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Continuing a tradition begun in 1950, Humboldt State University has named more than 90 candidates for Outstanding Student Awards 2012-2013.

The Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC) at Humboldt State University has been awarded $94,993 by the California Energy Commission to examine the use of biomass (plant matter) to convert heat energy into chemical energy and save on the natural gas consumed by electric power plants.

HSU is revamping its geospatial curriculum to better prepare students for careers in the geospatial sciences.

Humboldt State University's student Wildlife Team captured its 25th title in the Western Regional Quiz Bowl at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, in mid-March.

Award-winning mathematician Abigail Thompson of UC Davis will deliver a presentation on three-dimensional universes at the next Kieval Lecture, to be hosted by the Department of Mathematics at Humboldt State University on Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 135 of the Science B building.

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?

Humboldt State University is pleased to announce that an agreement in principle has been reached with Redwood Capital Bank that will provide ongoing resources to ensure the future of the Natural History Museum as well as provide a new branch location in Arcata for the Bank.

Don’t be alarmed if you begin to see a lot more garbage on North Coast beaches.

From decreased public access to the loss of natural resources, it’s well known that rising sea levels negatively affect coastal parks. But is there anything that California policy makers can do about it?

Humboldt State University’s Schatz Energy Research Center has extended its reach to India in a partnership to help accelerate development of a solar energy market for millions of Indians who have little or no electric power.

Last semester, Conor Handley (‘15, Wildlife) took a four-month leave of absence from HSU to run across America raising awareness about Native American culture.

Mathematics Professor Emeritus Colin W. Clark of the University of British Columbia will present "Short-Term Profits Versus Long-Term Sustainability" as this year's Lamberson Ecology Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Native American Forum (Room 162) of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building at Humboldt State University. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Humboldt State University’s Department of Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils is leading a federally-funded partnership to attract more youth nationwide to high-demand jobs in rangeland ecology.

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.

HSU staff members were honored at the university's annual Spring Welcome event, Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the Kate Buchanan Room.

Gregory Manata knows firsthand the kind of difference just one teacher can make.

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.

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.

Edward Nuhfer, who was previously Director of Faculty Development at California State University, Channel Islands, was recently named Humboldt State University’s Director of Educational Effectiveness.

Robert Bryant, Director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, UC Berkeley, will deliver the 60th Harry S. Kieval Lecture, “Geometry Old and New: from Euclid to String Theory,” on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Founder’s Hall, Room 118, at Humboldt State University.

Humboldt State Wildlife students took home another gold this year at the Wildlife Society’s annual quiz bowl competition Oct. 16 in Portland, Ore.

Humboldt State alumnus and wildlife disease ecologist Mourad Gabriel will assess the threats to wildlife and the food chain posed by rodenticides and acutely toxic pesticides when he discusses the mounting risks of dismantled marijuana grows in a lecture on Monday, Oct. 29. He will speak at 5:30 p.m. in the Native American Forum adjoining HSU’s Behavioral & Social Sciences Building.

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.

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.

World experts in ecology, biology and conservation will headline a two-day Biodiversity Conference at Humboldt State University the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30.