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David Yaghoubian (history) discussed U.S. efforts to block an emergency loan to Iran to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies, director of the CSUSB's Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) was interviewed for the program “Palestine Files" to discuss a United Nations report that listed more than 100 companies that do business in the occupied West Bank.
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Meredith Conroy (political science), Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) were included in news coverage on various topics.
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A dual major in history and Arabic language literature and culture, Zakher was awarded the prestigious Provost Fellowship for Ph.D. studies in Comparative Literature at UC Davis.
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Kelly Campbell (psychology), Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences), Nicole Dabbs (kinesiology) and James Estes (finance) were included in recent news coverage.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice), Scot Zentner (political science) and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the COVID-19 outbreak from their areas of expertise.
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L. Kottke (psychology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and David Yaghoubian (history) are mentioned in news media coverage.
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Julia Strauss will present “State Formation in China and Taiwan: Bureaucracy, Campaign, and Performance” at 2 p.m. Monday, March 2, in the John M. Pfau Library, room PL-4005.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for two articles about extremist groups and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed sanctions imposed by the U.S. over Iran’s missile program.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a Reconstruction-era federal law that is still being used to fight hate groups through civil cases.