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Halloween, Día de los Muertos and Aztec pride converge in a chilling design featuring campus icons and ghostly flair.

A haunted homecoming: SDSU unveils spooky new logo for 2025

Coinciding with Halloween and Día de los Muertos, this year’s Homecoming features a new design and theme that highlight Aztec pride in a festive way.

Concerts, food fests, mixers and more! The first weeks of fall at SDSU are all about making memories and finding your Aztec community.

10 things you need to do to kick off fall at SDSU

From late-night fests to career fairs, here’s your guide to the top campus events Aug. 27 – Sept. 17.

Tasha Murphy, (center) an SDSU criminal justice major, traveled to South Africia for an immersive comparative studies program. (Courtesy photo)

Going Global: SDSU students engage with the world

What inspires students to study abroad and connect across cultures? Four Aztecs delve into their international journeys

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SDSU Impact

Field workers harvest onions under sunny skies in Imperial Valley, California. (Stock photo by picryl)

SDSU awarded $5 million federal grant to combat extreme heat in Imperial Valley

The award designates SDSU as one of only 20 Prevention Research Centers nationally. The center's research focus is community-based heat mitigation strategies for vulnerable rural and agricultural communities.

A foamy, turbulent section of the Tijuana River near Saturn Boulevard in San Diego’s South Bay. This location was identified by members of the local community as a source of particularly strong odors.  (Photo courtesy of Beatriz Klimeck)

Tijuana River’s toxic water pollutes the air

New peer-reviewed study shows hydrogen sulfide levels exceeded California air quality standards

Alana Dillette, associate professor in the Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State University. (Courtesy photo)

“Empowered Beginnings” report calls for stronger protections in Black maternal health

SDSU’s Alana Dillette spotlights the barriers Black mothers face in maternity care, and calls for policy changes to ensure equity and support for families.

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Solutions

Mrinali (Milli) Kumar and Jenni Matheson (right) are the founders of EatKinda

I scream, you scream, we all scream for…cauliflower?

Students from SDSU’s Fowler College of Business are helping a Kiwi company introduce an offbeat ice cream product to the U.S. market.

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.

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.

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SDSU Alumni

Alumni Spotlight, Johamy Morales

Morales (‘06) serves as the Artistic Director at Seattle Children’s Theatre, one of the nation’s most prestigious theatres for young audiences

From coins to community

SDSU alumni Michelle and Matthew Marsh built a vending business covering much of three states. They recently turned their success satisfying customer cravings into a gift that helps SDSU students facing hardships

Calling the majors: Josh Suchon takes big step toward MLB broadcast dream

Building on skills honed at SDSU’s journalism program, Suchon’s path from student media to the broadcast booth shows the power of persistence and passion.

Accounting alumna scores her dream job with the San Diego Padres

San Diego native still applies skills learned at SDSU in her job with the Padres’ front office

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Aztec Voices

SDSU President Adela de la Torre dressed in a white blazer stands at the podium and delivers a speech during the 2025 All-University Convocation attended by hundreds
This is our moment to take everything SDSU stands for -- equity, excellence and impact -- and apply it with precision to the challenges and possibilities ahead. Each of you has a role to play this year in projects that will enable and shape our future.

— SDSU President Adela de la Torre, from President de la Torre to SDSU: Get set for ‘a year of opportunity and audacity’