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The CSUSB College of Natural Sciences will present a Coyote Hour talk on the Nobel Prize winners and their scientific discoveries, noon Thursday, Nov. 18.
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Paul Naik, who serves as senior vice president for intellectual property and deputy general counsel for Seagen Inc., will share his experiences with and answer questions from students during a webinar at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 24.
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Paul Naik ’90, a top executive for biotechnology company Seattle Genetics, has been named the CSUSB College of Natural Sciences Alumnus of the Year.
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CSUSB students pursuing full-time study in STEM degrees may be eligible for scholarships thanks to recently awarded generous grant of $75,000 from Edison International.
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Jason Burke (chemistry and biochemistry) has received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed a variety of topics related to extremism.
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The National Institutes of Health awarded a $440K grant to CSUSB assistant professor Jason Burke to lead eye-cancer research that could lead to future breakthroughs in cancer treatments.
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Nora Nickoel Ortega has been named a CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement recipient for 2020-21, the CSU’s highest recognition of success based on superior academic performance, community service and personal accomplishments.
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The grant from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research will use online, personalized learning technologies to decrease the achievement gap for approximately 8,000 students per year.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history), Kimberley Cousins (chemistry) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science emeritus) shared their expertise with the news media.