“Police Brutality, or Business as Usual?” kicks off the series for 2021-22 that focuses on race and policing that engages academics, activists, law enforcement officers, educators, artists, and others in a dialogue seeking solutions to a complex problem. The program is at 1 p.m. Tuesday on Zoom.
Kelly Campbell (psychology), Brian Levin (criminal justice), Diane Vines (nursing), Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) and Anthony Silard (public administration) were included in recent news coverage.
CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales delivered the keynote address, sharing campus achievements and advice for students during the Aug. 26 event.
CSUSB’s laptop computer lending program, which expanded at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in giving more than 1,100 students access to computers and connectivity to the internet.
The gift will be used to improve access to healthcare in the Coachella Valley for traditionally underserved populations, increase mobile medical clinics, improve health-related infrastructure and strengthen engagement of nurses and nursing students with the homeless, unsheltered and vulnerable populations.
A paper co-authored by Donna Garcia (psychology) on the lack of ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology was cited in an article on methodological naturalism, and testimony before Congress by Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) was mentioned in an article about the U.S. government hiring more cybersecurity professionals.
The five-year grant awarded by National Science Foundation provides substantial scholarships to students who are interested in studying cybersecurity.
Research by Anna Ya Ni (public administration) was cited in an article supporting online learning, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the second article in a nine-part series on “Success Without Surrender” for his “The Art of Living Free” for Psychology Today.
CSUSB has received three of the 470 Trio Talent Search awards funded by the U.S. Department of Education, totaling $4.16 million over five years, to help local middle and high school students pursue higher education.
David Marshall (English), who is the National Society of Collegiate Scholars CSUSB chapter advisor, talked about the chapter achieving Start Status from the NSCS, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Taliban and its return to power in Afghanistan and on law enforcement action at a recent anti-vaccination protest, and Meredith Conroy (political science) contributed to an article about socially liberal Gen-Z voters staying with the Republican Party.
Bree Putman (biology) was interviewed about the latest research on how rattlesnakes use their rattles when predators approach and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the threat of domestic terrorism after a bomb threat incident on Capitol Hill on Aug. 19.
“The way we operate as a university will not look entirely the same as during our pre-pandemic days. However, the fact we will once again be able to interact face-to-face this fall, without a screen in between us, is a cause for celebration,” said CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales.