Daniel Nickerson (biology) discusses a stem cell-focused student training program funded by a grant from CIRM Creating Opportunities through Mentorship and Partnership Across Stem Cell Science, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in a commentary about a news network’s coverage of immigration issues.
The Day of Remembrance to honor the memory of 14 individuals, including five CSUSB College of Natural Sciences alumni, killed in 2015 during a mass shooting, will be held at 3 p.m. at the university’s Peace Garden, next to the Chemical Sciences Building.
CSUSB will now offer a second stem cell-focused student training program thanks to $2.9 million in grant funding from the CIRM Creating Opportunities through Mentorship and Partnership Across Stem Cell Science (COMPASS) program.
Kinesiology professor Guillermo Escalante says CSUSB's diversity drew him to the university.
Lúa López (biology) discussed her DNA research, Rigaud Joseph (social work) shared advice on considering online Master of Social Work programs, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article on anti-Semitic comments by Kanye West.
The NSF grant will help López move forward with research in the field of ancient genomics, the study of the genetics of historical or extinct species such as the thale cress.
Michael Chao (biology) talked about a National Science Foundation grant awarded to CSUSB, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about extremist activity as the Nov. 8 election approaches, and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) discussed the latest news on the region’s economy.
The goal is to support student success and retention by developing institutional culture and infrastructure at CSUSB to support language-based challenges to STEM students including multilingual English learner students.
Mary Anne Schultz, who has been teaching for 30 years and has been a nurse for 47 years, will join more than 100 other inductees nationwide into the American Academy of Nursing as a Fellow.