Research Centers

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Through its Centers of Excellence, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University is partnering with industry and government to enhance the quality of life for the people of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.

Researchers at these centers, including both SDSU faculty and students, are immersed in human nutrition, geographic science, building a bio-based economy, transportation and water resources.

Pharmacy Student grabbing a prescription off the shelf.

CPIC brings together faculty, students, researchers and practitioners to lead change within community practice through innovative community engagement and partnerships, research and education and training with a focus on access to care, population health and health outcomes.
Nutrigenomics student measuring with test tube

This program exercises a multidisciplinary approach to expand human nutrition knowledge through both research projects and educational applications. Active research projects provide SDSU faculty and students the opportunity to expand their knowledge base and participate in research.
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The center is a joint collaboration between SDSU and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Center for Earth Resources Observation and Sciences, conducts collaborative research on remotely sensed data sets to study the Earth’s land surface. This center has established SDSU as a global center of expertise in geographic information science studies.
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The Haarberg 3D Center is a research center funded by the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Board of Regents (SDBOR) with the primary objective of developing an integrated Drug, Disease and Delivery (3D) framework for drug development
A logo of the Sun Grant Initiative North Central Center South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University

The North Central Sun Grant Center is a regional administrative center that implements the national Sun Grant Initiative for the ten-state North Central region.
Ag Engineering graduate researcher

South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Water Resources Institute, a federal-state partnership, provides leadership in coordinating the research and training on water resources in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. The Institute focuses on resolving state and regional water problems through research, technology transfer and application.
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With six field stations and more than 17,000 acres of land across the state devoted to scientific exploration, the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Agricultural Experiment Station is the largest public and privately funded research organization in the state. Since 1887, we have used science to find solutions to pressing problems and identify new opportunities for our state.
Doctoral student Sadia Salam runs water samples through a filter

Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center conducts research, education and outreach activities on engineering solutions to water resources and environmental problems.