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Class of 2025

A leader in the 2SLGBTQIA+ and disability communities, Grayson Conrad is now preparing for graduate school and a future in public health. (SDSU)

'Living for her' is how SDSU grad honors his mother and himself

Grayson Conrad makes his mark advocating for and mentoring fellow students but also follows mother’s example to savor life.

With her degree in bilingual education, Paulette Nungaray plans to teach and carry on her mother’s legacy as an award-winning educator.

Paulette Nungaray follows in her mother’s footsteps to become a teacher

New SDSU graduate learned perseverance, importance of education at mother’s knee

Angelica Castillo poses for a photo with a backdrop of the Los Angeles skyline

SDSU grad turns a high school museum visit into a lifelong passion

Chula Vista grad pursued art museum dream with help of SDSU mentors, leadership experiences and campus community support.

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SDSU Impact

Portrait of Alba G. Thompson, 1984 (SDSU Digital Collections)

Honoring an SDSU professor who transformed math education

Alba Gonzalez Thompson was a trailblazing Latina in STEM, whose revolutionary research impacted math teaching and learning worldwide

Photo courtesy of the Cyber Center of Excellence.

SDSU graduate students help small business fine-tune network security

Two SDSU cybersecurity students are gaining early-career-level experience while completing their graduate degree.

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.

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Solutions

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.

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.

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SDSU Alumni

Day of Giving puts on a burst of speed in 2025

The annual fundraising campaign pulled in nearly $488,000 in March, with donations going to a variety of highly impactful and sometimes life-changing programs.

Mark Heine named SDSU’s top innovator

Balancing creative pursuits and interdisciplinary problem-solving are hallmarks of innovation award winner’s time at SDSU

Honorary degree recipient recognized for community impact, SDSU support

Community Health Group CEO and SDSU alumna Norma A. Diaz, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology, is one of the 2025 honorary degree recipients.

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.

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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.