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Students Succeeding through the Cal-Bridge Program
The Cal-Bridge program helped two Astronomy majors realize their love of research.
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SDSU Astronomy Department Receives Gift of $14 Million from Theodore W. and Nhung Lu Booth
SDSU’s Department of Astronomy is incredibly fortunate to have recently received a generous donation of $14 million from the estate of Theodore William and Nhung Lu Booth. The gift will be used entirely to support undergraduate and graduate students in our department beginning in Fall 2021. Read more about the Booth family and the impact…
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SDSU Astronomy Department Receives $14 Million Bequest
Donation earmarked for student support is the largest gift to a single department in San Diego State University history.
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Congratulations to SDSU Cal-Bridge Scholars
The Department congratulates Yasmin Afshar, Kiley Mayford, Kelcey Davis, Kara Whitaker, and Jose Ruiz Casias on their recently-rewarded Cal-Bridge scholarships to support them as they work toward graduate school and careers in astronomy and physics. The Cal-Bridge program is supported by a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, and involves a consortium of…
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First Evidence Discovered of a Gigantic Remnant Around an Exploding Star
A San Diego State University astrophysicist has helped discover evidence of a gigantic remnant surrounding an exploding star—a shell of material so huge, it must have been erupting on a regular basis for millions of years.
