
Stuart Sumida (biology) was a guest on a podcast about all things Star Wars to chat about the megafauna of Disney series “The Mandalorian.”

Matthew Guariglia is the author of “Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York.” His talk will be presented at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, on Zoom.

Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Finding a community at CSUSB has inspired alumnus Mark Araujo-Levinson ’22 to continue to preserve indigenous culture and language.

CSUSB was well represented by about a dozen undergraduate and graduate students and four biology department faculty: Michael Chao, Heidy Contreras, Joseph Heras and Anna Zelaya.

Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) was quoted in an article on how Inland Empire residents are reacting to the war in Gaza, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed in an article on the rising incidents of hate crimes driven by Islamophobia.

Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for separate articles on the rising incidents of hate crimes driven by Islamophobia and antisemitism.

Held each fall at the Palm Desert Campus, the Taste of Research introduces PDC students to the Office of Student Research and provides an overview of the office’s activities and funding opportunities.

Presented by the university’s Center for the Study of Muslim & Arab Worlds, with the California Faculty Association’s Palestine, Arab, and Muslim Caucus, “On Weaponizing Anti-Semitism” will take place on Zoom; registration is required.

Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita) is the project director for “Stand Against Hate: A Community and Performing Arts Concert,” which will be presented on Nov. 30 at the San Bernardino Valley College Auditorium.

“America’s prosperity is intrinsically tied to the ability of our collective work as public institutions of higher education to deliver on America’s promise,” Tomás D. Morales said in his President-to-Presidents Lecture at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities national conference.

Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a discussion about possible running mates for Donald Trump should he win the GOP presidential nomination, and research by Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus), was cited in an article about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s views on LGBTQ issues.