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Kate Liszka

A researcher at Wadi el-Hudi, Egypt, an important but long-overlooked region of county’s Eastern Desert located southeast of Aswan.
July 14, 2025

The grant from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications will support the completion and publication of the “Survey of Wadi el-Hudi, Volume 1,” the first comprehensive modern study of an important but long-overlooked region of Egypt’s Eastern Desert.

Nathaniel Saavedra, at right, with another person, both on camels in Egypt.
March 24, 2025

Nathaniel Saavedra, who graduated with a degree in history in December, joined the university’s Wadi el-Hudi Expedition in Egypt in late December to late January. The experience was nothing short of transformative, expanding his perspective as a historian.

Kate Liszka, CSUSB’s Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology and CSUSB professor of history, on “The Einstein Challenge.”
November 7, 2024

Is it possible to explain complex concepts in your area of your expertise to a panel of 6-year-olds in one minute? Kate Liszka, CSUSB’s Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology took on the challenge – and succeeded.

Two members of Wadi el-Hudi Expedition at archaeological excavation site in Egypt.
June 5, 2024

Kate Liszka, the Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology and professor of history, is the recipient of the RSM Archaeological Field Research Grant from the American Research Center in Egypt with USAID funding.

CSUSB’s High Performance Computing Program earned the 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Research Applications by CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) for supporting faculty with National Research Platform resources.
March 5, 2024

“The High Performance Computing Program at CSUSB supported by the National Research Platform and CENIC has opened up tremendous opportunities for faculty-led innovation and research at our university,” said Samuel Sudhakar, chief financial officer and vice president for the division of finance, technology and operations.

Kate Liszka (left), associate professor of history and Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology at Cal State San Bernardino, and “Price Is Right” host Drew Carey.
October 27, 2023

Being a contestant on the game show was a lifelong bucket-list item for Liszka, associate professor of history and Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology.

Georgia Barker
October 27, 2023

The program, “Preparing for Eternity: Funerary Models and Wall Scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms,” will be presented by Georgia Barker, this year’s W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence. The talk, in person and on Zoom, is open to the public.

Georgia Barker
August 31, 2023

While at CSUSB, Barker will teach a course, “Journey to the Beyond: Funerary Art in Egypt from the Predynastic Period to the Late Period,” a unique class that mixes the study of ancient Egyptian funerary art with modern museum collecting practices and ethics.

JHBC, Faculty in the News
April 11, 2023

Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) discussed the dangers of using public cell phone chargers, Kate Liszka (history) was featured in an article about the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition, Mike Kohout (geography) and Jeremy Murray (history) are coordinating a forum on the region’s warehouse industry, and Jason P. Jung (biology) was part of a team that recently published a study on the knuckle-walking Sahelanthropus tchadensis.