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Sastry G. Pantula has been named the dean of Cal State San Bernardino’s College of Natural Sciences.
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Sastry Pantula, dean of CSUSB’s College of Natural Sciences, will be a featured speaker at the kickoff meeting of the Southern California American Statistical Association on Dec. 1.
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Jake Zhu, currently the interim dean for CSUSB’s College of Education, will take on his new role on July 1.
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Stuart Sumida (biology), Astrid Sheil (communication studies), Brian Levin (criminal justice), Kelly Campbell (psychology), and Jennifer Alford (geography and environmental studies) make the headlines.
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Younglee Kim (nursing), Astrid Sheil, (communication studies) and Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) were mentioned in news coverage on various topics.
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Sastry Pantula will be a featured speaker at the Feb. 1 launching webcast of the California State University’s STEM NET, an affinity group dedicated to harnessing the power of the CSU’s 23 campuses.
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Gerald Sorin will present “Remnants of Jewish Life in Post-Holocaust Europe: A Personal Journey,” on March 4 in Riverside and March 5 in Palm Desert.
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“King in the Wilderness” will be shown at noon Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-5005.
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The publication listed CSUSB in three categories: best online graduate criminal justice program, best online MBA program, and best online graduate business programs excluding MBA.