"C"-ing the Facts
Students at Cal Poly Humboldt are surrounded by these unique trees that are almost as old as the dinosaurs.
What are Redwood trees?
In 2023, a CSU Fresno chemistry professor, along with his students and co-faculty members, published their study in this prestigious publication.
What is the Journal of Chemical Education?
In 2017, Sac State developed an award-winning project that collects 2.9 million gallons of rainwater and does this to relieve pollutants from the water.
What is a filter?
This Sac State alum screamed at Tim Allen's character, "You are a TOY!"
By 2018, VISTAs have engaged over 500 K-12 students in STEM related activities such as building this common traveling item that relies on the sun for power.
What is the solar suitcase?
This CSU campus partook in almost every Summer Olympic Game since 1924.
What is San Jose State?
This innovative program at Sac State was recently implemented to provide training and funding for special education teaching credentialed students.
What is the Sacramento Metro Special Education Teacher Residency?
In 2020, three SF students from India won first place at this event where they presented an app of their creation. This word is synonymous with "conference."
What is a symposium?
An SJSU alum, this author's book was adapted into a movie featuring Ming-Na Wen about four Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco who start a club.
Who is Amy Tan?
CSU STEM VISTA alum Natalie H. expanded community partnerships, coordinated career development workshops, and connected CSU Monterey Bay students to over 20 community partners and employers. The example showcases this CSU STEM VISTA value.
What is capacity building?
CSU Fresno celebrates this annual event that honors its agricultural roots with a rodeo and fair.
What is the Ag Centennial Tailgate?
These spaces are popular across universities, and CPH's latest installment of them allowed Engineering students to construct 3D printed products.
What are Makerspaces?
CPH Biological Sciences Professor Pedro Peloso leads a groundbreaking project focused on these three amphibian species to raise awareness about the endangered statues of nearly 200 amphibians.
What are frogs, salamanders, and caecilians?
Before it became CPH, this alum served as the showrunner of Spongebob Squarepants for its first three seasons.
Who is Stephen Hillenburg?
Past VISTAs in this northern California CSU established Klamath Connection, a place-based learning community for 1st time freshman. The program resulted in higher 1st year retention rates compared to those with the same major who did not participate.
What is Cal Poly Humboldt?
The Guy West Bridge connects Sac State to this trail that is 32 miles long.
What is the American River Parkway?
Researchers at this CSU campus are genetically engineering bacteria to eat rare earth metals in electronic waste.
What is San Jose State?
Fresno's Global Agriculture and Food Security Initiative secured funding from this organization first established in 1949 to study pollution in the Black Sea.
What is NATO?
This SF State alum played baseball team Angels' manager in a movie about a baseball manager who sees angels helping the team win in the outfield.
Who is Danny Glover?
VISTAs have incorporated this CSU STEM VISTA value at CSU San Marcos, consulting over 2,000 students for a research project designed to deepen understanding about their experiences.
What are student voices?
SF State's first graduating class of 36 women happened 5 years before the school relocated to Oakland due to an earthquake and fire.
What is 1901?
SF State professor, Felicia Angeja Viator, curated an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of this music genre, emphasizing women contributions. Artists displayed include Stephanie "DJ Stef" Ornales and Saweetie.
What is hip-hop?
SJSU partnered with this other CSU campus, NASA, and the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, in a $117 million, five-year agreement to enhance understanding of wildfire science.
What is CSU Monterey Bay?
This actor wasn't always in space commanding the Voyager ship; in fact, he was on Earth and majored in Theater Arts at CSU Fresno.
Who is Robert Beltran?
Within one year since CSU STEM VISTA's began in 2014, this number of CSU and K-16 students have been reached. Hint: solve for x: 4x = 36,000
What is 9,000?