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Sustainability at SDSU

A young woman wearing raingear is kneeling on the cincrete bank of a river, holding a line connected to something submerged in the water. Palms, trees barren of leaves and other vegetation line the river in the distance.

Research shows state’s strategy for river cleanup may be all washed up

Data from a five-year study indicates the unwanted debris is closely connected with another major societal problem.

SDSU researchers embark on a scientific mission off the coast of San Diego. (Bryana Quintana, Gabby Ortiz, Amy Allinson, Jillian Maloney / SDSU)

SDSU researchers spent 12 days at sea identifying potential hazards to coastal communities

The crew explored waters off the San Diego coast to protect local cities and infrastructure from underwater threats

The SDSU campus lit in a red light wash at night.

Q&A: What powers SDSU, and how do we maintain a sustainable, efficient campus?

Facilities Services executive director Daryn Ockey gives us a peek into how SDSU generates its power, and the work that goes into making sure the campus is running efficiently.

SDSU Impact

Cristal Zuniga poses with students from Tracy Beach’s Fletcher Hills Elementary class as they visit her SDSU biology lab to learn about microalgae research and STEM opportunities in college.

Researchers inspire local youth to pursue careers in STEM

Professors like Cristal Zuniga are bringing SDSU science into the community through tailored programs and hands-on lab experiences.

Viraj Urkudey and Olivia Devito pose with office compost program food waste caddies (left). The office composting program’s official collection vehicle, Sparky (right) (Photo courtesy of the SDSU Office of Energy and Sustainability).

Meet the Office of Energy and Sustainability student assistants who want to collect your food scraps

Olivia Devito and Viraj Urkudey, leaders of the Office of Energy and Sustainability’s composting program, are on a mission to divert 1,300 pounds of organic waste from local landfills.

Deep-sea industrial waste barrel near Catalina Island.

Underwater graveyard exposes toxic DDT threat near Catalina Island in the new documentary ‘Out of Plain Sight’

SDSU professor Eunha Hoh is featured in the film’s premiere at the San Diego Asian Film Festival

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Solutions

SDSU Imperial Valley assistant professor Tingting Tang (left) mentored four students (from left, David Aguilar, Caleb Molina, Daniel Lara and Xitlali Ortega) who presented at S3 in February.

SDSU Imperial Valley students create health care database to expand medical support

The group of math undergraduate students presented at the annual Student Symposium in February.

Student Cynthia Monroy, SDSU Social Work Agency Fair,  2025.  Photo by Jenna Dorr

From Class to Career: A new career fair links SDSU students to County Health & Human Services for potential jobs

SDSU alumni account for 52% of SD County’s HHSA leadership.

Top (L to R): Purnell Strom, Sagel Provancher, Madeline Kerins, Tait Arnold, Andrew Murphy. Bottom (L to R): Mikhail Alexseev, Yang Liang, Naseh Nasrollahi Shahri, Consuelo Salas, Gregory A. Daddis.

Faculty and undergraduates team up to research drones, comics, AI and more

Members of CAL MUSE cohorts share details of their research projects

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SDSU Alumni

SDSU Imperial Valley alumnus finds new meaning in real estate career

Emmanuel Gonzalez, SDSU Imperial Valley alumnus, has been a real estate agent for more than five years, sharing his love for business with the community.

SDSU celebrates former faculty member donor's half-century of support

An annual dinner pays tribute to donors who have provided support through the decades.

Beloved SDSU theatre professors inspire scholarship to support students studying abroad

Former student honors Michael and Anne-Charlotte Harvey with a donation to their scholarship, continuing their legacy of mentorship and global theatre education.

From Tijuana to Tallahassee: SDSU’s Ana Ceballos chased headlines from The Daily Aztec to the Miami Herald’s statehouse beat

SDSU journalism alumna Ana Ceballos turned her passion into a powerhouse reporting career that now has her covering Florida politics.

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Aztec Voices

Two SDSU researches are inside a lab observing a petri dish.
This recognition enhances our ability to attract excellent faculty, supercharges our students’ career readiness, and grows the value and prestige of an SDSU degree everywhere, benefiting our 500,000 living Aztec alumni.

— SDSU President Adela de la Torre, from SDSU earns R1 classification, joins top 5% of research universities in the U.S.