CSU Stanislaus faculty, who are engaged in research and creative activities all over the world, put their work on display the week of October 5-9 during Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) week on the Turlock campus.

Anthropology and Geography Professor Ellen Bell spent the summer conducting archeological research in the Mayan city of Copan in Honduras where ancient royal tombs have been discovered. Biological Sciences Professor Marina Gerson focuses her work on horned lizards in the Central Valley and turtles in a CSU Stanislaus lake. Nursing Professors Mechelle Perea-Ryan, Luzmaria Alcala-Van Houten, and Judy Keswick have teamed with College of Human and Health Sciences Dean Gary Novak and visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Giovambattista Presti of Italy on a “Food Dudes” project at local elementary schools and pre-schools that fosters increased student consumption of healthy fruits and vegetables.

Their work was included in the 35 faculty displays included in the activities that featured a variety of daily presentations, panel discussions, tours, and special programs. Highlights included a poster display each day in the University Union Event Center featuring faculty research and creative activities, a keynote address by award-winning Psychology Professor Dr. Harold Stanislaw, noontime seminars with faculty experts, tours of CSU Stanislaus research laboratories and facilities, faculty panel discussions and seminars, an Astronomy Night, and a concluding recital featuring Music faculty clarinet player John Weddle.