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Cal State LA continues to climb in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings
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. Cal State LA ranks 21st among all private and public regional universities in the western United States, rising three spots...
Berenecea Johnson Eanes appointed president of Cal State LA
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes to serve as president of California State University, Los Angeles. Eanes currently serves as president of York College, City University of New York. “I am honored to join...
Cal State LA computer science major receives CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement
Patrick Emmanuel Sangalang, a computer science major in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at Cal State LA, hopes to use his passion for computer science to inspire young students to pursue the many career possibilities in the STEM fields. ...
Golden Eagle pride shines at Cal State LA Night at Dodger Stadium
Cal State LA Interim President Leroy M. Morishita waved to the crowd before stepping out to the pitching mound at Dodger Stadium Tuesday night. From behind home plate, Associated Students, Inc. President Yahir Flores nodded toward Morishita and awaited delivery of the...
Student Success
Cal State LA computer science major receives CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement
Patrick Emmanuel Sangalang, a computer science major in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at Cal State LA, hopes to use his passion for computer science to inspire young students to pursue the many career possibilities in the STEM fields. ...
Stacey Lau
Stacey Lau wants to see the nation’s food systems become more sustainable, ethical and affordable. And after years of studying food science and technology at Cal State LA—and conducting research—she is prepared to help make it happen. “My thought is that if you take...
Rosa Maldonado
Rosa Maldonado received a Master of Arts in Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies from Cal State LA’s College of Ethnic Studies with a 3.8 GPA during Commencement on May 24. Maldonado, 28, was among seven Cal State LA students selected for the 2022-23 Sally Casanova...
Maria Klariza Tan Madrazo
Maria Klariza Tan Madrazo received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with magna cum laude honors from the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology. She also served as the student speaker for the college during its Commencement ceremony on May...
Faculty Distinction
Cal State LA honors outstanding faculty at University Convocation 2023
Five Cal State LA faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during University Convocation 2023. Three Outstanding Professor Award recipients and an Outstanding Lecturer Award recipient were honored for significant...
Cal State LA receives HCAI grant to expand its social work graduate program
Cal State LA has been awarded a $3.4 million grant by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to expand its social work graduate program and help develop a culturally sensitive and competent behavioral health workforce. “There are tremendous needs...
Cal State LA awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health research grantÂ
Cal State LA was recently awarded a $730,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide students with opportunities to participate in biomedical research.  The four-year grant from the NIH Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) program will support...
Cal State LA receives grant from state’s primary energy agency for workforce development 
The California Energy Commission has awarded Cal State LA a $500,000 grant for workforce development related to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV). With California’s commitment to implementing ZEV transportation by 2035, there is a growing need to create and develop a...
Academics & Research
Cal State LA receives $5 million NSF grant to create urban sustainability hub
Cal State LA has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a hub for urban sustainability that will advance energy and water research, and expand opportunities for students to engage in intensive STEM education and training. The...
Cal State LA Clinical Laboratory Scientist program earns reaccreditation
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). The Clinical Laboratory Scientist Certificate program aims to...
Cal State LA receives College Futures Foundation grant to increase transfer student success in STEM fields
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. The grant will establish the...
Cal State LA receives $1 million grant from Wells Fargo for equity in entrepreneurship program
Cal State LA has received a $1 million grant from Wells Fargo to support the launch of a new student entrepreneurship program that aims to help communities recover following the pandemic. The award was part of $3.6 million in Open for Business Fund grants that Wells...
Community & Public Good
Wrongfully convicted client of Los Angeles Innocence Project at Cal State LA declared factually innocent
Maurice Hastings, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 38 years and was freed through the work of the Los Angeles Innocence Project at Cal State LA, was declared factually innocent on Wednesday. A finding of factual innocence means the court declared Hastings innocent of...
Cal State LA community honors Monterey Park shooting victims at vigil
Small white square notecards hung along strings of yarn in Cal State LA’s University-Student Union Plaza Tuesday evening, carrying handwritten messages of grief, sorrow, hope and love for the victims of the Monterey Park shooting and their loved ones. “You are not...
Wrongfully convicted client of Los Angeles Innocence Project at Cal State LA freed after 38 years
Maurice Hastings, a 69-year-old man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 38 years, was freed last week after new DNA test results presented by the Los Angeles Innocence Project at Cal State LA (LAIP) pointed conclusively to another suspect. “I prayed for many years that...
Cal State LA students sworn in as part of first cohort of statewide #CaliforniansForAll College Corps service program
Cal State LA students pledged to serve their communities during a virtual swearing-in ceremony this month for the first cohort of fellows in the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps, a new statewide paid service program. College Corps is a statewide paid service program...
Athletics
Cal State LA golfer Pratima Sherpa organizes historic all-women golf tournament in Nepal
Cal State LA women’s golfer Pratima Sherpa is changing the game in her home country of Nepal. Sherpa organized Nepal’s first all-women’s golf tournament this summer, held at the Royal Nepal Golf Club in the capital city of Kathmandu. The Women’s Open Golf Tournament...
Cal State LA men’s soccer player Morten Bjoershol named CCAA Male Athlete of the Year
Cal State LA men’s soccer player Morten Bjoershol was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Male Athlete of the Year on Thursday. The award, which recognizes the best athlete from the CCAA’s six men’s sports, is voted on by the sports information...
Cal State LA men’s soccer star Morten Bjoershol signs with LAFC affiliate
Standout Cal State LA men’s soccer player Morten Bjoershol has signed on to play professional soccer for Las Vegas Lights Football Club, an affiliate of Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). “I am looking forward to proving myself in a new league in front of new people on...
Cal State LA men’s soccer wins first national championship in program history
For the first time in Cal State LA men’s soccer program history, the Golden Eagles are NCAA Division II National Champions. Riding a single first-half goal from sophomore defender Simon Johansen, Cal State LA locked up the historic 1-0 victory at Weidner Field in...