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Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) discussed ways the arts community is adjusting to sharing its work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kevin Grisham (assistant director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and chair, geography and environmental studies) was interviewed on how extremist groups are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to spread hate and violence.
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Eleven CSUSB students represented the university and brought home two trophies during the 34th annual CSU Student Research Competition, which was held virtually April 24.
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Tony Coulson (director, CSUSB Cybersecurity Center) discussed developing the cybersecurity workforce, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest development in U.S.-Iranian relations, and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) wrote about the Ethiopian Parliament’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about anti-Semitic hate incidents a year after a fatal synagogue shooting in Poway and also about the rise in hate incidents against Asian-Americans over the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bree Putman (biology) talked about the importance of citizen participation in the City Nature Challenge 2020, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on right-wing extremists using the uncertainty and fear surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic to recruit to their ranks.
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David Yaghoubian (history) discussed U.S. efforts to block an emergency loan to Iran to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies, director of the CSUSB's Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) was interviewed for the program “Palestine Files" to discuss a United Nations report that listed more than 100 companies that do business in the occupied West Bank.
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Meredith Conroy (political science), Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) were included in news coverage on various topics.
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Work by Peter Robertshaw (anthropology, emeritus) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) were featured online.