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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mary Becker, a Cal-Bridge Doctoral Scholar in the Physics Department at Yale University was awarded a Sterling Prize Fellowship! Congratulations, Mary! Read more: physics.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tré Willingham, a Cal-Bridge Doctoral Scholar in Physics & Astronomy at UC Irvine, was on Spectrum News! The feature discusses Tré’s experience with the Cal-Bridge program improving his sense of belonging in STEM classrooms as an underrepresented student. tinyurl.com/calbridgestem

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Cal-Bridge alum Dr. Vidya Venkatesan (UCI Physics & Astronomy, PhD) recently interviewed Special Guest Tracy Drain at the World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim! Congratulations, Vidya, on this incredible opportunity!

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Congratulations to Rodney Aguirre, a CSU Bakersfield alum, who is headed to University of Colorado Anschutz to pursue a Master’s in Biostatistics. Congrats, Rodney! Go #Buffalos 🎓 #CSUBakersfield

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Congratulations to Kevin Aguilar, a CSU San Bernardino alum, who is staying at CSU San Bernardino to pursue a Master’s in Materials Science. Congrats, Kevin! Go #Coyotes 🎓 #CSUSB

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Congratulations to Christopher Dominguez, a CSU Long Beach alum, who is staying at CSU Long Beach to pursue a Master’s in Computer Science. Congrats, Christopher! Go #Sharks 🎓 #CSULB

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Congratulations to David Aguilar, a CSU San Bernardino alum, who is staying at CSU San Bernardino to pursue a Master’s in Materials Science. Congrats, David! Go #Coyotes 🎓 #CSUSB

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Congratulations to Feranmi Falodun, a CSU East Bay Alum, who is headed to CSU Northridge to pursue a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Congrats, Feranmi! Go #Matadors 🎓 #CSUSB #CSUN

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Congratulations to Matthew Luna, a CSU San Bernardino Alum, who is headed to CSU Northridge to pursue a Master’s in Pure Mathematics. Congrats, Matthew! Go #Matadors 🎓 #CSUSB #CSUN

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Sara Callori @saradoesscience.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Had to cut out of AAPT early to head to the @calbridge.bsky.social Doctoral Summer Institute, but at least I was rewarded with our ice cream cart for afternoon breaks!

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Congratulations to Andres Rocha Jayasinha, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo alum, who is headed to the University of Washington to pursue a Master’s in Computational Finance and Risk Management. Congrats, Andres! Go #Huskys 🎓 #CalPolySLO #UW

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congratulations to Akal Singh, a Sacramento State alum, who is headed to UC Davis to pursue a Master’s in Computer Science. Congrats, Akal! Go #Aggies 🎓 #SacramentoState #UCDavis

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Congratulations to Lauren Barkey, a Cal Poly Pomona alum, who is headed to CSU Northridge to pursue a Master’s in Physics. Congrats, Lauren! Go #Matadors 🎓 #CalPolyPomona #CSUN

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Congratulations to Pablo Avalos, a CSU Northridge alum, who is staying at CSU Northridge to pursue a Master’s in Physics. Congrats, Pablo! Go #Matadors 🎓 #CSUN

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congratulations to Nick Rosa, a CSU East Bay alum, who is headed to San Diego State University to pursue a Master’s in Mathematics. Congrats, Nick! Go #Aztecs 🎓 #CSUEastBay #SDSU

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Congratulations to Mariana Rojas-Montoya, a San José State University alum, who is headed to Ohio State University to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Mariana! Go #Buckeyes 🎓 #SJSU #OhioState

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Congratulations to Jonathan Guevara Rodriguez, a CSU Stanislaus Physics alum, who is headed to UC Santa Cruz to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Jonathan! Go #BananaSlugs 🎓#CSUStanislaus #UCSantaCruz

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Congratulations to Naline Beshay, a CSU Fresno Mathematics alum, who is headed to Western Michigan University to pursue a PhD in Mathematics Education. Congrats, Naline! Go #Broncos 🎓 #CSUFresno #WesternMichiganUniversity

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Congratulations to Austin Hicks, a CSU Stanislaus Physics alum, who is headed to the University of South Dakota to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Austin! Go #Coyotes 🎓 #CSUStanislaus #UniversityofSouthDakota

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Congratulations to Devani Scott, a San José State University Physics alum, who is headed to University of Nevada, Reno to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Devani! Go #Wolfies 🎓 #SJSU #UniversityofNevadaReno

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Representation matters in every classroom. We provide our scholars with the financial assistance, research opportunities, and mentorship they need to achieve their PhDs and become the next generation of #STEM professors. Thanks Cal Matters for featuring us calmatters.org/education/20...

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Congratulations to Eugene Vuong, a CSU East Bay Computer Science student, who is headed to UC Santa Barbara to pursue a PhD in Computer Science. Congrats, Eugene! Go #Gauchos 🎓#CSUEastBay #UCSantaBarbara

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Congratulations to Miguel Angel Estrella-Ibarra, a CSU Fresno Mathematics student, who is headed to UC Riverside to pursue a PhD in Pure Mathematics. Congrats, Miguel Angel! Go #Highlanders 🎓 #CSUFresno #UCRiverside

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Congratulations to Aaron Rivera, a CSU Fullerton Computer Science student, who is headed to UC San Diego to pursue a PhD in Data Science. Congrats, Aaron! Go #Triton 🎓 #CSUFullerton #UCSanDiego

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Congratulations to Mary Becker, a San Diego State University Physics student, who is headed to Yale University to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Mary! Go #Bulldogs 🎓 #SDSU #Yale

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Congratulations to Sadie Greenberg, a CSU East Bay Mathematics student, who is headed to UC Riverside to pursue a PhD in Mathematics. Congrats, Sadie! Go #Highlanders 🎓 #CSUEastbay #UCRiverside

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Congratulations to Bri Aleman, a CSU Northridge Physics and Astronomy student, who is headed to Washington State University to pursue a PhD in Physics and Astronomy. Congrats, Bri! Go #Cougars 🎓 #CSUNorthridge #WashingtonStateUniversity

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Congratulations to Ray Zhang, a Cal Poly Pomona Computer Science student, who is headed to UC Santa Barbara to pursue a PhD in Computer Science. Congrats, Ray! Go #Gauchos 🎓 #CalPolyPomona #UCSantaBarbara

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to Owen Andrews, a CSU East Bay Physics student, who is headed to Syracuse University to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Owen! Go #Orange 🎓#CSUEastBay #Syracuse

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to Courtney Rowe, a Cal Poly Humboldt Computer Science student, who is headed to UC Merced to pursue a PhD in Cognitive and Information Science. Congrats, Courtney! Go #Bobcats 🎓 #Humboldt #UCMerced

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congratulations to David A. Kaauwai, a San Diego State University Mathematics and Computer Science student, who is headed to UC Merced to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Congrats, David! Go #Bobcats 🎓 #SDSU #UCMerced

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Congratulations to Desmond West-Hedlund, a Cal Poly Humboldt Mathematics student, who is headed to UC Irvine to pursue a PhD in Pure Mathematics. Congrats, Desmond! Go #anteaters 🎓 #CalPolyHumboldt #UCIrvine

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Cal-Bridge ED, Alex Rudolph, in Sacramento to testify in support of AB 2660, a bill to codify the Cal-Bridge program in state education law. Thank you legislative sponsor Assemblymember David Alvarez, Dr. Rudolph (R) Legislative Dir. Jose Medina & Legislative Asst Lauryn Garcia.

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations to Alison Watson, a Cal Poly SLO Mathematics student, who is headed to UC Davis to pursue a PhD in Pure Mathematics. Congrats, Alison! Go #aggies 🎓 #SLO #UCDavis

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Congratulations to Aidan Fernandez, a CSU Bakersfield Computer Science student, who is headed to UC Irvine to pursue a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Congrats, Aidan! GO #anteaters 🎓 #Bakersfield #UCIrvine

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Congratulations to Javier Fregoso, a CSU Channel Islands Physics & Astronomy student, who is headed to UC Davis to pursue a PhD in Physics. Congrats, Javier! GO #aggies 🎓 #UCDavis

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Pride is a time to honor love, identity, and the ongoing fight for equality and freedom. STEM is stronger when everyone is free to be who they are. Together, we fight for a future where everyone belongs. #PrideMonth #calbridgepride

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Justin Bracks & Evan Haze Nunez-Cravin gave Colloquium Research Talks at UCLA last week. Justin is a Cal-Bridge Postdoctoral Scholar at UCLA and Evan is a UC President’s & Cal-Bridge Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA. We look forward to seeing what they accomplish next! #postdoctoralfellow

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Happy Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Today, we honor the incredible #AANHPI scientists, mathematicians, and innovators who have paved the way for discovery. We are proud to support our AANHPI scholars as they continue their academic journeys.

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Congrats to Cal-Bridge Scholar, Denyz Melchor, on becoming a tenure track Assistant Professor at Santa Ana College! Denyz earned her bachelor's degree from CSU Fullerton and is close to earning a PhD from UCLA. Denyz is the 4th Cal-Bridge scholar to become a tenure-track faculty member! #CSU #UC

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🎓 Congratulations to these graduating Cal-Bridge scholars! They received a Cal-Bridge stole to wear during #commencement at their #CSU campuses. We can’t wait to see what they will accomplish next! The future of STEM is looking very bright. #CSUgrads #STEM #CalBridge #ClassOf2026

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🎓 Congratulations to these graduating Cal-Bridge scholars! They received a Cal-Bridge stole to wear during #commencement at their CSU campuses. We can’t wait to see what they will accomplish next! The future of #STEM is looking bright. #CSUgrads #Classof2026

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Celebrating International Women in Mathematics Day! The purpose of this day is to celebrate women's contributions to mathematics, encourage women to pursue careers in mathematics, and to address the gender imbalance in STEM. #WomenInMath #CalBridge #Mathematics

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Cal-Bridge was featured in Haverford Magazine, the Alma Mater of Cal-Bridge Exec. Dir., Dr. Alex Rudolph & Doctoral Program Dir., Dr. Bruce Schumm. The write-up features voices from multiple scholars on the impact of the program. #Calbridge #STEM issuu.com/haverfordedu...

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Doctoral Scholar, Claire Rogers is looking at the stars to find our future within the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UCI. Check out the scholar spotlight video, featuring Claire, made up UCI Physical Sciences. #UCI #Physics #Astronomy #CalBridge #ZotZotZot www.youtube.com/watch?si=mcB...

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! This photo was taken at UC Santa Cruz in 2018 with Cal-Bridge faculty & scholars from cohorts 4 & 5! Together, we work to understand and protect our planet. #EarthDay #STEM #CalBridge @ucsantacruz.bsky.social

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Congratulations to Cal-Bridge Doctoral Scholar, Matilda Eriksson! Matilda is a winner of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship! Matilda is an alum of Cal Poly SLO and currently is a PhD candidate in Physics at Caltech. #NSF #GRFP #STEM

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Congratulations to Cal-Bridge Undergraduate Scholar, Mary Becker! Mary was awarded an Honorable Mention this year from the National Science Foundation GRFP process. Mary is a Physics & Astronomy major at San Diego State University and is graduating this Spring. #NSF #GRFP #SDSU

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Cal-Bridge Program @calbridge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We are excited to announce our fourth annual Cal-Bridge Fall Conference to be held on the UC Irvine campus Friday-Sunday, September 11-13, 2026. Active Cal-Bridge scholars and mentors, please save the date! #conference #professionaldevelopment #CalBridge

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