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Young People’s Climate Anxiety Revealed in Landmark Survey »
Children worldwide worry about the future and feel let down by governments, a huge study on attitudes towards climate change has found.
Nature - Sep 2021
In State of the University Address, a Vastly Different Cal State from 18 Months Earlier »
In his first State of the University address Tuesday, California State University Chancellor Joseph Castro painted a picture of a dramatically changed system from the one that existed 18 months earlier.
EdSource - Sep 2021
New podcast highlights pandemic parenting experiences in Humboldt.
North Coast Journal - Sep 2021
Otter Artworks Charm in Humboldt County »
What if you had a map that led you to over one hundred awesome otters, all intricately painted artworks brimming with joy, local significance, and a deep respect for nature?
NBC San Diego - Sep 2021
The Surprising Exercise You Stop Doing After 60, Say Experts »
Kinesiology Professor Justus Ortega on running, age, and injuries.
Eat This, Not That - Sep 2021
Environmental Studies Professor Sarah Ray has had a front row seat to the way climate change has landed on young people and most notably, how the weight of that anxiety has changed over the decade-plus years she's been a professor.
CNBC via NBC Miami - Aug 2021
Humboldt State's Project Rebound builds a prison-to-college pipeline
North Coast Journal - Aug 2021
Biden Wants an Electric Vehicle Revolution. Will Communities of Color be Left Behind? »
A study last year by researchers at Humboldt State University reviewed the state's census data and found "stark disparities" in the availability of public electric vehicle chargers across socioeconomic and ethnic groups, with Black and Latino drivers likely to have the least access.
NBC News - Aug 2021
How to Fight Climate Despair »
Getting involved in communities doesn’t just multiply your impact — it can also stave off despair. Professor Sarah Jaquette Ray has seen this in her classes at Humboldt State.
Vox - Aug 2021
Humboldt State Implements Hybrid Approach to Campus Safety »
Humboldt State University is creating a new unarmed campus patrol position to combine with existing armed campus police officers.
Campus Safety - Jul 2021
Klamath Water Protectors Youth Camp and Summer Projects Blend Water Advocacy and Tribal Traditions »
The Advocacy and WaterProtection in Native California curriculum and teacher’s resource project was created by Save California Salmon, the Blue Lake Rancheria, the Yurok CountryVisitor Center, KTJUSD’s Indian Education Program, Humboldt County’s Pathmakers Program, HSU's Native American Studies Department, and the Hoopa High School Water Protector’s Club.
Daily Kos - Jul 2021
How to Soothe Climate Anxiety With Hope and Action »
"Environmental disgust or fear is one way to respond, and I'm calling on people experiencing climate anxiety to harness that anxiety for social justice, not harm," says Professor Sarah Jaquette Ray.
Very Well Health - Jul 2021
Humboldt State Pursues Polytechnic Status, Seeking More Courses in Science and Tech »
Efforts to transform Humboldt State University into a polytechnic institution have gained traction since it was first announced last year.
San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 2021
Owls, Swallows and Bluebirds: The Secret Allies of Farmers »
Researchers like Wildlife Professor Matt Johnson have started to study once again the benefits birds provide to farms.
The California Report Magazine - Jul 2021
Giant Otters Invade North Coast in Public Display »
100-plus otter sculptures on display to raise awareness about California’s river otters.
The Trinity Journal - Jul 2021
Op-Ed: Is Climate Anxiety Bad for the Planet? »
Professor Sarah Jaquette Ray on “eco-anxiety."
Los Angeles Times - Jun 2021
Humboldt State U. Explores Conversion To A Polytechnic University »
HSU is exploring the possibility of adding programs to make it the third polytechnic university in the California State University system. An overview of the plans from Provost Jenn Capps and Lisa Bond-Maupin, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President.
Jefferson Public Radio - Jun 2021
Discover This Year’s Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs »
Now in its 8th year, Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) is a national recognition that celebrates student affairs workplaces that are vibrant, diverse, supportive and committed to staff work-life balance, professional development and inclusive excellence.
Diverse - Jun 2021
Highline College honors Humboldt State University President as Distinguished Alumnus »
From first-generation college student at Highline College to president of Humboldt State University in Northern California, Dr. Tom Jackson knows a thing or two about what it takes to succeed in college.
Waterland Blog - Jun 2021
Professor Ramesh Adhikari on the average cost of car insurance.
WalletHub - May 2021
A Shark, Eating a Squid, Eating a Lobster, in One Fossil »
Allison Bronson, a Zoology instructor, comments on research that describes three creatures left their mark in time in an extraordinarily well-preserved fossil in Germany.
Gizmodo - May 2021
Gavin Newsom's $267.8 Billion California Budget Proposal »
Under Newsom’s plan, the University of California and California State University would get a $1.1 billion funding increase, while the state would spend $4 billion over two years to build new student housing, $433 million to help turn Humboldt State University into a polytechnic campus and $115 million to develop degrees that would not require students to buy textbooks.
San Francisco Chronicle - May 2021
Gov. Newsom Proposes to Make Major Investments in Higher Education »
The plan also would provide significant funding to convert Humboldt State University into the CSU system’s third polytechnic campus.
EdSource - May 2021
Newsom Proposes $268 Billion State Budget »
On Friday, Newsom detailed his ambitious $267.8 billion budget that would include hundreds of millions of dollars to transform HSU into a polytechnic university.
KTLA 5 - May 2021