![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Faculty-in-the-News-JHBC_9.jpg.webp?itok=kiQ5B4Vc)
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) discussed school shooting safety measures at the Zero Tolerance training at the Palm Desert Campus, and Chad Sweeney (creative writing) wrote a column on how writing haiku can help “to restore us, to connect us to our bodies and the world around us.”
![PDC student Marla Guzman](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_Paws%20Radio_25Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=0kLmCUu3)
The Paws Radio and Multi-Media Learning Lab now includes a completely renovated broadcast facility with 24-hour programming.
![OLLI students at PDC](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/OLLI%20photo%207.jpg.webp?itok=oyfYfScP)
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program designed for adults 50 and older who want to experience learning for the fun of it.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-SBS_1_0.jpg.webp?itok=TKenPSs4)
Brian Levin (criminal justice) said the threat of domestic extremism remains, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about the role of a common theme in developing new friendships, and Peter Sturgeon and Mike Singer (Palm Desert Campus) were featured in the ‘Men in Philanthropy’ issue of Desert Charities News.
![Faculty in the News, Chemical Sciences building](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CNS_0.jpg.webp?itok=pzvuB5EA)
Laura Woodney (physics and astronomy), Ryan Keating (history), Michael Karp (history), Sarah Dunn (kinesiology), Pablo Gomez (psychology), Deirdre Lanesskog (social work), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_OSR_Research_06Dec2021.jpg.webp?itok=KdaRFplI)
The Taste of Research event, held each fall at the Palm Desert Campus, introduces PDC students to the Office of Student Research and provides an overview of the office’s activities and funding opportunities.
![Silvia Chiave with PDC students and community members](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_silvia_chiave_sito_05Nov2021.png.webp?itok=xFlNUEra)
Silvia Chiave, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles, visited the Palm Desert Campus to discuss her life and career, her current role as Consul General, and provide perspectives about tourism in Italy and her time as a former sommelier.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/CSUSB-Homepage_Slide-21_4592%20SEGS_Virtual%20Commencement%202021_Oustanding%20Grads_vPDC.jpg.webp?itok=HwklimPq)
CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus has named Sofia Torres-Crespo, who is graduating with two bachelor’s degrees, as its Outstanding Undergraduate Student for 2020-21.
![CSUSB's Street Medicine program](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/our%20lady%20spring%2020%202.jpg.webp?itok=jX-ga6R5)
In 2018, Diane Vines, a nursing instructor at CSUSB and its Palm Desert Campus, created the Street Medicine program to provide much-needed healthcare services to people in the Coachella Valley.