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Common in the Classroom

Roughly 450 students will be studying with Grammy and Academy Award-winning hip hop artist Common at his performance Sept. 16 in Weill Hall at the Green Music Center as part of Sonoma State University’s Arts Integration Program.

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Visiting Wisdom

The Visiting Artists Lecture Series at Sonoma State University provides students and the local community with valuable insight and exposure from art professionals and their work.

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Latina Visionaries

The fall 2017 Chicana Latina Feminism Lecture Series at Sonoma State University continues on Sept.

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The Science of Exoplanets

Sonoma State University's What Physicists Do features lectures on topics like distilling, the new SSU Makerspace, exoplanets and more on Mondays at 4 p.m. in Darwin 103.

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Free Week at Rec Center

The Recreation Center will be available for Sonoma State University staff and faculty to use free of charge for the of Monday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 17.

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Grants and Sponsored Programs Report, August 2017

Sonoma State University received $3,780,201 in new grant funding in the months of May and June. Congratulations to the following principal investigators and project directors who have received new, additional or extended support for their sponsored awards.

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Seawolf to Major Leagues

Just three days after the birth of his son, former Sonoma State University baseball slugger O'Koyea Dickson is heading to the big league for the first time. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Sept. 1 that Dickson was being promoted from the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers.

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New Observatory Opens

Sonoma State University has a new home to view the cosmos. After first opening 41 years ago, the Sonoma State Observatory was officially reopened with a ribbon cutting ceremony and public viewing night Sept. 8.

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Smart Energy and More

The Sonoma State University Engineering Lecture Series features talks circuit simulators, smart energy, how to make a radio application in seven minutes, and more. Lectures are the first and third Thursdays in Salazar Hall, room 2009A, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

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Africana Lecture Series

Sonoma State University's Africana Multicultural Studies Lecture Series explores the relevance of presentations and discussions that focus on historical and contemporary topics relating to people of African descent.