SDSU NewsCenter
Featured Story
SDSU earns renewal of prestigious classification for community engagement
SDSU is nation’s only university with unique combination of classifications for student opportunity, research and athletic prowess, and social impact. .
Recent News
- Symposium highlights SDSU’s wide-ranging cancer research enterprise
- SDSU earns renewal of prestigious classification for community engagement
- Alumni honor 10 for contributions to university, community
- Multilingual instructor knows the challenge firsthand
- Construction begins on cutting-edge water lab at SDSU Mission Valley
Campus News
A year of achievement at SDSU: 2025 in review
Recognition for exceptional research, partnerships with community colleges, athletics accomplishments and record fundraising were parts of the university’s continued momentum.
New CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium sets ambitious path for binational prosperity
SDSU joins universities and officials across borders in pledging deeper collaboration to advance shared talent and innovation.
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.
Related Videos
Aztecs roll past Stony Brook in season opener, 42-0
Chemistry Ph.D. student reflects on SDSU experience in final year of program
Researchers use 3D bioprinted tumor models to transform cancer treatment
Aztecs Rock Hunger celebrates 15 years of fighting food insecurity
How SDSU helped launch San Diego's favorite French bakery
The crocheting chemist
Video: Celebrating four decades of preparing new generations of clinical psychologists
College of Engineering students are over the moon with team’s success in lunar mining competition
Nilou Shahryari: From farmers market to nationwide brand
- 1 of 8
SDSU Impact
Grant expands collaboration in health and human services workforce development
SDSU, CSU San Marcos and county health officials are partners in an expansion of the Live Well Center for Innovation and Leadership, increasing classroom-to-career opportunities for students and alumni.
Student teacher standouts in Imperial Valley will keep their classroom skills close to home
Awardees Lizbeth Figueroa and Jacqueline Santana, part of a cohort of 57 graduates of the SDSU Imperial Valley Division of Education, want to have an impact in the region where they earned their credentials.
Transportation researchers heading into high schools with safe-driving education tools
A state Office of Traffic Safety grant for SDSU’s STAR Lab will show teens the dangers of alcohol impairment behind the wheel.
Giving
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.
The power of faculty and staff philanthropy
Two retirees honor impactful careers by creating endowments in support of areas about which they are passionate.
Fulfilling a vision
Peter J. Shaw loved sharing his business acumen and experience with business students. A $3-million gift from his family continues his legacy.
SDSU Alumni
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.
Celebrating 60 years of doctoral level chemistry
The stories of three San Diego State alumni ― a nun who investigated cancer treatment, a leader in medical diagnostics, and an expert in semiconductor science ― who made an impact.
Aztec Voices
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