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- Week of: May 19, 2013
- Schatz Lab Gains $95K Biomass Research Grant »
The Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University has received a $95,000 state grant to continue experiments aimed at converting biomass—slash from logging and fuel reduction efforts—into energy dense “bio-coal.”
- Week of: May 05, 2013
- 3D Printer Multiplies Student Learning Opportunities »
This semester, students in Patricia DuRant’s engineering dynamics class had the chance to design and build their own robots using wheels, plastic gears and other self-designed parts.
- Week of: Apr 28, 2013
- Plan ‘Bee’: Grad Student Explores Role of Native Honeybees »
What role do native bees play in local crop pollination? And should local farmers establish better habitats to support them?
- Geography Student Wins National Mapping Award »
Geography student Alina Taalman (’13) has won the Arthur Robinson Award for Best Printed Map in an annual competition hosted by the national Cartography and Geographic Information Society.
- Week of: Apr 21, 2013
- Campus as a Living Lab Grant Program »
The following was provided by the California State University Chancellor’s Office:
- Week of: Apr 14, 2013
- HSU Hosts Talk on Cannabis Dispensary Research »
Research findings of medical marijuana dispensaries will be the subject of the last of the spring speaker series of the Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research on Monday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the Native American Forum adjoining the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building at Humboldt State University.
- Earth Day Forum Probes Marijuana’s Environmental Impact »
Humboldt State University will host its inaugural Earth Day Symposium on Marijuana and the Environment this weekend, centering on a key issue often overlooked in mainstream analysis: marijuana’s environmental effects.
- HSU’s Schatz Lab Leads World Solar Foray »
An international agency has adopted a new technical standard led by the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University that harmonizes national quality assurance requirements for solar-powered light-emitting diode devices (LEDs).
- Week of: Mar 17, 2013
- What Motivates Students to Bike, Walk to Campus? »
We all know the benefits of walking and biking to work or school: improved health, decreased pollution and an increased sense of community. But when it comes time to make the decision to walk or drive, why do so many of us chose the unhealthier alternative?
- Week of: Mar 03, 2013
- Schatz Lab Part of $1.75 Million Clean Energy Project »
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority in Eureka is the proposed recipient of $1.75 million in state funding for a community-scale renewable energy implementation project, in partnership with Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC).
- HSU Professor Examines Lives of Heavy Metal Groupies, Musicians and Fans »
Parents take note: listening to heavy metal or other fringe music may not have as negative an effect on your kids as you may have thought.
- Week of: Feb 24, 2013
- Japanese Tsunami Debris: What to Do »
Don’t be alarmed if you begin to see a lot more garbage on North Coast beaches.
- Week of: Feb 17, 2013
- Students Weigh Impact of Wearing Backpacks »
Ever wondered if wearing a backpack could affect the way you walk? Two HSU students recently teamed up with Kinesiology Professor Justus Ortega to find out.
- Week of: Jan 20, 2013
- Oceanography Student Conducts Wave Research »
Vanessa Crandell (’13) has been fascinated by the Earth for as long as she can remember. In kindergarten, she’d fill her backpack with rocks from the playground and bring them home after school. One of her earliest memories was taking a class field trip to a volcano in the second grade. “It was my first introduction to plate tectonics,” she recalls.
- Florida Tech Uses SERC Technology »
Hydrogen experiment kits created by Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center are now being used by chemistry students at the Florida Institute of Technology.
- Week of: Nov 18, 2012
- National Geographic Reports New Sillett Redwood Research »
Stephen C. Sillett, the first Kenneth L. Fisher Chair in Redwood Forest Ecology at Humboldt State University, and his colleagues have confirmed the second-largest tree on earth, about 3,240 years old, above a trail junction in Sequoia National Park, according to the latest edition of National Geographic magazine.
- Anthropology Symposium Showcases Undergraduate Research »
Do our lifestyle choices affect our lifespan? And is our obsession with cleanliness making us sick? HSU students explore these questions and more at HSU’s first undergraduate anthropology research symposium 6 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Native American Forum.
- Week of: Nov 11, 2012
- Faculty Members to Speak at TEDx Eureka Event »
Four Humboldt State University faculty members will speak at the Eureka TEDx event from 1-5 p.m. Sunday Dec. 2 at the Arcata Theater Lounge.
- Week of: Nov 04, 2012
- Geography Faculty Members Net Two Research Grants »
Two HSU Geography faculty members have received research grants totaling $150,000.
- Anthropology Symposium Showcases Undergraduate Research »
The Humboldt State Anthropology Department will host its first-ever undergraduate research symposium 6 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Native American Forum on the first floor of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building.
- Week of: Oct 21, 2012
- Sociology Student Wins National Sustainability Award »
HSU Sociology student Rachelle Irby (’12) has received a 2012 Sustainability Leadership Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the national organization that advances sustainability in higher education.
- Week of: Sep 30, 2012
- ‘Sesame Tweets’ – Debate Night Tweeting About Big Bird »
Careful Gov. Romney. Big Bird turns out to be quite an attention-grabber in Red States and Swing States.
- Week of: Sep 16, 2012
- Bio Core Upgrades Support Student Research »
Humboldt State has purchased three new instruments and has begun remodeling existing space to support student and faculty research in the earth, physical and biological sciences.
- Researching the Social Behavior of Steller’s Jays »
Will Goldenberg tossed a handful of peanuts onto the concrete, hoping to lure the Steller’s Jay from its nest outside Founders Hall. After a few minutes, the blue and black bird popped out of a bush and hopped over to the pile of nuts scattered on the ground.
- Week of: Aug 26, 2012
- Federal Grant Boosts HSU’s Tick Biology Research »
Humboldt State University Biological Sciences Professor Jianmin Zhong has received a three-year, $353,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance innovative tick research.
- Week of: May 06, 2012
- Grad Student Explores Tanoak Root Systems »
Graduate student Brandon Namm is putting the finishing touches on a multi-year research project that investigates an area few scientists have ventured before: Underground to understand the root systems of the tanoak.
