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Eclipse Megamovie: A crowd-sourced science production

As reported by NASA, on April 8, the total eclipse of the sun will be photographed by hundreds of public participants as it moves from Mexico to Maine and into C

Everyone has a dream: Sonoma State and SRJC unite to urge undocumented students to reach for theirs

"We need these students to know they are not a secret," said Angélica Garcia, President/Superintendent of Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), at the recent Reach for Your Dreams Conference in the Sonoma State Student C

Sonoma State hosts 2024 North Bay Business Journal Economic Summit

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not wipe out humanity, destroy jobs, or make humans lazy and stupid, according to Dr. Alexander “Sasha” Sidorkin, but educators and others must be vigilant about its use and how students, especially, are prepared for life in an AI-rich society.

CSU Named as Winner of The Great Admissions Redesign Challenge

The California State University (CSU) is one of seven winners of The Great Admissions

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Julián Castro delivers H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture

Julian Castro's passion for social justice runs in the family: He inherited it from his mom. 

“Significant Otters” - Nature cover article features SSU Professor Brent Hughes’ research

Sonoma State University biology professor Brent Hughes' research on sea otters and their role in protecting a California salt marsh is the cover article of Nature journal’s February 1 issue, called “Significant Otters

Professor Daniel Crocker receives Wang Family Excellence Award

Professor of Biology Daniel Crocker was recognized as one of the 2024 recipients of The Wang Family Excellence Awards in the category of Outstanding Faculty Scholarship The awards, announced January 30, celebrate CSU faculty members “who have distinguished themselves through e

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SSU Professor Letha Ch'ien awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Letha Ch’ien, associate professor of art history at Sonoma State, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) full research fellowship that will enable her to spend a year writing her book about the role of transmitting cultural ideology in Venetian art. 

First week of classes

Sonoma State University is open and operating the week of January 22-26, which marks the start of spring semester.  Get more information.

Opening celebration at Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Learning Center at Sonoma State

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR) and Sonoma State University celebrated the opening of the FIGR Learning Center at SSU’s Fairfield Osborn Preserve on Tuesday, January 16, marking what Claudia Luke, Director of SSU’s