Faculty News
Could Being Nice be Ruining Your Life? Here鈥檚 the Brutal Truth
When Amira Barger logs on to teach in Cal State East Bay鈥檚 online Nonprofit Management Certificate program, she鈥檚 not just leading discussions 鈥 she鈥檚 sparking reflection. Part memoir, part manifesto, The Price of Nice explores what happens when we value being liked over being honest.
November 12, 2025
Lessons from the Dark: What Our Monsters Reveal
In Dr. Christopher Moreman鈥檚 class, horror is cultural philosophy with fangs.
October 31, 2025
Catching Brain Waves: Prestigious NIH award helps Prof. Divya Sitaraman and her student research assistants ride the rising neuroscience tide of brain-mapping
With her scientific gumption, the help of her student research teams and her success in bringing her research into the classroom, Professor Divya Sitaraman will receive $33 million in NIH funding to map the mouse brain.
July 12, 2024
Cal State East Bay Students Unleash Their Diplomatic Prowess at Model UN of the Far West Conference
For the first time in Pioneer history, three Cal State East Bay students were appointed to manage the General Assembly First Committee, taking on a high-profile assignment.
July 12, 2024
Cal State East Bay Professor of Public Health Receives Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowship
Schmeltz will spend a year in Washington, D.C., where he will meet with national health and health policy leaders and get experience in the federal policymaking process.聽
July 5, 2024
Cal State East Bay Professor Takes Her Research and Passion to London
Cal State East Bay Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Kate Strom has been appointed as an honorary associate professor at the University College, London.
September 25, 2023
What Middle Class Communities in China can Teach us About Environmental Activism - Professor of Sociology Jean Lin鈥檚 New Book Lays Out the Case
Lin鈥檚 deep interest in building community capacity and resiliency inspired her newly released book.
September 7, 2023
Cal State East Bay Professor Granted Nearly $2M to Help Spur Climate Action
Cal State East Bay is one of 11 California State Universities to receive funding from The California Climate Action Seed Grants and Matching Grants. Tony Marks-Block, assistant professor of anthropology, geography and environmental studies at Cal State East Bay, serves as the principal investigator for 黑料福利网鈥檚 project.
August 24, 2023
Cal State East Bay Professor Recognized for Excellence Inside and Outside the Classroom
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) honored Assistant Professor of Mathematics Andrea Arauza Rivera with the Henry L. Alder Award earlier this year.
August 8, 2023
Making a Difference: Cal State East Bay Professor Honored for Her Work in Aphasia Research
Cal State East Bay Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Michelle Gravier was recently named a Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar.
July 10, 2023
Cal State East Bay Professor of Public Health is a 2023 Disability and Disasters Award Winner
The Natural Hazards Center has awarded Cal State East Bay Associate Professor of Public Health Alina Engelman the 2023 Disability and Disasters Award.
April 27, 2023
Dedicated to Students: Professor of Construction Management Receives Prestigious Award
Cal State East Bay鈥檚 director of the Construction Management Program, Farzad聽Shahbodaghlou was in high school when he discovered his love of teaching.
March 10, 2023
Understanding sport off the field: Two Cal State East Bay Professors contribute to 鈥淪ociology of Sport鈥
Matthew Atencio, Co-Director of the Center for Sport and Social Justice, and Becky Beal contributed to the newly released 12th edition of Sociology of Sport.
February 15, 2023
黑料福利网 Provides Assist to Oakland Roots' Sustainability Goal
Students, faculty and alumni from kinesiology and public health are helping the Oakland Roots Soccer Club get climate positive
May 11, 2022
'Coming Alive' Altar Celebrates Moving Forward After the Pandemic
Professor Eric Kupers, along with students and faculty from the Theater and Dance department, created the Altar for Coming Alive to honor the resilience, creativity and adaptability of our campus to reshape the way we move forward.
March 28, 2022
Mathematical Association of America awards distinguished honors to Cal State East Bay faculty
Math Association awards distinguished honors to Cal State East Bay faculty
March 14, 2022
The History and Significance of Juneteenth
A question and answer series with with Cal State East Bay ethnic studies professor Nicholas Baham and lecturer Steven Cleveland on the cultural and historical significance of Juneteenth.
June 18, 2021
How to Manage Post-COVID Anxiety
The Cal State East Bay News Center talked to Professor of Public Health Michael Stanton, who shared tips for managing uncomfortable feelings and what to expect during the post-pandemic return to public spaces and our everyday lives.
June 8, 2021
Kinesiology Chair to Climb Height of Mount Everest
Paul Carpenter plans to take on what is described as 鈥渢he most difficult climbing challenge in the world.鈥
April 14, 2021
Professor Z谩Nean McClain Named CAHPERD Recipient
Associate professor of Kinesiology Z谩Nean McClain was recently named the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) 2021 Honor Award recipient.
March 16, 2021
Professor Jason Smith Selected for National ACE Fellowship
Cal State East Bay Department Chair and Associate Professor of Health Sciences Jason Smith has been selected as one of 52 emerging college and university leaders for the ACE Fellows Program, 2021-22 class.
March 4, 2021
What Fruit Flies Can Teach Us About Love
Cal State East Bay recently talked with Assistant Professor Divya Sitaraman about how fruit flies can help teach us about our own physiology and behavior.
February 15, 2021