
Kate Liszka, associate professor of history and the Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology, and Kasia Szpakowska, W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence in spring 2021, play major roles in the nine-episode series.

David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed for a segment on the latest news about a China-brokered Iran-Saudi Arabia agreement, and Cynthia Crawford (psychology) led a team that published a study on the effect of Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor agonists on the locomotor activity of both preweanling and adult rodents.

“IE to Ph.D. & Policing The Inland” will be presented by Humberto Flores, a doctoral candidate in sociology from UC Santa Barbara. The program is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed on Zoom at 1 p.m. March 14.

Books by Diana K. Johnson (history and ethnic studies), Teresa Velásquez (anthropology) and Fabián A. Borges (political science) have published books in their areas of expertise, and their work is available in print or as ebooks.

Yale University professor Beverly Gage will discuss her biography on J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI from 1924 to until he died in 1972, at the next Conversations on Race and Policing.

Jeremy Murray (history) is the recipient of CSUSB’s Outstanding Service Award, Claire Todd (geological sciences) described the conditions for avalanches in the local mountains, and Deidre Lanesskog (social work) cowrote an article on qualitative inquiry.

“His willingness to engage in activities that share knowledge within the community seems endless,” the nominating committee said.

Carolyn McAllister (social work) was interviewed for a segment about a grant that will enable the School of Social Work to expand the MSW program to the Palm Desert Campus, Diana K. Johnson (history and ethnic studies) published an article on the multiracial politics of the Mexican American diaspora in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s, Zhonghui "Hugo" Wang (management) published an article on the impact of a founding family in corporate governance.

Cerise Castle, who wrote an award-winning investigative project on deputy gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, appear on the weekly program at 1 p.m. Feb. 28 on Zoom.