Cal State Monterey Bay continues to be lauded as one of the top universities in California and in the country. In its just-released annual college rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked CSUMB No. 2 ...

At sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur begins. Edan Spector, a CSUMB senior, says Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. "It is a day of fasting, prayer, and introspection," ...

After years of working quietly on her own, putting in long hours and navigating challenges independently, Marlene Ramirez said she feels grateful and humbled to suddenly be in the spotlight. Ramirez, ...

To celebrate Spring 2025 commencement, five exceptional students will receive the Dean’s Medal. Recipients must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have shown leadership through significant, innovative ...

CSUMB’s Otter Athletics department assembled the whole team — student-athletes, coaches, staff, campus administrators, almost 300 strong — to honor their top performing athletes at their annual Montes ...

Tree branches filled with cherry blossoms and flitting birds dominate the back wall of Cal State Monterey Bay’s new Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Center. It was the first decoration Bernadette ...

Educational leaders from Cal State Monterey Bay and Monterey Peninsula College celebrated a new agreement between the two schools at a morning signing ceremony on Monday, March 24, at the CSUMB ...

When Athena Burciaga’s attempted gender transition was discovered by her parents, it did not go well. Then 19, she was six months into her hormone therapy – the first step in physically becoming a ...

Paige Viren, executive director of Cal State Monterey Bay’s Sustainable Hospitality Management program, has been appointed to a two-year term on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. The board ...

For the third academic year in a row, Cal State Monterey Bay will host a TEDx event, Feb. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. in the Otter Student Union ballroom. A dozen speakers are expected to participate. Dan ...

Cal State Monterey Bay is welcoming Trader Joe’s to the Marina neighborhood and partnering with the specialty grocery store to bring more food to students on campus who might otherwise go hungry.

Years from now, maybe not too many years, robots may be prowling the agricultural fields of Salinas and Watsonville as well as the sea floor under the nearby ocean. And it’s likely they could bear the ...