2026
May
13,
2026
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13:25 PM
America/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 …
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2025
December
15,
2025
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13:56 PM
America/Los_Angeles
This week, Cameron Aquino will finish her seventh and final semester at Cal State San Marcos, having graduated a semester early with a Bachelor of Arts in psychological science.Barring a disastrous outcome of her finals, she will finish as a member …
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December
04,
2025
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09:17 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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 …
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September
02,
2025
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11:22 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Teaching in a student population environment of around 2,500 and then moving to one with 17,000-plus is one of the many challenges that Roni Kay O’Dell, a new assistant professor of political science and global affairs, has signed up for this …
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August
06,
2025
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08:57 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Two Cal State San Marcos alumni have been selected for the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, also known as CDIP, for the incoming 2025-26 cohort. The CSUSM fellows are: Hugo Peralta-Ramírez, studying history and sponsored …
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July
31,
2025
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14:48 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos has a new master’s degree program in clinical counseling psychology that has been approved by the CSU Chancellor’s Office to accept applications this fall.The first cohort is set to start in fall 2026 with 25-30 students, said …
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May
06,
2025
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07:19 AM
America/Los_Angeles
More than 4,000 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2025 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements. Honorees were nominated by faculty or …
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May
01,
2025
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07:34 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Psychological science student Bianca Delia was awarded first place in Behavioral, Social Sciences & Public Administration (undergraduate) at the 39th annual CSU Statewide Research Competition last month. The event, which was held at Cal …
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April
22,
2025
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12:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Miyah Walker has had a passion for listening and offering a hand to hold since she was just 13.Being a middle child among three sisters, Walker was often the person who would help and listen to her siblings, cousins and close friends when they …
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February
26,
2025
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09:53 AM
America/Los_Angeles
This story contains material of a sensitive nature, including child sexual assault, that may be triggering for some readers.
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February
25,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When Karen Charles participated in Cal State San Marcos’ commencement ceremonies to receive her bachelor’s in 2000 and her teaching credential in 2001, she did so on a small grassy area in Forum Plaza.At the time, there were four main buildings on …
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February
24,
2025
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08:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The fourth Arts & Lectures event of the spring semester features a film screening of “Bad Child.” The event is March 4 at noon in Arts 111. Reserve tickets online via the Arts & Lectures website. The film is a short …
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2024
November
07,
2024
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15:51 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Alexandria (Alli) Mulqueen struggled through much of her academic career before learning of her diagnosis of ADHD at 17, a discovery that would alter her life trajectory.“I went through most of school having a really difficult time academically, not …
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May
14,
2024
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14:10 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Karissa Tran is a San Marcos native who entered Cal State San Marcos intending to study clinical psychology.Nicolas Morales is a transfer from Northern Arizona University who came to CSUSM with a goal to become a physical therapist or physician’s …
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May
01,
2024
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10:23 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos psychology master’s student Jessica Orea won first place at the CSU Student Research Competition at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for her presentation, "Association Between Distress Tolerance and Cannabis Dependence Stronger for …
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April
09,
2024
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13:36 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Alex Huynh recently had a paper published in Cognition, an international journal that publishes theoretical and experimental papers on the study of the mind.Since he started at CSUSM in 2020, Huynh has …
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January
30,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
John W. Edwards III hasn’t been to a barber in more than two decades.Edwards was only 12 years old when he taught himself how to cut his own hair. It was a talent born of necessity. He and his family had moved to San Ysidro, just north of the …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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