
Six CSUSB students and alumni were among the honored at the 4th annual 30 Under 30 Awards Ceremony held by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes on Oct. 3.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, CSUSB’s College of Natural Sciences will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx scientists who have expanded the boundaries of research and innovation. The virtual event will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom.

Lua Lopez (biology) is interviewed about her latest research on genomics and natural history collections, Bree Putman (biology) co-authored a paper that suggests how animals lose their fear of predators, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the resentencing of a man who plotted to burn down a mosque.

Shawn McMurran (mathematics), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) were included in recent news coverage on a variety of topics.

Nora Nickoel Ortega has been named a CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement recipient for 2020-21, the CSU’s highest recognition of success based on superior academic performance, community service and personal accomplishments.

CSUSB mathematics professor Shawn McMurran was recently named the recipient of a Mathematical Association of America Certificate of Meritorious Service.

CSUSB alumnus Emmanuel Gaeta credits a CSUSB campus support network for helping him pursue his goal to become the first doctor in his family.

Kelly Schoenfeld and Brian Esser were out singing karaoke one night about five years ago when they decided to start what is now ESC Medical Billing. That resulted in a second business, Lightning MD, that launched in February.

Stuart Sumida (biology) is one of the animation experts who will speak at Teesside University’s internationally renowned Animex festival. Now in its 21st year, the festival will take place virtually.