He’s a sought-after animation film consultant with a specialty in anatomy who worked on Pixar’s “Soul,” the winner of both the 2021 Academy Award and the 2021 Golden Globe for Best Animated Film.
Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about his work as an animation consultant on some of Hollywood’s blockbuster films, including Academy Award-nominated “Soul,” and Bomi Hwang (Korean Language and Culture) was honored as the university’s Outstanding Lecturer.
CSUSB’s Model United Nations team fielded its first-ever all-female team as it awarded the Outstanding Delegation at the 2021 National MUN New York Conference.
In 2018, Diane Vines, a nursing instructor at CSUSB and its Palm Desert Campus, created the Street Medicine program to provide much-needed healthcare services to people in the Coachella Valley.
A look back: Nursing student Bianca Castro traveled to northern Thailand to help abused animals at the Elephant Nature Park, creating a significant impact on those voiceless beings in need.
The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship’s 4th annual CSUSB Innovation Challenge will feature teams from the various CSUSB colleges who will present their big business plans in pursuit of the $20,000 in prize money.
More than 70 books and book chapters were featured at CSUSB’s biennial Faculty and Staff Book Launch held virtually April 12. The event showcased books or book chapters published by faculty or staff in 2019 and 2020.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed for an article on how male politicians appear to be responding to personal controversy, Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) co-authored a study on the explores relationship between hip extensor strength and hip flexor muscle length, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about breaking patterns that lead to hate crimes.
Chen-Maynard, professor of health science and human ecology, represents “all that is good as a Coyote,” observed University Awards Committee co-chairs Kimberly Cousins and Dany Doueiri in a letter to the president recommending her selection.