Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang and Mary Anne Schultz (nursing) published a research paper on precision health and precision medicine, Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) and Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed racist Zoom bombings of online events, and Brian Levin was interviewed about the increase of hate incidents targeting Asian Americans.
The work of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism is highlighted by the news media interviewing Kevin Grisham (associate director, geography and environmental studies) about threats from far-right extremists, and Brian Levin (executive director, criminal justice) on the increase of hate incidents against Asian Americans.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for articles on the increase in hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, which many have tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on a bill by a local congressman that would help prevent white nationalists from infiltrating the U.S. military.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) honored a group of Ladera Ranch residents with an award from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, recognizing their effort to protect and support an Asian American family that had been the target of racial slurs and vandalism by some local teens.
Tomasz Owerkowicz (biology) was part of a research team that found that alligators have built-in antiarrhythmic protection when under stress, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the problem police have with trying to weed out extremists from their ranks.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the general profile of people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about coping with loneliness during a pandemic Valentine’s Day.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article on how some American voters – prior to and after the 2020 presidential election -- actively searched online for topics related to joining extremist groups, conspiracy theories, and how to make homemade firebombs, and Francisca Beer (accounting and finance) will be one of the presenters for a Society of Extraordinary Women event on Feb. 11.
Meredith Conroy (political science) discusses the GOP’s new class of women Congress members, Brian Levin (criminal justice) talks on how extremists groups have inserted themselves in mainstream politics, and David Yaghoubian (history) appeared in a segment about U.S. possibly rejoining the multinational Iranian nuclear agreement.