Biology students at Cal State Dominguez Hills will soon be able to do their own DNA sequencing, seeing the molecular structures of plants, bacteria and other living things more closely than ever before. The Carson university's Department of Biology has won a National Science Foundation grant for $216,310 to purchase an Illumina MiSeq DNA sequencer. “We can do tons more experiments,” said Karin Kram, an assistant professor of biology who led a team that sought the grant. “One of the things I'd really like to do is have students in my microbiology classes identify microbes found on our phones. Now, we identify them to a genus level with biochemical tests. But, with this, we can identify ... Read More
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Cal State Dominguez Hills President to Retire Next Summer
Cal State Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan will retire at the end of the school year after a five-year stint at the helm of the Carson campus, the university announced Tuesday. A search for his successor will begin in the next few months, officials said. Hagan, who formerly worked as interim president of Cal State Fullerton, will remain in his position through June 2018. “It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career to serve as president of this great institution,” said Hagan, 66. “We have set in motion initiatives that will have a long-lasting impact on the future of this university.” The school is in the process of finalizing a master plan to overhaul ... Read More
More Than $5.2M In Grants Awarded to Cal State Dominguez Hills
CARSON, CA - California State University Dominguez Hills has received four grants worth more than $5.2 million. The funds will provide 240 local high school students with the resources they need to excel in high school and graduate from college, school officials announced Monday. The five-year U.S. Department of Education grants will support 60 students participating in CSUDH Upward Bound programs at five local schools: Carson High School, Gardena High School, Hawthorne High School, Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, and Thomas Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles. The grants will fund the programs from Sept. 1, 2017 to Aug. 31, 2022. "We are extremely excited about the ... Read More
Toyota and California State University, Dominguez Hills bring STEM Learning to Schools in the Los Angeles Region
“Thanks to Toyota and the Keck Foundation, we are now much more equipped to take engineering and mathematical concepts that are theoretical and physically put them in the hands of students to bring STEM to life,” said California State University Dominguez Hills President Willie J. Hagan, ahead of the debut of Four new mobile fabrication laboratories (fab labs) at the Carson campus on September 27. Toyota and the W.M. Keck Foundation partnered to create the fab labs, to help students enhance skills in science, technology, engineering and math. The labs, said program creators, will become part of a global network of about 900 labs that share common equipment and software. “The fab labs are ... Read More
Furthering Economic Opportunity in Los Angeles’ 2nd District
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas convened an economic development gathering within the 2nd District on September 22, at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Co-conveners were Dr. Willie Hagan, president CSUDH, Councilmember Curren Price, and Benny Tran, senior vice president of Development and Strategy, Los Angeles Football Club. Leading economic development officials, policy makers, practitioners, and business organizations met to discuss economic development priorities, address challenges, identify solutions, and encourage greater intra-regional collaboration amongst key-economic development stakeholders. “Furthering Economic Opportunity ... Read More
