Cal State LA hosted some of the region’s leading bioscience research institutions at the Los Angeles Venture Association’s (LAVA) First Look L.A. 2017
Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters during the 2017 Commencement at California State University, Los Angeles.
George L. Pla, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist whose business and civic activities have helped communities across California, will be awarded a Cal State LA Presidential Medallion during Commencement 2017.
California State University, Los Angeles was recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE) in a new report that profiles the university’s exemplary efforts to raise student outcomes through effective instruction. The paper, Instructional Quality, Student Outcomes, and Institutional Finances, demonstrates that improved instructional quality leads to stronger rates of student retention and graduation and may improve an institution’s fiscal health.
Cal State LA has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research to research the exercise needs of wheelchair users, specifically those with traumatic spinal cord injuries.
California State University, Los Angeles and its partners the Biocom Institute and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) have been awarded an i6 Challenge grant of nearly $500,000 to fund LABioStart, a boot camp to train emerging bioscience entrepreneurs in the region and prepare them to launch bioscience startup companies.
Marathon event highlights coding and biotech skills to develop solutions related to food, agriculture and healthcare technology
NASA has awarded Cal State LA two grants to conduct materials science experiments with the International Space Station. The grants are made through NASA’s Physical Sciences Research program and will provide a total of $840,000 in funding.
Cal State LA has received a national award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine for its success in fostering diversity and inclusion in the School of Nursing. The INSIGHT's 2016 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recognizes U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, nursing and allied health schools that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Cal State LA is one of the best regional universities in the nation, according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges edition released today, Sept. 13. Cal State LA was ranked #14 among public regional universities in the West, a jump from last year’s #18 ranking.
Cal State LA has created a Pokémon GO campus health walk, leveraging the wildly popular augmented reality game to promote physical fitness and well-being among students and employees.
Cal State LA has been awarded a grant to educate tomorrow’s leaders in the interdisciplinary field of paper microfluidics. The $375,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation aims to engage more than 1,500 undergraduate students annually in the research of paper microfluidics to contribute to solving real-world scientific problems.
Cal State LA has joined the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Generation Study Abroad initiative to help more Americans to gain international experience through study abroad programs.
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