Eleven CSUSB students represented the university and brought home two trophies during the 34th annual CSU Student Research Competition, which was held virtually April 24.
The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus provides its students the tools they need for professional success.
Tony Coulson (director, CSUSB Cybersecurity Center) discussed developing the cybersecurity workforce, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest development in U.S.-Iranian relations, and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote about the Ethiopian Parliament’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about anti-Semitic hate incidents a year after a fatal synagogue shooting in Poway and also about the rise in hate incidents against Asian-Americans over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bree Putman (biology) talked about the importance of citizen participation in the City Nature Challenge 2020, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on right-wing extremists using the uncertainty and fear surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic to recruit to their ranks.
David Yaghoubian (history) discussed U.S. efforts to block an emergency loan to Iran to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies, director of the CSUSB's Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) was interviewed for the program “Palestine Files" to discuss a United Nations report that listed more than 100 companies that do business in the occupied West Bank.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) were included in news coverage on various topics.
Work by Peter Robertshaw (anthropology, emeritus) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) were featured online.
George Georgiou (computer science and engineering), Andrea Schoepfer (criminal justice) and Amy Wheeler (kinesiology) are included in news coverage on various topics.