At Sacramento State, our faculty pursue external funding to support innovative research, develop new programs, and further strategic partnerships with industry and government.  Dozens of federal, state and private organizations partner with faculty, students and research staff to advance the campus mission of scholarship, teaching and service.
 
I invite you to learn more about the innovative work underway at Sacramento State.  Please contact us with your feedback, and also your ideas on how we can combine efforts to advance the climate of inquiry and discovery on our vibrant campus by the American River.

 

David P. Earwicker, Assistant Vice President,

Research Administration and Contract Administration

 

YEAR IN REVIEW

Highlights of Sac State campus sponsored research and contract activity in 2010 and 2011.

• Addendum 2010-11 Awards Received (PDF)

RESEARCH NEWS

Grant Will Combat Diabetes in Hmong Community
Sacramento State has received the first $200,713 of a $780,449 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to help members of the city’s Hmong community receive better treatment for advanced cases of diabetes. Professor Dian Baker is the project manager for this community-based participatory research project (January 3, 2013). ARTICLE>

 

Stem Cell Grant Extension Propels Grad Program
A recent $1.4 million stem cell grant extension will bolster Sacramento State’s Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program. (September 14, 2012) ARTICLE>

Sac State's McNair Scholars Program Receives Federal Grant
Sacramento State’s McNair Scholars Program will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $219,996 annually for five years, beginning Oct. 1. The program helps low-income and first-generation or underrepresented juniors and seniors in their academic preparation for graduate studies leading to a doctoral degree. ARTICLE>

Grants bolster Sac State’s
Mental Health Programs

Sacramento State continues to offer a wide variety of mental health services to students, and now the University has a pair of grants to help support that work. In July the campus received a $300,000, three-year grant from the federal Center for Mental Health Services. Two months ago, it was awarded a $371,000 grant from California Mental Health Services Authority. (Aug. 6, 2012) ARTICLE>

 

Sac State Water Management Highlighted

Sacramento State’s Office of Water Programs (OWP), the largest self-funded center on campus, provides cost-effective solutions for protecting and enhancing water resources, public health and the environment through training, scientific research and public education. (July 30, 2012) ARTICLE>

 

Professor Warren Smith’s Biomed Device Patent Granted
Professor Smith’s breakthrough battery-operated fanny pack tracks the movements of youngsters who have cerebral palsy, documenting the frequency of their falls. The device was developed in collaboration with Shriners Hospital in Sacramento. Smith believes the fanny pack device is applicable to other medical treatments. He sees military veterans with leg prosthetics, individuals with muscular dystrophy, and the elderly as potential beneficiaries of the device’s data. (June 11, 2012) ARTICLE>

 

Sergans are Dynamic Research Duo
Professors Vassili and Tatiana Sergan are an academic powerhouse in Sacramento State’s Physics and Astronomy Department. Thus, it’s fitting that the talented pair have been honored by the Faculty Senate as co-recipients of an Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activities Award. ARTICLE>

 

Sac State, Sac City Unified Partner to Assist Laid-off Teachers

Sacramento State and the Sacramento City Unified School
District (SCUSD) have formed a partnership to ensure that laid-off teachers stay committed to the teaching profession during the recession. The University and the school district have received a $300,000 grant from the SD Bechtel Jr. Foundation to help teachers earn teaching credentials in mathematics and science. (January 19, 2012) ARTICLE>

 

Revised Financial Conflict of Interest Regulations for investigators seeking funding from agencies that fall under the purview of the US Dept of Health and Human Services. ARTICLE>

 

Dr. Vassili Sergan Awarded the 2011-2012 President's Award
Sacramento State’s 2011-2012 President’s Award for Research and Creative Activity will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 8 to Professor Vassili Sergan, Department of Physics and Astronomy. The ceremony will take place in the University Center Restaurant, and Sergan will give a lecture at 4 p.m. A reception will follow at 5. This annual honor recognizes extraordinary research and creative activity over the past five years by a member of the Sacramento State faculty. (November 1, 2011) ARTICLE>

 

Sac State Wins Federal Opportunity Grant

The five-year, $1.8 million grant, “Where Opportunity Comes Full Circle”, received by the Department of Ethnic Studies and the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies is designed  to increase Asian American and Pacific Islander student recruitment, retention and graduation rates by at least 10 percent; encourage those students’ involvement in a student  leadership program; expand and enhance service learning opportunities via Sac State’s nationally recognized 65th Street Corridor Community Collaboration Project; and synthesize data-gathering of Sacramento State students and those throughout the California State University system. (Oct. 10, 2011) ARTICLE>

 

Sacramento State Nets Another NSF Award Sacramento State has received a comprehensive National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, thanks to a collaborative effort by the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics on a five-year, $2 million project, “The Sacramento State PASS Program: Peer-Assisted Student Success.” The PASS program seeks to increase the retention and graduation rates of students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. (September 23, 2011) ARTICLE>

 

New NSF Grants will Help Train Teachers

A pair of National Science Foundation grants totaling more than $1.63 million will provide scholarships to several Sacramento State students and ultimately create more math and science instructors for middle and high schools in high-needs areas.(August 31, 2011) ARTICLE>

 

Professor’s Fanny Pack Awaits Patent

Professor Warren Drew Smith is patiently awaiting patent approval for a miniaturized measuring device he devised that could prove very beneficial to children with cerebral palsy. (Aug. 29, 2011)  ARTICLE>

 

CSU-HEP Helps Pave Migrant Path to  a Better Life

CSUS-HEP was founded in 1993 with a grant awarded to Sacramento State’s Cross Cultural Resource Center and the College of Education. It is one of 44 federally funded educational programs nationwide designed to assist seasonal agricultural workers and their families in obtaining their GED, the equivalent of a high school diploma. (August 11, 2011)  ARTICLE>

 

Sac State Leads with Cutting Edge Nursing Lab Sacramento State’s Nursing program has come a long way since its creation five decades ago. Nowhere is that progress more evident than in the state-of-the-art clinical simulation lab in the School of Nursing’s new facilities in Folsom Hall, the former CalSTRS building. (July 21, 2011)  ARTICLE>

 

Environmental Studies Professor Helps Protect Vital Mideast Watershed

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is not the only major watershed experiencing water shortages, sociopolitical tension and environmental degradation. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers, source of Mesopotamia and the world's Abrahamic religions, are also in sociopolitical and environmental crises. (June 27, 2011) ARTICLE>