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Better Together Teacher Summit

The Better Together California Teachers Summit gathered 20,000 K-12 educators for a one-day collaborative conference at universities across the state last week, with 200 teachers meeting at Sonoma State University to watch simulcast keynote sessions and participate in localized "Ed Talks" on clas

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Sonoma Film Institute Fall 2015

The fall 2015 slate of screenings by the Sonoma Film Institute at Sonoma State University celebrates local documentaries, international feature films, and rare revivals.

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Beautiful Dorms

Sonoma State University is listed in the top 20 "Best College Dorms" by the Princeton Review. The university is ranked at No.

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Giant Flying Dinosaurs

Sonoma State University biology professor Nick Geist published his work on the lung structure and functioning of the flying reptile Pterosaurs in an article entitled "Breathing in a Box" in the journal Anat

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Future Nurses

Sonoma State University's Nursing Transition into Practice Certificate Program started three years ago with 38 students.

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LGB Friendship Study

"People's friendships aren't as different as they may seem," says Sonoma State University sociology professor Brian Gillespie, the lead author of a 25,000-subject 

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Sports and Smarts

Sonoma State University student-athletes recorded the highest grade point average in the school's athletics history in 2014-15 academic year. The 290 student-athletes combined to earn a 3.037 GPA, with 55 Seawolves earning All-Academic honors.

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Pluto Mission Flyby

With NASA's flyby of Pluto, the United States became the first nation to visit every planet in the solar system.

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Wine Professor Honored

Liz Thach, Master of Wine, has been named Sonoma State University's Distinguished Professor of Wine.

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2015 Hall of Fame Inductees

The 2015 induction class of the SSU Athletics Hall of Fame includes Andrew Bailey, Chelsea Hennan, Kevin Wong, Kristy Sather, Benjamin Ziemer and Marlene Bles.