Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed a new, preliminary report on hate crimes and Gracie Torres (chemistry, adjunct) is one of four candidates running for a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in the March election.
Several faculty members and a graduate student from the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Natural Sciences are among the initial awardees of funding from CSUSB’s new Catalytic Investment on Research and Innovation Seed (CiRIS) program. Their research has the potential to profoundly impact both the scientific community and the Inland Empire region.
Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a live chat analyzing the GOP’s Iowa caucuses, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) pointed to inconsistencies in the reporting of hate crimes, Stuart Sumida (biology) was a panelist at an LA Comic Con presentation, and Lisa Looney, Eugene Wong and Kevin Rosales (child development) led a team that published a study on the effectiveness of computerized cognitive training.
Andre Harrington (theatre arts) was featured in an article about his new role as department chair, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) discussed the rise in antisemitic incidents as new hate crime statistics are reported.
Johanna Smith (theatre arts) will present “Puppets in the Mara” this weekend at CSUSB, Megan Carroll (sociology) was interviewed about new research on asexuality, Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) discussed the state of the region’s economy, and various news media interviewed Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) on topics related to the latest hate crime statistics.
Paloma Villegas (sociology) co-authored an article that examined how students navigated their way through course content during the COVID-19 pandemic, Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by her alma mater, Vanderbilt University, with an award for public service, and Sanjeet Mann (CSUSB Libraries) discussed how he used the Wayback Machine to assist students and faculty in their research.
Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) was interviewed for a two-article special report on hate crimes in New Jersey, and he was also interviewed for a segment on the increase of hate crimes in the U.S. amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) was interviewed about her book, "From Back Alley to the Border," Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) discussed the increase of hate crimes in the U.S. amid the Israel-Hamas war, Kenneth Shultz (psychology) co-wrote a chapter in a newly published book on social media, and Kevin Rosales, Lisa Looney and Eugene Wong (all child development), published research papers in academic journals.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory installed a lidar system on campus, near the Facilities Management building, to measure the vertical distribution of pollution, focusing on ozone and aerosols. It is part of a broader effort to enhance scientists’ knowledge of pollution in mountainous regions, where unique atmospheric dynamics are at play.