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Following Darwin's Footsteps

Geology Professor Matthew James has has been elected a Governing Member of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF), an international group of scientists, conservationists, and policy makers that provides scientific research and technical information a

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Fall Dance Concert 2011

Student dancers will perform exciting new choreography at SSU's Fall Dance Concert 2011, a showcase featuring a wide variety of genres, from hip-hop to ballet.

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CSU Asks State to Restore $471 Million in Budget

The California State University Board of Trustees today unanimously approved its 2012-2013 budget, which requests that the governor and legislature provide an additional $471 million in state funding for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Learning to Drive

The wildly funny, harrowing, and beautiful play by Paula Vogel "How I Learned to Drive" traces a woman's path through time as she recalls learning the rules of the road (and life) from behind the wheel of her uncle's '62 Buick Riviera. 

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Robot Protector

Sonoma State University Philosophy professor John Sullins (far right) was recently part of a panel discussion on health care at a World Technology Network Summit honoring visionary thinkers across the globe in late October.

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Lecture Explores Internet Censorship

Internet censorship and surveillance as it happens "in the wild around the world" is the topic of a talk by computer security expert Jacob Appelbaum at noon on Thursday, Nov. 17 in Salazar 2016 at the Sonoma State University Computer Science Colloquium.

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Protecting Infants

When it came to doing something meaningful in public health, Sonoma State University graduate nursing students could look no farther than their feet for answers.

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Promoting Compassion with JUMP

As many as 3.5 million Americans experiences homelessness in a given year-- that's about 842,000 a week. SSU's Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) hosts National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, a week long series of events intended to encourage understanding and promote compassion.

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Scholarships Make a Big Difference

For so many university students, scholarships represent the difference between "some college" and earning a degree. 

This past year, 255 students received 335 scholarships through SSU¹s University Scholarship Program, totaling nearly $300,000 in awards.

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London Calling

November is the month the Institute of Masters of Wine holds its annual ceremony to recognize new MW's. This year four American wine professionals achieved this prestigious title, including the first female MW on the West Coast, Dr. Liz Thach.