Research News

2026

• Google.org Funds Teacher and Faculty Training in AI Literacy
• Partnership with Edwards Lifesciences Leads to Careers for Grads
• Study Explores Ancient Mojave Desert Lake to Predict Future Climate Impact
• Aspiring Speech-Language Pathologist Wants to Help Others Find Their Voice
• ECS Innovation Hub Reaches Construction Milestone
• Study Explores Ancient Mojave Desert Lake to Predict Future Climate Impact

 

2025

• Research on biases in AI programs broadens CSUF student’s goals
• CSUF Researchers Develop Creative Ways to Teach Biomanufacturing
• Cal State Fullerton Faculty Members are Among the World’s Most-Cited Researchers
• Cal State Fullerton Reaches Third-Highest Total in Grants and Contracts Awards With $35 Million
• Physics Researchers Use Tiny Vinegar Eelworms to Harness Collective Motion and Understand Active Matter
• Faculty to Test AI Writing Coach’s Ability to Advance Academic Writing and Digital Literacy in Higher Education
• Civil Engineer Honored with Nation’s Presidential Award for Mentorship 
• Generative AI-Assisted Project Prepares Students for Careers in Chip Design
• Undergraduate Researcher Explores Black Barbie's Influence on Children's Self-Image
• History Researcher Examines Black Americans' Demands to Access Public Spaces
• Faculty-Student Researchers Use Machine Learning Models to Manage Public Disasters and Health Emergencies
• Generated AI-Assisted Project Prepares Students For Careers in Chip Design
• Computer Engineering Student Uses Technology to Study Stress in Older Adults
• Public Health Professor's Research in Epidemiology, Nutrition, and Cancer Recognized
• Smart-Home Technology Prototypes Support Formerly Unhoused Individuals
• History Scholar Unveils Untold Stories Through Urban Design Research
• Public Health Researcher Appointed to California's Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee
• Technology-Driven Equipment Gives Students Competitive Edge in Biomedical Engineering Career
• Chemistry Researchers Investigate Health Effects of Fourth of July Fireworks
• Mechanical Engineering Grad's Microbot Research Helps Him Land NASA Internship
• OC Business Council Grant to Train Students for Semiconductor Workforce
• Biology Grad Student Publishes 4 Research Papers in Scientific Journals

2024 

• CSUF Achieves Record High With Nearly $58 Million in Grants and Contracts
• Cal State Fullerton Maintains R2 Designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
• $5 Million NASA Grant Launches CSUF Aerospace Research Center
• $1.5 Million Grant Project Prepares Students for Careers in Genomics
• Cal State Fullerton Awarded $250,000 Grant to Advance Black Student Success and Foster Inclusive Exellence
• Chemist Honored With 2024 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
• English Scholar Awarded Carnegie Fellowship for Conspiracy Theory Research
• Eight Projects Awarded Scott-Jewett Grants to Champion Student Innovation
• $3 Million Grant Prepares Bilingual Educators for 7-12 Grade Classrooms
• $3 Million Grant to Support 'ELEVAR' Program for Latinx Graduate Students
• CSUF's New AI Hub to Prepare Students for Careers in Emerging Technology
• 16 Students Receive Awards During CSUF Research Week
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Center Launches Program to Support Graduate Students
• Cal State Fullerton to Host Research Week April 22-25
• Office of Research Development to Host Grant Writing Workshop During Research Week
• Researchers Seek to Design Non-Opioid Treatment for Chronic Pain
• CSUF Faculty Member Awarded Grant to Combat Anti-Blackness in Education
• CSUF's Energy and Sustainability Summit Paves the Way for a Greener Future
• 'How Disney Built America': Communications Professor Featured in History Channel Docuseries
• Fulbright Scholar in Brazil Examines Improving Equity in Higher Education
• Student Research Explores Cancer Disparities Within Latin American Population

2023 

• CSUF Awarded $9 Million in Federal Grants to Support Research and Development, Underserved Students
• $1.54 Million Grant to Support STEM Majors Interested in Aging
• CSUF Awarded Nearly $10 Million to Train Social Workers for Post-Pandemic Needs
• CSUF Professor Awarded Grant for AI-Powered Platform to Help Underserved Students in STEM Subjects
• Titans Bring Home Top Awards From Statewide Research Competition
• Biology Student Earns National Ecology Award for Science Policy Training
• $1.4 Million In Grants Promote College And Career Pathways For OC Students
• Chemistry Study Improves Method to Measure Vibrations of Solids
• Study Reveals How Metaphors Help Women Communicate Emotions During Breast Cancer Testing
• Derdei Bichara: Empowering Africa's Future Mathematics
• Art Students Bring Color and Creativity to Prison Communities
• Amazon Scholarship Recipient Discovers the Power of Artificial Intelligence
• $1.7 Million NIH Grant to Train Students in Biomedical Science
• Geologist Goes Home to Study Turkey's Destructive Earthquakes
• 26 Students Win First Place in Creative Activities and Research Competition
• Biology Graduate Student Receives Natural Science Foundation Fellowship to Study Rare Megamouth Shark
• Communicative Disorders Major Receives National Science Foundation Fellowship to Address Inequity in Higher Education
• Students Research Connection Between Depression and Alzheimer's Disease

2022

• CSUF Secures Record-Breaking $34.8 Million in Grants for Research, Student Success
• Six Titan Teams Selected for National Undergraduate Research Program
• Cal State Fullerton Programs to Receive Four Hispanic-Serving Institutions Community Grants
• $1.2 Million Grant to Prepare Underrepresented Students for Doctoral Programs in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy
• $3 Million Grant Boosts Student Opportunities in Stem Cell Research
• Study Finding Could Lead to Drug Therapies Against 'Kissing Bug' Disease
• Faculty Research and Accomplishments Featured in Publications, Presentations, Awards
• Researchers Discover Potential New Treatment for Antibiotic Reststance
• Neutron Stars Swallowed by Black Holes in Rare Cosmic Collisions
• From Ocean to Table: Sardines Tainted With Microplastics

2021

• Faculty Publish Works on Health, Hair and ‘Burning Down the House’
• Nearly $1.8 Million Grant to Train Diverse Students in Alzheimer’s, Aging Research
• University Receives Nearly $28.4 Million in Grants During 2020-21 Fiscal Year
• Graduating Student’s Study Examines Spawning Behaviors of the Protected Marine Snail
• Graduating Student Researcher Off to Doctoral Program to Study Viruses
• Mental Health Database to Centralize Orange County Resources
• Rocket Team to Soar in Summer Collegiate Competition
• CSUF Experts Publish, Present and Are Recognized for Their Work
• Disney Princesses: New Feminist Icons?
• Geologists Identify Rock Source of Native American Cogged Stones From Orange County
• Investor Beware: Social Media’s Impact on Online Trading
• Publications, Presentations and Honors Showcase Faculty Expertise
• Student Scientist Searches for Therapeutics to Treat West Nile Virus
• Study Reveals Coronavirus Spreads Faster in Less Prosperous Counties
• Faculty Share Published Works and Awards Received
• Student STEM Researchers Recognized With National Awards
• Artificial Intelligence Research to Improve Academic Performance in STEM
• Campus Receives Nearly $3.8 Million in Grants, Contracts in Q3
• Developing Technology to Improve Lives of the Disabled and Elderly
• How Undocumented Students are Faring in California’s Public Universities
• Scientist Receives Shields Award for Work to Fight Drug Resistance
• Coronavirus Lockdown in India Results in Reduction of Air Pollutants
• The Dangers of Pharmaceuticals, Insecticides to Human Health, Environment
• Center for Oral and Public History’s New Space Preserves Stories for Future Generations

2020

• Policing Expert’s Studies Show Bill to Change Age, Education for California Cops has Merit
• Reality Bites: The Struggle for What Counts as ‘Truth’
• CSUF Faculty Share Expertise and Receive Recognition
• Technology Researchers Develop Robotic Arm for Blind Veterans
• Faculty and Staff Receive Nearly $9 Million in Grants, Contracts in Q1O
• Students Fired Up to Develop Miniature Satellite to Fight Wildfires
• Scientists Find Merging Black Holes Plentiful in the Universe
• Earthquakes Spark Speculation About ‘The Big One’ … Again
• Owl Limpets Struggle to Keep Grip on Coast in the Heat
• How Magazine Censorship Helped Strengthen the LGBTQ Community
• Grant Supports Newcomer Program to Give Immigrant Teenage Students a Voice
• Student Research in a COVID-19 World
• Titan Students Receive Honors At 34th Annual Student Research Competition
• Outstanding Student Scholarly and Creative Activities Awards Announced
• CSUF Garners More Than $6.5 Million in Grants, Contracts
• SCAR Day to Recognize High-Impact Student Projects
• Carrie Lane Named Inaugural Scholarly Publication Faculty Fellow
• Relationship Between Video Games and Gun Violence Is Not What You Think
• Faculty Research Showcased During Pollak Library's Virtual Noontime Talks
• Long-Term Study Identifies Desert Plant’s Response to Climate Change
• NASA-Funded Scientist Says New Thruster Could Approach Light Speed
• Public Health Professor Honored for Visionary Data Science Program
• Mathematician Lauded for Innovative Teaching Practices in College Math

2019

• Binod Tiwari appointed AVP of Research and Sponsored Projects
• SBDC Awarded Nearly $1.5 Million from California Governor's Office of Business and Economics
• NIH Awards Marcelo Tolmasky $1,292,610 for MHRT Program
• Dept. of Education Awards $2,993,375 to Katherine Powers

2018

• NSF Awards $1.5 Million to Mathematics and Education Faculty
• Natalie Tran Receives $684,000 from DOE
• David Chenot Awarded $3,177,237 From HRSA to Help Diversify Health Professions
• NSF Awards Sudarshan Kurwadkar $1,496,967 to Support STEM Education
• AB 2192 to Provide Access to Peer-Reviewd Articles
• OGC's Paulina Tagle wins 2018 University Leadership Award 
• Nina Robson Receives NSF Early CAREER Award
• Chris Liu Awarded NSF Grant for Regional HSI STEM Conference
• 2018 Outstanding Poster/Exhibit Award Recipients
• 2018 Outstanding Student Scholarly and Creative Activities Award Recipients

2017

• Pamela Madsen Receives NEA Grant for Multimedia Piece
• Barbar Doyer Awarded $124,513 from State to Enhance Nursing Training
• Kinesiology Faculty Awarded Far West Athletic Trainers Association Grants
• Biologist Receives $417,300 Award from NIH
• 2017 CSU Research Competition: CSUF Winners
• NSF Awards $2.8M Grant to Professors Ellis, Yopp-Edwards and Bonsangue
• Catherine Brennan Awarded NIH SCORE Grant
• NSF Awards Zair Ibragimov Grant for Students to Study Abroad
• Mathematics Professional Society Awards Grant to David Pagni
• Geoffrey Lovelace Receives “Early CAREER” Award
• Matthew Kirby Awarded NSF Grant to Study California’s Precipitation History