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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

Chemical Science Bldg, College of Natural Sciences, Faculty in the News
December 8, 2025

Stuart Sumida (biology) spoke at the Dec. 2 Day of Remembrance ceremony, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the latest Los Angeles County hate crime report, and Sarah Dunn (kinesiology) collaborated on a study that explored how neuroimaging biomarkers relate to cognitive recovery in traumatic brain injury patients.

Center for Global Innovation building, Faculty in the News
November 26, 2025

Yasemin Dildar (economics) was interviewed about the “lipstick effect” on the economy, and Stuart Sumida (biology) was included in news articles about the private sale of dinosaur fossils and an award given by the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology, of which he is president.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty in the News
October 17, 2025

Meredith Conroy (political science), Raisa Alvarado (communication and media) and Stuart Sumida (biology) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Sishi Wu and Zachary A. Powell (criminal justice), Yolonda Youngs (geography and environmental studies), Nicolas Brunet (psychology), and Jamal Appiah-Kubi and Priyanjali Chakraborty (social work) recently had their research published.

James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, Faculty in the News
October 10, 2025

Valencia Jones, Lasisi Ajayi and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education), Stuart Sumida (biology), Tiffany Jones (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) were included in recent news coverage, and Dave Solance Smith (biology) recently published a study on predator-prey interactions and natural selection.

Center for Global Innovation
August 29, 2025

An article on fossils sold to private collections cowritten Stuart Sumida (biology) was translated for the Brazilian edition of The Conversation. Published were research studies by Sishi Wu (criminal justice), Yasemin Dildar (economics), Fabian Borges (political science), Yui Li (accounting and finance), Jing Zhang (management), Miranda McIntyre (psychology), Gölge Seferoğlu (education) and Montgomey Van Wart (public administration).

Chemical Sciences bldg., Faculty in the News
July 24, 2025

Stuart Sumida (biology), as president of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology, speaks out against dinosaur fossils being auctioned as art pieces, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the late anti-immigration activist Glenn Spencer's influence.

Chemical Sciences Building, Faculty in the News
June 16, 2025

Stuart Sumida (biology), president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, commented on the scheduled auction of a ceratosaur fossil, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota state legislators.

Center for Global Innovation, Faculty in the News
January 2, 2025

Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) discussed the Phoenix of Gaza XR virtual reality project, Lucy Lewis (music) was interviewed about the inaugural performance of the San Bernardino Youth Symphony Orchestra, Terezie Tolar-Peterson (health and human ecology) is the principal investigator for a grant aimed at combating acute child malnutrition in Nigeria, and Stuart Sumida (biology) discussed researchers’ access to privately owned fossils.

Stuart Sumida
December 12, 2024

Stuart Sumida, a professor of biology and world-renowned paleontologist, is now president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, the largest professional organization of paleontologists in the world.