$249K National Science Foundation Grant to Send Students to Australia to Study Climate Change

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California State University, Dominguez Hills associate professor of biology Terry McGlynn has been awarded a three-year $249,922 National Science Foundation (NSF) International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) grant to establish the Fire, Carbon, and Climate Change in Australia … [Read more...]

$200,000 from Keck Foundation Supports Unique Chemistry Lab Redesign

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California State University, Dominguez Hills has received a $200,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to support a unique chemistry lab model aimed at addressing barriers to the sciences for part-time, working students. For nontraditional students who work and/or commute long distances to … [Read more...]

McNair Scholars on the Mark for Doctoral Programs

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Earning a doctoral degree is a scholarly pursuit that may seem out of reach for many; however, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills is helping to make the advanced degree attainable. The program, funded by the U.S. Department … [Read more...]

Federal Minority Biomedical Research Support Program at CSUDH Renewed

Destinie Thompson (pictured here at the CSUDH MBRS computer lab) is working as a research assistant at LABioMed thanks to the MBRS RISE program

Kumar Tiger, a 21-year-old senior microbiology major, aspires to be biomedical scientist because he “saw the health disparities among people like me and my family and I was not satisfied with the solutions being provided.” He wants to play a part in finding solutions and proactively … [Read more...]

Transition to Teaching: New Grant Will Prepare STEM Teachers in Rural Communities

A new federal grant has been awarded to the university's Transition to Teaching program, which places qualified teachers in the schools that they attended.

For the last 12 years, Kamal Hamdan has had a track record of success in acquiring federal funding for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) teacher preparation programs at California State University, Dominguez Hills that not only prepare individuals with STEM backgrounds to earn their … [Read more...]

$1 Million Gift from Annenberg Foundation Will Fund First Endowed Professorship

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California State University, Dominguez Hills President Mildred García announced today a $1 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation to establish the university’s first endowed professorship. The Wallis Annenberg Endowed Professorship for Innovation in STEM Education position will lead the … [Read more...]

University Partners with Historic Adobe Museum for NEH Teacher Workshops

CSU Dominguez Hills partnered with the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum (DRAM) to teach history teachers how to present the colorful history of early California. L-R: Patty McCollom, The Whirled Peas Band; Erin Sturdevant, senior, history; Alison Bruesehoff, executive director, DRAM; Sylvia Contreras, docent, DRAM; Cheryl McKnight, director, Office of Service Learning, Internships, and Civic Engagement; and Laura Talamante, assistant professor of history

Eighty elementary and high school teachers from across the United States spent a week in June at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the nearby Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum (DRAM) learning about the people and cultures that shaped the Los Angeles region in order to enhance their … [Read more...]

Political Science Students Win Top Honors at Model U.N.

Students in a Model United Nations class taught by Hamoud Salhi (at far right) brought home honors as the most decorated delegation of MUN's western region.

The Model United Nations (MUN) class at California State University, Dominguez Hills won top honors at the regional Model United Nations Conference, held at Santa Barbara City College from March 31 to Apr. 2. This year 35 students from CSU Dominguez Hills represented 12 countries, including the … [Read more...]

Faculty Awards Celebrate Excellence and 835 Combined Years of Professorial Service

President Mildred García welcomed the campus community to honor distinguished faculty at the 2011 Annual Faculty Awards in the University Library.

VIEW PHOTO GALLERY OF FACULTY AWARDS RECEPTION Five faculty members and their colleagues were honored at the 2011 Annual Faculty Awards Reception on March 17, which was held in the South Wing of the University Library. The following faculty members were awarded for their achievements and will be … [Read more...]

CSU Dominguez Hills Receives Federal TRIO Grant

(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills has been awarded the first year allocation of a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its Student Support Services (SSS) program for disadvantaged students. The first year award is for $259,059, with … [Read more...]