Stuart Sumida (biology), as president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, was the lead signatory in a letter calling for the protection of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed and wrote on the cancellation of the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert;” a book co-authored by Mark T. Clark (national security studies, emeritus) was highlighted in a column about UFOs; and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for his analysis in the aftermath of the fatal shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
Michael Karp, who teaches at the university’s Palm Desert Campus, will reflect on how his undergraduate experiences helped shape his academic research and discuss the process of writing and completing the book. The talk will be on Zoom and is open and free to the public.
In recent headlines: Nicole Dabbs (kinesiology) has been appointed president-elect of the Southwest Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine; Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus), was quoted in an article about the phenomenon known as “looksmaxxing;” and Fred Jandt (communication studies, emeritus) just published a book on mediation in resolving disputes.
Yolonda Youngs, CSUSB professor of geography and environmental studies, will discuss her book, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon,” when she presents the 2025 Ronald and Nelani Walker Lecture at BYU's Redd Center for Western Studies. The talk will be livestreamed on YouTube beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.
Guillermo Escalante, professor of kinesiology and associate dean in the College of Natural Sciences, has co-authored a new book that considers physical well-being, nutrition and mindset as elements to improve one’s golf game.
Greg Gondwe (communication and media) and Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) were interviewed by news media; James Fenelon (sociology), Anahid S. Modreka (psychology) and Andrea Giuffre (criminal justice) published research in their respective disciplines; and Rosario Rizzo Lara (sociology) published a book she co-authored.
The grant from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications will support the completion and publication of the “Survey of Wadi el-Hudi, Volume 1,” the first comprehensive modern study of an important but long-overlooked region of Egypt’s Eastern Desert.
Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, shared insights from her research for her book, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.”
Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, will present “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.” This free event, open to the public, will take place at noon Tuesday, April 22, at the Faculty Center for Excellence.