![Palm Desert Campus, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-PalmDesert_13.jpg.webp?itok=1rSWiV9m)
Diane Vines (nursing) discusses the grant the Nursing Street Medicine program received from the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation, Thomas McWeeney (public administration) co-wrote an op-ed on school safety, and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus) was interviewed on the increasing hate incidents against Arabs, Muslims and Jews.
![CSUSB student Erick Herrera presents his research at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research Conference, which took place Nov. 18 at Cal State Fullerton. He was one of 42 CSUSB students who presented at the conference.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_SCCUR_ErickHerrera_27Nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=-N4tjTvb)
The 42 students representing a cross-section of academic disciplines, presented their research at the 2023 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research Conference, “Discover the Possibilities,” which took place Nov. 18 at Cal State Fullerton.
![The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine team assisting community members in the Coachella Valley.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_StreetMedicine_Nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=MpU0gPA1)
The CSUSB Nursing Street Medicine program delivers no-cost vital healthcare services to vulnerable members of the Coachella Valley community.
![Chemical Sciences bldg., Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CNS_30.jpg.webp?itok=Dtw6PViQ)
Stuart Sumida (biology) was a guest on a podcast about all things Star Wars to chat about the megafauna of Disney series “The Mandalorian.”
![Mark Araujo-Levinson smiling with arms crossed](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/23_6537%20OSC_Mark%20Araujo%20Alumni%20Feature_HPB.jpg.webp?itok=wq-EN9gV)
Finding a community at CSUSB has inspired alumnus Mark Araujo-Levinson ’22 to continue to preserve indigenous culture and language.
![Sastry Pantula, dean of CSUSB’s College of Natural Sciences, with student Joseph Godinez (left photo) and Tania Gonzales at the 2023 National Diversity in STEM Conference held by SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science).](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CNS_SACNASConference_22Nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=kEHGPJcp)
CSUSB was well represented by about a dozen undergraduate and graduate students and four biology department faculty: Michael Chao, Heidy Contreras, Joseph Heras and Anna Zelaya.
![Julia Josephine Ruiz](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Julia-Ruiz_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=Qbpq-o3z)
Julia Josephine Ruiz, CSUSB kinesiology major and executive vice president for ASI, has been selected by Majority Leader Emeritus Eloise Gomez Reyes to be this year’s awardee for her 30 under 30 program.
![Vicky Lopez](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Vicky-Lopez_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=Y9Z3ykbZ)
With their experience in the military and in firefighting, first-generation CSUSB computer engineering student Vicky Lopez hopes to create devices that help with the safety of firefighters, first responders and/or military personnel.
![Tae-Wook Chun](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/22_5216%20Alumni_Alumni%20Awards%20Hall%20of%20Fame_Homepage%20Banner_Tae-Wook.jpg.webp?itok=xY86FYdQ)
Dr. Tae-Wook Chun, BS, biology, ’92, is being recognized for his notable contributions in the fields of biopharmaceuticals and immunovirology, and his unwavering dedication to scientific research aimed at enhancing the well-being of individuals and families affected by the HIV infection.