
Biology major Ally Bledsoe is working hard to become a pediatric oncologist and hopes to someday find a cure for cancer.

Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was featured in an El Compás Católico article where he discussed his work, a study on physical activity associated with Parkinson’s disease led by Jacob D. Jones (psychology) was published, and an article on Lúa López (biology) focused on her use of mixed method research.

The university will host a faculty panel on the use of artificial intelligence apps such as ChatGPT in academia, Sharon Velarde Pierce (public administration) is CSUSB’s 2022-23 Outstanding Faculty Advisor, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was cited in an article on a new book about Chinese laborers brought to the U.S. in the late 1800s.

Lúa López, assistant professor of biology, uses mixed method research, which, although complex and demanding, provides a more multidimensional approach in her study in the rapid environmental response in plants in light of climate change.

A panel of CSUSB faculty members from a cross section of academic disciplines will share their insights and perspectives on ChatGPT and its implications for instruction, research and writing.

Stuart Sumida (biology) is CSUSB’s Golden Apple Award recipient for excellence in teaching, Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on Elon Musk’s tweet that the media and “elite college and high schools” are biased against whites and Asians, and Pablo Gómez (psychology) cowrote an article about pseudowords that are created by transposing two letters of words, called “the transposed-letter similarity effect.”

Stuart Sumida is the 2022-23 recipient of the university’s Golden Apple Award, which recognizes outstanding faculty who excel in the profession of teaching and have a significant impact on students with whom they interact.

Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed the consulting role he and his wife, Elizabeth Rega, had in Disney’s newest feature film, “Strange World,” Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) commented on the School of Entrepreneurship’s latest ranking, and Jacob. D. Jones (psychology) led a team that published a paper on cognitive impairment among people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Meredith Conroy (political science), Guy Hepp (anthropology), Frances Berdan (anthropology emerita) and Stuart Sumida (biology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Brittany Bloodhart (psychology) published some of her research.