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Jason Burke gets NIH grant
October 23, 2020

The National Institutes of Health awarded a $440K grant to CSUSB assistant professor Jason Burke to lead eye-cancer research that could lead to future breakthroughs in cancer treatments.

Claudia Davis
October 19, 2020

Associate professor of nursing Claudia Davis received the 2020 Minority & Minority Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research award.

PDC students and siiblings Jennifer and Scott Hanson
October 13, 2020

Siblings Jennifer and Scott Hanson are students at CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus studying to become nurses, and both are receiving a full-ride scholarship through the campus’s University Legacy Scholarship program.

October 9, 2020

Six CSUSB students and alumni were among the honored at the 4th annual 30 Under 30 Awards Ceremony held by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes on Oct. 3.

“¡Science, Si! Hispanic Pioneers of Science!” will be led by Brianne C. Martin, an international speaker, mechanical engineer, and advocate for diversity in STEM. She also serves as senior manager for membership relations at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
October 5, 2020

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, CSUSB’s College of Natural Sciences will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx scientists who have expanded the boundaries of research and innovation. The virtual event will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom.

Faculty in the News
September 24, 2020

Lua Lopez (biology) is interviewed about her latest research on genomics and natural history collections, Bree Putman (biology) co-authored a paper that suggests how animals lose their fear of predators, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the resentencing of a man who plotted to burn down a mosque.

Faculty in the News
September 17, 2020

Shawn McMurran (mathematics), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) were included in recent news coverage on a variety of topics.

Nora Nickoel Ortega
September 17, 2020

Nora Nickoel Ortega has been named a CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement recipient for 2020-21, the CSU’s highest recognition of success based on superior academic performance, community service and personal accomplishments.

Shawn McMurran
September 15, 2020

CSUSB mathematics professor Shawn McMurran was recently named the recipient of a Mathematical Association of America Certificate of Meritorious Service.