Levin, founding director of the university’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, is a member of the first cohort of commissioners appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the newly formed panel that will track hate crimes in California and make recommendations to the governor, state Legislature and state agencies on how to fight hate.
Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), discussed the latest report by the Institute for Applied Research on the region’s economy, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted for an article introducing a 12-part series on hate crimes in Los Angeles.
Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed how dragons could have evolved if they were real, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for a segment about extremists running for public offices in local elections, such as school boards.
Meredith Conroy (political science), Daniel MacDonald (economics), Kelly Campbell (psychology), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) shared their expertise with the news media this week.
David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the latest news in Iran-U.S. relations, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the increase in hate crimes over the past year.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest developments on the effort to revive the multi-national agreement regulating Iran’s nuclear program.
Claire Todd (geological sciences) was featured in an article about climate change and the melting Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, Meredith Conroy (political science) shared her insights on the Aug. 9 primary elections, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on topics related to hate crimes and extremism.
Recent news media coverage highlighted the expertise of Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences), Stuart Sumida (biology), Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Katherine Gray (art) and Brian Levin (criminal justice).
Codi Lazar (geological science), Riguad Joseph (social work), Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history), Stuart Sumida (biology), Fadi Muheidat (computer sciences), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Wagner Prado (kinesiology) were mentioned in recent news coverage.