Source: Press-Telegram Esports broke out at the Century Villages at Cabrillo last week, thanks to a group of college students from Cal State Dominguez Hills. Ruby, a 10-year-old who lives at Century Villages at Cabrillo, was among the players. She’s resident at the 27-acre permanent supportive housing community that is home to more than 1,500 people, including veterans, seniors and families with children who have all experienced homelessness. Children growing up at the Villages have the opportunity to participate in after-school programs, as well as summer enrichment programs, that help them succeed academically and socially. That effort offered something new on Thursday, July 22, ... Read More
CSUDH and City of Carson Sign Town and Gown Promise
On July 28, 2021, City of Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes and California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham signed the Town and Gown Promise agreement paving the way for meaningful advancement in the relationship between the university and city. The signing ceremony was held in front of CSUDH’s newly completed Innovation and Instruction Building, one of the three major new buildings on the campus. Parham remarked on the shared history between the university and Carson and pointed out that the first buildings opened on campus in 1968, the same year that Carson was incorporated. “Our history is inextricably interlinked.” said Parham. “We are reimagining ... Read More
At STEM summer camp, students use the latest tech to tackle environment issues
Source: KTLA There are lots of different types of summer camps: some focus on sports, others focus on the arts or activities. At Fleming Middle School in Lomita, students are using the latest technology like iPads, iMovie and 3D printers to tackle environment issues like global warming. The camp is done in association with CSU Dominguez Hills, which works with Apple as part of their Community Education Initiative, which aims to bring coding and creativity to underserved communities. ... Read More
New 3D images of shark intestines show they function like Nikola Tesla’s valve
Contrary to what popular media portrays, we actually don’t know much about what sharks eat. Even less is known about how they digest their food, and the role they play in the larger ocean ecosystem. For more than a century, researchers have relied on flat sketches of sharks’ digestive systems to discern how they function — and how what they eat and excrete impacts other species in the ocean. Now, researchers have produced a series of high-resolution, 3D scans of intestines from nearly three dozen shark species that will advance the understanding of how sharks eat and digest their food. “It’s high time that some modern technology was used to look at these really amazing spiral ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: July 2021
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Arts and Humanities Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies and scholar of medieval Nubia, was quoted in "Found: A Massive Medieval Cathedral from a 'Forgotten' Nubian Kingdom" in Atlas Obscura: "[The discovery] is not surprising at all considering that Old Dongola was the seat of a powerful Christian kingdom in Medieval Nubia that conducted foreign diplomacy with Muslim ... Read More
