On Thursday, Feb 23, 215 students will be sharing knowledge gleaned from years of study and research at California State University, Dominguez Hills. It's the Seventh Annual CSU Dominguez Hills Student Research Day. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, and 2011 alumni, the day-long event in the Loker Student Union will feature scholarly research and creative works in the fields of behavioral and social sciences; biology; business and public administration; computer science; creative arts; health, nutrition, and clinical science; humanities and letters; and physical and mathematical science. Students giving oral presentations will be judged by panels of faculty members and ... Read More
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Students Attend National Biomedical Research Conference
An outstanding group of student researchers in the sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills had the opportunity to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in St. Louis, which was held Nov. 9 through 12. Many of the students presented posters based on their research with faculty mentors, and were able to receive feedback from fellow students, faculty, and administrators at institutions from around the world. Cesar Deleon, a senior chemistry major in the Minority Access to Research Careers-Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (MARC-USTAR) program, was recognized with an the award for one of the best poster presentations ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Conducts Great California Shakeout Earthquake Drill
From students who dutifully trooped out to the Sculpture Garden to designated staff members who were responsible for evacuating campus buildings, the CSU Dominguez Hills community participated in a statewide earthquake drill, the “Great California Shakeout,” on Oct. 20. Approximately 8.6 million Californians took part in the exercise, which was enacted by residents, businesses, and public agencies throughout the state. The Shakeout exercise was helpful in not only assuring that students, faculty, and staff at CSU Dominguez Hills are ready for an earthquake, but to identify areas where the campus may not be completely ready. Campus “floor wardens” like Kim Barras were instructed to ... Read More
Rosemary Diaz: Alumna Encourages Female Scientists to Reach for the Stars
Although the female student population is the majority at California State University, Dominguez Hills–at approximately 70 percent–when Rosemary Diaz (Class of '00, B.S., physics) was an undergraduate, she was the only female physics major at the university. When she entered graduate school at UCLA, she was sometimes the only woman in the class. “It was a little nerve wracking not only because I was the only woman in the room, but also because I was one of the few Americans in the classroom and in the electrical engineering department,” Diaz recalls. “But over the last 11 years, I have seen the number of women in science steadily rising. In addition, there are also now a few female ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Takes Top Honors at Systemwide Research Competition
Three students from California State University, Dominguez Hills took top honors at the 25th Annual CSU Student Research Competition, a systemwide event featuring the best academic projects from approximately 225 students at 21 of the 23 CSU campuses held at CSU Fresno on May 6-7. The category of Humanities and Letters was dominated by CSU Dominguez Hills as John Garcia, a junior majoring in Chicana/o studies, and David Marks, a graduate student in the Humanities Master of Arts External Degree (HUX) program, both took first place in their respective grade levels. Bree Nguyen, a junior majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance, was the only undergraduate entry ... Read More
