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Carol Damgen (theatre arts), Katherine Gray (art) and Luciana LoPresto (kinesiology, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus) were featured by news media.
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Stuart Sumida, a paleontologist and professor of biology at Cal State San Bernardino, was one of the experts interviewed for a segment on the rollback of protected land in two of Utah’s national monuments: Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears.
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Biology professor Stuart Sumida is considered one of the university’s best for his passion and commitment in teaching and working with students.
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More than 800 participants, assisted by more than 250 volunteers, took part in the 12th annual DisABILITY Sports Festival at CSUSB on Oct. 6. The event focuses attention on adaptive sports and recreation, and participants’ abilities.
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Carol Hood (physics), Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology), Priyanka Yalamanchili (rehabilitation counseling) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) are interviewed by news media.
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The university will participate in the annual “Great California ShakeOut” simulated earthquake drill at 10:18 a.m. As part of that, Joan Fryxell, a CSUSB geology professor, will lead a hike to the San Andreas Fault prior to the drill at 9:30 a.m.
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CSUSB alumni and the university community are invited to celebrate the annual Homecoming event on Saturday, Oct. 27, complete with various open houses, the family-friendly Homecoming Bash and the volleyball match vs. Cal State LA.
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CSUSB continues to be among the top universities in the country in awarding degrees to Hispanics and total Hispanic student population, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education and listed by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.
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CSUSB alum Doug Grover, ’12 B.S. biochemistry, says CSUSB was his school of choice and credits the university and the chemistry department faculty for inspiring him to go on to the field of medicine.