College of Science and Mathematics at Fresno State

Congratulations to physics student Nursultan "Sam" Khudayberdiev whose innovative research has been featured while attending the American Physical Society Global Physics Summit this week! 🍓 🤖

Innovating on the Central Valley's rich tapestry of agriculture, Sam is developing a robotic arm which uses AI image recognition to precisely identify and gently pick strawberries for the future application of affixing his system to a rover for harvesting in extreme temperatures, around pesticides or other unsafe or challenging environments for humans.

Watch Sam speak to WebsEdge in depth about his vision and work on YouTube!

From Physics to Farm Robots | AI Strawberry Picker Explained Can physics and artificial intelligence help harvest the future of agriculture?At the APS Global Physics Summit, we met Nursultan Khudayberdiev (Sam), a youn...

CSM celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩‍🔬🔬🧬🔭

“Being a woman in science means standing at the junction of resistance and curiosity. It represents recognizing the strides made by those who came before me while creating space for those who will come after. It means bringing my culture, my perspective, my empathy into rooms that once did not include voices like mine. Along with discovery, being a woman in science encompasses representation, responsibility, and the redefinition of what scholars in science can look like.”

Rosa I. Toro, Ph.D.
Department Chair (interim) and Professor
Department of Psychology

APPLICATIONS OPEN: The Health Careers Opportunity (HCOP) and Health Professions Pathways (HPPP) Programs are accepting applications today through January 30, 2026!

Students interested in health career pathways may qualify for academic support, career guidance, networking opportunities, professional development, and connections to opportunities to become aspiring health professionals!

For information and to apply, visit bit.ly/FSCasa-Application, or reach out to the Center for Access to Science for All (CASA) at [email protected] or 559.278.4748, or visit our office in Science 1, Room 101.

Café Scientifique returns in 2026 for all those curious about the world around them 7 p.m. tomorrow, January 6, at the Tioga-Sequoia Beer Garden in downtown Fresno.

Tomorrow's "Brains, Bots & Behavior: Building Bio-Inspired Neural Networks for Motor Control" presentation featuring Dr. Haroon Anwar, a research fellow for the Devcom Army Research, is cutting-edge and is not to be missed! 🧠 🤖 ✨

Warm up and refuel with hot chocolate, tea, pastries from the Fresno State CASA team this Thursday, December 4 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Science Building, Room 101 during Cocoa with CASA!🧤

TOMORROW: We're celebrating our shared love of math during the Department of Mathematics Day (DMD) in the Peters Business Building!

All Fresno State students, faculty and staff are invited to attend to experience student research and project presentations, food and games, math Jeopardy!, guest speakers, talent show and awards ceremony throughout the day-long event!

Visit the event website to register and for the full schedule! ➡️ https://sites.google.com/mail.fresnostate.edu/dmd/home

Celebrating Veteran Bulldogs for Veterans Day 🇺🇸

“I was recently elected President and Captain of the Fresno State Hockey Club, and this role rekindled my ability to lead. When I was enlisted, I led an avionics shop of 60+ technicians and was a career counselor for over 180 sailors. Lately, I have been able to use those skillsets to help my teammates on and off the ice.

While enlisted, I specialized in maintenance and troubleshooting the computer systems on board the F/A-18 aircraft. Once separated, I decided to make my life come full circle by pursuing my B.S. in Computer Science, in hopes to one day write and develop the software I once maintained during my time in the Navy. Pursuing this degree gives me a sense of purpose, as well as giving back to those currently serving.”

Frank Bernal
B.S. in Computer Science
U.S. Navy

Can’t hide that Bulldog pride– especially during Homecoming! 🖤 🐾

"Meeting and connecting with so many people from diverse cultures, communities, and backgrounds here at Fresno State is truly inspiring. The accolades of our student body truly is the pride of the valley and one that deserves to be recognized and celebrated."
– Allison Vang, ASI Senator and a senior majoring in Psychology and Asian American Studies

Visit homecoming.fresnostate.edu for all the info on Homecoming festivities this week!

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Envision how an advanced degree can help you achieve your academic and career goals during the Graduate School Exploration Fair this week!

📆 Wednesday, Oct. 15
⏰ 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
📍 In front of the Kennel Bookstore

Hosted by: Fresno State Career Development Center and the Division of Graduate Studies

Mathematically speaking, today's date is special however you write it out — 9/27/2025 or 27/09/2025. Thanks to Learning Math with Howie Hua from the Department of Mathematics for sharing an interesting take on our calendar system! 🫶

TODAY'S THE DAY! It's one of the coolest mathematical dates of our lifetime. Whether you go by month/day/year or day/month/year, if we write the date as one number, we will get a square number! We can settle our differences and agree that today's date is a square date. 9,272,025=3045² 27,092,025=5205²

Imagine the impact of your support. Sergio's journey to a national conference and his award highlight the power of backing our students. This Day of Giving, be a part of their success. Your generosity makes a difference: dayofgiving.fresnostate.edu/giving-day/93856/set/7028?utm_source=scalefunder&utm_campaign=amb_share&utm_content=jxjbm04hctg67f96ogtnfgr&utm_medium=plain

Learning by doing! Our students and professors are making physics fun and accessible for kids in our community. Your generosity on Day of Giving helps us provide these valuable learning experiences. Support our outreach efforts: dayofgiving.fresnostate.edu/giving-day/93856/set/7028?utm_source=scalefunder&utm_campaign=amb_share&utm_content=jxjbm04hctg67f96ogtnfgr&utm_medium=plain