In addition to the two published papers, Eric Vogelsang, who is also director of the Center on Aging at CSUSB, will make an online presentation at the Lewis School of Health Sciences at Clarkson University on Wednesday, March 24.
Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang and Mary Anne Schultz (nursing) published a research paper on precision health and precision medicine, Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) and Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed racist Zoom bombings of online events, and Brian Levin was interviewed about the increase of hate incidents targeting Asian Americans.
The work of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism is highlighted by the news media interviewing Kevin Grisham (associate director, geography and environmental studies) about threats from far-right extremists, and Brian Levin (executive director, criminal justice) on the increase of hate incidents against Asian Americans.
The program, at 11:30 a.m. on March 9 on Zoom, will look at the extraordinary lives of women who overcame gender discrimination and segregation along America’s iconic highway.
Associate professor Kasia Szpakowska has joined CSUSB’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of History as the esteemed W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence for spring 2021.
The Center for the Study of Muslim & Arab Worlds (CSMAW) is among the organizations that will co-host a program on Zoom focusing on academic autonomy and freedom for university students and faculty at Boğaziçi University in Turkey. The webinar will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 4.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for articles on the increase in hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, which many have tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The presentation, “Policing Different DNAs: How Our Focus on Diversity in Policing May Be Misguided,” will be livestreamed on Zoom beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.
The Modern China Lecture Series will host two talks today and Tuesday, both on Zoom. Hong Kong-based journalist Ryan Ho Kirkpatrick will speak at 5:30 p.m. today on the current situation in Hong Kong. Author Rana Mitter will speak at 10 a.m. Tuesday on how World War II shaped a new nationalism in China.