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Los Angeles Wildfires: How to help impacted SDSU students

SDSU has created a fund to support students in crisis. Here’s how to donate.

Graduates in their caps and gowns smile toward the camera.

SDSU 2024 Year In Review

SDSU celebrates a transformative year marked by record funding, academic milestones, global engagement, and athletic triumphs

SDSU students from Saudi Arabia shared food and drinks at their table during Peace Village. (Photo: Jonathan Frederick)

Photos: Peace Village celebrates 67 years of cultural diversity by spotlighting SDSU’s International students

The cultures and histories of students who come to campus from about 100 countries was on display as part of SDSU’s recognition of International Education Week last month.

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SDSU Impact

Adjunct Faculty Gabriela Fernandez, director of the SDSU Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, supervises big data research that localizes the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SDSU lab dives into big data to localize UN Sustainable Development Goals

At Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, researchers build awareness of climate change and give a voice to vulnerable populations along the U.S.-Mexico border and globally.

Clarissa Miranda poses with her Student Teacher of the Year Award alongside two other colleagues

SDSU Imperial Valley student wins Division of Education’s Student Teacher of the Year Award

Clarissa Miranda, who teaches ninth graders in Brawley, is a double alumna and is part of the Division of Education’s second largest graduating cohort.

SDSU's College of Engineering Student Council (CESC) poses with their Outstanding College Council award.

SDSU Engineering Council wins Outstanding College Council award

The council recently created a new officer’s position to amplify its voice in addressing academic issues.

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Solutions

A sign pointing the way to the San Andreas Fault in Southern California (Courtesy: Adobe Stock).

Q&A: Southern California’s earthquake forecast following 7.0 quake in Northern California

Pat Abbott, SDSU geology professor emeritus, talks about the significance of the Dec. 5 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County and what it means for Southern California’s earthquake future.

Image showing SDSU Imperial Valley researchers acknowledged for their work

New projects by SDSU researchers aim to improve patient care, outcomes

The three new projects focus on diabetes related research, adverse pregnancy outcomes and social screenings as part of their work with the Imperial County Clinical Research Network.

A microscope view of cells infected with fluorescent green T. cruzi parasites

Monsters inside cells could help explain treatment failure and improve drug development

SDSU scientists use parasites to explore a scarcely studied phenomenon that may render drugs useless against infections

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SDSU Alumni

How SDSU alumnus turned hobby into a thriving career

From high school videos to a thriving business, Jeff Lewis built a creative career

The gift of new possibilities

Inspired by her son, SDSU alumna and credential candidate Brenda Gonzalez pursues a new path as a special education teacher.

From one unit to a family unit

Alumnus Michael Dalman discovered a passion for supporting foster youth from a one-unit leadership course at SDSU. Years later, he and his wife Mary are devoted foster parents.

Gift endows chair to promote SDSU Heritage and Community Engagement

A $2.5 million gift by Kit and Karen Sickels is intended to emphasize and strengthen the relationship between SDSU and the community it serves.

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Aztec Voices

Marissa Vasquez is photographed under trees in a park-like setting at SDSU.
I had this feeling of responsibility. This organization has given a lot to me professionally and personally — the networks, the friendships that I've developed over the years. It contributed so much to my own growth as a scholar and educator. In that moment, I decided this was something that I wanted to do.

— SDSU associate professor Marissa Vasquez, from New AAHHE chair-elect feels ‘sense of urgency’