
The funding will allow the program to continue providing free healthcare services to unsheltered, sheltered and vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley.

Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by the city of Palm Desert for her service to the community, David Marshall (English) was interviewed for a podcast on advising, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) was the emcee for the topping out ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center.

The city of Palm Desert has declared Aug. 24 as “Dr. Diane Vines Day” to honor the nursing instructor for her leadership and service to the community.

Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was a guest on the Radio Bilingue program “Linea Abierta,” Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an essay in The New York Times, and Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) talked about the upcoming 20th Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards.

The Houston Family Foundation funding will support behavioral health by utilizing telehealth technologies at nurse clinics throughout the area.

The panel presentation, which will include mental health specialists and CSUSB faculty, will examine the intersection of mental health, policing and race, and will take place beginning at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 9, on Zoom.

Paloma E. Villegas (sociology), Megan Carol (sociology), Bronson Lim (mathematics), Vipin Gupta (management), Connie McReynolds (education) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) recently shared their expertise in various news media outlets.

Connie McReynolds (education) talked about the CSUSB Neurofeedback Center’s work after it was awarded a grant, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the fourth column in his seven-part series “When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on a case of a 19-year-old facing a hate crime charge lodged against her by a Utah sheriff’s deputy.

CSUSB’s Neurofeedback Center will partner with school districts in the Coachella Valley to provide innovative mental health services to children whose mental well-being has been adversely affected by the global pandemic.