U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar, a long-time supporter of CSUSB and its Cybersecurity Center, was instrumental in the university receiving a $10.5 million grant from the National Security Agency in October 2020.
Recent news media coverage highlighted the expertise of Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences), Stuart Sumida (biology), Montgomery Van Wart (public administration), Katherine Gray (art) and Brian Levin (criminal justice).
Working with the Girl Scouts of the San Gorgonio Council, the free five-day camp hosted by the CSUSB Cybersecurity Center was designed to stimulate interest in cybersecurity to a diverse youth population.
The university’s cybersecurity program was chosen because of its proven track record as a Minority-Serving Institution for its work in preparing a diverse population of students for cybersecurity and computer science careers.
Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences) talks about the benefits of CSUSB students participating in the Cyber Halo Innovation Research Program, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) continued to be a source for news media covering the recent wave of hate- and extremist-related violence.
The GenCyber camp, set for June 13-17 on the CSUSB campus, is designed to stimulate interest and competency in cyber content and career development.
Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences) discussed the work CSUSB’s Cybersecurity Center is doing to prepare students to fill jobs in the profession, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviews on topics related to hate crimes and recent mass shootings.
Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed cyberwarfare and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Riguad Joseph (sociology) was interviewed about the challenges of solving homelessness, and Nicholas Bratcher (music) was named director of San Bernardino Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble.
Tony Coulson (information and decision science), Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history), and Nicholas Bratcher (music) were included in recent news coverage.