The fall semester’s Provost Presents Faculty Research Series will feature three talks in October that highlight research by Cal State San Bernardino faculty on topics ranging from mathematics and biology to global data-sharing partnerships.

All talks, free and open to the public, will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Faculty Center for Excellence, located in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-4005, as well as on Zoom. Each presentation will include a question-and-answer session.

The schedule of events:

Oct. 9: “Designing The Future Of Data Sharing: CSU And Japan’s NII in Partnership,” presented by  Jennifer Beamer, scholarly communications librarian. Beamer will discuss the university’s National Science Foundation-funded collaborative with Japan’s National Institute for Informatics (NII) on research data management. An experimental project, it brings together librarians and repository managers across the California State University system to coordinate support for federal public access policies, including the accelerated NIH mandate requiring immediate open access to funded research. Register for the Zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/JenniferBeamer

Oct. 15: “Interactions between the Finite and the Infinite,” presented by Lynn Scow, professor of mathematics. The area of foundations of mathematics has seen incredible advances since Georg Cantor’s famous 1874 result that there are multiple infinities, some larger than others. Scow’s presentation will be organized to invite a general audience to appreciate the controversy and the wonder behind some of these historical results that have informed modern mathematics. Register for the Zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/Interactions-Finite-Infinite

Oct. 22: “Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Plant Lessons from the Past,” presented by Lúa López, assistant professor of biology. López will discuss how historical plant samples preserved over centuries in herbaria offer a rare and valuable opportunity to directly examine past genetic variation in plant species and populations. These data provide critical insights into how plants have historically responded to environmental changes — insights that can improve our ability to conserve biodiversity and maintain resilient ecosystems. Register for the Zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/PlantLessons-Fall-2025

For more information, contact Rob Madrigal at rmadriga@csusb.edu or (909) 537-5104.