CSU, Chico News

Chemist Sam Markowitz, UC Berkeley, will deliver a lecture titled "NucleoGENESIS, DEUTERONOMY, and the Origin(s) of Life???" on Fri., April 28, at 3 pm, in Ayres 106. His lecture is part of a 50th anniversary celebration of the formation in 1956 of the "Chico State College" Chapter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, California State University, Chico. Full Story

Nine California State University, Chico student leaders from the American Marketing Association student organization participated in several competitions at the national 2006 AMA conference in Orlando, Fla., in March. They came home with an "Outstanding Chapter" award for the conference. Full Story

California State University, Chico marketing students Nicole Furtado and Brian T. O'Neill won top awards at the 2nd Annual California Collegiate Sales Competition, held on the Sacramento State campus, April 7. Full Story

A panel on business ethics, sponsored by the College of Business, California State University, Chico, will feature a human resources director for Target and a partner in KPMG International, as well as several local business CEOs and administrators. The panel is on Thursday, April 20, from 4 to 5:15 pm, in Glenn 212. Full Story

Debbie Doman, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Chico, has been selected, following a national search, as the Team USA head swim coach for Special Olympics for the World Games, to be held in Beijing, China, October 2007. Full Story

The nation's first sustainable campus residence house will have a grand opening Monday, April 17, at 10 am at California State University, Chico. The public is invited to tour the house, part of Konkow Residence Hall, located at 701 W. Sacramento Ave. in Chico. Full Story

Mathematics students from California State University, Chico finished 30th out of 400 universities the Putnam Math Competition exam, one of the premier math competitions in the world. Full Story

Sixteen high school teams from across California will travel to California State University, Chico on April 29 to compete in a contest based on entrepreneurship and community service. Full Story

Should high profile athletes be considered society's role models? This question will be discussed by two former pro-football players and responded to by President Paul J. Zingg, sports historian, at a CAPE forum on Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 pm, PAC 144, at California State University, Chico. Full Story

Award-winning comics journalist Joe Sacco will present "To Hell with Objectivity: How Comics Journalism Redefines Reporting," Thursday, April 20, 7-9 pm, in the Trinity Hall Main Gallery, California State University, Chico. Full Story