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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about hate crimes in California and two manhunts for escaped prisoners on the East Coast; Diane Vines was honored by the city of Palm Desert and discussed a grant for the Nursing Street Medicine program; and Michelle Russen (marketing/hospitality management) published a paper and contributed a chapter to a book on DEI in the hospitality industry.
![Members of the CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine Program pose in front of a mobile medical clinic.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_StreetMed_MobileClinic_12Sept2023.jpg.webp?itok=Ntg0UreH)
The funding will allow the program to continue providing free healthcare services to unsheltered, sheltered and vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley.
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Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by the city of Palm Desert for her service to the community, David Marshall (English) was interviewed for a podcast on advising, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) was the emcee for the topping out ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center.
![City of Palm Desert Council Members present proclamation to Diane Vines on Aug. 24, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_DianeVinesProclamation_05Sept2023.jpg.webp?itok=GSfXXELa)
The city of Palm Desert has declared Aug. 24 as “Dr. Diane Vines Day” to honor the nursing instructor for her leadership and service to the community.
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Diane Vines (nursing) was interviewed for a feature on the Cal State San Bernardino Nursing Street Medicine Program going mobile in the Coachella Valley, and Dionisio Amodeo (psychology) was one of the authors of a paper on autism spectrum disorder.
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Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) was interviewed about the growing number of Latino entrepreneurs, Sina Bastami (lecturer, geography and environmental sciences) spoke about CSUSB’s Model United Nations team doing well at a conference in Japan, Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest FBI hate crime report, and Diane Vines (nursing) thanked supporters as the Street Nursing Program joined a mobile clinic program.
![Members of the CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine Program pose in front of a new mobile medical clinic at the unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony in Palm Springs, Calif. on Dec. 2. From L to R: Danny Castaneda, Veronica Cretsinger, Sayaff Eid, Jessica Rodriguez, Alexis Molina Gonzalez, Diane Vines, Sarah Harrington, Julie Suriano, Nallely Herrera, Matthew Morse, Catherine Lievanos.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_StreetMed_MobileClinic_09Dec2022.jpg.webp?itok=G74NrWfB)
Nursing faculty and students from the CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine Program will perform mental health assessments and provide nurse clinics at various locations around the Coachella Valley.
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Diane Vines (nursing), Marc A. Robinson (history), Brian Levin and Darren Goodman (both criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
![Students from the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Nursing Street Medicine program assisting patients out in the field.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_StreetMedicineGrant_09June2022.jpg.webp?itok=pZyIgJyt)
The Houston Family Foundation funding will support behavioral health by utilizing telehealth technologies at nurse clinics throughout the area.