![Biology assistant professor Lúa López](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/LuaLopezPerez_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=dLh0NlO6)
The NSF grant will help López move forward with research in the field of ancient genomics, the study of the genetics of historical or extinct species such as the thale cress.
![Chemical Sciences building, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-CNS_13.jpg.webp?itok=-zKB6Y8M)
Michael Chao (biology) talked about a National Science Foundation grant awarded to CSUSB, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about extremist activity as the Nov. 8 election approaches, and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) discussed the latest news on the region’s economy.
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The goal is to support student success and retention by developing institutional culture and infrastructure at CSUSB to support language-based challenges to STEM students including multilingual English learner students.
![Mary Anne Schultz, lecturer at CSUSB Department of Nursing.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_MaryAnnSchultz_26Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=r8JPu-wP)
Mary Anne Schultz, who has been teaching for 30 years and has been a nurse for 47 years, will join more than 100 other inductees nationwide into the American Academy of Nursing as a Fellow.
![University Hall, Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Faculty-in-the-News-University-Hall_5.jpg.webp?itok=raMYmGJU)
Nerea Marteache (criminal justice), Francisca Beer (accounting and finance), Nicholas Bratcher (music), Tony Coulson and Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences), and Bryan Castillo (lecturer, geological sciences) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
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Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed for Brianna Reeves’s column on the writer’s Afrolatine heritage, Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the impact Congress’s Jan. 6 committee may have on extremist groups, and Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was a speaker at the recent Optima Conference.
![CSUSB students in a previous Great Shakeout earthquake drill.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ShakeOut_13Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=Tq3mXc_R)
CSUSB will hold the drill that simulates a major earthquake is hitting the region encouraging students, faculty and staff to – DROP, COVER and HOLD ON.
![Artificial intelligence computer chip illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CNS_AI_Illustration_10Oct2022.jpg.webp?itok=QVeD9PhN)
The grant will promote artificial intelligence education for non-computer science majors and teach them how to apply AI concepts and methods to identify and analyze social problems and how to fix them.
![Aerial shot of CSUSB with ‘The College Tour’ written across it](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/TheCollegeTour-Slide.jpg.webp?itok=xuBd7Qsv)
CSUSB’s The College Tour episode provides prospective students with the opportunity to learn from 10 current students through their individual perspectives. The program is coming to Amazon Prime in November; however, you can watch the full episode now on CSUSB’s The College Tour website.