“Content: 2020 Senior Studio Art Exhibition,” which features art created by Studio Art majors from California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Class of 2020, will be on display online from Dec. 1 through Jan. 8, 2021, on the University Art Gallery’s website, gallery.csudh.edu. Delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the “Content: 2020 Senior Studio Art Exhibition” features the work of 10 studio art students who graduated in spring 2020. As part of the Art and Design Department’s curriculum, each student is required to exhibit a selection of work produced during their studies at CSUDH. The exhibition is the culmination of those efforts. “Our Studio Art students will have the ... Read More
Campus News
2020 Staff Awards Recognizes 117 Toros for Years of Service
Most of the outstanding work performed by California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) staff members this year has been done from home, so it was only fitting that the 2020 Staff Awards was a virtual celebration, as well. During the Nov. 3 ceremony, the university thanked all staff members for their tireless work, flexibility, sacrifice, and commitment to the entire campus community during COVID-19. One hundred and seventeen employees with five to 40 years of service were recognized during the Staff Awards Ceremony. Those with 25 years or more sent in fond memories about their time on campus. Vice Provost Ken O'Donnell had his work cut out for him as he read all the notes and ... Read More
Master’s in Cyber Security Program Honored with 2020 Outstanding Credit Program Award
The Master of Science in Cyber Security program at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been honored with the 2020 Outstanding Credit Program Award by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association, West Region. The award recognizes programs that are original in concept and/or approach in a degree-applicable or professional advancement format. Launched in 2018, the accelerated, 18-month program at is taught by faculty in CSUDH's Computer Science Department and offered through the College of Extended and International Education. ... Read More
Study Finds Megadroughts and Humans Caused Extinction of Giant Species on Madagascar
Ashish Sinha, a professor of earth sciences at CSUDH, has co-authored a recent research study which found that while droughts on the island of Madagascar contributed to the extinction of such giant species the Dodo bird, gorilla-sized lemurs, and the Elephant Bird, it may have been humans that ultimately sealed their fate. Published Oct. 16 in Science Advances, the study shows that the crash of megafauna (large or giant animals, especially of a given region) that happened around 1,500 years ago took place after a couple of centuries of human settlement. This heightened human activity, in combination with a particularly severe spell of region-wide drought, may have doomed the large birds ... Read More
Faculty Researchers Provide In-Depth Analysis of Fake News
Researchers at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) have released the results of a study that provides an in-depth understanding of who produces and spreads “fake news,” and who is duped by it. The findings are part of a larger study on the psychological constructs associated with fake news consumers and producers. Developed in CSUDH’s George Marsh Applied Cognition Laboratory by Professor of Psychology Mark Carrier, Professor of Communications Nancy A. Cheever, and students from the lab, data from the 14-month study was collected from an anonymous online questionnaire conducted from December 2018 to February 2020. The study’s 2,283 participants lived in college ... Read More
