The Murillo Family Observatory will host a First Light celebration on Tuesday, March 19, to mark the installation of telescopes at the facility. The observatory, named for philanthropists George and Pauline Murillo, is the only research observatory in the Inland Empire. Pauline Murillo was an elder with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
Carol Hood (physics and astronomy) has been named to the Physics and Astronomy Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in two articles about hate and extremism.
Angela Clark-Louque (education) will be honored at the Leading While Female Conference this weekend, the research of Matteo Crismani (physics and astronomy) will be part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Martian Moons eXploration mission, and Annika Anderson (sociology) and Rigaud Joseph (social work) led the CSUSB Project Rebound team in a study of career building among formerly incarcerated college graduates.