Spotlight on Scholarship

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The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs & University Library invite you to our Fall 2026 SSU Spotlight on Scholarship lecture series. Spotlight on Scholarship is a campus-wide lecture series for faculty members to present their research, scholarly or creative activities to a wide audience. This is designed to elevate the work that faculty are doing at Sonoma State, foster collaboration and engage students.

For faculty members interested in presenting for future series, please email orsp@sonoma.edu.

Fall 2026 Presentation Schedule

Matthew Clark
Professor & Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Analysis
Geography, Environment & Planning
The Spectrum of Life - A NASA BioSCape Project Film
Date & Time: Thursday, September 17th @ Noon
Location: Schulz Information Center RM 3001

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Natalia Villanueva-Nieves
Assistant Professor
Ethnic Studies & Languages
The True Colors of Feeling Brown: Racialized Affect and Poetics of Space in Latina Narratives
Date & Time: Thursday, October 8th @ 4PM
Location: Schulz Information Center RM 3001

Natalia Villanueve-Nieves presentation promotional graphic with a picture of Natalia including date, time and location of presentation.

Alexandra Miller Bordisso
Associate Professor
Physics & Astronomy
The Search for a Quantum Theory of Chaos
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 20th @ Noon
Location: Schulz Information Center RM 3001

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Wendy Ostroff
Professor
Hutchins School of Liberal Studies
Harnessing Curiosity: The Answer to School Refusal in Japan?
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 17th @ Noon
Location: Schulz Information Center RM 3001

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