After spending roughly 30 years in storage, video footage of a woman born without a tongue is currently being studied and used to improve tongue and jaw reconstruction in patients with cancer. Betty McMicken, assistant professor of communicative disorders at Cal State Long Beach, is studying the information she gathered[Read More…]
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Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events on campus and around Long Beach.
New digital textbook makes books more affordable
A new digital textbook will be available for use in September 2011, as part of a three-year pilot program to publish textbooks online without ever printing a hard-copy. “Principles of Biology” is the first book in the program, and will sell at $49. This is a 75% savings when compared[Read More…]
Barrett Athletic Center hosting open forums for university police chief hopefuls
An open forum for University Police Capt. Fernando Solorzano, a university chief of police candidate, was held Tuesday from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Barrett Athletic Administration. Solorzano is the first of three candidates hoping to be chosen by a hiring committee to succeed University Chief of Police, Stan Skipworth.[Read More…]
ROTC enrollment has increased in the past four years
Cal State Long Beach’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, part of the Beach Battalion that includes UC Irvine, has consistently had high enrollment numbers, following a trend seen across the nation over the last four years. The ROTC program is designed to train college students to be military officers[Read More…]
Cambodia trip crosses racial divide
All study abroad programs are designed for the purpose of education, but not all are done for humanitarian reasons. From Jan. 10-24, five Cal State Long Beach students went to Cambodia to improve not only their own academic experiences, but also the lives of impoverished citizens. Nayeli Barragan, Monica Cardenas,[Read More…]
Undocumented students may receive financial aid
California Gov. Jerry Brown recently expressed his support for the ideals of the California Dream Act, a bill that offers financial aid to undocumented college students. The California Dream Act, like the federal DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act, is meant to extend support to undocumented residents[Read More…]
Five Second Street bars may start closing at midnight
The Long Beach City Council voted 7-2, Tuesday night, in favor of initiating a study that may consider closing five Second Street bars at midnight. Council Gary DeLong of Long Beach’s 3rd district stated that he does not wish to limit operating hours for the five restaurant/bars, but many have[Read More…]
CSULB students selected for $25,000 grants, internships
Ten Cal State Long Beach biotechnology students will conduct stem cell research during an internship beginning in the fall. The students have the option of interning at either the City of Hope Medical Center or University of California, Irvine, where they will be trained in stem cell research and prepare[Read More…]
LB water quality falters in report
After three years of improvement, the quality of beach water in Long Beach has decreased by 40 percent, according to the annual beach report card released May 25 by the environmental group Heal the Bay. The annual beach report gives letter grades to California beaches based on weekly state-mandated tests[Read More…]
HHS dean to receive award
Kenneth Millar, Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Cal State Long Beach, will be named a “2011 AASWG Local Honoree” at the “Welcome Aboard” International Symposium on board the Queen Mary this Thursday. Millar, who has been at CSULB for one year, is being recognized by[Read More…]