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Peer Ambassadors: Ideal messengers for misconduct prevention

Who better to lead educational workshops for students about sensitive issues like consent or bystander intervention than other students?

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“Barking Up the Wrong Tree:” SSU alumna’s dog research featured in New York Times

SSU alumna Holly Molinaro and her doctoral research are featured in

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1619 Project creator welcomed to Neves-Evans lecture series

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, will speak at Sonoma State April 3 as part of the H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series.

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'Art from the Heart’ auction at SSU Art Gallery moved to April 5

Sonoma State University Art Gallery’s annual “Art from the Heart” benefit auction of works donated by Bay Area and other artists has moved from its traditional February – and Valentine’s Day – roots to Saturday, April 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the University Art Gallery on the SSU campus.

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Need a plushie? Ask a Cool Kids Crafter

Visitors to the Butterfly Crafting by Cool Kids booth at Santa Rosa’s Wednesday Farmers Market at the Farmers Lane Shopping Center will meet a group of unlikely but successful entrepreneurs led by special education teacher and SSU alumna Jackie Pinney, M.A. ‘24.

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SSU’s Hua hosts interns in new partnership with Healdsburg High

In a significant step toward fostering local talent and bridging the gap between high school education and scientific research, Dr.

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Professor Brent Hughes and Abbey Dias '23 play key roles in global Seagrass Restoration Handbook and videos

Sonoma State biology professor Brent Hughes and graduate Abbey Dias ‘23 contributed to a new, publicly available how-to handbook and video series being released i

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Alumna Libby Payan '14 shares public sector career tips

“Get involved!”

Admitting that during SSU Orientation she thought, “Are they getting paid by how many times they say that?” Libby Payan ‘14 offered it as Life Lesson #1 to share with current students during a recent “Industry Insights” seminar.

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SSU among 11 CSUs selected to receive ethnic studies advancement and expansion grants

Sonoma State University is one of 11 CSUs selected to receive more than $1 million in systemwide grants aimed at enhancing ethnic studies programs and increasing student participation in ethnic studies pathways.

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Record number of high schoolers enroll in SSU Education class

As part of a pathways program, 122 high school students from Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino counties and the East Bay are dual enrolled in an SSU education class this spring.