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‘Mushroom guru of the West Coast’ inspires students, imparts expertise

‘Mushroom guru of the West Coast’ inspires students, imparts expertise

Cody McFarland May 14, 2019

Mycology professor Dennis Desjardin discusses mushroom taxonomy with colleague Charly Chahwan, chief scientific officer of SyntheX Labs, in the Harry D. Thiers Herbarium in Hensill Hall on April 19, 2019....

Collection provides access to biological history

Collection provides access to biological history

Cody McFarland May 14, 2019

Director and curator of the Harry D. Thiers Herbarium Dennis Desjardin holds the type specimen for Spongiforma thailandica, one of more than 115,000 plant, fungus and lichen specimens stored in the herbarium....

A screenshot of SF State student reactions regarding the University's response to the incident from Wildfire's Instagram account, @wildfire.sfsu.

Emergency alerts fail to provide clarity amid chaos

Cody McFarland Mar 5, 2019

Students are demanding the University re-evaluate its use of emergency notifications after a chaotic night where the campus community was left in the dark following a shooting, power outage and reports...

ASI offer Oregon State AS adviser executive director position

Cody McFarland Feb 3, 2019

The SF State Associated Students Board of Directors elected to offer Drew Desilet, faculty advisor for AS of Oregon State University, the position of executive director during its meeting Wednesday. Votes...

New SF State Task Force To Help Student Success

Cody McFarland Sep 28, 2016

This September, invitations were sent out to students, staff and faculty to form the first ever campus task force at SF State that will identify barriers to success for first-year students and develop...

Summit begins year long interim provost position

Cody McFarland Aug 30, 2016

When Jennifer Summit, dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning, steps into the position of interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs on Thursday, colleagues expect her to...

Tensions flare at CSU East Bay during chancellor visit

Cody McFarland Mar 1, 2016

Faculty and students came toe-to-toe with Chancellor Timothy White at Cal State East Bay to express their frustration as part of a contentious listening tour forum Monday afternoon. White’s listening...

Ashley Bowen holds a phone with SF State's app open. The app released in the beginning of the month. (James Chan / Xpress)

Lack of advertising curbs student exposure to app

Cody McFarland Feb 16, 2016

The developers of SF State Mobile, the college's first-ever mobile app, are seeking feedback from students to determine which features should be included in the platform's second iteration. A lack of...

Studio art major Nick Oh works in the ceramics studio in the Fine Arts Building Tuesday, Feb. 2. (Qing Huang / Xpress)

Increased fees bittersweet for art department

Cody McFarland Feb 9, 2016

SF State's art department made its first major increases to instructional materials fees in 20 years this spring, forcing returning studio art majors to pay double or even triple the fee costs of last...

Road sharing with ride-sharing leads cab cooperative to bankruptcy

Road sharing with ride-sharing leads cab cooperative to bankruptcy

Cody McFarland Jan 26, 2016

When it comes to getting around San Francisco, students have wide range of options. Despite filing for bankruptcy Friday, the city's largest taxicab co-op, Yellow Cab Cooperative Inc., remains one of...

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