91ÌÒÉ« Home Biological Sciences Department News Department News 27 July, 2024 Science Exhibits, Shark Lab Offer Young Minds the Thrill of Discovery More than 2,700 people visited Cal State Long Beach on July 20 for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics annual open house. The community event showcased the college's research and achievements while engaging children in educational activities. 25 April, 2024 CNSM Commencement Award Recipients for 2024 The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is proud of each and every one of our graduating students. Here a list of commencement awards given to our students from the graduating class of 2024. 19 April, 2024 Dr. Judy Brusslan Elected to AAAS Fellow Dr. Judy Brusslan was recently elected to the rank of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science! Members elected to Fellow are those whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished." 31 January, 2024 91ÌÒÉ« Biology Professor Receives Wang Award for Creating Innovative Mentoring Program Dr. Kelly Young has been select as the recipient of the Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty Innovator in Student Success for her innovative mentoring training program that impacts up to 140,000 CSU students. Congratulations, Dr. Young! 9 January, 2024 Ocean Studies Program Offers 91ÌÒÉ« Students Chance to Explore Sea Life off Catalina Island For more than 20 years, The Beach has provided instructors to teach on Catalina, giving students the experience of hands-on research, presenting their findings to friends and family at a symposium, and writing academic papers. 13 June, 2023 91ÌÒÉ« Student Researchers Delve into Stingray Behavior 91ÌÒÉ« marine biology graduate students are researching how and why stingrays cause so much pain. 12 January, 2022 91ÌÒÉ« awarded $2.5M Keck Foundation grant to increase diversity in STEM The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Keck Foundation to increase enrollment and retention from first-generation and underrepresented students. 19 November, 2021 CNSM Students Win Big at 2021 Biomedical Research Conference CNSM students win six awards at 2021 ABRCMS – a research conference designed for underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 14 October, 2021 91ÌÒÉ« Students Join Effort to Assess Impact of Huntington Beach Oil Spill In response to the oil spill off Huntington Beach, 91ÌÒÉ«'s Shark Lab and Whitcraft Wetlands Lab took part in field sampling along various Southern California shorelines to assess the damage to native marine life and sensitive ecological systems. 15 June, 2021 Phil the Corpse Flower Showing Off "Phil" the corpse flower put on a show just two years after its last bloom in 2019 and again released its well-documented rotten flesh stench. 25 September, 2020 Ancient Bacteria in Frozen Soil Dr. Renaud Berlemont recently contributed to research analyzing samples of ancient soil trapped in Arctic ice from roughly 33,000 years ago. 4 June, 2020 Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2020! The Biological Sciences Department celebrates with our recent graduates, their family and friends, and our faculty and staff. We created a video compilation for everyone to enjoy. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020! More News More News