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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Leading the Way in Student Research
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is a national leader in integrating undergraduate research and education. Our faculty research informs student instruction and inquiry-based labs, develops student understanding of the scientific method, and creates student excellence in science and math learning. The College's mission is to educate the next diverse generation of scientists and mathematicians, as well as a science-literate citizenry, through inclusive teaching and research programs within the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy, Science Education, and the program of Environmental Science and Policy.
