Articles tagged with 'CSTEM' | CSUSM

Preparation is ongoing for Cal State San Marcos' annual Super STEM Saturday event, a one-day festival held on the second Saturday in March. The event engages kids of all ages and their families in exploring the diverse and exciting fields of …

Cal State San Marcos’ Veterans Services and College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM) will hold an outdoor cookout for Chow on Deck at the Epstein Family Veterans Center deck on Nov. 17 from noon to 1 p.m.Individuals can …

Cal State San Marcos student Naeem Miller was honored at the 2026 NAACP Freedom Fund Gala on Oct. 17 for his outstanding commitment to social justice, youth empowerment and community leadership.Miller, a junior pursuing a degree in electrical …

Applications are open for the Goldwater Scholarship, which supports outstanding students interested in research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.To apply, students must be nominated by a single institution through their …

Cal State San Marcos physics professor Gerardo Dominguez has had a paper published in a prestigious scientific journal that marks the latest chapter in his career-long research into isotope chemistry and its possible influence on the origins of the …

Parents usually do anything they can to get their kids to take a break from playing video games. Emily Sorger’s parents took a different approach. “When I was younger, my dad would say, ‘No, you can't go outside and play until you finish this level’ …

Nikita Sharma never had visited the United States before, much less California, much less Cal State San Marcos.Even so, as a high school student from a small village in northern India, Sharma knew she wanted to experience Summer Scholars. How could …

Victoria Naficy didn’t expect to find her future in a research lab.After attending community college and working for a few years, she enrolled at Cal State San Marcos as a psychology major, eager to continue her education but uncertain about what …

Nominations are open for the Kerri Mowen Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Faculty Mentor Award, which honors faculty members at Cal State San Marcos who have shown exceptional leadership in increasing undergraduate students’ …

Through a tumultuous childhood and early adulthood, Kaitlyn Stowinsky had grown accustomed to labels being attached to her – foster youth, runaway, young mother.In 2021, she feared that she would be pinned with another moniker: college dropout.Only …

Imagine having five minutes to make a pitch in the style of the reality show “Shark Tank” on the future of California’s quantum workforce.For Justin Perron, a physics professor at Cal State San Marcos, that pitch was the culmination of months of …

Cal State San Marcos welcomed first-year and transfer students to the Cougar family on Saturday during New Student and Family Convocation, an annual celebration held in the Sports Center.The event, which was sponsored by North City, included remarks …

The U.S. National Science Foundation is renewing its support for the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation (NSF CIQC), a multi-institutional research center spanning California and led by UC Berkeley.The far-reaching grant …

If you had a choice to climb the highest mountain in the lower United States or walk across a stage to get your college degree, which would you choose?For Cal State San Marcos alumnus Jaedon Spurlock, the decision was simple.During commencement …

One of the slowest creatures on Earth might be heading toward a scientific breakthrough at warp speed.Cal State San Marcos researchers – along with colleagues from the San Diego Natural History Museum, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles …

For many students, quantum physics education centers on theory, with few opportunities for hands-on experience. Cal State San Marcos physics professor Justin Perron aims to change that. Perron is leading a three-year, $1,085,815 …

Akayla Hackson has always had a knack for finding solutions to problems.So when Kelsey Forrester told Hackson about the most challenging part of her job at UC Santa Barbara, Hackson took action.Hackson and Forrester have been close friends since …

More than 4,000 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2026 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff …

Allison Newell had thoughts about medical school throughout her undergraduate studies at Cal State San Marcos. But it was always challenging to envision herself actually in that field.It wasn’t until she had a conversation with Robert Iafe, one of …

Cal State San Marcos marked a major construction milestone Friday, April 24, as university leaders, donors and community supporters gathered to celebrate the topping out of the new Hunter Hall of Science and Engineering.Topping-out ceremonies are a …

Seeing Sierra Brandt’s technological magic in action led Erica Cullwell to dub Brandt “The Departmental Wizard” of the Career Center.Not only was Brandt able to resolve a longstanding problem for the Career Center, her solution will support Cal …

On a Tuesday in early March, a procession of 28 fifth-grade students marched into the Innovation Hub at Cal State San Marcos and took their seats at a series of tables.As the kids had just come from lunch, cases of the wiggles were rampant, but it …

Kimberly Ayers is like a lot of people when it comes to phone calls from numbers she doesn’t recognize – she ignores them.But in January, one of those unknown callers left a voicemail.The person said they were calling from the TV game show …

Build and launch a rocket, view the surface of the sun and discover how chemistry is better than magic. These are just a few of the more than 130 hands-on, interactive activities and demonstrations that will engage thousands of attendees at …

As the end of the year approaches, many are already looking ahead to 2026.But before putting the finishing touches on your list of New Year’s resolutions, let’s take a look back at some of the most-talked-about stories of 2025. Hunter …

Greg Hunter never wears a suit to his abstract algebra class at Cal State San Marcos. So when he walked in dressed up one evening, his classmates teased him for being “all dolled up.” Few would guess that he is the CEO of Hunter Industries, a …

Unlike most children, Quetzalli Johnson wasn’t afraid of visiting the dentist. When she was growing up, her mother always made dentist trips a positive experience for Johnson and her brothers by offering them rewards for doing well in the …

When asked why he wants to be a doctor, Cristian Alvizo would often answer, “Because I like science and I love to help people.” But there was always so much more hidden behind that answer, including a diagnosis that altered Alvizo’s entire outlook …

For education professor Rebecca Brooks, receiving $2.5 million in grants to expand the Aspiring Scholars program is a dream come true.  “It’s incredibly meaningful to give students with …

As a student-athlete competing in cross country and track and field, Renton McGregor spends most of the year practicing and competing.“On top of training up to three hours a day, my major in algorithmic mathematics is very demanding and leaves …