Research & Accomplishments Archive

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Week of: May 11, 2008
Forestry & Wildland Resources Mark 10th Annual Spring Banquet » The Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources celebrated their 10th Annual Spring Banquet in the Kate Buchanan Room on Thursday, May 1. The event was beautifully catered by Twyla Henderson and her staff from University Dining Services.
Wildlife Major Wins Hearst Award » Arcata - Humboldt State University undergraduate Rani Ram will receive a $3,000 scholarship as one of 23 winners statewide of the 2008-2009 William Randolph Hearst/California State University (CSU) Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Week of: May 04, 2008
HSU Tops at U.N. Forum » Humboldt State students in the Model United Nations program won four Meritorious Delegation Awards and finished among the top three performers for the second year running at the recent Model United Nations of the Far West Conference in San Francisco. The awards recognize outstanding academic preparation for, and participation in, the conference. HSU International Studies major Jonathan Linton was named Rappateur, or best delegate, in the economic and financial committee.
Double Major Wins For Physiology Presentation » Winter Santander, a Botany and Zoology double major, was awarded the Best Oral Presentation Award in the Physiology Section of the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference.
Mathematics Announces Winners of the 24th Annual Mu Alpha Theta Contest » 
This spring the Mu Alpha Theta (Mathematics) Contest continued its tradition of posing mathematical questions of varying difficulty to students in the Department of Mathematics.
Week of: Apr 27, 2008
Physics & Astronomy Student Shines at National Forum » Arcata – Arcata student and physics major Liam Furniss recently represented Humboldt State University at a national conclave where he introduced results of his experimental research of dark energy in the Gravity Research Laboratory at HSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Week of: Apr 20, 2008
Museum Grant Buoys Teachers » Arcata – Humboldt State University’s Natural History Museum has received a $10,000 grant from the Fortuna-based McLean Foundation to buttress the museum’s partnerships with area teachers and schools.
Week of: Apr 13, 2008
Psychology Students, Faculty Share Work At Leading Conference » Since 2000, HSU Department of Psychology's students and faculty have given nearly 150 conference presentations.
ERE Students Prove Modeling Mettle » Arcata — Humboldt State's Environmental Resources Engineering students once again lived up to the tradition of academic excellence -- this time in the field of mathematics modeling.
Fulgham Contributes to New Peer Journal » Dr. Kenneth Fulgham, HSU Professor of Rangeland Resources, and D.E. Coultrap, a former HSU graduate student, are among the co-authors of an article about western juniper in the inaugural edition of Invasive Plant Science and Management magazine, published by the Weed Science Society of America under the auspices of the University of California, Davis.
Week of: Mar 23, 2008
Cunha to lead state Geography Bee » Think you know more than a 4th grader when it comes to geography? Try this one on for size:

Known for its production of alpaca wool, Arequipa is a major commercial and tourist center in what country just south of Ecuador? (Answer at end of story)
Week of: Mar 16, 2008
Free Enterprise Is Hallmark of Smullin Scholars » Arcata - In their 20th year at Humboldt State University, Smullin Scholarship honors were bestowed recently upon the eight annual Smullin Scholars by the Patricia D. & William B. Smullin Foundation and university representatives.
New Book Aids Natural Resource Scientists » Arcata - Dr. Howard B. Stauffer, Professor of Statistics and Chair of Humboldt State University’s Department of Mathematics, has written a new book that introduces natural resource scientists to more current methods of statistical analysis, helping them to enhance their estimates of the probability of specific occurrences in nature.
Week of: Mar 02, 2008
Sociology Alums Praise M.A. » Humboldt State Sociology Professor Mary Virnoche is a contributor to the current issue of the Sociological Practice Newsletter, in which she reports that graduate level research combined with applied field experience enables HSU master's degree professionals to effect real social change.

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