CSUF undergrads tackle grad-level research on Skid Row, in outer space

For many students who are low-income, from an underrepresented demographic or the first in their family to attend college, just getting a bachelor’s degree is a feat.
At Cal State Fullerton, one group of such students looks beyond undergraduate graduation — way beyond.
The Ronald McNair Scholars Program helps prepare such students for a master’s or doctoral program before they’ve even finished their undergraduate work.
The students participate in research and scholarly ac