The California Attorney General's Office has announced that CSUDH is one of seven recipients of an Automobile Emissions Research and Technology Fund grant. The university was awarded $140,575 to study the environmental and ecological impacts of automobile emissions and other anthropogenic pollution on Southern California ecosystems. The project, which was proposed and will be led by Assistant Professor of Biology Justin Valliere, will use dendrochronology - the study of tree rings - and stable isotope analysis to explore relationships between climate change, tree growth, and air pollution at high and low pollution sites in the Santa Monica Mountains. In addition to supporting this novel ... Read More
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CSUDH Awarded Over $16 Million in Grants for 2020-21
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) brought in a record total of more than $16.9 million in grants for research and creative projects for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, up from $15.8 million during 2019-2020. The university's grant totals continued their recent upward trajectory, even during a year that saw more than its fair share of hurdles and distractions. The record grant totals for 2020-21 included many large awards that have already been announced, including: $1.86 million State of California grant for the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute's “Cannabis Industry in the South Bay” project, led by the institute's director, Anthony ... Read More
Gerth Archives Obtains L.A. Free Press Collection
The CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections just got a lot “freakier” with the acquisition of the archives of the L.A. Free Press, one of the first and most important underground newspapers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection had belonged to Art Kunkin, the publisher and editor of the Free Press from its inception in 1964 until 1972. When Kunkin passed away in 2019 at the age of 91, his daughter began looking for an archive to house the large collection. She chose the Gerth Archives due to their dedication to archiving alternative voices from the local community. “The L.A. Free Press was really one of the first newspapers for the community during the 1960s,” says ... Read More
CSUDH Students Take Director’s Chair for Livestreamed “Reader’s Theatre” Production
California State University, Dominguez Hills will host a livestreamed production of “Reader's Theatre,” a faculty-led project that allows students to take the director's seat. The project will feature three one-act plays by comedic playwright Christopher Durang. The show will run September 29 and 30, and October 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. Developed by the Theatre Department, “Reader's Theatre” is a learning project in which student directors are mentored throughout the design and rehearsal process, culminating in a production that brings their vision to life. Selected student directors Matthew Lopez and Kirsty Lynn will explore the collaborative efforts of set design, sound and light design, and ... Read More
CSUDH Alumni Scholarships Awarded to Largest Cohort
The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Alumni Association awarded a record 16 students with scholarships for the 2021-22 school year, providing them with funds to help continue their education. The recipients include 7 graduate and 9 undergraduate students–all carefully chosen for the scholarships, which are given annually to students with strong academic records and service to the university and their communities. This marks the most Alumni Scholarships that have ever been awarded in a single year, thanks to increased philanthropic donations to the Alumni Association. The 2021-22 recipients of the CSUDH Alumni Scholarship are: Daisy Aguilar Grade level: ... Read More
CSUDH Makes Strong Showing in National Rankings
CSUDH has once again featured in notable university ranking lists, including U.S. News & World Report and Washington Monthly. The university scored particularly highly in affordability, social mobility, and economic diversity. U.S. News & World Report The annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report evaluate more than 1,400 colleges and universities using metrics such as retention rates, social mobility, academics, and faculty resources. Institutions are also grouped based on type, such as national universities, liberal arts colleges, and regional colleges. CSUDH placed 59th in Best Regional University (West), and appeared within the top 50 of several categories, including ... Read More
Chemistry Student Receives 2021 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) undergraduate Berenice Rojas is no stranger to hard work. Its value was instilled in her at a young age, as her Mexican immigrant parents toiled in the Yuma, Arizona sun as farmworkers to provide for Berenice and her two brothers. “They would start working at five or six in the morning,” says Rojas. “They would work all day, then come home at about eight at night.” Today, the third-year Toro student is doing plenty of hard work of her own, pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry at CSUDH. She wants to use the knowledge she gains at the university to help mitigate the effects of climate change in the Arizona fields where her parents ... Read More
9/11 Anniversary: Gus Martin Reflects on 20 Years of the War on Terror, and Future Threats to the U.S.
Ahead of the 20-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Professor of Criminal Justice Administration Gus Martin reflected on lessons learned from the War on Terror and the War in Afghanistan, and the ever-changing landscape of extremism at home and abroad. Martin has authored several books on terrorism, including Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, originally published in 2003 and now in its seventh edition (2020), and Understanding Homeland Security, now in its third edition (2019). Are Americans safer now than we were 20 years ago? Are we better protected against terrorism? Leading up to 9/11, our biggest security threat was from international ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: August – September 2021
College of Arts and Humanities Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific Studies Mary Talusan's book, Instruments of Empire: Filipino Musicians, Black Soldiers, and Military Band Music during U.S. Colonization of the Philippines, was published by University Press of Mississippi. Gathering over 20 years of research on her great-grandfather's role in the band, his travels with the band to the United States, and close friendship with African American conductor, Lt. Col. Walter H. Loving, she analyzes the connections between music, race, and U.S. imperialism during the early 20th century in America. College of Education Edward Curammeng, assistant professor in the Teacher Education ... Read More
President Parham Addresses CSUDH’s Present and Future at Fall Convocation
CSUDH President Thomas A. Parham welcomed the Toro Nation back to campus for the fall semester with a stirring, wide-ranging speech at the 2021 Fall Convocation on Sept. 8. The event was held at the University Theatre, and was livestreamed on YouTube for those unable to attend in person. Provost Michael Spagna opened the proceedings with some light-hearted remarks about reassimilating onto campus after 18 months in COVID-19 seclusion, joking that he never wanted to use the words “unprecedented” or “pivot” again. Spagna introduced CSUDH Senate Executive Team member Terri Ares, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing. Ares noted that this year marks 30 years since she stepped ... Read More
