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Latest Press Releases https://www.prlog.org/13165847-cal-state-la-associate-professor-receives-regional-emmy-for-key-bridge-documentary.html Cal State LA Associate Professor April Brown has earned a regional Emmy for her work as co-director of a documentary examining the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, and its impact on the surrounding community.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:42:14 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13155778-cal-state-la-earns-five-star-rating-in-moneycoms-best-colleges-in-america-rankings.html Money.com recognizes Cal State LA for affordability, students outcomes, and upward mobility in its 2026 rankingsWed, 01 Jul 2026 21:40:33 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13140213-cal-state-la-selected-for-ecocar-innovation-challenge-premier-collegiate-automotive-competition.html Cal State LA joins U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, Stellantis, and MathWorks in next-generation automative workforce initiativeFri, 17 Apr 2026 21:06:05 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13131846-cal-state-la-hosts-symposium-to-prepare-students-for-the-future-of-visual-storytelling.html More than 80 students, staff, and faculty from multiple California State University campuses converged at Cal State LA for the AI in Filmmaking Symposium, a full-day event exploring the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence in visual...Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:58:18 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13111534-two-cal-state-la-students-named-as-2025-gmis-stem-scholars.html Two Cal State LA students have been named among the 2025 Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Scholars, a prestigious national recognition honoring outstanding students who demonstrate excellence in academics, research, leadership, and service to underserved...Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:36:24 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13106970-cal-state-la-named-pathway-champion-for-advancing-equitable-transfer-pathways.html Cal State LA named a Pathway Champion for expanding equitable transfer opportunities for Latinx and Black students.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:45:02 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13094779-cal-state-la-secures-google-grant-to-expand-12-computer-science-education-for-local-teachers.html Cal State LA has received a $150,000 grant from Google to support its Computer Science Supplementary Authorization (CSSA) program, advancing the university's efforts to prepare K–12 educators to teach computer science in underserved communities.Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:14:28 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13086977-cal-state-la-secures-funding-for-two-artificial-intelligence-projects-from-csu.html CSU initiative encourages faculty to explore instructional strategies that leverage AI tools.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:47:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13077251-thousands-of-cal-state-la-students-to-graduate-during-commencement-2025.html Cal State LA to confer honorary degrees to three champions of education Kevin Xu, Ken Jeong, and Jo KoySat, 17 May 2025 00:03:53 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13071290-cal-state-la-continues-to-soar-among-nations-best-for-nursing-graduate-program.html Cal State LA's Master of Science in Nursing program continues to rise as one of the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools.Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:58:05 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13047751-cal-state-la-president-elected-to-board-of-the-coalition-of-urban-and-metropolitan-universities.html Cal State LA President Berenecea Johnson Eanes has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) for the 2024-2026 term.Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:44:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13021610-cal-state-la-student-finds-passion-in-educational-policy-and-leadership.html Until she took her first Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies class, Janneth Najera never felt like her college courses and professors spoke her language.Tue, 21 May 2024 22:20:39 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12990661-cal-state-la-and-leco-corporation-collaborate-to-launch-cutting-edge-chemical-analysis-lab.html Cal State LA and LECO Corporation, a laboratory equipment company, recently joined forces to launch the LECO Complex Chemical Compositional Analysis Lab.Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:40:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12985928-cal-state-la-continues-to-climb-in-us-news-world-reports-best-colleges-rankings.html Cal State LA continues to soar as one of the nation's top regional universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:16:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12980768-cal-state-la-microbiology-faculty-honored-with-presidents-distinguished-professor-award.html Howard Xu, a professor of microbiology in the College of Natural and Social Sciences' Department of Biological Sciences at Cal State LA, was recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during University Convocation 2023.Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:27:46 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12962116-cal-state-la-ranks-among-nations-best-fornursinggraduate-program.html Cal State LA nursing master's program continues to be ranked among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 edition of Best Graduate Schools.Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:19:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12942760-cal-state-la-receives-national-science-foundation-grant-to-create-pathway-to-diversity-program.html Cal State LA has been awarded an $880,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to increase diversity in STEM fields through recruiting and training the next generation of molecular simulation scientists.Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:27:54 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12937274-cal-state-la-named-2022-fulbright-hsi-leader.html Cal State LA has been named a Fulbright HSI Leader by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:54:36 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12932743-cal-state-la-continues-to-shine-in-us-news-world-report-rankings.html Cal State LA ranks 24th among all private and public regional universities in the western United States, according to the 2023 rankings released.Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:56:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12920312-formerly-incarcerated-students-from-cal-state-las-prison-education-program-celebrate-their-degrees.html Among a sea of graduates, six men in graduation caps and gowns wearing black and gold stoles walked across Cal State LA's Commencement stage.Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:34:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12913448-cal-state-la-nursing-graduate-program-recognized-among-the-best-in-the-nation.html Cal State LA nursing master's program is once again ranked among the nation's best, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools.Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:35:42 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12910684-mellon-foundation-awards-cal-state-la-1m-grant-to-launch-in-person-bachelors-degree-program.html Cal State LA has received a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will help the university establish the first in-person bachelor's degree completion program for incarcerated women in California.Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:48:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12909967-cal-state-la-clinical-laboratory-scientist-program-earns-reaccreditation.html Cal State LA was recently granted a continuous 10-year reaccreditation for its Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) program from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:09:34 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12901696-cal-state-la-to-launch-regional-consortium-as-part-of-californiansforall-college-corps-program.html Cal State LA has been selected to participate in the new statewide #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program that aims to engage undergraduate students in solving problems in their communities throughout California.Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:12:54 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12897806-cal-state-la-students-design-their-own-la-for-all.html Students in Professor Zachary Vernon's graphic design class at Cal State LA are used to creating visual campaigns for mock clients.Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:43:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12890364-cal-state-la-awarded-amgen-foundation-grant-to-boost-careers-in-bioentrepreneurship.html Cal State LA has received a $100,000 grant from the Amgen Foundation to establish the community education component of the Cal State LA BioSpace incubator, which is leading the university's efforts to promote a thriving bioscience ecosystem in the heart..Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:04:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12889035-cal-state-la-usc-receive-grant-to-digitize-visual-record-of-mesoamerican-spanish-colonial-history.html Cal State LA and USC have been awarded a nearly $500,000 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources to digitize Mesoamerican and Spanish colonial materials.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:47:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12885222-cal-state-la-continues-remarkable-climb-in-us-news-world-report-rankings.html For the eighth consecutive year, Cal State LA has continued to soar as one of the nation's top regional universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:58:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12879507-la-musician-and-activist-receives-honorary-doctorate-at-cal-state-la-commencement.html José Quetzal Flores was conferred an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts during an afternoon Commencement ceremony on July 28Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:56:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12875886-cal-state-la-receives-grant-to-increase-transfer-student-success-in-stem-fields.html Cal State LA has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the College Futures Foundation (CFF) to create new baccalaureate pathways aimed at increasing transfer student success in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:57:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12870000-cal-state-la-receives-grant-from-clean-air-agency-for-graduate-student-research.html Cal State LA's College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology has received $625,000 from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to create a Graduate Research Fellows Endowment Program to support students studying clean-air...Mon, 17 May 2021 17:40:09 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12864826-cal-state-la-nursing-graduate-program-named-among-the-nations-best.html Cal State LA's nursing master's program continues to rank among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools.Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:46:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12863061-in-time-of-covid-19-cal-state-la-places-nurses-in-at-risk-communities.html On her first shift in the field in her new job, Cal State LA nursing graduate Sarah Francisco found herself swept up in the COVID-19 crisis, helping vaccinate patients in South Los Angeles as the virus surged toward a catastrophic peak.Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:13:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12849360-cal-state-la-receives-nsf-grant-to-enhance-stem-teaching-in-urban-schools.html Cal State LA has been awarded a three-year, $586,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to train future teachers in math and science instruction using a simulation lab.Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:14:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12839769-rev-boyle-inspires-with-message-of-compassion-kinship-during-cal-state-la-wellbeingu-webinar.html Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J. shared a message of compassion and kinship during a webinar that marked Cal State LA's first WellBeingU Speaker Series event of the academic year.Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:02:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12838513-cal-state-la-continues-impressive-rise-in-us-news-world-report-rankings.html For the seventh consecutive year, Cal State LA has continued to ascend as one of the nation's top regional universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:56:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12825662-pat-brown-institute-at-cal-state-la-honors-california-secretary-of-state.html California Secretary of State Alex Padilla was honored for his years of distinguished public service by the Pat Brown Institute (PBI) for Public Affairs at Cal State LA. Padilla received the 2020 Pat Brown Legacy Award on Aug.Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:25:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12825646-pat-brown-institute-at-cal-state-la-survey-reveals-economic-impacts-of-covid-19-in-southeast-la.html Majority of residents surveyed have lost jobs or have had work hours reducedTue, 09 Jun 2020 20:06:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12811316-cal-state-la-selected-as-county-vote-center-for-2020-primary-election.html Cal State LA has been selected to serve as a Los Angeles County Vote Center in California's March 3 Presidential Primary Election.Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:45:53 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12787169-cal-state-la-public-health-professor-receives-csus-faculty-innovation-and-leadership-award.html Walter Zelman, a public health professor at Cal State LA, has been named a recipient of the California State University (CSU) Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award.Tue, 03 Sep 2019 23:02:45 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12772045-lacusc-medical-center-ceo-and-gavia-coffee-vp-of-marketing-address-cal-state-las-class-of-2019.html Distinguished Cal State LA alumni urged graduating business students to pursue their passions and not to set limits on their dreams as they embark on their careers.Tue, 28 May 2019 23:17:44 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12752769-cal-state-la-receives-keck-foundation-grant-for-innovation-and-design-center.html Cal State LA has been awarded a grant to establish an Innovation and Design Center that will foster a learning community focused on design and manufacturing. With a $325,000 grant from the W. M.Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:06:17 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12745378-cal-state-la-receives-nih-grant-to-boost-research-in-biomedical-and-behavioral-sciences.html Cal State LA has been awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide biomedical and behavioral sciences research opportunities to undergraduates.Mon, 17 Dec 2018 22:02:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12735918-mga-entertainment-ceo-isaac-larian-honored-during-cal-state-las-alumni-awards-gala.html Cal State LA honored 11 distinguished alumni at its 2018 Alumni Awards Gala, including MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian as Alumnus of the Year.Fri, 19 Oct 2018 20:32:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12720902-cal-state-la-president-named-to-coalition-of-urban-metropolitan-universities-executive-committee.html Cal State LA President William A. Covino was named to the executive committee of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, the organization announced Tuesday.Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:05:05 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12705300-cal-state-la-awarded-nsf-grant-to-support-students-earning-degrees-in-engineering-computer-science.html Cal State LA has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase degree completion and career readiness among students in engineering and computer science majors.Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:53:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12698569-us-news-ranks-cal-state-las-nursing-grad-program-among-the-best.html California State University, Los Angeles' nursing master's program is once again ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2019 edition of Best Graduate Schools.Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:45:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12672833-cal-state-la-faculty-member-collaborates-with-national-team-to-prevent-sexual-harassment.html Cal State LA assistant professor Allison Mattheis is part of a national research team that is developing a training program to combat sexual harassment in the field of geosciences.Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:04:41 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12623132-cal-state-la-receives-federal-grant-to-improve-fitness-in-wheelchair-users.html Cal State LA has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the federal government to research the exercise needs of wheelchair users, specifically those with traumatic spinal cord injuries.Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:34:56 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12572666-cal-state-la-joins-the-institute-of-international-educations-generation-study-abroad-initiative.html Cal State LA commits to helping more students gain international experienceWed, 13 Jul 2016 20:55:42 GMT