2023
November
29,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
David King came to Cal State San Marcos in 2017 feeling lost. Being a first-generation college student meant that King didn’t have anyone at home to help him figure out financial aid or other college resources. A month into his first semester at CSUS...
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November
06,
2023
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09:46 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos and San Diego State University are collaborating to promote tobacco-free living and the 47th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 16.The Great American Smokeout is held annually by the American Cancer Society on the t...
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August
31,
2023
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11:54 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Sasha Kimel has been published by the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, an American Psychological Association publication.Kimel’s article, titled “Finding Your Roots: Do DNA Ancestry Tests Increase...
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May
18,
2023
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07:06 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities throughout Southern California convened at Cal State San Marcos recently for the 29th Annual Psychology Student Research Conference. The event allowed students the chance to share the...
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May
15,
2023
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15:27 PM
America/Los_Angeles
As a social sciences major with an interest in mental health, David Magallanes Cortes’ curiosity was piqued when he discovered that Latino college students are more likely to report mental health benefits from using Cal State San Marcos’ Cougar Pantr...
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May
11,
2023
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06:45 AM
America/Los_Angeles
More than 4,200 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2023 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff an...
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May
04,
2023
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16:23 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Two Cal State San Marcos students won awards at the 37th annual CSU Student Research Competition.The event was held April 28-29 at San Diego State University.Biological sciences student Jaeden Flury received first place in Session 7, Biological and A...
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April
26,
2023
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11:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
There is a plethora of stories written all over the country every spring about resiliency and overcoming massive barriers to success, particularly around the subject of graduation. And then there’s the story of Juan Alva. And the simple but powerful ...
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April
25,
2023
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11:24 AM
America/Los_Angeles
There are two places where Dynnah Buckner has found the most sanctuary during her decorated career at Cal State San Marcos.The first is the basketball court, where she was one of the driving forces behind the ascension of the Cougars’ women’s program...
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2022
November
28,
2022
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15:07 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Kim Pulvers was a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Kansas in the early 2000s when she first encountered a statistic that floored her.Every year, almost half a million people die from the effects of cigarette smoking, which...
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May
11,
2022
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11:27 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Yo trabajo con mis manos para que tu puedas trabajar con tu mente.That’s the mantra that was drilled into the head of Krystal Alvarez-Hernandez by her father when she was a child. It translates to: I’ve always worked with my hands so that you can wor...
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May
05,
2022
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08:03 AM
America/Los_Angeles
More than 4,400 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2022 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff an...
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January
31,
2022
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has received a grant of $1.3 million from a state agency to train students in research that will help them reduce tobacco-related disease in their communities.The four-year grant funded by the California Tobacco Related Disease R...
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2021
December
21,
2021
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11:31 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When he transferred to Cal State San Marcos from Grossmont College in August, John W. Edwards III had no idea what service learning was.Even when he was exposed to the concept early in his EDUC 364 course, he understood it mainly as a 20-hour require...
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November
19,
2021
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15:56 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Daniel Berry has written a manuscript on the intersection of mindfulness meditation and interracial social interactions that has been published in the academic journal Social Psychological and Personality Sci...
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November
18,
2021
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09:39 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Student Poster Showcase annually promotes the success of student research and creativity at Cal State San Marcos, and the fall 2021 event was no exception. The event, held Nov. 9 outside of the University Student Union, provided a valuable learni...
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October
26,
2021
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos professor Bonnie Bade is part of a team of academic researchers who came together last year to study the effects of COVID-19 on the vulnerable population of farmworkers throughout the state. The COVID-19 Farmworker Study (COFS) ...
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March
05,
2021
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09:41 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Donald Trump didn’t invent fake news, of course. False stories have been circulated as long as the written word has existed. Perhaps no person on the planet, however, is more responsible for the term “fake news” achieving worldwide ubiquity, with the...
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February
12,
2021
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10:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Twenty-five years ago, Cal State San Marcos was a four-building campus full of bright-eyed optimists with individual paths but the common goal of making it a home of inclusion, a place for caring, a community of learning and inspiration.Sharon Hamill...
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2020
November
30,
2020
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A Cal State San Marcos professor is one of the experts behind new national research offering significant evidence that a new type of electronic cigarette is less damaging to health than traditional cigarettes. Dr. Kim Pulvers, a professor of psycholo...
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November
17,
2020
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10:22 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Joenetta Benjamin attended a Southern Baptist church while growing up in South Carolina.But seeing how elders in her church shunned a teenager who had been the victim of sexual assault led Benjamin to look for another outlet for her faith.Now, many y...
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October
27,
2020
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12:54 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Close your eyes for a moment and think about a scientist working on a life-saving vaccine or medical device. The image that pops into your head is more likely to be a white, middle-aged man working alone in a lab rather than someone who is Latinx or ...
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August
24,
2020
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14:29 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Sharon Hamill is among 25 faculty and staff members being recognized by the California State University system with Faculty Innovation and Leadership Awards for their commitment to student success, particular...
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July
20,
2020
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13:38 PM
America/Los_Angeles
As Cal State San Marcos faculty and staff continue to go above and beyond on behalf of students and the campus community during the COVID-19 crisis, we’re pleased to highlight some of the campus heroes as nominated by students and colleagues.
Know...
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June
03,
2020
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09:07 AM
America/Los_Angeles
It’s hard to grasp the seemingly endless ways that the coronavirus pandemic can be damaging to people’s mental health.
Maybe you have a loved one who has suffered from, or even died from, COVID-19. Maybe you’re a front-line health worker and live...
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2019
October
14,
2019
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Cal State San Marcos Psychology Department, in partnership with the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM, will host the 17th annual Because I Care Community Resource Fair from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the San Marcos Commu...
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August
15,
2019
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Ashley Reyes didn’t have an opportunity to participate in Clear the Air when Cal State San Marcos became a smoke- and tobacco-free campus in fall 2017. She knew about the program, but had graduated a semester earlier.
Ashley is making the most of ...
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April
29,
2019
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12:34 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Stephanie Trevino is as tough as an old patch of Texas leather, fitting being that she hails from San Antonio. She served two tours of duty in the Marines during wartime, one in Iraq for seven months in 2008 and one in Afghanistan for eight months th...
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February
18,
2019
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As the first in his family to attend college, Conner Whitten knows all too well the challenges faced by first-generation students.
For Conner, those challenges not only included helping his parents understand the often complex, painstaking process...
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2018
October
25,
2018
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13:58 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Looking at Armando Zaragoza’s resumé, it is easy to understand his desire to become a university vice president of student affairs.
“I just love interacting with students,” said Armando, who will graduate from Cal State San Marcos in May with a ba...
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