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Fighting spirit: Breaking down barriers beyond the mat
Women of Sac State’s Combat U fight stereotypes, bring home championships
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Women of Sac State’s Combat U fight stereotypes, bring home championships
March 28, 2025 Combat U athletes break barriers and win titles in wrestling and boxing while balancing academics and challenging gender norms in traditionally male-dominated sports.
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Batting for the underdog: Sac State researcher champions misunderstood flying mammals
March 25, 2025 Assistant Professor Anna Doty and her students study bats across California, revealing how these docile creatures benefit ecosystems through pest control, pollination and environmental monitoring.
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Sac State professor restores dormant campus herbarium, offering new opportunities for research and learning
March 13, 2025 Sac State’s herbarium lay dormant for nearly 20 years until Biology Professor Marina LaForgia joined the University. Now it is a thriving space to study plants.
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Student hackers win $3,000 in cash prizes for AI creations to solve problems in education, finance, health care and sustainability
March 12, 2025 Sacramento State’s Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts Hornet Hacks, a weeklong hackathon competition.
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Sac State and Arik Armstead’s Academic Project partner to guarantee admission for underserved youth
March 04, 2025 President Luke Wood and the beloved Elk Grove native and NFL star Arik Armstead signed a memorandum of partnership commitment to create a seamless pathway to higher education for local youth.
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Sac State Sociology, Business and Engineering students tap their own innovation to solve societal problems
February 28, 2025 A new, interdisciplinary course at the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has students teaming up to solve problems in their communities with their own ingenuity and inventions.
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New Arts & Letters dean wants to further elevate Sac State’s research, faculty, student achievement
February 26, 2025 Gladys M. Francis, a seasoned scholar and educator most recently from Howard University, will join the Hornet Family in July.
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At church services across the region, Sac State leaders encourage Black students to pursue higher education
February 25, 2025 During the CSU’s annual Super Sunday, University administrators attended services at seven predominantly Black churches to talk to prospective students and their families about Sac State’s programs and resources.