![Mark Araujo-Levinson smiling with arms crossed](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/23_6537%20OSC_Mark%20Araujo%20Alumni%20Feature_HPB.jpg.webp?itok=wq-EN9gV)
Finding a community at CSUSB has inspired alumnus Mark Araujo-Levinson ’22 to continue to preserve indigenous culture and language.
![Sastry Pantula, dean of CSUSB’s College of Natural Sciences, with student Joseph Godinez (left photo) and Tania Gonzales at the 2023 National Diversity in STEM Conference held by SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science).](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CNS_SACNASConference_22Nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=kEHGPJcp)
CSUSB was well represented by about a dozen undergraduate and graduate students and four biology department faculty: Michael Chao, Heidy Contreras, Joseph Heras and Anna Zelaya.
![Richard Tejada ’16](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Richard-Tejada_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=sOI5g6NC)
Richard Tejada’s tenacity and work ethic were instrumental in getting him where he is today, a demonstration teacher who mentors other teachers throughout the San Bernardino City Unified School District.
![Cal State San Bernardino’s CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Fellows, from left, are Viviana Alvarez Rodriguez, Holli Rosas, Nikolay Maslov and Alexandra Khartabil.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Chancellor%E2%80%99s%20Doctoral%20Incentive%20Program%202023.jpg.webp?itok=G7H26Y-A)
The program aims to increase the number of promising doctoral students applying for future California State University faculty positions by offering financial assistance in the form of a loan and mentorship by CSU faculty.
![College of Natural Sciences, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CNS_28.jpg.webp?itok=6bY4yUwa)
Youngsu Kim (mathematics) participated in a bootcamp focused on artificial intelligence and Norman Meek (geography and environmental studies, emeritus) was interviewed for a feature on San Bernardino’s mountainside landmark arrowhead.
![Goldwater Scholarship awardee David Murillo at a lab](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/David-Murillo_Goldwater-recipient_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=vq4i1xOb)
David Murillo has always enjoyed learning and gravitated toward the natural sciences, but it was an introduction to organic chemistry class that sparked his interest in chemistry.
![Beginning at center left, Jennifer Jin (in the white jacket), assistant professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering; Khalil Dajani, director and professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering; Stephan Ewart, U.S. Air Force Head of Engineering Squadron; Air Force Col. Ahave Brown Jr., commander of 412 MXG Squadron; with students who attended an Oct. 26 event at CSUSB.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CNS_CSE-PATHS_CareerEvent_03Feb2023_0.jpg.webp?itok=aEBbmKXY)
The CSUSB School of Computer Science and Engineering and its military partners offer learning and job opportunities for STEM majors. A scheduled visit to Edwards Air Force Base is set for May 31 for ROTC students and STEM majors in partnership with the university’s Air Force ROTC.
![Chemical Sciences bldg., Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CNS_21.jpg.webp?itok=Oz-i9kP9)
Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was a guest on a program focusing on professional bodybuilding, and Yunfei Hou, Amir Ghasemkhani (computer science and engineering), Hani Aldirawi (mathematics), Miranda McIntyre (psychology) and Montgomery Van Wart (public administration) collaborated on research about STEM students’ perceptions of online classes.
![Beginning at center left, Jennifer Jin (in the white jacket), assistant professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering; Khalil Dajani, director and professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering; Stephan Ewart, U.S. Air Force Head of Engineering Squadron; Air Force Col. Ahave Brown Jr., commander of 412 MXG Squadron; with students who attended an Oct. 26 event at CSUSB.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CNS_CSE-PATHS_CareerEvent_03Feb2023.jpg.webp?itok=TQV_FkHU)
The CSUSB School of Computer Science and Engineering and its military partners offer learning and job opportunities for STEM majors.