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CSUSB Palm Desert Campus nursing student assists client in the Coachella Valley
September 16, 2025

The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine Program increases access to healthcare by serving the sheltered, unsheltered and other vulnerable populations in the Coachella Valley. 

At General Atomics’ Magnet Technologies Center in San Diego on Aug. 28, from left: Gerard Au, CSUSB deputy chief information officer and chief information security officer for Information Technology Services; Frank Wuerthwein, professor, UC San Diego; Khalil Dajani, chair/director, CSUSB School of Computer Science and Engineering; and Raffi Nazikian, senior director, General Atomics, Magnetic Fusion Energy.
September 11, 2025

CSUSB officials joined General Atomics and the U.S. Department of Energy recently to celebrate a fusion energy milestone, emphasizing how academic-industry collaboration is creating internships, research opportunities and career pathways for students.

The Fall Open House and Donuts with the Dean event, scheduled for Sept. 11, was designed to support students on their educational and professional journeys at CSUSB. Donuts will be provided in the morning, adding a sweet start to a day focused on building community and preparing for academic success.
September 11, 2025

Open to all STEM students, the full-day event is designed to introduce attendees to the people, programs and resources that will support their academic and professional journey at CSUSB.

Sarah Grebenok
September 4, 2025

Sarah Grebenok, a senior geology major, was awarded the highly competitive Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense, making her the first CSUSB student to receive this national STEM honor.

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).

University Hall, Faculty in the News
August 25, 2025

Greg Gondwe (communication and media) and Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (history) were interviewed by news media; James Fenelon (sociology), Anahid S. Modreka (psychology) and Andrea Giuffre (criminal justice) published research in their respective disciplines; and Rosario Rizzo Lara (sociology) published a book she co-authored.

Chemical Sciences bldg., Faculty in the News
August 20, 2025

Stuart Sumida (biology), Johnny Coffeen (communication and media lecturer), Thomas Chapman (cybersecurity), Bob Miller (public administration adjunct), Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage. Also, Anahid S. Modrek, Dionisio A. Amodeo, Leslie R. Amodeo and Jason F. Reimer (psychology); Kevin P. Rosales (child development) and Matthew R. Des Lauriers (anthropology) recently published their research in their respective disciplines.

Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, Faculty in the News
July 31, 2025

Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) and Anthony Metcalf (biology, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and Leslie R. Amodeo and a team of researchers (psychology) and Hector Baños (mathematics) published papers in academic journals in their respective fields.

CSUSB is accepting Spring 2026 applications.
July 31, 2025

First-time freshmen and transfer students can apply for the Spring 2026 semester, which begins in January. The application deadline is Sept. 15.