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There is a severe shortage of qualified science and math teachers nationwide, including physics. CSULB is credentialing and providing a pathway for existing teachers to add an authorization in physics, enabling them to teach the much-needed subject area.​

Last year the COVID-19-related restrictions almost caused Summer Field Geology, a capstone experience focused on developing field skills, to be canceled entirely. Thankfully, through a crowd-funding effort, dozens of Geology alumni contributed to save it.

Thousands of CNSM students from the classes of 2020 and 2021 filed into a stadium in Anaheim on Memorial Day to celebrate their academic accomplishments. Families, faculty, and staff were on hand to cheer the graduates on.

"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.

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 2021.

Dr. Kagba Suaray, a professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at CSULB, is at the helm of national movement to get Black kids excited about math.

Dr. Thomas Gredig and Dr. Galen Pickett from our Department of Physics and Astronomy discuss the physics of how Santa keeps his sleigh in flight and how he manages to get to all of the world's children in one night.

Dr. Lihan Wang, assistant professor of mathematics at CSULB, uses geometric analysis involving differential equations and geometry in her research examining unique shapes and how we interact with the universe around us.

Our greenhouses, located on the roof of the Hall of Science, are home to plants from all over the world. This Halloween season we wanted to highlight some of our more ghastly residents.

Dr. Katarzyna Slowinska, a chemistry and biochemistry professor, has partnered with Japanese cosmetic company Shiseido to further her research on the properties and behavior of collagen and collagen-inspired materials.

The 2020 Nobel Laureates were announced last week, and here's what some of our faculty have to say about the incredible work being done in their fields.

Since COVID-19 and social distancing orders have swept the world, faculty and staff members haven't been able to have access to their teaching spaces and have been forced to adapt their methods at breakneck speed.