SDSU NewsCenter


Aztec Life

A sculpture of SDSU's Living Land Acknowledgement project, located at Hepner Hall.

New campus sculpture is first step to bringing SDSU’s Land Acknowledgment to life

The sculpture is complemented by a QR code that takes viewers into an immersive learning experience.

SDSU diver Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez photographed at the team's university athletic facility pool.

Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez: A small splash of inspiration for SDSU's young divers

The champion diver-turned-inspirational coach is empowering the next generation of SDSU’s female athletes

A group of students from the Henrietta Goodwin Scholars program pose for a photo

SDSU’s Henrietta Goodwin Scholars examine treatment of Black female athletes in media

A group of friends in the HGS program use SDSU Student Symposium to increase research interest and skills among underrepresented student groups.

More Aztec Life

SDSU Impact

Photo of Donna Castañeda

Grant to fund new poetry, literacy workshops for Imperial Valley Latinx high schoolers

Developed and led by SDSU Imperial Valley psychology professor Donna Castañeda, the workshops will begin later this year.

SDSU Imperial Valley dean and staff join Christian Jimenez for a photograph.

SDSU Imperial Valley graduate earns inaugural Outstanding Student Teacher Award

Christian Jimenez, a Calexico native, began his teaching and recently completed the teaching credential program at SDSU Imperial Valley.

SDSU students pose at a table with their presentation boards detailing their research.

SDSU Engineering achieves ASEE Diversity Silver 2024-26 for DEI effort

From the university level to the San Diego Community and beyond, the college continues to cultivate a culture that celebrates inclusion and supports opportunities for underrepresented groups.

More SDSU Impact

Solutions

Four people posed with a novelty check for $15,000 from the Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture Challenge, made out to "Agrospike."

SDSU engineers earn top prize at multi-campus entrepreneurship competition

The Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture Challenge awarded nearly $40,000 to support student startups in second year of event.

Cholla cactus blooming in Anza Borrego State Park. (Susanne Clara Bard)

Q&A: Superbloom 2024

SDSU biologists Lluvia Flores-Renteria and Mike Simpson explain the science behind the explosion of flowers following the winter’s heavy rains.

Artist’s drawing of a Syncerus antiquus skull.

Looking to the past to prevent future extinction

San Diego State University anthropologists created a computational model to predict the likelihood of animal extinctions based on the complex interaction of hunting and environmental change.

More Solutions

Campus News

SDSU announces Red and Black Weekend

Tickets for SDSU football's spring game at Snapdragon Stadium are FREE but must be claimed by visiting goaztecs.com/AztecFAST.

Recap: 16th annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering

Despite the rain, more than 17,000 attendees turn out for this year’s STEM festival at Snapdragon Stadium

SDSU Associated Students wins sustainability leadership award

Associated Students was the recipient of the 2023 Leadership Legend Award from the San Diego Green Building Council.

Strategic targets surpassed in SDSU's memorable four-year journey

President lauded community engagement, announced $5M gift to Black Resource Center during campus celebration.

More Campus News

SDSU Voices

SDSU diver Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez photographed at the team's university athletic facility pool.
Being surrounded by 20-plus incredible women who are always pushing you to be the best version of yourself … inspired me to be a lot better. Everyone is there to help you, everyone wants to see you succeed.

— Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez (’23), from Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez: A small splash of inspiration for SDSU's young divers