2026
April
16,
2026
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07:50 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Johanna Robinson joined the Resilient Entrepreneur Program (REP) at Cal State San Marcos with a three-ring binder filled with sketches of two kittens inspired by her twin daughters. She wasn't sure if her project would …
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April
07,
2026
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16:45 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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 …
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2025
July
09,
2025
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12:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Three Cal State San Marcos projects have been selected as winners of the California State University’s first-ever Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge (AIEIC).The trio of CSUSM faculty-led projects are among 63 from across the …
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June
05,
2025
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
For Lorin Keehr, Cal State San Marcos is more than the university where she earned her master's degree in speech-language pathology. It's a community where she continues to find support nearly a decade later. Keehr, who graduated in 2016, now …
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2024
April
15,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
How can one turn popular candies such as gummy bears, gummy worms and peach rings into a side business? Ask Cal State San Marcos marketing student Mo Carrasco. Carrasco has been surrounded by entrepreneurs for multiple years, as her mother and …
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March
27,
2024
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07:03 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A team of Cal State San Marcos students was recently honored in multiple categories at the SDSU Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture: H20 Impact Challenge. The event, hosted by San Diego State, is a pitch competition based on identifying a …
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March
25,
2024
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Shruti Jha knew an internship would provide valuable experience as she prepares for a career in the biotechnology industry.But working for Alcheme Bio in Cal State San Marcos’ Infinity Lab has exceeded all of Jha’s expectations. Not only has it …
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March
06,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
“You are not broken” is a principle both followed and taught by Poorvi Datta.Datta, who will graduate from Cal State San Marcos with their master’s in biological sciences this May, has worked to overcome challenges with imposter syndrome and their …
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2023
December
01,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos’ Innovation Hub has welcomed a creative addition to its space with the unveiling of a new mural and interactive art installation. The mural portrays a coastal live oak, a tree that is representative of the San …
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September
14,
2023
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09:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Business student Marisa Casarez received $1,000 for winning Cal State San Marcos’ spring 2023 Innovation Hub Quick Pitch competition for her subscription-based business model “Regain the Power Self Defense.”The Quick Pitch contest occurs each …
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July
19,
2023
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When Thomas Lyle Temple began searching for lab space to house his biotech startup, he wasn’t exactly enamored with his options.Temple toured private facilities in the region that failed to meet his expectations in myriad ways – whether the culprit …
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2022
September
07,
2022
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As a professor of biological sciences at Cal State San Marcos, Carlos Luna Lopez occasionally is approached by representatives of the scores of biotech companies in the region, seeking his scientific expertise. Last fall, a biotech startup came …
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April
27,
2022
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09:22 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos' newly opened Innovation Hub is hosting its first Startup Week from May 2-4. During the week, you can expect to learn about blockchain and NFTs, purchase goods from CSUSM students at the San Marcos Farmers Market, and …
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April
05,
2022
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09:56 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has received two grants totaling almost $250,000 from The Conrad Prebys Foundation to support the university’s burgeoning innovation ecosystem and to help provide immersive virtual reality training to students. The …
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March
03,
2022
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12:17 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Sophia Lombardi discovered her love for sewing and entrepreneurship during the pandemic. Sewing is something Lombardi and her cousin picked up as a hobby when they had extra time on their hands. She had no intention of starting a …
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2021
March
23,
2021
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14:28 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has received a $250,000 grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation that it will use to continue to build out the Innovation Hub that first launched last spring. The gift announced Tuesday is …
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