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CSUSB Office of Sustainability will hold a number of virtual events for Sustainability Week 2021, April 19-23, to help the environment leading into Earth Day.
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Bree Putman (biology), Meredith Conroy (political science), Brian Levin (criminal justice), Kimberly Collins (public administration) and Vipin Gupta (management) were included in recent news coverage.
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Bree Putman, CSUSB assistant professor of biological sciences, co-wrote a paper on the use of community science to show the challenges of urban living for elusive native lizards.
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Lacey Kendall (communication studies) is part of the initiative, the Black Church Media Project, assisting historic houses of worship, and a newly published study co-authored by Bree Putman (biology) is highlighted in an article about citizen science.
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Bree Putman (biology) talked about the importance of citizen participation in the City Nature Challenge 2020, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed on right-wing extremists using the uncertainty and fear surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic to recruit to their ranks.
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As part of the university’s effort to draw attention to sustainability efforts and topics this week, Stephany Muntean, who interned for the CSUSB Office of Sustainability, wrote this article on the importance of water conservation. The focus for April 23 is Thirsty Thursday.
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As part of the university’s effort to draw attention to sustainability efforts and topics this week, Stephany Muntean, who interned for the CSUSB Office of Sustainability, wrote this article on food security. The focus for April 22 is Waste Less Wednesday.
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The Office of Sustainability invites the community to virtually participate in Sustainability Week, April 20-25, to learn how to be more environmentally, economically and socially responsible.
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Vincent Nestler (cybersecurity), Mike Chao and Bree Putman (biology), Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy), Larry Hygh (communication studies) and Mildred D. Henry (education, emerita) were included in recent news coverage.