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SSU History Department Sheds Light on Slavery in Sonoma County

Fortified with the promise of railroad travel, agricultural expansion, and booming ranch and mining operations, Sonoma County in the 1850s provided favor and opportunity for those who called it home. 

"Revisibility" exhibit reveals what is hidden

“What about you is invisible?” All elements of the “Revisibility” exhibit on display at the University Library Art Gallery start with this question, with exhibit visitors invited to add their own answers on postcards displayed on one gallery wall.

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Sonoma State researchers add to wildfire prediction, mitigation, and resilience

As the number of extreme wildfires has doubled globally in the past two decades, California has not been immune from the trend.

Picture this: SSU students as media creators

Sonoma State has added a Cinematic Arts and Technology degree program to prepare students for expanding opportunities in the film and video industry.

Sonoma State nets more than $5 million in federal education grants

Sonoma State University’s designation as a federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution has helped garner two U.S. Department of Education (ED) grants to enhance diverse students' preparation for and success in teaching, nursing, and health careers. 

SSU Athletics Hall of Fame inducts five individuals, two teams

Almost seven years after the originally planned event, Sonoma State University will honor five student-athletes and members of the 1972-74 men’s basketball teams with induction into the Sonoma State University Athletics Hall of Fame at a dinner celebration Oct.

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Art is in “Bloom” in exhibition curated by SSU alumna Kara de Lambert

In time for Sonoma State’s Big Blue Weekend, an alumna-curated exhibition opened at the Green Music Center featuring two accomplished alumni among the contemporary artists whose works were drawn from both private and the university’s own art collections.

Sonoma State hosts 11th Annual State of the Latine Community Address

Sonoma State University hosted Los Cien Sonoma County’s 11th Annual State of the Latine Community Address (SOLCA). SOLCA is Los Cien’s largest and most anticipated gathering of the year, drawing over 550 attendees from across the region.

SSU Student TJ Harris EP release praised in music review

In a "Video Music Stars" review of SSU Music student TJ Harris’s EP release DEMODRAFTICS, Harris and his Project Blacklist are praised

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SSU Biology Professor Brent Hughes in ‘Changing Seas’ series on PBS

Sonoma State Biology Professor Brent Hughes and his otter research are featured in a newly released episode of the documentary series "Changing Seas,” produced by Florida PBS.