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Francisca Beer (finance), Mary Texiera (sociology), Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
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Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) writes an op-ed, Lacey Kendall (communication studies) helps local churches, and Claudia Davis (nursing) receives cancer researcher award.
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Jess Nerren (communication studies), Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Meredith Conroy (political science) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were featured in recent news coverage.
![Carly Luna](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WSOC_CarlyLuna_AsheNominee_HHM_06Oct2020.jpg.webp?itok=DzXJORgb)
Luna, sophomore goalkeeper on the women’s soccer team and a CCAA All-Academic, was one of 10 women in the running to be named the 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year.
![Ariana Cano, CSUSB alumna and communication studies adjunct professor, was accepted into four prestigious doctoral programs, all fully funded.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_02_Ariana%20%20Cano_HHM_16Sept2020.jpg.webp?itok=IebIj_kt)
After being accepted into four prestigious doctoral programs, Ariana Cano, CSUSB alumna and communication studies adjunct professor, decided to attend the Institute of Communications Research in the College of Media at the University of Illinois.
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For alumnus and adjunct professor Andre Adame, video games have led him on a rewarding academic journey, and he has been accepted to the highly competitive doctoral program at UC Irvine’s School of Informatics.
!["A Beautiful Blueprint" is the second memoir of Mary Fong's "A Magnificent Mess!" trilogy.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_MaryFong_ABeautifulBlueprint_11Sept2020.jpg.webp?itok=D_Hcg1EM)
In her second memoir, “A Beautiful Blueprint,” Mary Fong explores big life questions such as, “What is the purpose of life?” “What happens after we die?” and “What is the name of the game of life?”
![Lacey Kendall and three friends have developed a technology package to help churches stream worship services to their members as their congregations complied with restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_ComStu_AssistingVirtualChurches_xxSept2020.jpg.webp?itok=FeU8tc7Q)
As the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed large gatherings of any kind, Lacey Kendall saw a need to help local churches stream their services. With technology she and three friends developed, Kendall is seeking to help three historic Black churches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties go virtual.
![Two CSUSB students selected as 2020-21 Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CSU_SallyCasanovaScholars_Ortega-Burrell_02Sept2020_REVISE.jpg.webp?itok=xXPZ9hJW)
Out of 250 applicants and as part of the California Pre-Doctoral Program, CSUSB students Nora Nickoel Bianey Ortega and Shane Burrell are among the 77 Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars for 2020-21.