Brian Levin (criminal justice) testified before a U.S. Senate committee and also discussed the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot; Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) was interviewed about preparing students for careers in cybersecurity; Eric Vogelsang (sociology) discussed a project aimed at helping people age healthier; Breanna Putman (biology) co-authored a study on how lizards making themselves attractive to potential mates also risk being preyed upon; David Yaghoubian (history) added his perspective on recent news in Iran involving its supreme leader; and Anthony Silard (public administration), wrote on achieving a healthy balance in relationships.
Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was awarded a American Association of University Women fellowship, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed for a news program on the 1988 downing of an Iran Air passenger plane by a U.S. Navy ship.
Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was awarded a American Association of University Women fellowship, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the third installment of his series on “When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do,” David Yaghoubian (history) discussed Iran’s call for a formal U.S. apology over the downing of an Iran Air passenger plane in 1988, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on politicians who equate the Holocaust with their anti-vaccine stance.
Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies), Anthony Silard (public administration), David Yaghoubian (history), Diane Vines (nursing) and Vipin Gupta (management) shared their expertise on various topics in the news.
Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was interviewed about the significance of the Raza Database Project’s findings that indicates the number of Latinos killed by police is severely undercounted, Diane Vines (nursing) spoke about access to a mobile medical clinic for the Palm Desert Campus’ Street Medicine program, and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the latest news regarding the talks to revive the 2015 multi-national Iran nuclear agreement.
Research by Daniel MacDonald (economics) was cited in article about employee wages and consumer prices, David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest talks on the Iran nuclear agreement, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed topics related to extremism and hate crimes.
David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the ongoing conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Anthony Silard (public administration) posted the final column in his series, “Is Life a Solo Journey,” and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the debate for a federal domestic terrorism law.
Fernando Sanchez credits the foundation he received at CSUSB as playing a major role in getting into the prestigious Near Eastern Studies doctorate program at UC Berkeley -- one of the oldest and most distinguished in the country. CSUSB "helped me immensely, in more ways that I can say.”
Tomasz Owerkowicz (biology) was interviewed for an article about whether other animals get heart attacks, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the third installment of his four-part series, “Is Life a Solo Journey,” David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the Arab-Israeli “normalization” process, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented in an article on how white supremacists use social justice language to promote their bigotry.