The Life Sciences building was completed in 1972. The five million dollar project began in late 1969 and was built in three sections over a period of time.
Our physical office is closed indefinitely, but we are still accepting calls and checking email during this time.
* * The official page for the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico (Chico State) * * We began as the School of Natural Sciences which eventually became the College of Natural Sciences when in 1967, individual departments split off with their own departme
12/21/2021
Great story about our second HSI STEM grant.
Multimillion-Dollar Grants Ensure Hands-On Research Continues for STEM Students - Chico State Today Chico State Today is the official news site of California State University, Chico. It features stories on Chico State students, faculty, and staff and highlights campus programs.
12/14/2021
Thanks to North State Public Radio for this hour-long Blue Dot program on our new building...and the people in it!
Blue Dot #239: New Science Building Promotes a Paradigm Shift in Science Education at CSU Chico Host Dave Schlom takes a trip down memory lane and visits his alma mater, CSU Chico, to check out the new science building.
11/16/2021
Crash Course: Physics of Music - Chico State Today Chico State Today is the official news site of California State University, Chico. It features stories on Chico State students, faculty, and staff and highlights campus programs.
05/17/2021
Great story about 2021 graduate Kristofer Walker!
Life Experiences Add Up to Success for Math Major - Chico State Today Chico State Today is the official news site of California State University, Chico. It features stories on Chico State students, faculty, and staff and highlights campus programs.
02/04/2021
Exciting, generous gift from Professor Emeritus Wes Dempsey and Mrs. Phyllis Dempsey!
Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve receives largest cash donation ever The Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve has been given the largest cash gift the reserve has ever received — a $1 million donation from retired Chico State professor Wes Dempsey, his wife Phyllis, a…
12/16/2020
The fence is down! Excited to announce that the new building has been certified for occupancy. The Departments of Science Education, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics, and Geological and Environmental Sciences are now moving in, and the dean’s office is relocating to the new building as well. By January the building will be in use, and we anticipate that we will have classes in the building starting in the fall 2021 semester.
12/16/2020
The Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve has an Adopt-an-Acre program; some of these acres have high resolution video and still cameras. This video has some great wildlife shots from the last year!
12/15/2020
Congratulations to CSU Chico Alumna AND Professor Emerita, Dr. Carol Huston.
Worth Sharing: School of Nursing Shines – Chico State Today Chico State Today is the official news site of California State University, Chico. It features stories on Chico State students, faculty, and staff and highlights campus programs.
12/10/2020
Nice article on the Virtual Gateway Science Museum...which is now available anywhere in the world! Gateway Science Museum, California State University, Chico
Museum opens virtual doors While the physical doors of the Gateway Science Museum have been locked since March due to the pandemic, its virtual door has remained wide open to science enthusiasts, students and the curious.
Check out Gateway Science Museum, California State University, Chico tomorrow for the newest Chico Science Fair Challenge!
12/08/2020
Great article about how the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is providing experiential learning opportunities in this time of virtual teaching!
Chemistry Kits Deliver At-Home Learning Opportunities – Chico State Today Chico State Today is the official news site of California State University, Chico. It features stories on Chico State students, faculty, and staff and highlights campus programs.
10/20/2020
Museum Without Walls (MWOW) – Gateway Science Museum – CSU, Chico We are happy to announce that Gateway Science Museum’s Museum Without Walls lecture series will begin again this fall as a series of virtual presentations starting September 16 and continuing every Wednesday evening through the end of October. All lectures will be available in video format...
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