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Stuart Sumida, professor of biology, shares the importance of diversity in the classroom.
![Andrea Hinwood, chief scientist of the United Nations Environment Program](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/Web%20Publishing%20%5BPRE%5D-24_7236%20CNS_Dr.%20Andrea%20Hinwood%20talk.jpg.webp?itok=goZc21LE)
Andrea Hinwood, chief scientist of the United Nations Environment Program, will give a virtual talk on the changes in the global environment, connections with the environment and solutions on Thursday, May 9, at 9 a.m.
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Mihaela Popescu (communication studies) and Fadi Muheidat (computer science) will discuss AI at a Redlands American Association of University Women program, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed for articles about the recent protests on college campuses stemming from the continuing Israel-Hamas war.
![CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales with Qingquan Sun, professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_FacultyAward_Research_Sun_23Apr2024.jpg.webp?itok=mfoKczKf)
Qingquan Sun, a professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, was also recognized for his work to promote and support research by his students, a number of whom are from underrepresented backgrounds studying in the STEM disciplines.
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The 14 winners from the 38th annual CSU Student Research Competition will represent Cal State San Bernardino at the California State University Research Competition on April 26-27.
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Among Caitlin Kim’s learning experiences at CSUSB was the Nursing Street Medicine program. “It taught me a lot of things about life,” she said.
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Jess Block Nerren (communication studies) was interviewed about The Cognitive Collective on campus, Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh (health science and human ecology) will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the ACS San Gorgonio chapter, and Mark Agars (psychology) coauthored a study about supporting workers with chronic illnesses.
![Jason Ng, associate professor of kinesiology](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_Jason-Ng.jpg.webp?itok=i8mmDi9a)
According to Jason Ng, associate professor of kinesiology, diversity enriches the classroom environment and student learning process. "With diversity, when everybody’s so different, I think that it encourages us to challenge ourselves in how we might think and what kind of considerations we might make about others," he says.
![Several attendees of the March 14 Scherba Lecture Series event pose with guest speaker, Kathryn C. Thornton.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/BANNER_POST-Scherba-Lecture.jpg.webp?itok=jRrAmxGY)
Former astronaut and physicist Kathryn C. Thornton was the guest speaker for the College of Natural Sciences’ Gerald M. Scherba Lecture Series, which took place via livestream and in-person at the John M. Pfau Library. Thornton delighted the audience with humorous and fascinating anecdotes and insights from her illustrious career at NASA.