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.
David Yaghoubian (history), Brian Levin (criminal justice), Anthony Silard (public administration) and Tony Coulson (information decision science) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
“Augie’s Pop of Kindness Day,” presented by the CSUSB Staff Council, will take place from noon- 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, with locations on campus to pick up a popsicle and to remember the legacy of kindness that Augie Hartung personified.
The Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration Office of Academic Equity’s recaps its “Essential Conversations: Anti-Asian Racism,” whose speakers and participants a called for people to educate themselves, to get beyond stereotypes by getting to know the Asian American Pacific Islander communities, and to stop Asian hate.
Shanthi Srinivas fills the position previously held by Lawrence C. Rose, who served as dean of the college for the past 10 years and recently retired.