@sandiegostate.bsky.social and Chelsea Investment Corporation broke ground on Addison at SDSU Mission Valley, a development featuring 126 units on 80 acres along the San Diego River. The development will include affordable housing units and a walker-friendly neighborhood. tiny.cc/1m84101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social graduate Matthew Salvador-Carrillo and his mother, Carina Hernandez-Carrillo, share their journey of earning degrees together after Carina returned to college more than 20 years after raising her son as a single mother and working as a Navy contractor. tiny.cc/s7e4101

The Sciuto Ruiz family continued a three-generation Aztec legacy as Marceline Sciuto and her daughter, Micaela Ruiz, walked across the commencement stage, following a family tradition that began with Micaela’s late father, who graduated from San Diego State University in 1975. tiny.cc/w7e4101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social student Megan Ward-Baranyay, in collaboration with the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, led a study published in AGU Advances that found pre-fire fuel conditions were the strongest predictors of burn severity in three January 2025 LA County wildfires. tiny.cc/p7e4101

In celebration of #PrideMonth, @sandiegostate.bsky.social and the San Diego community are proud to recognize and uplift the contributions of the #LGBTQIA+ community all June and July 🏳️‍🌈

SDSU Alumni, Julian Preciado, was named valedictorian of both the Lamden School of Accountancy and Fowler College of Business at @sandiegostate.bsky.social after completing his degree in just three years with a 3.95 GPA. Learn more about his journey: www.ivpressonline.com/news/local-s...

SDSU Imperial Valley Campus recently held its 67th and largest-ever commencement ceremony, celebrating 491 students graduating with teaching credentials, bachelor’s degrees, & master’s degrees while honoring the perseverance & achievements of the Class of 2026. www.ivpressonline.com/news/sdsu-im...

SDSU Alumni, Los Angeles Clippers player, and son of @sandiegostate.bsky.social Children’s Center, Kobe Sanders paid homage to the children’s center where he spent his early childhood by announcing the funding the center received through an NBA All-Star Weekend mentorship initiative. tiny.cc/v0u3101

From helping establish the Department of Africana Studies to becoming @sandiegostate.bsky.social first Black administrator, SDSU honors the late Harold K. Brown, a former student-athlete and SDSU Alumni, for his impact and contributions to civil rights and education. tiny.cc/t5u3101

Kitty Lui, a joint doctoral student at @sandiegostate.bsky.social and UC San Diego, and professor of neuroscience at UCSD School of Medicine, Dr. Sarah Banks, published a study in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. Learn more about the study: respiratory-therapy.com/disorders-di...

Gregory T. Lucier, former member of the board of directors of The Campanile Foundation and donor to the Guardian Scholars Fund, will receive an honorary doctorate from the SDSU College of Sciences for his contributions to the STEM field. Read the full story: tiny.cc/j4b3101

Inspired by his passion to help others through community engagement and after a family member’s cancer diagnosis, SDSU Imperial Valley public health major Alvaro Medina shares how his journey of studying public health led him to pursue his master’s at @sandiegostate.bsky.social. tiny.cc/z3b3101

From marine biology research to a conservation career and aspirations to be a pediatrician, three @sandiegostate.bsky.social students share how transferring from Southwestern College through SDSU’s STEM Pathways program helped them gain hands-on experience and connections. tiny.cc/f3b3101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social is collaborating with Launch Factory, a venture studio and early-stage fund, to increase access to campus resources and help researchers transform their findings into startup ideas that will support commercial licensing and attract potential investors. tiny.cc/c2b3101

Two @sandiegostate.bsky.social students, Gavin Bartow and Daniel Self, are reducing food waste and improving food access on campus through their app, Second Course. The app was inspired by Self’s experience with food insecurity and connects students to free surplus food from events. tiny.cc/y0b3101

Four staff members from @sandiegostate.bsky.social recently received the inaugural Trustee Wenda Fong and Mr. Daniel Fetterly Staff Award in the Trailblazing Team category during a special presentation at the May Board of Trustees meeting. Read the full story: tiny.cc/6yf3101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social School of Hospitality and Tourism Management is celebrating its 25th anniversary while honoring Bob Payne, a hotel and restaurant developer who helped shape San Diego’s tourism industry and founded the school with a $1.1 million donation in seed funding. tiny.cc/nxf3101

Ming Tsou and his team are using artificial intelligence to track migration patterns among the unhoused population. This project will help local governments and nonprofits determine where to allocate resources such as shelters, handwashing stations, and street medicine teams. tiny.cc/fxf3101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social students Will Brandenberger & Nikhil Maharaj are collaborating with Project S.E.R.V.E to help veterans. The two recently helped Marine veteran Josh Doyle by creating a custom stainless-steel bike pedal to assist with his limited range of motion. tiny.cc/ywf3101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social professor Marta Miletic joins NBC 7 News Today to share about her sabbatical at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where she is researching long-term and safe presence on the moon by developing lunar landing surfaces and shelters with resilient materials. tiny.cc/oz03101

SDSU Alumni Jennifer Bower reflects on her career journey in sports and entertainment and helping launch San Diego’s first Major League Soccer club. Read the full story: tiny.cc/ft03101

From studying psychology at @sandiegostate.bsky.social in 2013 to taking a break from college due to financial hardship in 2017, Billy Carter shares his journey of how entrepreneurship and connections from college led him back to SDSU seven years later to continue his education. tiny.cc/ir03101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social student Alexa Berry shares her journey of transferring to SDSU and deciding to walk away from playing volleyball, which allowed her to start over and find her unique path after attending an event at the Gus & Emma Thompson Black Resource Center. tiny.cc/2q03101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social associate professor William Zahner is researching ways to make math more accessible to English learners at the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. Read the full story: tiny.cc/ay03101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social College of Engineering held its annual Senior Design Day, where students showcase real-world solutions to human-centered problems through purpose-driven design. Learn more about the projects from Senior Design Day: tiny.cc/zo03101

Joanna Brooks, Jessica Barlow, and Danny Newell joined Drew Schlosberg on Spotlight on the Community to discuss the Carnegie community engagement designation, research-driven partnerships, and how collaboration with 70,000 employers and nonprofits creates regional impact. tiny.cc/9kt2101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social, Southwestern College, and UC San Diego are collaborating on the Coordinated Access Program, which allows students enrolled at those schools to cross the border faster through special lanes without sacrificing sleep to make it there on time. tiny.cc/x7n2101

This week, the @sandiegostate.bsky.social SDSU Imperial Valley campuses celebrate four days of commencement, beginning May 14. The university honors more than 13,600 students, the largest group in the university’s history, as they transition from graduates to alumni. tiny.cc/ym83101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social faculty, MFA students, and undergraduates are workshopping Ryan Scott Oliver’s new musical, ‘Tomorrow, the Island Dies,’ a folk-horror story exploring climate change and moral choices. Read the full story: tiny.cc/87n2101

K-Pop is becoming a more popular subject at top universities. From @sandiegostate.bsky.social starting the first college class on K-pop dance theory in 2023 to the University of Oxford launching the new Oxford Korean Studies Centre. Learn more: tiny.cc/u7n2101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social new Life Sciences building is one step closer to opening as the building recently had its “topping-out ceremony,” signifying a milestone in construction where the highest structural steel beam was placed atop the building. Read the full story: tiny.cc/y3n2101

From eating a mochi donut on a family vacation to being inspired to open their own donut shop in Encinitas, @sdsualumni.bsky.social Beth and Jordan Kass share their journey of working in the military and living in Spain, to now owning a gourmet donut shop. Read the full story: tiny.cc/h7n2101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social professor of anthropology Ramona Perez was recently interviewed by NewsCenter about the San Diego Padres new City Connect uniforms, which celebrate Mexican culture and Día de los Muertos. Learn more about the Padres uniforms: tiny.cc/x2n2101

From dreaming of playing in the NFL to being injured in practice during his first year to pursuing his passion for music after receiving advice from his mother, Gregory Porter, an SDSU Alumni and Grammy Award–winning jazz vocalist, shares how his dreams changed throughout college. tiny.cc/s0b2101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social astronomy professor Douglas Leonard weighs in on the side-by-side photos of Earth from the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 and the newer image captured by the Artemis II, and why the photos look so different. Learn more: tiny.cc/j1b2101

The CSU is advancing its AI strategy to become the largest AI-empowered university system. It is expanding access to tools like ChatGPT Edu, scaling faculty training, and supporting campuses like @sandiegostate.bsky.social through initiatives such as the AI Commons. www.calstate.edu/csu-system/n...

A few of our SDSURF staff had the pleasure of touring KPBS as part of our Visit a Project program, where they learned about the important work KPBS does. ​Our Central Staff works behind the scenes to assist and advance the university's research infrastructure. Learn more about KPBS: www.kpbs.org

Are you a highly motivated self-starter with strong communication skills, capable of gathering requirements from diverse sources, performing data analysis, and integration? Our Information Systems team is seeking an IS Analyst/Programmer II. Read the full job description and apply: tiny.cc/4it2101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social researchers were part of an international study which may have discovered a potential treatment for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, which accounts for 80% of breast cancers and is the most common cause of breast cancer-related death. tiny.cc/0pa2101

Fowler College of Business recently expanded their collaboration with SCORE San Diego and the Center for Leadership & Entrepreneurial Studies to support entrepreneurs from underserved communities in turning their business ideas into sustainable ventures. Read the full story: tiny.cc/50b2101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social will add ASL as a new minor this fall after years of advocacy. The minor will require a cultural component that covers deaf cultural values and norms, conveyed through facial expressions and body movements, and finger spelling. Read the full story: tiny.cc/d1b2101

SDSU Imperial Valley was awarded a $30,000 grant to help math courses adopt a more visual approach to storytelling and design. The Adobe-funded initiative will start as a pilot, allowing students to gain experience with relevant Adobe tools and AI integration. Read the full story: tiny.cc/bra2101

San Diego State University will launch a new hybrid nursing degree program at Chula Vista’s new Millenia Library. This accelerated program will prepare students for licensure while providing them with hands-on lab experience. Read the full story: tiny.cc/foa2101

Are you a natural leader with strong communication and problem-solving skills? Our Information Systems team is seeking a Sr. Banner Programmer/Analyst to balance the essential daily work of keeping our enterprise systems running smoothly. Read the full job description and apply: tiny.cc/iht2101

SDSURF is proud to recognize #APIDAHeritageMonth, highlighting the diverse experiences, contributions, and accomplishments of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) communities.

@sdsualumni.bsky.social Joe Olivieri is studying how space travel affects astronauts' vision at the University of Virginia. His research shows that 70% of astronauts experience vision problems, and he hopes to bring his findings back to NASA after graduating next year. tiny.cc/0oy1101

Researchers from @sandiegostate.bsky.social and UC San Diego analyzed data from 2.8 million middle and high school students, finding that California's local ban on flavored tobacco, such as fruit, candy, and mint flavors, has successfully reduced youth vaping. Learn more: tiny.cc/nny1101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social Center for Commuter Life helps commuter students navigate their time on campus, discover how to get involved in activities, and serves as a home away from home, providing a space where students can relax, eat, and connect with other commuter students. tiny.cc/7my1101

SDSU Alumni Maya Davis shares how discovering her passion for art and museums at nine years old led her to study art history and commit to a prestigious two-year joint fellowship program at Studio Museum in Harlem and the New York Museum of Modern Art. Read more: tiny.cc/fly1101

@sandiegostate.bsky.social hosted its fourth annual Sustainability Summit, on Earth Day, with the theme “Waste Less. Feed More.” The summit featured a lecture by a renowned marine biologist and emphasized SDSU’s dedication to strengthening food security and reducing food waste. tiny.cc/khy1101