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Meredith Conroy, CSUSB associate professor of political science, was interviewed in an article about how the decision of whether or not to wear a mask has increasingly become a political statement as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
![The university, in partnership with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, begins the California Student Opportunity Access Program (Cal-SOAP) in the county this summer.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Students_on_campus_2014_xxMay2020.jpg.webp?itok=zSmKFWjx)
Administered by the California Student Aid Commission, CSUSB, working with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, was awarded $908,557 earlier this year to begin the program in summer of 2020.
![During National Nurses Week, CSUSB would like to thank our nursing faculty and students for their dedication and hard work.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Nursing_illustration_08May2020.jpg.webp?itok=yzjjrwMr)
In recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, CSUSB thanks its nursing faculty and students for their dedication, especially in this time of the coronavirus pandemic.
![On April 30, the PDC nursing students received a donation of much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from Desert Care Network.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/PPE%20donation%20photo.jpg.webp?itok=6ho0oxLK)
As CSUSB Palm Desert Campus nursing students receive a donation of much-needed Personal Protective Equipment, a fellow Coyote and her daughters assist on the giving end.
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The Inland Empire Report on Business, written by Barbara Sirotnik and Lori Aldana from the Institute of Applied Research at CSUSB, showed the devastation of the I.E. economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A message to our Graduating Coyotes
![CSUSB student mentor Fallon Riggs](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Fallon-Riggs.gif.webp?itok=4d67LJqO)
Fallon Riggs, a third-year nursing student-mentor and her mentee found an innovative way to keep in touch. Instead of canceling their session, the duo took to FaceTime and continued on as planned.
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CSUSB’s Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship writes an open letter to entrepreneurs and small business owners.
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The university’s Model UN team maintains its tradition of excellence at the National Model United Nations Conference, despite the annual gathering being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.