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Lauren Williams

@LAWilliams30

Product of @calstate & @csulb. Science/nature enthusiast. I sometimes 🏊🏻‍♀️ 🚴🏻‍♀️ 🏃🏻‍♀️ Always learning. Thoughts and opinions are my own. she/her

 Long Beach, CA
Joined July 2011
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We're hiring! CSULB is hiring a tenure track Bacteriologist at the Asst. Prof. level. Long Beach, CA is a great place to live (only 2 miles from the ocean), the department is healthy with great colleagues, and we do great research! careers.pageuppeople.com/873…
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CSULB biology professor receives Wang Award for creating innovative mentoring program “They believed in their students,” Young said recently from her reproductive research lab. bit.ly/3JezTBr #CSULB #biology #reproductive #research #award #mentors #STEM
CSULB biology professor receives Wang Award for creating innovative mentoring program

ALT CSULB biology professor receives Wang Award for creating innovative mentoring program

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Why we do what we do.
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Our recent paper w/ @DrJulieKYoung on coyote learning about aposematic skunks where we trained coyotes by spraying them with remote controlled skunk models has a great writeup by @bittelmethis in @NatGeo! @csulb @CSULBSciMath #gobeach nationalgeographic.com/anima…
Are predators born fearing skunks?

Are predators born fearing skunks?

New research is upending a long-held assumption that skunks’ black-and-white colors are what warn coyotes and other animals not to mess with them.

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My tale on how to keep saving the planet, and your sanity, when there are no perfect solutions is on the front of the @pressenterprise and our other IE papers this morning, with great art by @jsgoertzen. ocregister.com/2024/02/25/ho…
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Cal State Long Beach@CSULB30 Jan 2024
Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, discusses two large populations of juvenile white sharks off the San Diego coast and how they interact with humans. cbs8.com/article/news/local/…
San Diego's coast is home to two of Southern California's largest nurseries for baby white sharks

San Diego's coast is home to two of Southern California's largest nurseries for baby white sharks

"This isn't just a matter of people seeing them more. There's actually more to see," said Dr. Chris Lowe, director of CSU Long Beach's Shark Lab.

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André Picard@picardonhealth25 Jan 2024
He Died in a Tragic Accident. Why Did the Internet Say He Was Murdered? Within a day of the death of Matthew Sachman, 19, on New York City subway tracks, so-called obituary pirates had flooded search results with false information. nytimes.com/2024/01/25/nyreg… via @nytimes #infodemic
He Died in a Tragic Accident. Why Did the Internet Say He Was Murdered? (Published 2024)

He Died in a Tragic Accident. Why Did the Internet Say He Was Murdered? (Published 2024)

Within a day of the death of Matthew Sachman, 19, on New York City subway tracks, so-called obituary pirates had flooded search results with false information.

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Beach pride: #CSULB is ranked No. 1 among “national universities” for promoting social mobility, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges rankings released today. Read more about this important accolade: lnkd.in/gAEEBT_7 Go Beach!
Graduates at a CSULB commencement ceremony.

ALT Graduates at a CSULB commencement ceremony.

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Good Morning America
@GMA6 Jun 2023
Great white sharks more common on California coast than previously thought, according to a new study from Cal State Long Beach. @mattgutmangma has more.
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✨ Introducing Lauren Williams ✨ Williams is a CSULB alumna and is teaching the Digital Tools in Public Relations class this semester. She’s also The Beach’s Senior Communications Counsel in the Strategic Communications division. Welcome, Lauren!🦈🤩✍️#csulb #gobeach
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FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS IN NORTH LONG BEACH: Thanks to federal funding from the #AmericanRescuePlan, new homebuyers in #LongBeach can apply for a grant of up to $20,000 for a down payment. Applications are expected to open January 2023! Learn more here 👇🏼 longbeach.gov/lbds/hn/lbhome…
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The 74
@The7412 Oct 2022
LGBTQ students whose college or university provides mental health services had 84% lower odds of attempting suicide in the past year than those who had no access, according to a brief from @TrevorProject buff.ly/3xZGo61
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LBSU Athletics@LBSUAthletics16 Sep 2022
Beach Streets is tomorrow in conjunction with @longbeachcity with the Pyramid Hub hosting live events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Please be advised for those attending @LBSUAthletics that day that during those hours Atherton will closed to vehicular traffic. #GoBeach #BeachStreetsLB
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A touching tribute to a man whose "brand of verse was foundational to the Long Beach school of poetry." latimes.com/california/story…
Long Beach State's Gerald Locklin, Bukowski's drinking pal, left a lasting mark on writing — and...

Long Beach State's Gerald Locklin, Bukowski's drinking pal, left a lasting mark on writing — and...

Gerald Locklin, who died of COVID-19 this year, was a poet-professor who helped shape West Coast literature and turn Long Beach into a poetry hub. A Times staff writer who was his student and others...

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Stacey Abrams
@staceyabrams20 Jan 2021
Amanda Gorman’s message serves as an inspiration to us all. #InaugurationDay
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🖤Kay🖤@drkldykay15 Jan 2021
Hey LA county and Long Beach peeps. Phase 1A and 1B (Long Beach) can sign up to get vaccinated at Cabrillo High School. My brother, an educator, got his first vaccine today! Sign up here: cw.calvax.org/clinic/private…
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A Long Beach alum is on this vital team! Way to #GoBeach
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Our COVID-19 response team consists of diverse and crisis-tested individuals who will work to contain the pandemic, restore public trust, and protect all Americans. buildbackbetter.gov/press-re…
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Kate Walsh@KateWalshHHS14 Dec 2020
Why I love my job ⁦@The_BMC⁩ ! Teams of people working to safely and equitably distribute vaccines to their front line colleagues getting cheered on by their friends celebrating the arrival of the vaccines! A great day, a great place. ❤️
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I don't write much these days in the course of my work, but I was honored to be asked to share my experiences as a COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteer with my alma mater and employer. csulb.edu/news/article/covid…
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