Presented by The Phoenix of Gaza XR Team, with support from the Extended REALity for Learning (xREAL) Lab at CSUSB, the virtual event will take place at the Santos Manuel Student Union North on Monday, Feb. 12, and at the Faculty Center for Excellence, Pfau Library, on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed a new, preliminary report on hate crimes and Gracie Torres (chemistry, adjunct) is one of four candidates running for a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in the March election.
Palm Desert High School took first place at the event, which was facilitated and coordinated by Michael Karp, assistant professor of history at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.
Vida Johnson, co-director of the Georgetown University’s Criminal Justice Clinic, was the guest speaker at the Feb. 12 virtual Conversations on Race and Policing. The spring schedule includes virtual programs on Feb. 26, March 4, March 11 and March 18. The Conversations on Race and Policing program is free and open to the public.
The conference, organized and led by the Medical and Pre-Health Student Society (MAPSS), is set for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
CSUSB’s Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) presents “Echoes of Identity,” an exhibition featuring the works of four master of fine arts’ students. The exhibition will be on display at the Dutton Gallery Feb. 8-18.
CSUSB’s criminal justice and MBA online programs continue to be ranked among the top programs in the nation by the highly regarded U.S. News & World Report.
Cal State San Bernardino welcomes John Binkley as the new associate vice provost and dean of the College of Extended and Global Education. Binkley will also hold a tenured academic appointment in the Department of Theatre Arts.
Francisca Beer, professor of accounting and finance and associate dean and director of the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration Office of Academic Equity, highlights the benefits of diversity and inclusion at CSUSB.
Several faculty members and a graduate student from the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Natural Sciences are among the initial awardees of funding from CSUSB’s new Catalytic Investment on Research and Innovation Seed (CiRIS) program. Their research has the potential to profoundly impact both the scientific community and the Inland Empire region.
Marc Robinson (history) discussed his book, “Washington State Rising,” on a New Books Network podcast, and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) commented on the latest numbers pointing to a strengthening regional economy.
Daria Ho, of the University of Waterloo (Canada), will present “Chinese Claims in the South China Sea: A Hundred-Year Struggle from Bird Poop (Guano) to Battlestations,” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in-person and on Zoom.