CSUSB students earned top awards at the 39th annual California State University (CSU) Student Research Competition held recently at Cal Poly Humboldt. Fourteen CSUSB students were selected to compete in the prestigious event, which showcases top student research from across the 23 CSU campuses.
CSUSB will host the inaugural California Semiconductor Workforce Innovation for Tomorrow Symposium (CalSWIFT ’25) on April 11. The event will bring together students, faculty and industry professionals to discuss the research, innovation and workforce development within the semiconductor and emerging technology sectors.
Emily Loveland (social work) published research on the impact that COVID-19 had on young people’s mental health, and Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
The Standup for Science event on March 7 highlighted the critical role of the field and the impact of science funding on research, student success and social mobility. Attendees made eye-catching posters that emphasized why science matters, detailing how funding supports discoveries, fosters student achievement and drives innovation across various fields.
Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), comments on the lack of news media serving the Inland Empire, Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) talks about a new program supporting veteran entrepreneurs in Riverside County, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the latest hate crime statistics.
Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) was interviewed for a feature on the “Phoenix of Gaza XR” project, David Yaghoubian (history) was a guest on “The Adnan Husain Show” to discuss the modern history of Iran, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the latest hate crime statistics.
Publishing research recently were College of Social and Behavioral Sciences faculty Zachary Powell (criminal justice), Rachel Kanter (the supplemental instruction leader for psychology) and Christina Hassija (psychology, dean of the college), Jurgita Abromaviciute and Ethel Mickey (sociology), Jacob Jones (psychology), and Dionisio Amodeo (psychology).
Dorothy Chen-Maynard (health science and human ecology) was interviewed about the temblor that shook the San Bernardino area on Feb, 10. And the following faculty recently published studies: Miranda M. McIntyre (psychology), Yunfei Hou (computer science and engineering), Rajrani Kalra (geography and environmental studies), Nicholas Brunet (psychology) and Christina Hassija (psychology).
Highlighted in various media is the work of Daisy Ocampo Diaz (history), Sishi Wu (criminal justice), Lisa Looney (child development), Yunfei Hou (computer science and engineering), Miranda McIntyre (psychology), Jesus Herrera (information and decision science), Hani Aldirawi (mathematics), Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Jacob D. Jones (psychology) and Fabian A. Borges (political science).