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• 91ÖÆƬ³§ is the California State Jazz Champion for Second Consecutive Year - 91ÖÆƬ³§'s premier instrumental jazz ensemble traveled to Folsom, CA to compete in the California State Jazz Championships over the weekend of April 24-25. In a two-day series of workshops, performances, and judging, the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Bob Cole Conservatory of Music's Concert Jazz Orchestra - under the leadership of Professor Jeff Jarvis - took top honors and is the Jazz Champion of California for the second year in a row!

• Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership Announces 2026 Faculty Stipend Recipients - To advance our vision of having an ethics module in every 91ÖÆƬ³§ course, 24 $3,000 stipends are being granted to faculty for integrating 3-hour ethics modules into their courses. The Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership has awarded over $657,000 in Ethics Across the Curriculum stipends since the program was initiated in 2005. Check out the full list of recipients on the Ukleja Center webpage.
   
• 91ÖÆƬ³§ Competes at the 62nd International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition - Fifteen 91ÖÆƬ³§ students, split into three teams, made an excellent showing at this year's International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (ICBSC), which was held April 23-25 in Anaheim. Each team executed a simulation of a company that they created at the start of the semester. Each team was judged based on the following categories: Best Overall Performance, Best Presentation, and Best Documents. Each of the 3 91ÖÆƬ³§ teams won at least one award.

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• Physical Therapy and Engineering Collaborate on Assessing Ankle Injuries - Ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries, affecting athletes, military personnel, and the general population alike. They are also the leading cause of emergency department visits for musculoskeletal trauma and have a high socioeconomic impact. That is why an expert team of collaborators comprising students, faculty, and staff from the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and Hung Family College of Engineering (HFCOE) are working together to create a device that would improve how ankle injuries are assessed.
   
• Exercise Science Student Marine Brissot Wins National Scholar Award - The American Kinesiology Association (AKA) gives a national scholar award to a handful of individuals who are recommended by department faculty. These students show exceptional academic excellence and leadership skills. It’s no wonder that Kinesiology student Marine Brissot was selected for this prestigious honor for 91ÖÆƬ³§. Brissot is graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Biology this spring. She will attend Northwestern University’s School of Medicine to pursue her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree starting in the fall.

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• CNSM Announces 2026 Commencement Award Recipients - The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 CNSM Commencement Awards. 

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• Graduate Studies Announces, Celebrates 2026-2027 Graduate Fellowship Awardees - The Graduate Fellowship (GF) provides financial support ($9,000) to master’s and doctoral students who contribute to the public good in their field of study either via scholarship, research, and creative efforts or via active engagement in programs or activities. Graduate Fellows are nominated by a faculty member and selected by their college. 

  The 2026-2027 awardees are: Olivia Wissa (MS in Mathematics for Educators), Abraham Orozco Munoz (MS in Chemistry), Sage Greenstein (MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice), Annette Alvare (Master of Social Work), Chelsea Acevedo (MS in Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education), Journee Harvey (MS in Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education), Odeta Rivera (MA in Political Science), Saad Abdullah Malik (MS in Aerospace Engineering), Nicole Reyes Camacho (MA in Psychological Research), Amanda Mitton (MM in Music, Choral Conducting), and Eliana Perez-Heininger (MM in Music, Instrumental Performance). 

  They were honored along with the 2025-2026 GF Fellows at the Graduate Fellowship reception on Tuesday, April 28.
   

• Amber Peek Awarded First Place at 40th CSU-Wide Student Research Competition - San Jose State University hosted this year’s , where both undergraduate and graduate students presented their research in a 10-minute competition. Five graduate students represented 91ÖÆƬ³§ at the competition: Amber Peek (Biochemistry, MS) - Biological and Agricultural Sciences category;  David Morales-Zapien (Physics, MS) - Physical and Mathematical Sciences category; Olivia Amalfitano (Master of Public Health, Community Health Option) - Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences category; Samuel King (Geography, MA) - Humanities and Letters category; and Shibi Rahul Senthikumar (Computer Science, MS) – Engineering and Computer Science category.
   

• 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grad Slam Winners Take Home Cash Prizes! Lauren Muñoz and Amber Peek to Represent The Beach at the CSU-Wide Grad Slam. - The Graduate Center hosted the Grad Slam viewing party on Monday, April 20, announcing the 2026 91ÖÆƬ³§ Grad Slam Competition winners! The Grad Slam Competition is a space to showcase and celebrate graduate students and their creative activities in a 3-minute video. Winners received cash prizes: first place ($500), second place ($300), and third place ($200). The two first place winners will compete in the 6th Annual CSU-Wide Grad Slam. This year's winners are: 

  Non-STEM category: 

  • First place: Lauren Muñoz, Educational Leadership, EdD
    • Title: Transforming Pain into Pedagogy: How Early Childhood Educators with Adverse Childhood Experiences Navigate Trauma, Relational Practice, and Healing
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maiyoua Vang
  • Second place: Emily Linstead, Anthropology, MA
    • Title: Examining Biological Anthropology and the Prevalence of Pelvic Typologies in Obstetrics Education
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeannelle Uy
  • Third place: Annthonet Hung, Master in Social Work
    • Title: Contigo! Family Readiness and Wellness Toolkit
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joana Barreras 

  STEM Category: 

  • First place: Amber Peek, Biochemistry, MS
    • Title: Fruit fly - A Model to Study Aspirin as a Chemopreventive Drug Against Colon Cancer
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deepali Bhandari
  • Second place: Sarvenaz Dirakvand, Information System, MS
    • Title: AI That Writes Physical Therapy Notes: Reducing Documentation Burden
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mostafa Amini
  • Third place: Bethanie Ceja, Mathematics for Educators, MS
    • Title: How Teacher Educators Use Representations (in Teaching Fractions)
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pavneet Kaur Bharaj

• Chem-E-Car Teams Win First and Third Place at 2026 AIChE Western Regional Conference - The 91ÖÆƬ³§ Chem-E-Car teams won first and third place at the 2026 AIChE Western Regional Conference, under the guidance of Professor Ji-Hwan Kang in our Chemical Engineering Department. 91ÖÆƬ³§ is the returning champion having won the 2025 regional competition. The 2026 team will be competing at the national competition again in the fall.

• Carole Nicholson Awarded the Star Advocate Award from the Career Development Center - Carole Nicholson (E-Advising Project Lead & Trainer, UCUA) was nominated for the Star Advocate Award based on her creative incorporation of the Plan Your Future Models: DREAM, BECOME, SUCCEED into the Beach Connect Alerts, now shared with the 91ÖÆƬ³§ campus community. After Carole attended a Career Advocates session, she was inspired to revise our working draft of the alerts to align with the DREAM, BECOME, SUCCEED models, addressing major/career exploration, skill development, and job/internship search, our core areas of service. We were thrilled to see Carole adopt these models and immediately incorporate them into her work that is shared so broadly amongst the 91ÖÆƬ³§ advising community and ultimately directly with students.

• Digital Archivist Bennie Allen Stoll Accepted to Prestigious UCLA Rare Books Program - Digital Archivist Bennie Allen Stoll has been accepted to the prestigious UCLA's Rare Books Program. The program is dedicated to providing the knowledge and skills required by collectors and professionals working in all aspects of the library, special collection, archives, museums, and rare book community.