CSU, Chico News

Roy Doi, PhD, a molecular biologist at UC Davis, will speak at the Biological Sciences Seminar on Friday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. in Holt 170. Doi was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work on how to turn agricultural waste into energy. Full Story

Sixty-six students from Northern California high schools will have fun tackling sticky math problems during the second annual College Math Day, Friday, Nov. 17, at California State University, Chico. Full Story

The Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (CNAP) at California State University, Chico, is holding an open house on Dec. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m., at its new suite of offices in Room 201, 25 Main Street. Full Story

Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory (KCCO) and the Northern California Natural History Museum (NCNHM) at California State University, Chico present an evening with Carolyn S. Shoemaker, PhD, on Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. at the Chico Area Recreation District Building, 545 Vallombrosa Ave, Chico. The event is free and open to the public. Full Story

Chemistry professors, teachers and students as well as working chemists will be gathering at California State University, Chico Friday, Nov. 17, to launch a North State subsection of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which organizers say will expand opportunities for chemists and introduce the public to the vital role chemistry plays in our lives. Full Story

The Botanical Society of America (BSA) has honored Professor Emeritus Kingsley Stern, Department of Biological Sciences, with the Centennial Award. The award acknowledges and honors Stern's outstanding service to the plant sciences and BSA. Full Story

Taylor Bass, a junior business major, California State University, Chico, has won the $10,000 Jack Rawlins Environmental Award. This is the first time the prize, created by Rawlins to foster a lifelong commitment to environmental activism, has been awarded. Full Story

California State University, Chico's student newspaper, The Orion, has received top national honors from two journalism organizations over the past three weeks. Full Story

Students with disabilities from Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Glenn, Tehama and Shasta counties will participate in the 7th Annual Adapted Physical Education Sports Day on Friday, Nov. 3, 9:30 am-12:30 pm in Acker and Shurmer gymnasiums at California State University, Chico. Full Story

This Way to Sustainability II, the largest sustainability conference in the U.S., will be held in the Bell Memorial Union at California State University, Chico Nov. 2 through 5, 2006. CSU, Chico, Butte Community College, the Associated Students of CSU, Chico and the Associated Students of Butte Community College will host the conference. Full Story