S3 2025 Special Sessions
Special Sessions are a collection of student presentations connected to a particular theme.
Cancer Research
The session is meant to drive research convergence in cancer by bringing together all cancer researchers at SDSU, spanning multiple disciplines. Contributions addressing fundamental or applied questions in areas including but not limited to cancer etiology, prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship are welcome. Oral and poster presentations are invited.
Hosted by SDSU Cancer CoRe
Parag Katira, Chair
Dual Language and Critical Multilingual Learner Education (online session)
This session is held online and focuses on research, scholarly and creative activity related to Dual Language Programs and/or Multilingual Learners -- particularly work that transforms or poses critical challenges to existing systems. Oral and poster presentations are invited.
Hosted by Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education
Tamara Collins-Parks, Chair
Cultivating a Sustainable Food Future
This special session, hosted by the Center for Better Food Futures, invites students from diverse majors to explore the field of sustainable agriculture. As global challenges like climate change and food insecurity intensify, the need for innovative, holistic solutions has never been more urgent. This session will bring together students from anthropology, biology, chemistry, environmental science, foods and nutrition, geography, marketing, and sustainability majors to discuss and present research projects that focus on creating resilient food systems. Oral and poster presentations are invited.
Hosted by Center for Better Food Futures
Lluvia Flores-Renteria, Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, and Changqi Liu, Session Chairs
Fred J. Hansen Peace Chair Session on Climate Change, Conflict, and Migration
Three forces that will shape the future are climate change, conflict, and migration. They affect one another and to understand one force requires us to understand all three. This session builds upon a student research conference that I am organizing for early March 2025. Students will work with faculty mentors to develop research on the intersections of these three issues. Students who participate in the March conference I am organizing will be invited to revise their work based on comments they receive and present updated research at S3. Oral format is invited.
Hosted by Fred J. Hansen Peace Chair
Hisham Foad, Chair
Food Insecurity
SDSU’s 2024-2025 Social Innovation Theme is food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Households experiencing food insecurity have limited accessibility to or availability of affordable foods necessary to meet basic needs and/or sustain a healthy diet. The latest data suggest that 2.33 billion people worldwide and 44 million people in the United States experience food insecurity. Solutions to food insecurity require multidisciplinary perspectives and innovative solutions. Undergraduate and graduate students across campus are working on course projects related to understanding food insecurity, evaluating existing solutions, and proposing new and innovative approaches to addressing this issue that affects communities, households, and individuals all over the world. Oral and poster presentations are invited from students working on these projects in their courses or as part of their research or community-based efforts.
One award of $250 will be given for the best poster from this special session and one award of $250 will be given for the best oral presentation from this special session.
Hosted by Division of Research and Innovation and Fowler College of Business
Cathy Pucher and Iana Castro, Chairs