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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

MAKE Farm’s CSA program trains participants in agriculture, job skills, and English for career growth.

SDSU Mission Valley partners with MAKE Projects to launch MAKE Farm, allowing for community supported agriculture

An urban farm at SDSU Mission Valley, next to the remodeled trolley plaza, cultivates a partnership between SDSU and MAKE Projects, which offers job readiness training for refugee and immigrant women.

Adjunct Faculty Gabriela Fernandez, director of the SDSU Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, supervises big data research that localizes the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SDSU lab dives into big data to localize UN Sustainable Development Goals

At Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, researchers build awareness of climate change and give a voice to vulnerable populations along the U.S.-Mexico border and globally.

Jeffery Osborne, Huan Qin and David Kanaan pose for a photograph in their new Regional Resilience (R2) Center.

SDSU Imperial Valley faculty launch the Regional Resilience (R2) Center

With the new center, SDSU Imperial Valley faculty are partnering with area organizations to create evidence-based research to support local issues.

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Solutions

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

Image showing SDSU Imperial Valley researchers acknowledged for their work

New projects by SDSU researchers aim to improve patient care, outcomes

The three new projects focus on diabetes related research, adverse pregnancy outcomes and social screenings as part of their work with the Imperial County Clinical Research Network.

A microscope view of cells infected with fluorescent green T. cruzi parasites

Monsters inside cells could help explain treatment failure and improve drug development

SDSU scientists use parasites to explore a scarcely studied phenomenon that may render drugs useless against infections

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SDSU Alumni

SDSU alumnus launches innovative course to guide STEM students beyond traditional careers

A lawyer, businessman, venture capitalist, psychology grad and now teacher, Court Turner shows students the wide world of opportunity STEM degrees offer

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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.