Jeshua Avila, a junior studying biochemistry at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has received a $2,500 scholarship from Phillips 66, which will help him to continue research on a cell membrane protein called gramicidin. Avila's interest in cellular research is, in part, a personal pursuit. “I have been interested in the medical field since I was a little kid, but I also have too many white blood cells, which is another reason I'm studying biochemistry. Sometimes when you have more white blood cells they can end up attacking other [healthy] cells in your body, thinking they are intruders,” said Avila, who has Vitiligo, which is caused by white blood cells attacking ... Read More
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Giacomo Bono shares tips and challenges for ‘Making Grateful Kids’
On Christmas morning, as children hurriedly open their holiday gifts one after another, many will only pause long enough to display gratitude for the gifts they really want, as other presents only solicit a requisite smile or “thank you,” if any emotion at all. The authenticity of a child's gratitude may be hard to measure during the season of giving since many children may be more interested in the gifts and goodies of the season rather than who's responsible for providing those gifts and goodies, according to Giacomo Bono, an assistant professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). And due to the “very limited” research and understanding of gratitude in ... Read More
Hamoud Salhi joins Algerian parliamentarians to discuss national reconciliation
Hamoud Salhi, associate dean in the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), joined Algerian leaders for a panel discussion on Sept. 29 during a conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the national reconciliation charter. Salhi's talk focused on how Algeria's national reconciliation is viewed in regional and global politics. The charter, known as the “Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation,” was promulgated into law soon after it was adopted by an overwhelming majority of the population in a national referendum, held on September 29, 2005. The charter was drafted by Algerian President Abdelaziz ... Read More
Professor Terry McGlynn and students discover ‘thieving ants’ are specialized
A professional, an expert–no matter what title one assigns a member of the most specialized group in an Ectatomma ruidum ant colony - a “Jack of all trades” should definitely not be one of them. In fact, a “cunning thief” might be the most fitting, according to Terry McGlynn, professor of biology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), who co-published the study “Distinct types of foragers in the ant Ectatomma ruidum: typical foragers and furtive thieves” in the journal Animal Behaviour in November 2015. The study, which was penned in collaboration with CSUDH biology students Russell Graham and Jeremy Emerson, and included the research and analysis of educators from ... Read More
Photos: STEM in Education Conference
More than 350 educators, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals and nonprofit organizations, CSUDH math, science and teacher education majors, and high school students attended the 2015 STEM in Education Conference put on by the university's Center for Innovation in STEM Education on Saturday, Oct. 24. ... Read More
