. “The NECC provided a space where eastern collegiate teams could compete against western ... Read More
A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci
California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White hosted a live-streamed conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state, Fauci shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the 23-campus CSU system, the nation's largest four-year university. The CSU was first to announce a move to primarily virtual instruction for the 2020-21 academic year, prioritizing the health and safety of its campus communities during the pandemic. The virtual event included a Q&A session between Fauci and the CSU campus presidents. The conversation is featured below in its ... Read More
When Women Lead and the Transformation of the CSU Presidency
Since 2018, the majority of the campus presidents in the California State University (CSU) system have been women. On Dec. 15, the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) "Women's Leadership Workshops" series hosted a virtual event featuring three of these dynamic leaders: Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya Coley; CSU Long Beach President Jane C. Conoley; and Stanislaus State President Ellen Junn. Titled "When Women Lead & the Transformation of the CSU Presidency," the workshop enabled the presidents to share their experience and insights, and provided the audience an opportunity to learn and advance their own leadership abilities. The panel was moderated by CSUDH Professor ... Read More
L.A. Sentinel: CSUDH Welcomes Partnership with Artist Toni Scott
Source: Los Angeles Sentinel On Wednesday, November 18, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham hosted Consequential Conversations: A Dialogue with mixed media visual artist, Toni Scott. The virtual conversation launches a strategic creative partnership between Scott and CSUDH exploring her artistic background, influences, and plans for upcoming projects. “In our quest to become a model urban university, CSUDH is positioning itself as the source for culturally rich and currently relevant information which the arts help us achieve through the visual expressions and renderings by the artists themselves,” stated Parham. “This new CSUDH-Toni Scott ... Read More
Inside Higher Ed: ‘College Science Teaching’
Source: Inside Higher Ed Terry McGlynn is constantly promoting better teaching of science in American colleges and universities. A professor of biology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and author of the blog Small Pond Science, he believes that good teaching is essential at every kind of college. But to achieve that, he thinks some of the incentives of American higher education (think of what generates raises at research universities) need to change. He's put his ideas together in a book, The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching (University of Chicago Press). McGlynn answered questions about his book via email. Q: What are the major flaws of science teaching at ... Read More
