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April 30th, 2013
"Planet Hunter" Stops at SDSU
Kepler is a NASA initiative that aims to detect Earth-like planets orbiting stars. Barclay recently led a team that discovered a new planetary system, including the first super-sized Earth-like planet that could possibly be habitable.
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April 29th, 2013
From Trekkie to Techie
An interdisciplinary team of faculty, researchers and students from San Diego State University has entered Qualcomm's Tricorder X-Prize Competition for a chance at $10 million and the opportunity to revolutionize healthcare.
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April 25th, 2013
Study Reveals Trends in Science Education
The results of this study suggest that science faculty with education specialties at institutions with Ph.D. programs are more likely to get science education grants on their personal or institutional reputation in the basic sciences rather on the basis of their formal training in science education.
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April 22nd, 2013
The Other Microbiome
Forest Rohwer, a microbiologist at San Diego State University, has spent more than a decade researching the bacteria and viruses that inhabit coral reefs, developing ways to study the microbes, and asking how they interact with each other.
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April 18th, 2013
Astronomers Discover Two Habitable Zone "Super Earths"
"These two planets are the most Earth-like we have found to date. They are similar in both size and temperature to our planet," said William Welsh, professor of astronomy at SDSU.
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April 18th, 2013
San Diego State University Students Work on Boston Bombings Case
Immediately after the bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line, students at San Diego State University were already trying to solve the case. "Within two minutes of when it happened we were already working on it," said Eric Frost, Director of the SDSU Visualization Center or as it's popularly known, the "Viz Center."
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April 12th, 2013
In Memoriam: James "Jim" Ross
James "Jim" Emerson Ross passed away at the age of 73 on April 3, 2013 from complications due to Parkinson's disease. Ross retired from San Diego State University in 1999, earning the title of professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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April 11th, 2013
The Beat of Marine Education
San Diego State University Professor Jeremy Long is a celebrated marine biologist and researcher, as well as an integral member of the SDSU Coastal and Marine Institute. But what many people don't know is that Long also possesses a hidden talent: rapping.
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April 9th, 2013
Navy Unveils Laser Weapon
San Diego State University Associate Physics Professor Dr. Matt Anderson said infrared lasers like these could allow US forces unprecedented defense capabilities.
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April 8th, 2013
New Strain of Avian Flu Begins to Spread through China
The outbreak of the H7N9 virus in China will be an important story to follow for the SDSU students attending the study abroad course this summer in Xiamen, China. The two-week course will focus on the spread of infectious diseases and global change in China.
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April 8th, 2013
Global Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Disease with Stanley Maloy and Alan Sweedler
San Diego State's Stanley Maloy presents the direct and indirect consequences of climate change that are shifting the habitats of animals and plants, increasing the spread of infectious diseases, and altering the availability of clean water and food supplies.
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April 5th, 2013
Putting a Car on Mars
Seven of the eight SDSU alumni who helped put the Rover 'Curiosity' on Mars will visit campus and give a lecture on April 19. The event will take place Friday, April 19, 2013, 3 pm at Arts and Letters 201. Space is limited. Please reserve your seat at sdsualumni.org/curiosity.
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April 3rd, 2013
GPU-Powered Supercomputers run Petaflop-level Earthquake Simulations
The accelerated code, targeted at GPUs as opposed to CPUs, is based on a widely-used wave propagation code called AWP-ODC, which stands for Anelastic Wave Propagation and was named after Kim Olsen and Steven Day, geological-science professors at San Diego State University.
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April 2nd, 2013
CSU Schools Expanding Online Offerings
"The one thing that is key is to make sure the information is there. The student can ask questions and get answers to their questions in a very quick amount of time," Maloy said. "Students in the class interact with other students. And they get all the content they would have got if they were in person."
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April 2nd, 2013
Chris Rasmussen makes Plenary Address at JMM
Professor Chris Rasmussen was selected to present one of only six MAA Invited Addresses at this past winter's Joint Mathematics Meetings, the largest gathering of mathematicians in the U.S. with over 6700 attendees.
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March 28th, 2013
The Heart of the Mesa
For years, SDSU biology professor Annalisa Berta made an annual gift to SDSU to support student scholarships. But as the university geared up to launch The Campaign for SDSU in 2007, Berta felt it was time to reconsider her commitment. Pillars of the campaign include: Gordon and Janis Shackelford; and Patricia and Jerry Koppman.
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March 28th, 2013
Student Research Symposium Winners
Laura Frutos, psychology; Trevor Gregg, astronomy; Brandon Kim, biology; Katy Patras, biology; Alterra Sanchez, biology; Karalani Cross, psychology; Annalia Valdivia, psychology; Laura McIntyre, microbiology; Intisar Khamo, biology; Marley Hilleger, microbiology; Marina Watanabe, biology; Genaro Hernandez, biology; Rita Auro, biology; Jennifer E. Schefski, biology; Alyssa R. Deline, chemistry; Victoria D Nguyen, chemistry; Jeremy S. Mitchell, Physics.
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March 28th, 2013
A Look into SDSU's Marine Lab
SDSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory opened its doors to the public on March 10. Take a look at their informational video. The Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory is a powerful tool for San Diego State University scientists who are researching environmental problems up and down the coast of southern California.
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March 26th, 2013
SDSU Boasts Scientific Research
Faculty and students from SDSU's science departments opened their doors and minds to the public to showcase SDSU's ongoing scientific research. A number of expositions were presented during the three-hour event, including a tour of the night sky in the campus planetarium, a look into the human brain with MRI research, and making ice cream using the cryogenic power of liquid nitrogen.
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March 21st, 2013
Beauty in the Gutters
"Soil in the urban environment is not unlike soil outside of the city, but the history and origin become harder to pinpoint," Lipson said. "The scientific analysis of this gutter debris gives us important information about the soil and where it comes from."
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March 18th, 2013
Sample SDSU's Science Research
The SDSU Science Sampler will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 22. Activities will be held in various buildings and labs within the College of Sciences. The event is free and open to the public.
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March 18th, 2013
Harvard Beckons
Erin Fletcher, who graduates in May, will join 2012 SDSU graduate Ellese Carmona as a candidate in Harvard's biological and biomedical sciences Ph.D. program. Both Aztecs were members of Kelly Doran's microbiology lab.
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March 13th, 2013
SDSU Alumnus Wins Apps Challenge
"I realized we have applications that make almost every aspect of our life simpler, so there's no reason why compelling energy management applications shouldn't be widely available as well," said Wakil, who earned his master's degree in computer science from SDSU.
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March 12th, 2013
Houston, We Have an Aztec
Ellen Ochoa, '80, is director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, the first Hispanic and second woman to hold the position. In 1993, she became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery
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March 11th, 2013
Heart Monitors
Glembotski's team found a gene in the heart that reduces damage by improving protein folding. Recently, they designed a new therapy for boosting the expression of this gene in the region of the heart most affected by heart disease.
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March 8th, 2013
Revelle Award goes to SDSU biologist
Kevin Hovel was given the award at the San Diego Oceans Foundation gala, adding his name to a list of winners that has included pioneering kelp research Paul Dayton, and Walter Munk, the infamous Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor.
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March 7th, 2013
Grants of the Week
Grants of the Week highlight some of the new awards received by SDSU researchers. Mark Sussman, IRRI: $73,750 and $373,750 | Kim Olsen, Geological Sciences $31,138 | Rafaela Santa-Cruz, CRMSE $3,100.
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March 6th, 2013
A Preventable Malady
"That's where my real love is," he says. "When I take people who do basic research to see the kids, it changes their lives. They're studying this problem in a cell culture dish, and then you say, 'This is why you're doing it; it's this little kid right here.'"
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March 6th, 2013
Is Climate Change Aiding Spread Of Infectious Diseases?
The latest research into climate change suggests that global warming may impact the spread of infectious diseases. The complex interconnection of how plants, animals and insects thrive on our planet is just beginning to be unraveled by scientists.
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March 5th, 2013
Federal Grant Programs Defended
Stanley Maloy, dean of San Diego State's College of Sciences, said critics will often point to seemingly esoteric grants without realizing their reach. He cited the example in 2008 of then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin criticizing federal grant funding for fruit-fly research.
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March 1st, 2013
Investing in the Future
There are dozens of funded SDSU programs and research projects poised to advance in size and scope with an injection of donor funds. The endowment established by Atkinson's gift lays a foundation for growth in a many different areas.
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February 27th, 2013
Van Collects Gas-Emission Data
An ongoing research project by San Diego State biology associate professor Chun-Ta Lai will begin to implement the change needed to stabilize and control San Diego's air quality.
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February 13th, 2013
Kyoto Symposium Honors 'Father of Computer Graphics'
Dr. Ivan Sutherland, considered the "father of computer graphics," will be honored as the Kyoto Laureate in advanced technology at this year's Kyoto Prize Symposium at San Diego State University.
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February 13th, 2013
STEM Experts Share Experience
"This is a great way for people to learn about internships, network with employers, and discover career opportunities in fields they may not have considered," said Paul Fryling, president of BTSA and SDSU bioinformatics master's student.
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February 8th, 2013
Twenge to Talk About Generation Me
4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 Arts and Letters Building 201. There will be free parking for attendees on levels 4 through 8 of Parking Structure 4
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January 22nd, 2013
A Man for All Sensors
Think the sensors in your iPhone are cool? Consider this--a shark's sensitivity to electric fields is 400 times as powerful as the most effective manmade sensor.
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January 16th, 2013
Little Mysteries, Big Discoveries
Rohwer, a San Diego State University biology professor, will travel to Indonesia's Coral Triangle to study microbes as part of a prestigious Partnerships for International Research and Education grant.
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January 15th, 2013
Workplace Inclusion Benefits Businesses
Professors Beth Chung, Michelle Dean, Karen Ehrhart, Amy Randel and Lynn Shore formed the Institute for Inclusiveness and Diversity in Organizations to study how organizational leaders interact with diverse employees.
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January 7th, 2013
Only the Toughest Would Survive on Tatooine Worlds
"This means we cannot dismiss binary stars as being inhospitable," says William Welsh of San Diego State University. "That opens up a vast number of possibilities that were previously considered too hostile for life."
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January 5th, 2013
Making Narcissists of Us All?
Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State Univeristy, and Keith Campbell, professor of psychology at the University of Georgia, authored a new book entitled The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement, arguing we are in the grip of a new narcissism pandemic escalating over the past two decades.
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December 29th, 2012
Himalaya at Risk of Major Quakes
With regard to preparedness for earthquake hazards, Thomas Rockwell of the Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, wrote in an accompanying article: "Pinning the details of the rupture down in future work could help develop a more complete view of earthquake hazard in one of the most densely populated seismic zones in the world."
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December 19th, 2012
Baja California Plant Field Guide, 3rd Edition, Offers a Lush Look at Region's Flora
The descriptions encompass plant habit and height; stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and fruit morphology; range; elevation; pollination biology; ethnobotanical uses; and discriminating comparisons with close relatives, all according to Dr. Michael G. Simpson, San Diego State University.
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December 18th, 2012
What Does It Take to Fool a Snake? Send in the Robot
"It's likely that the snake realized as soon as it bit the fake squirrel that it bit something that wasn't a live animal," says Dr. Clark, an assistant biology professor at San Diego State University.
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December 14th, 2012
'Why?' and 'How?' and the importance of critical thinking
I believe this word followed by a question mark is one of the biggest advantages we have as a society, with the phrase "How?" coming in as a close second. The reason is simple— searching for their answers fosters creativity, initiative and innovation.
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December 14th, 2012
San Diegans Awakened by 6.1 Mexico Earthquake
"The quake happened beneath the seafloor in an area that was a subduction zone tens of millions of years ago," said SDSU seismologist Tom Rockwell. "This is a very old area of faulting. It still builds up some strain that releases as a quake every once in awhile."
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December 3rd, 2012
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Identifies 16 Leading Scientists to Pursue High-Risk Research in Marine Microbial Ecology
SDSU Professor/marine biologist Forest Rohwer was chosen through an extensive review process that considered over 180 leaders in marine microbial ecology and related fields, conducting synergistic and innovative research to uncover the underlying principles...
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November 29th, 2012
In Memoriam Theodore J. "Ted" Cohn
Biology Professor Theodore "Ted" Cohn passed away November 25, at age 82 after a prolonged illness. Ted joined the SDSU Zoology Department in 1964 after completing his Ph.D. in entomology under T. H. Hubbell at the University of Michigan.
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November 29th, 2012
Autism Research Uncovers Brain Connections
San Diego State University psychology research professor Inna Fishman is embarking on a study to identify the differences in brain networks of children and adolescents with autism and those who are typically developing.
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November 28th, 2012
A Woman Who Means Business
The San Diego Business Journal recently acknowledged Roberta Gottlieb, director of the Donald P. Shiley Bio-Science Center at SDSU, with a "Women Who Mean Business Award."
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November 19th, 2012
Alternatives to Insecticides: High Impact Solutions Without Environmental Trade-offs
Dr. Stephen Welter of San Diego State University focuses on biologically based alternatives to insecticide use in American agriculture that also consider non-target environmental effects, worker safety issues, and consumer needs as well as the more traditional models of economic trade-offs.
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November 19th, 2012
SDSU Alumna Tabbed to Lead Space Center
Former astronaut and SDSU alumna Ellen Ochoa will be the next director at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Ochoa earned a bachelor's degree in physics from San Diego State University. She said SDSU professor Richard Morris inspired her to pursue her dreams.
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November 15th, 2012
Well Connected
"The Science DMZ will generate new research partnerships for SDSU," said Jose Castillo, Ph.D., principal investigator for the grant and director of the Computational Science Research Center...
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November 15th, 2012
A Third of Marine Species Remain Undescribed
The study is the first comprehensive register of marine species of the world. The register was authored through a massive collaborative effort by hundreds of researchers from around the globe, including San Diego State University biology professor Annalisa Berta.
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November 8th, 2012
Tissue Regeneration at Heart of New Institute
One of the foremost leaders in this area, Mark Sussman from San Diego State University, today announced the opening of SDSU's new Integrated Regenerative Research Institute to help advance this area of research in San Diego.
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November 1st, 2012
$2.8 Million Grant Prepares Students for Science Careers
"Spanning across multiple colleges and disciplines, this intensive program prepares junior and senior-level students for competitive doctoral, research and leadership careers in the biomedical and behavioral research fields," said program director William Tong, a chemistry professor at SDSU.
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October 31st, 2012
Superstorm Sandy Deciphered
"This is just not a hurricane we are dealing with," Abbott said. "But three weather systems that are combining into one."
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October 29th, 2012
Science Scholarships Awarded
The San Diego chapter for Achievement Rewards for Colleges Scientists foundation donated $90,000 for student scholarships at an Oct. 26 ceremony. Students will receive scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $15,000.
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October 25th, 2012
Scientists Partner to Protect Environment
As part of a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, student researchers from SDSU's departments of geography, biology and educational technology will travel this month to the Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, home to the monkey known for its golden fur, to examine the effect of payments for ecosystem services.
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October 25th, 2012
Subaru Funds Math and Science Education
The undergraduate students enroll in a 3-unit service-learning course taught by Professor Alexander "Sasha" Chizhik, in which they learn theories behind informal mathematics and science education.
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October 22nd, 2012
New Discoveries in Treating Heart Disease
"One of the greatest challenges of modern medicine is to harness the power to heal when doctors can't coax the body to repair itself," said Mark Sussman, professor of biology and director of the new Integrated Regenerative Research Institute at SDSU.
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October 15th, 2012
Armchair Astronomers Find Four-Sun Planet
"Despite the chaotic forces that were present two billion years ago when these stars were born, this planet managed to form out of the maelstrom," said SDSU astronomer William Welsh. "It is telling us once again that nature likes to make planets."
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October 2nd, 2012
Raytheon Sponsors San Diego Region Joint Planning Conference for Engineering and Science Chapters
"Hosting the MESA Joint Planning Conference is a benefit to Raytheon because Raytheon believes in diversity in our workplace. Our Employee Resource Group/Employee Network Group (ERG/ENG) are eager to support our community and STEM activities," said Marie R. Ang, Software Engineer for Raytheon.
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October 1st, 2012
In Memoriam: Gordon Gastil
Russell Gordon Gastil, professor emeritus of geology at San Diego State University, passed away at home in La Mesa on the afternoon of Sept. 29 in the loving company of family and friends. Gordon's insatiable curiosity and geologic insight served as a model for hundreds of San Diego State University students across five decades...
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September 24th, 2012
In Birds' Development, Researchers Find Diversity by the Peck
A new and highly rigorous genomic analysis by coauthor Kevin J. Burns, a biologist at San Diego State University, has shown that among the three Caribbean bullfinch species, this crushing type of beak actually evolved twice, independently.
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September 24th, 2012
NSF grant, Qualcomm funds to train science, math teachers
San Diego State University has received nearly $3.5 million to support 32 math and science teachers over five years, with the goal of boosting their teaching skills and helping them to grow into mentors and leaders.
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September 21st, 2012
From SDSU to Mars
In early August, the Mars Rover "Curiosity" successfully landed in an effort to discover more about earth's next door neighbor. Seven SDSU alumni who work with the Mars Science Laboratory played a variety of roles in the mission, from systems engineer to spacecraft navigator...
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September 20th, 2012
Congress Hears UAV Expert from SDSU
San Diego State University researcher Mike Hennig recently provided insight on unmanned aerial vehicles at an open forum for Congress.
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September 20th, 2012
To the Arctic and Beyond
"I've never sampled through snow before," Miller said. "Most researchers don't measure during winter, but there is increasing evidence of a fair amount of biological activity in the cold."
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September 19th, 2012
When "the Big One" Comes
SDSU professor and seismologist Kim Olsen has created a computer-generated model of this monster quake in order to project its capacity for destruction.
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September 19th, 2012
A Living Lab
"Our collaborative intends to make the park a world center for water and related energy efficiency," said Alan Sweedler, Ph.D., SDSU's environmental sciences program director. "With the university's contributions of technical expertise and student support, the park becomes a living laboratory for us."
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August 28th, 2012
Milestones in Microbiology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Stanley Maloy, Bruce Stillman, and James D. Watson spoke at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ceremony at which a plaque commemorating the site was unveiled
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August 28th, 2012
Kepler Discovers Planetary System Orbiting Two Suns
"Each planet transits over the primary star, giving unambiguous evidence that the planets are real," said Jerome Orosz, San Diego State University Associate Professor of Astronomy and lead author of the study which is published today in the journal Science.
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August 23rd, 2012
Cymer Gift Honors Physics Legend
"Doc's lab is where we really learned the experimental side of physics," said Mark Johnson, '83, product manager at ViaSat Inc. "It's critically important that every physics student has the opportunity to go through the hands-on lab experience."
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August 23rd, 2012
Malcarne Awarded Faculty Monty
The SDSU Alumni Association's Awards for Outstanding Faculty Contributions to the University were presented to one awardee from each of SDSU's seven colleges. Provost Nancy Marlin and Tim Young, presented replica Monty statues and checks to College of Sciences honoree Vanessa Malcarne, Department of Psychology.
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August 23rd, 2012
New Faculty Welcomed
Mauro Tambasco, Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario 2002) Tambasco is a board certified Clinical Medical Physicist whose previous appointment since 2004 was as Medical Physicist/Assistant Professor in the Departments of Oncology and Medical Physics at the University of Calgary.
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August 14th, 2012
NIH Tabs SDSU Prof
The NIH named SDSU professor Sanford Bernstein chair of the NIH skeletal muscle and exercise physiology board.
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August 10th, 2012
Study Tracks Rise of Feminine Pronouns
The use of male and female pronouns in books reflects changes in women's status during the 20th century.
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August 3rd, 2012
SDSU Alums Lead Mars Rover Mission
Six SDSU alumni are part of the Mars Science Laboratory team that will land the Mars Rover "Curiosity" on the planet this weekend.
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July 26th, 2012
Rejuvenating Aged Hearts
SDSU Heart Institute researchers successfully rejuvenated damaged and aged heart tissue with modified stem cells.
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July 23rd, 2012
Darwin Still Rules!
A new book by Stanley Maloy, dean of the College of Sciences, asks scientists why evolutionary research matters.
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July 23rd, 2012
Mobile Apps Program Unveiled
The SDSU College of Extended Studies is offering a new one-year certificate program.
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July 18th, 2012
Grad Research Program Concludes
For the past 10 years, SDSU professor Terry Cronan headed Career Opportunities in Research— a grant-supported program aimed at helping underrepresented and disadvantaged students access Ph.D. programs for mental health research.
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July 13th, 2012
China Trip Focuses on Science, Environment
The students are part of the "Global Climate Change and the Spread of Infectious Disease" program, and are spending two weeks in China studying and working with Chinese students on projects related to climate change, energy, water resources, marine ecology and how all of these areas impact public health globally, in China and the United States.
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July 10th, 2012
Tail Shakes Scare Snakes
Matthew Barbour and Rulon Clark decided to investigate things from a snake's perspective. Armed with snake tongs and bags, the San Diego State University ecologists trekked into the California wilderness and captured and anesthetized 22 rattlesnakes...
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July 6th, 2012
Keeping the Flu Away
Prior to this study, EP67 had been primarily used as an adjuvant for vaccines, something added to the vaccine to help activate the immune response. But Joy Phillips, Ph.D. a lead author of the study with her colleague Sam Sanderson, Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, saw potential for it to work on its own.
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July 3rd, 2012
SDSU Alumnus Wins Apps Challenge
When San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced the city was asking its citizens to develop innovative smart phone applications that would serve the public good, San Diego State University alumnus Suhail Wakil had an inspiration.
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July 3rd, 2012
Dive into Marine Biology
There has long been a gap between scientists and nonscientists when it comes to understanding how the biological world works. This void vexed Annalisa Berta, a biologist at San Diego State University.
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July 2nd, 2012
Hotter Temperatures Could Lead To More Wildfires, Damaged Eco-Systems
Matt Rahn, of San Diego State University's Environmental Sciences Department, describes what he calls the climate change "Positive Feedback Loop." Increased temperatures lead to more frequent and more intense wildfires, which produce large amounts of carbon emissions, which lead to increased temperatures.
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June 29th, 2012
SDSU Researchers Help Battle Colorado Fires From Hundreds Of Miles Away
A team at SDSU's Immersive Vizualization Center, known as the Viz Lab, is creating three-dimensional maps and imagery for Colorado's emergency responders and residents during one of Colorado's worst wildfires in more than a decade.
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June 19th, 2012
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Examined
The three-year study, led by SDSU psychology professor Sarah Mattson as part of a multi-site national research initiative, examines the relationship of prenatal alcohol exposure with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on two key functions of the brain.
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June 18th, 2012
Study Improves Understanding of Surface Molecules in Controlling Size of Gold Nanoparticles
Co-authored by SDSU chemistry professor Gregory Kalyuzhny, the paper "Bulky Adamantanethiolate and Cyclohexanethiolate Ligands Favor Smaller Gold Nanoparticles with Altered Discrete Sizes," was published online June 15 in ACS Nano.
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June 17th, 2012
When Good Bugs Go Bad: Microbiome Dynamics and Disease
Dean Stanley Maloy interviews: Lita Proctor, National Human Genome Research Inst/NIH;
Forest Rohwer, San Diego State University; and Karen Guillemin, University of Oregon
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June 17th, 2012
Microbial Colonization and the Host: Do the Colonists Reshape the Landscape?
Dean Stanley Maloy interviews: Katherine Lemon, The Forsyth Institute and Boston Children's Hospital; and
Karina Pokusaeva, Baylor College of Medicine.
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June 13th, 2012
Diet Sodas may Confuse Brain's Calorie Counter
Erin Green and Claire Murphy of the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University recruited 24 healthy young adults for a battery of brain imaging tests.
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June 1st, 2012
Jeffrey Davis Recognized in Top-50 Most Published Authors in Applied Optics
SDSU physics professor Jeffrey Davis recognized in top-50 most published authors in the journal Applied Optics.
Out of 65 articles submitted, 48 are coauthored with SDSU students. Davis ranked 15th.
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May 31st, 2012
In Memoriam: Dr. Edward L. Morgan
Edward L. Morgan, Ph.D, Research Professor of Biology and member of the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center at San Diego State University passed away May 31, 2012 after a short illness.
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May 31st, 2012
Gross, Man!
"Humans are spending an increasing amount of time indoors, yet we know little about the diversity of bacteria and viruses where we live, work and play," said Scott Kelley, lead author on the study and SDSU professor of biology.
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May 30th, 2012
VizCenter Receives National Award
The work by Viz Center director Eric Frost and his team was recognized by the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education with the Award for Institutional Excellence in Information Technology, the organization's most prestigious award for institutions.
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May 30th, 2012
Diverse Projects Awarded for Excellence
Steven Barlow, associate director, SDSU Electron Microscope Facility, which teaches students and researchers how to use microscopes. Barlow also established a system for K-12 students to access the microscope lab remotely.
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May 24th, 2012
And the Monty Goes To...
Vanessa Malcarne, professor of psychology in the College of Sciences is internationally recognized for her work on chronic diseases. She played a key role in developing the joint doctoral program in clinical psychology at SDSU.
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May 21st, 2012
Winners announced in National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition at Montana State
Best Presentation of Results Award -- San Diego State University. Team members were Heath Kirkwood, Scott Patterson, Michael Baude and Emily Mitchell, all of San Diego; and Kenny Sokolowski of Big Bear, Calif. Team adviser was Matt Anderson.
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May 17th, 2012
Beach Rocks In Woman's Pocket Start Fire
SDSU Professor and geologist Dr. Pat Abbot talks about a strange incident where a woman put orange and green rocks from San Onofre State Beach into her pocket and they caught fire.
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May 17th, 2012
A Shift in Heart Research
"This is a huge shift in the way medicine is done," said Sussman. "We essentially want to retrain transplant surgeons from replacing the entire heart and show them how to repair a heart with stem cells from the patient's own body."
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May 14th, 2012
Awe-Inspiring Sky Spectacle
"The view from San Diego should be awe-inspiring as the moon slowly devours the sun, leaving in its wake only a shining crescent of light," said Allen Shafter, chairman of the astronomy department at San Diego State University.
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May 10th, 2012
Whale Secrets Revealed
It's surprising...you would think we would know a lot about whales but we know less about their anatomy just because they are logistically very hard to study," said Annalisa Berta, SDSU professor of biology and project leader.
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May 9th, 2012
SDSU Marine Lab Opens Doors
"A thorough understanding of our local marine ecosystems is important," said Violet Compton, lab co-chair. "It will enable more effective conservation and enjoyment of marine resources by everyone in the local community."
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May 2nd, 2012
Science Educator Lauded for Student Achievement
"It was an honor receiving this recognition because it directly relates to the work I am currently engaged in," said Martin, who was one of four award recipients.
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May 1st, 2012
From Compact Scholar to Harvard
"I knew that an education would be crucial to success, but I had no idea how far it would go," she said. "I just knew that I had to do my part to make it happen."
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May 17th, 2012
A Shift in Heart Research
"This is a huge shift in the way medicine is done," said Sussman. "We essentially want to retrain transplant surgeons from replacing the entire heart and show them how to repair a heart with stem cells from the patient's own body."
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May 14th, 2012
Awe-Inspiring Sky Spectacle
"The view from San Diego should be awe-inspiring as the moon slowly devours the sun, leaving in its wake only a shining crescent of light," said Allen Shafter, chairman of the astronomy department at San Diego State University.
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May 10th, 2012
Whale Secrets Revealed
It's surprising...you would think we would know a lot about whales but we know less about their anatomy just because they are logistically very hard to study," said Annalisa Berta, SDSU professor of biology and project leader.
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May 9th, 2012
SDSU Marine Lab Opens Doors
"A thorough understanding of our local marine ecosystems is important," said Violet Compton, lab co-chair. "It will enable more effective conservation and enjoyment of marine resources by everyone in the local community."
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May 2nd, 2012
Science Educator Lauded for Student Achievement
"It was an honor receiving this recognition because it directly relates to the work I am currently engaged in," said Martin, who was one of four award recipients.
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May 1st, 2012
From Compact Scholar to Harvard
"I knew that an education would be crucial to success, but I had no idea how far it would go," she said. "I just knew that I had to do my part to make it happen."
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April 26th, 2012
2,321 Earth-Like Planets and Counting
The lecture, sponsored by the SDSU Department of Astronomy and the Mount Laguna Observatory Associates, will take place at 7:30 p.m., April 27, in Geology, Math and Computer Sciences room 333.
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April 26th, 2012
In Memoriam: Leslie Gail Herrmann
Leslie began her career at SDSU in 1986 in the Office of Counseling Services and Placement. She later worked in the Department of Geological Sciences and the School of Nursing before transferring to the Office of Academic Services.
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April 23rd, 2012
Pregnancy Guide for Impatient Women
"I wanted to make this scientifically rigorous and very helpful information available to all women in a way that was also fun to read," said Twenge, now a mother of three.
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April 17th, 2012
SDSU Recruits Best and Brightest
This strategy is critical to the university's development," Hirshman said. "San Diego's high-achieving students contribute greatly to academic and student life; they raise the bar for everyone."
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April 17th, 2012
Heal Thyself
Using cardiac stem cells from human heart-failure patients, researchers in Sussman's laboratory replicated them and then applied a molecule known as Pim-1, which acts like the proverbial "fountain of youth," to enhance regenerative potential of the damaged cells.
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April 16th, 2012
Science Prof Earns International Honors
Arthur Getis will receive the Founders Medal of the Regional Science Association for his contribution to the field of regional science.
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April 13th, 2012
NIH Tabs SDSU Expert for Lecture
"Dr. Riley has been at the forefront of discovery in fetal alcohol research throughout his illustrious career," said Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., acting director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism."
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April 12th, 2012
Students Win at National Research Conference
Two SDSU students, Chantal Gonzalez and Phillip Webster, were awarded first place for their poster presentations at the 2012 Emerging Researchers National Conference.
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April 11th, 2012
Rattlesnakes Cruise for Females, Find People
"They're cruising around, trying to find females," said Rulon Clark, rattlesnake expert and assistant professor of biology at San Diego State University. "That might be a reason people see more snakes in the spring."
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April 10th, 2012
A Vital Reprieve for a Planet-Hunting Telescope
"The news this week has lightened the mood considerably," says Kepler scientist Natalie Batalha, of the NASA Ames Research Center and San Diego State University, in what's clearly an understatement.
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April 9th, 2012
Stanley Maloy Appointed as Honorary Professor at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile.
Stanley Maloy, Dean, College of Sciences and Professor of Microbiology has been appointed as Honorary Professor at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile.
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April 9th, 2012
The Iceberg Was Only Part of It
The icy waters that night created ideal conditions for an unusual kind of mirage, according to Mr. Maltin, who owns a public relations firm in London and has written three books on the Titanic. Andrew T. Young, an astronomer and mirage specialist at San Diego State University, helped him refine his theory.
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April 5th, 2012
Dr. Edward P. Riley to Deliver 4th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at NIH
Edward P. Riley, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University (SDSU), and serves as the director of SDSU's Center for Behavioral Teratology. He also leads the NIAAA-funded Collaborative Initiative on FASD.
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April 4th, 2012
'Innovation and Creativity in Science' Lecture Series Kicks-off
Robert Kaplan, associate director for behavioral and social sciences research at the National Institutes of Health, will discuss the role of wireless technology in biomedical research and healthcare delivery in his lecture "Bringing the Laboratory to the People" on April 13 in Arts and Letters 201
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April 4th, 2012
Earthquake Experts Take Questions
SDSU geology professors Kim Olsen, Tom Rockwell and Pat Abbott will answer questions about earthquakes, landslides and tsunami from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. April 17 at the Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center in Mission Valley.
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April 4th, 2012
'Robosquirrel' Deployed to Research Relationship with Rattlesnakes
"Snakes will rarely strike a flagging adult squirrel, and if they do they almost always miss," said Rulon Clark, assistant professor of biology at San Diego State University.
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April 4th, 2012
'Me' or 'We': A Generational Debate
The latest salvo comes from Jean Twenge, a psychologist at San Diego State University and author of Generation Me and the Narcissism Epidemic. Not surprisingly, she's still critical of her own generation, the Generation Xers born between 1962 and 1981, and the Millennials born after that.
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April 3rd, 2012
Metadata Technology Collaborating with Statistics Canada on New Data Repository for Research Data Centres
The project is lead at Metadata Technology by M. Pascal Heus, Vice-President and Head of Research. He is joined by Dr. Bing Zhu from the Computational Science Research Center (CSRC) at San Diego State University (SDSU) who will provide technical expertise around iRODS(TM).
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April 3rd, 2012
Bobcat Released Into the Wild
The bobcat, named "Duke," was trapped a week ago by San Diego State University researcher Megan Jennings, who noticed he was suffering from a skin disease known as mange.
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April 2nd, 2012
Darlene Shiley Honored
At San Diego State, Shiley named the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center in honor of her late husband, a bioengineer who invented the Bjork-Shiley heart valve. Her $5 million gift supports the center's unique research on the links between infection, inflammation and heart disease.
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March 26th, 2012
Baby Talk
Professor Margaret Friend, a developmental psychologist in SDSU's Department of Psychology, is leading the five-year international multi-site $2.2 million grant that will examine whether early language comprehension leads to literacy and school-readiness.
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March 24th, 2012
Detecting Earthquakes is Around the Corner: Specialist
"The next big earthquake we expect in California is the southern San Andreas," Dr. Pat Abbott said. "We're anticipating something like a magnitude 7.8 on the east side of the Salton Sea."
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March 22nd, 2012
A Town Wonders - What's that Noise? (VIDEO)
HLN Special Report - HLN (CNN Headline News): HLN's Viinnie Politan talks to geology professor Pat Abbott about strange noises and shaking occurring in Clintonville, Wisc., and what the possible causes may be.
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March 22nd, 2012
Uneducated or Just Plain Wasteful?
Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, and her colleagues Elise Freeman and Keith Campbell, have discovered that "today's young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving resources -- and often less civic-minded overall..."
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March 13th, 2012
Muscle Man
To Bernstein, an SDSU professor of biology, the fruit fly is much more than a bothersome pest. It is perhaps the key to unlocking new treatments for human muscle and cardiac diseases.
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March 6th, 2012
Googling or Garbling?
We are a population out of touch with science, and this is becoming an increasingly dangerous position. So, how has this happened? And, more importantly, how do we fix this problem?
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March 1st, 2012
In Memory: Arthur Young
Arthur Young, 35-year professor emeritus of astronomy at San Diego State University, died in Poway on Feb. 7, 2012, from complications of diabetes at the age of 72.
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February 28th, 2012
Prof. William Tong is CSUPERB
William Tong, SDSU professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was honored with the Andreoli Faculty Service Award at the 24th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.
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February 27th, 2012
Undergrad Research Focus of $250K Grant
"Global climate change influences the dissemination and severity of infectious diseases - from changes in the geographical distribution of insect vectors to the transmission in food and water," said Stanley , dean of SDSU's College of Sciences and the program's director.
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February 27th, 2012
Tobacco Chemicals in 'Smoke-free' Rental Cars
Continuing the research of the effects of smoking in vehicles, this research was led by SDSU psychology professor Georg Matt and associate professor of public health Penelope Quintana. Matt's earlier research found that when surface areas absorb and trap tobacco smoke pollutants, they become reservoirs of these chemicals, or thirdhand smoke.
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February 24th, 2012
Rattlesnakes Not So Cold Hearted
SDSU biologist Rulon Clark and his fellow researcher used molecular tools to characterize the genetic relation of groups of timber rattlesnakes captured in the field. Results showed that both juveniles and pregnant females tend to group with relatives.
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February 22nd, 2012
Alums Dubbed Emerging Scholars
San Diego State alumni Kristian Brown and Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino were both recognized as two of the nation's top 12 emerging scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.
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February 20th, 2012
Biologist Discovers Mini Reptile
A team of four researchers, including Ted Townsend, biology professor at San Diego State, discovered and described B. micra along with three other new species of chameleons within the Brookesia minima group. The team's findings were published in a recent issue of the journal PLoS ONE.
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February 17th, 2012
Explosion in the Andromeda Galaxy
SDSU astronomy professor Allen Shafter helped discover a rare recurrent nova on the same binary star system first seen by famed astronomer Edwin Hubble.
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February 13th, 2012
Taking on Veteran Stress
Additionally, as nearly 20 percent of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD and San Diego County is home to the largest concentration of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the U.S, it was a logical step to drive the creation of the classes, said Georg Matt, chair of SDSU's Department of Psychology.
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February 9th, 2012
The Doctor Will Cure You Now
"This work is going to move science forward in a very important way," Maloy said. "We are not putting another brick in an existing wall; we are building the wall. Even if our research doesn't provide a perfect solution, NIH believes others will use this approach to proceed to the next level."
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January 12th, 2012
A Scientist's Life: Riding the Rails While Searching the Cosmos
Meet Allen Shafter, chair of the astronomy department at San Diego State University. Shafter, 56, studies a class of explosive stars known as classical novae. For brief periods, these stars can rival the combined luminosity of millions of regular stars like the sun, making them an object of great fascination for researchers.
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January 10th, 2012
Discovery Creates New Class of Planetary Systems
This work establishes that such "two sun" planets are not rare exceptions, but are in fact common with many millions existing in our Galaxy. The work was published on-line today in the journal Nature and was presented by William Welsh of San Diego State University at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas, on behalf of the Kepler Science Team.
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January 10th, 2012
TEMECULA: Quarry appeal will be heard in Riverside
In a Monday letter to the board, Temecula Mayor Chuck Washington, Pechanga Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro and Matt Rahn of San Diego State University asked for at least one appeal hearing to take place at Temecula's Rancho Community Church.
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December 22nd, 2011
SDSU Scientist Named AAAS Fellow for 2012
Carrano, who is also chair of the chemistry department, is being honored for "distinguished contributions in the fields of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, particularly for structure, function, reactivity and biology of microbial siderophores."
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December 19th, 2011
The 1,700-Foot Tsunami That Struck Alaska in 1958
Professor Kim Olsen of San Diego State University (SDSU) and his team created a supercomputer-powered "virtual earthquake" program that allowed them to recreate such an event. This program encompassed the work of scientists from SDSU, San Diego Supercomputer Center at University of California/San Diego, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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December 8th, 2011
White House Honors SDSU Alumna
Two-time San Diego State University alumnae Angela Byars-Winston ('91, '92) was one of 12 men and women honored by the White House as 'Champions of Change.' The event recognizes leaders in the effort to recruit and retain girls and women in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM fields."
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December 2nd, 2011
Beyond Sprawl: Trying To Swap Nails For Test Tubes
"The industry's secret to success is strong demand," said Stanley Maloy, dean of the College of Sciences at San Diego State University. "There are so many questions out there to be asked. Almost every one of those questions has an opportunity in biotechnology. We have opportunities for innovation..."
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December 2nd, 2011
Fight the Pressure to Over-Schedule: 10 Tips to Take Back Your Family
Dr Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, found that today's children & college age students are overburdened to a degree once seen in child psychiatric patients in the 1950's.
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December 1st, 2011
San Diego Landmark Could Disappear
Dr. Pat Abbott, a geology professor at San Diego State University, said there's no way to pinpoint exactly when the cliffs will eventually disappear. "It's hard to say because we don't just let nature run its course out there," he said. "Make no mistake--the walls do not stop the erosion," he said. "They slow down the wave attack, but ultimately it will collapse."
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December 1st, 2011
CAPS Asks College Students What Role Overpopulation Plays in Challenges Ahead as Planet Surpasses 7 Billion People
"This unchecked growth has significant consequences to the state's long-term sustainability," says Stuart Hurlbert, emeritus professor of biology at San Diego State University and board secretary for CAPS. "Policy decisions we do - or don't - make related to growth now will define California for years to come..."
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November 29th, 2011
Forget The Rumors: Why Pfizer Might be Incentivized to Acquire Lpath Outright
Dr. Roger Sabbadini, currently a professor emeritus at San Diego State University, is Lpath's founder. He has helped developed a unique way to screen bioactive lipids and develop monoclonal antibodies against them. This has enabled the small biotech to develop drugs against pathways which aren't even being targeted by other companies.
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November 24th, 2011
Urban 'Cesspool' Turns to Showpiece Over Decades
Research by Rebecca Lewison, an ecologist at San Diego State University who studies toxins in San Diego Bay species, supports what regulators have said: The sediment near the two shipyards remains laced with heavy metals and chemicals that are the legacy of industrial and municipal practices in decades past.
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November 22nd, 2011
Should We Worry About Shaking on San Jacinto Fault?
There's been a series of small, but sometimes noticeable earthquakes, occurring on and near the San Jacinto fault. We turned to San Diego State University geologist Tom Rockwell to find out whether the shaking is something we should be worrying about.
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November 18th, 2011
Cyber-Bullying: Lethal Combo of Culture and Technology
"The main problem is that what so many people consider under the umbrella of 'bullying' are actually illegal events," Sattler said. "At the same time, how do you preserve freedom of speech while preventing this type of cyber-bullying?"
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November 17th, 2011
Black Hole Birth Announcement
"We now know that Cygnus X-1 is one of the most massive stellar black holes in the Milky Way," said Jerry Orosz, of San Diego State University. "It's spinning as fast as any black hole we've ever seen," he added.
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November 15th, 2011
Fin Massage Relieves Stress in Surgeonfish
Todd Anderson, a biologist at San Diego State University, California, who studies the ecology of reef fishes, says he's surprised that physical contact lowers stress in fish.
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November 10th, 2011
SDSU Researchers Find Coral More Susceptible to Herpes Viruses When Stressed
SDSU biology professor Forest Rohwer and post-doctoral researcher Rebecca Vega Thurber found that the more "stressed" coral was, the more likely the herpes virus was to replicate. The finding is particularly important because past research focused mostly on fungal and bacterial infections and nothing was known about viruses in corals.
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November 10th, 2011
New Surfing Record may be Broken at Cortes Bank
San Diego State University geologist Pat Abbott said, "Cortes Bank is one of the premier wave spots because of a valley that cuts through the underwater ridges. The water funnels into that valley, then hits the Cortes Bank and then rises into a huge wave."
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November 9th, 2011
Asteroid Passes Close to Earth
Dr. Jerry Orosz with San Diego State University was also following the rock. He said this one won't enter Earth's atmosphere, but in the future we could get a direct hit by a very large asteroid and the results aren't good.
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November 7th, 2011
Looking at New Ways to Learn Math, Science
"I think it's very important to expand the framework of mathematics and science, show people that math is not just cold formulas," Nemirovsky said. "We try to expand the experience to take into account emotional and aesthetic expression."
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November 7th, 2011
The Youngest Dinosaur Fragment Yet?
David Archibald, a dinosaur expert at San Diego State University in California who argues for a "multiple causes" theory, says that the find changes nothing. "The basic error of the authors is the belief that finding one fragment of dinosaur suddenly makes this gap go away [when] it does not," he says.
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November 7th, 2011
Younger Generation's Weak Work Ethic may be Factor in Wide Wealth Gap
Jean Twenge, author of Generation Me and professor at SDSU, said younger generations are more likely to say they don't want to work very hard. They value their leisure more and work is generally not the center of their lives, Twenge's report states.
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October 28th, 2011
Poor Neighborhoods Can Harm Health
"Many low-income communities lack access to parks, recreation areas and sources of healthy foods. Residents of poor neighborhoods are more concerned about traffic and crime, and those factors play a significant role in preventing participation in outdoor activity in their communities."
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October 25th, 2011
Women Donors Fund Science Scholarships
The San Diego Chapter of Achievement Rewards for College Scientists ARCS® Foundation awarded $120,000 in scholarship support for 16 Ph.D. students in the College of Sciences. Leaders of the local chapter presented the check to President Elliot Hirshman on Oct. 12 2011
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October 20th, 2011
Baja to get Quake Detection System
"Science does not have borders," said Pat Abbott, a geologist at San Diego State University. "It could come 50 years from now or it could be this afternoon, Every year that passes we get closer to the big one."
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October 20th, 2011
Viruses Stay Local
Stromatolite samples collected from two pozas in 2004 were examined by several co-authors in the research group of San Diego State University biologist Forest Rohwer, who has prepared the world's largest database of phage DNA.
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October 15th, 2011
A Lobster Hunt Unlike Most
The joint effort between lobster fishermen, state wildlife regulators, Kevin Hovel of San Diego State University, Ed Parnell, of Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and ocean advocates successfully marked 5,000 lobsters between San Diego and Dana Point...
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October 14th, 2011
'Tatooine' Planet with Two Suns Discovered
"It's hard to overstate what a great advance the Kepler Mission is," said Professor Jerome Orosz, SDSU astronomy professor, who is a part of the team of scientists analyzing Kepler data. "Likewise, the discovery of Kepler-16 is perhaps the biggest discovery in exoplanet studies since the discovery of 51 Pegasi."
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October 13th, 2011
Just what's on the bottom of San Diego Bay?
The work is an outgrowth of the Center for Bay and Coastal Dynamics, which unites efforts at San Diego State University, the University of California San Diego, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute and the Unified Port District of San Diego. Its data will be made public so other groups can use it, and translated into curriculum for local schools.
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October 11th, 2011
Site Folds Gaming into Scientific Discovery
There is a game in cyberspace that has been causing quite a stir among gamers and scientists, SDSU chemistry professors John Love and Tom Huxford offered their expertise about the subject.
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October 9th, 2011
S.D. Scientist Finds Sea Turtles in Strange Places
"We pinch ourselves all the time," said Alexander Gaos, a doctoral student in a joint ecology program at SDSU and the University of California Davis. "Only three years ago people thought they were gone, and now look at us."
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October 4th, 2011
Opinion: Want to live longer? Build Walking into Your Routine
"Sloth is killing us," James Sallis said at the international Walk21 conference in Vancouver. "Everybody's talking about obesity and weight, but nobody is talking about physical activity."
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October 4th, 2011
Exploding Stars Reveal Pauses, Flickers and Flares
As many as five novae bright enough to be detected by the SMEI explode in our galaxy each year, Allen Shafter, astronomy professor at San Diego State University and one of the co-authors of the report have previously estimated, but more than half have gone undetected.
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October 4th, 2011
World Stem Cell Summit Highlights Advances in Regenerative Medicine
Mark Sussman, a professor from San Diego State University, called the identification of lung stem cells from human tissue samples capable of regenerating the highly complex and specialized structures of mature lungs a breakthrough in lung biology and regenerative medicine.
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September 30th, 2011
Faculty Fulbright to Study Marine Mammals
San Diego State has continued to excel in the international research setting, and its Fulbright recipients are just one example of this accomplishment. Joining the ranks of SDSU recipients is biology professor Annalisa Berta, who will study and present lectures and tutorials on the comparative biology of marine mammals at the University of Pisa, Italy, in October.
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September 26th, 2011
Targeting Killer Bacteria
"Many of the most dangerous bacteria are resistant to the multiple broad-spectrum antibiotics that we use now," said microbiologist Stanley Maloy, dean of SDSU's College of Sciences and co-principal investigator on the study.
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September 26th, 2011
NSF Awards $4.6M for Earthquake Study
Researchers from San Diego State University's Department of Geology and the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, will assist researchers from six other universities and the U.S. Geological Survey to develop detailed, large-scale computer simulations of earthquake faults under a new $4.6 million National Science Foundation grant.
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September 26th, 2011
Biology Research Garners Award
"He is an outstanding research mentor for students at all levels, and an exceptional classroom teacher," Maloy said. "He encourages students to think critically and creatively, and seamlessly integrates current discoveries into the classroom."
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September 26th, 2011
Saving Sea Turtles
SDSU grad student Alexander Gaos, found the critically endangered hawksbill turtles, which normally inhabit coral and rocky reefs, living among in-shore mangrove estuaries in the eastern Pacific Ocean. His work provides much-needed data on areas that hawksbills use for nesting, migration and feeding from Mexico to Peru.
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September 15th, 2011
Fireball blazes across San Diego Sky
Thousands of people in San Diego and across the Southwest from Phoenix to Los Angeles watched a fireball blaze across the sky Wednesday evening, prompting lots of speculation about UFOs. SDSU professors, Paul Etzel (astronomy) and Pat Abbott (geological sciences) are interviewed by Erica Fox of FOX News.
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September 14th, 2011
Spiny Lobsters 411
"The California spiny lobster is a species of great ecological, economic and cultural significance in Southern California," said Hovel, principal investigator of the team. "As a heavily fished organism in our waters, it is a priority species for protection in the marine protected areas."
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September 14th, 2011
NSF Awards $1M for Computer Science Education
The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, has received National Science Foundation grants to jointly expand the computer sciences curriculum among San Diego's high schools, community colleges and universities.
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September 8th, 2011
9/11 Still Haunts Some Amid Nation's Return to Normalcy
But on the whole, 9/11 has not caused a major shift in young people's attitudes, said Jean Twenge, a psychologist at San Diego State University and author of "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled — And More Miserable Than Ever Before."
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August 25th, 2011
Experts Called on for East Coast Quake
When the earth shakes in San Diego, Pat Abbot and Tom Rockwell are typically the go-to experts for local media. So when a 5.8 earthquake shook the East Coast this week — something that just doesn't happen very often — the national media also turned to the two San Diego State professors.
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August 4th, 2011
Rural Areas' Lack of Sidewalks Fueling Obesity Problems
People who live in neighborhoods with sidewalks tend to be more physically active. Walkable neighborhoods - which are designed for people to walk from their homes to other places - people got 35 to 49 minutes more physical activity each week, according to James Sallis, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and one of the study's authors.
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August 3rd, 2011
Study Shows Hearts Can Be Repaired with Stem Cells
SDSU post-doctoral scholar Sadia Mohsin's study, conducted with SDSU biology Professor Mark Sussman as part of the university's Molecular Biology Laboratory Heart Institute, showed that genetically engineered human cardiac stem cells helped repair damaged heart tissue and improved function after heart attacks in mice.
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August 1st, 2011
Budget Cuts Leave California with Fewer Hands to Fight Wildfires
In an interview, SDSU researcher, Dr. Matt Rahn said California is gambling that it won't be burned by bigger fires and higher costs in the end. In particular, he said, cutting Cal Fire engine crews from four firefighters to three could undercut the agency's standard of trying to keep about 95 percent of wildfires to 10 acres or less.
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July 27th, 2011
JROTC Students Explore Biomedical Sciences at SDSU Camp
If building remote control robotic devices, studying robotic programming and learning the anatomy of the human heart aren't enough, students will participate in a variety of other activities. The camp also includes learning how the circulatory system functions, making a heart pump, doing a laparoscopic surgery activity, creating a rocket-powered car, attempting to fly an airplane through the use of flight simulators, exploring the use of solar panels and experimenting with hydrogen fuel cell cars.
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July 21st, 2011
Greenhouse is Hidden Gem on Campus
Deep within the confines of San Diego State, between the Life Science North and Life Science South buildings, is a spectacular greenhouse, a hidden treasure of the university. Showcasing more than 400 species of plants from around the world, the SDSU greenhouse is a fantastic display of rare and unusual specimens, as well as a place used for teaching and housing many botanic and genetic experiments."
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July 18th, 2011
Sharing A Planet With Volcanoes
The San Diego State University Department of Geological Sciences points out that the 'haze effect' bolstered by volcano-released ash and sulfuric acid in the stratosphere helps to offset global warming caused by greenhouse gases. "Without the cooling influence of such eruptions as El Chichon (1982) and Mt. Pinatubo (1991)..."
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