Yolonda Youngs, CSUSB professor of geography and environmental studies, will discuss her book, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon,” when she presents the 2025 Ronald and Nelani Walker Lecture at BYU's Redd Center for Western Studies. The talk will be livestreamed on YouTube beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.
Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, shared insights from her research for her book, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.”
Yolonda Youngs, professor of geography and recipient the prestigious John Brinkerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers, will present “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon.” This free event, open to the public, will take place at noon Tuesday, April 22, at the Faculty Center for Excellence.
Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) discussed the dangers of using public cell phone chargers, Kate Liszka (history) was featured in an article about the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition, Mike Kohout (geography) and Jeremy Murray (history) are coordinating a forum on the region’s warehouse industry, and Jason P. Jung (biology) was part of a team that recently published a study on the knuckle-walking Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed the need to train more cybersecurity professionals, and Mike Kohout, geography, and Jeremy Murray, history, were each quoted in an article about an upcoming forum focusing on the Inland Empire’s warehouse and logistics industry.
The forum, “Warehouses in the Inland Empire: Struggle for Our Communities,” will take place at noon in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences building, room SB 128, and on Zoom.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about law enforcement and mainstream media not fully explaining the extreme right’s terrorism, and Jennifer Alford (geography and environmental studies) spoke at a recent Save Our Water Roundtable on campus.
The university hosted the Save Our Water Roundtable on Sept. 19 where regional partnerships and collaboration were highlighted as the Inland Empire and the state continue to find ways to use and conserve water.
Dina Gilio-Whitaker, member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, and local tribal representatives will share their strategies that promote a more balanced approach to protecting and sustaining environmental resources. The virtual panel will take place on Zoom Tuesday, March 1, at noon.