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Gisela Bichler was honored with the university’s top research award at the annual Meeting of the Minds symposium that focuses on student research and creative projects.
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Stacey Fraser (music) is interviewed about the opera theatre at CSUSB, while Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses how Spanish is becoming a flashpoint in the immigration debate.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) discusses the need for communities to discuss hate incidents.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice), Meredith Conroy (political science) and Barbara Sirotnik (statistics and supply chain management) share their expertise.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) is quoted and the latest hate crime study by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSUSB was cited in an article about Facebook ads placed by accounts with alleged Russian ties.
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Luis and Wendy Castaneira, both first-generation college students, will graduate together — each with honors — on Thursday, June 14. Luis will receive a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Wendy with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) is interviewed for a story on how three men may have been motivated by social media to plot a hate crime, and Bob Knop (music) will direct the CSUSB Jazz Ensemble at a concert later in June.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) explained further his comments made in an interview with the Kansas City Star about the influence of Russian Facebook ads on the men who plotted against Somali refugees.
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Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies), Katherine Gray (art), Stacey Fraser and Alastair Edmonstone (music), Kelly Campbell (psychology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in news coverage over the Independence Day holiday weekend.