CSUMB Receives Grant to Enhance Bio Curriculum; Will Incorporate Big Data
SEASIDE, Calif., July 17, 2017 – California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has received a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation that will help modernize how biology is taught at CSUMB. The $300,000 grant will help fund equipment and course development needed to allow for a fully functioning facility for genome-level work and prepare students for careers in contemporary bioscience professions.
July 17, 2017CSUMB Faculty Corey Garza Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine’s 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award
National Recognition of Leaders From Underrepresented Groups Who Are Making a Difference in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
July 6, 2017Four Undergraduate Researchers Selected for Pre-Doctoral Scholarships
SEASIDE, Calif., June 20, 2017 – Four CSUMB seniors have been selected as Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars for the 2017-18 academic year. The four CSUMB students, whose research interested include human sexuality, medicine and epidemiology, environmental stress on marine populations and forensic anthropology, will each receive $3,000 in support of pre-doctoral activities.
June 20, 2017CSU Chancellor Issues Statement on 2017-18 State Budget
June 19, 2017 – California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White has issued a statement following the June 15 passage of California's state budget by both houses of the legislature:
June 19, 2017CSUMB “Game Jam” Introduces Virtual Reality to First Generation Students
SEASIDE, Calif. June 15, 2017 – Virtual Reality (VR) is considered to be the next transformative technology, not only for games but for practical applications in medicine and architecture. In order for this technology to evolve, you need to expose the future developers, the students who could someday conceptualize and create VR applications.
June 15, 2017CSUMB Receives Federal Funding to Continue Upward Bound Program
SEASIDE, Calif., June 2, 2017 – CSU Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has been selected to receive two federal grants under the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound Program totaling $574,556. Both grants, expected to last for a total of five years, will be used to provide fundamental support to Upward Bound participants at Soledad, Watsonville, Pajaro Valley and Monterey County high schools.
June 2, 2017