
TEAM She ME, an all-female group of CSUSB students, took first place in the undergraduate category at the university’s 4th annual Innovation Challenge.

A panel presentation on “Police Drug Raids: Context and Consequences in Public Health and Structural Racism” will be the focus of the next Conversations on Race and Policing, 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, on Zoom.

David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest developments regarding the multi-national nuclear agreement with Iran, Scott Catlett (adjunct, public administration) was featured by a community new site, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continued to be a resource for news media on the rise anti-Asian hate crimes as well as news on extremist groups.

Meredith Conroy (political science) joined FiveThirtyEight staff and contributors on a live analysis of President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on April 28, David Yaghoubian (history) commented on the impact of economic sanction on Iran, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continued to be a resource for media reporting on the increase of hate crimes against Asian Americans.

CSUSB, in partnership with Rite Aid to provide COVID-19 vaccinations on campus, will hold the next clinic on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

CSUSB will hold a forum at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, geared toward university faculty’s teaching efforts that includes focusing on what works in the classroom. CSUSB Pedagogy Forum: A Public Reflection on Teaching will take place on Zoom.

Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) was interviewed about the need for more cybersecurity programs to meet the job demands in the future, David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the latest developments in the U.S. effort to rejoin the multi-national Iranian nuclear agreement, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) provided insight into a new Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism report that anti-Asian hate crimes sharply increased again in the first quarter of 2021.

As part of our celebration of Asia Pacific Islander Heritage Month take a look back at an interview with Tony Lo, a bio-premed major and midfielder on the CSUSB Coyotes men’s soccer team, as he talks about his student-athlete experience at the university.

The second of two information sessions will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, for students to learn about the new Criminal Justice Spanish Certificate, which will be launched in fall 2021.

“The students are my reason for everything at CSUSB and everything I do with everyone else is in some way to give back to help them, help them reach their dreams,” said Carol Hood, recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Advisor award.

CSUSB will host “Essential Conversations: Anti-Asian Racism,” a conversation to discuss the anti-Asian racism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will take place on Zoom beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, May 3.

This contemporary adaptation based on Homer’s classic poem “The Odyssey” will drop on the Department of Theatre Arts’ Vimeo channel for four performances beginning May 14.