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How machine learning helps students stay on track toward graduation

Richard Levine will deliver SDSU’s 2026 Albert W. Johnson Research Lecture, exploring use of data science to support student success.

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Athletics program posts highest-ever fall GPA

The 3.32 GPA, led by the women's tennis team, is the highest fall semester mark since records began being kept in 1999.

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CSU selects engineering professor for outstanding faculty award

Chunting Chris Mi is internationally recognized for his work advancing EV technology. Locally, he’s known for helping businesses cut their utility bills.

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SDSU Impact

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A new way to teach AI cultural values

Research explores how observing human decision making across cultural contexts could shape more adaptable and culturally attuned AI systems.

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SDSU among the nation’s best at helping teachers become experts

Online master’s programs in education earn U.S. News & World Report top-five ranking for third consecutive year.

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Symposium highlights SDSU’s wide-ranging cancer research enterprise

The half-day event brings together scientists, students, advocates, and community partners to discuss current and future work.

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Giving

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A Place to Call Home

San Diego State University’s Guardian Scholars program helps high-achieving students earn college degrees as they transition out of foster care. For many, SDSU provides the most stable living environment they have ever known.

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Aztecs Rock Hunger breaks annual fundraising record in fight against food insecurity

In its 15th year, Aztecs Rock Hunger broke its record for donations raised to support the SDSU Economic Crisis Response Team, A.S. Food Pantry and The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank.

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The power of faculty and staff philanthropy

Two retirees honor impactful careers by creating endowments in support of areas about which they are passionate.

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SDSU Alumni

Alumni honor 10 for contributions to university, community

The biennial awards will be presented at a ceremony in April.

New life sciences building cements a family legacy

The facility will reflect three generations of Theilackers, including the building’s design manager, an SDSU alumnus and the creator of Campanile Mall.

San Diego State University’s enduring economic impact

SDSU continues to play a powerful role in advancing California’s economy, supporting tens of thousands of jobs, generating billions in statewide economic activity and fueling opportunity through education, research and community partnership.

Building impact across oceans

From her mother’s toy store in Turkey to co-founding Cross Ocean Ventures, SDSU alumna Zeynep Ilgaz (’00) has built her career on purpose-driven entrepreneurship and global impact.

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Aztec Voices

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Through these combined efforts, SDSU Imperial Valley is a vibrant campus where we create a healthier, more inclusive space. We are environmentally responsible to create spaces where our campus community can benefit from and for our local community who visit us year round.

— Maribel Madero, from Grant aims for a greener, shadier SDSU Imperial Valley