James Louis-Jean (Chemistry) recently was awarded first place in the 2020 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards - Materials and Recovery Section sponsored by the Department of Energy's office of nuclear energy. His winning paper, "Preparation and Characterization of Benzotriazolium Perrhenate," was published in Inorganica Chimica Acta…

The Department of Communication Studies would like to recognize a recent publication entitled“The Effects of Establishing Intimacy and Consubstantiality on Group Discussions about Climate Change Solutions,” authored by two of our faculty members, in collaboration with co-authors from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Dr.…

Jeff Schauer (History) will serve a two-year term as secretary for the Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies (PCCBS), an interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to the study of Britain, its former empire, and its global context. He previously has served on prize and program committees for the PCCBS, and on prize and search…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) will be offering a webinar on problem gambling among U.S. veterans (Gambling Problems in US Military Veterans) on June 12, sponsored by Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies.

Kristian Thymianos (Political Science) recently co-authored "To Add Value to Black Communities, We Must Defund the Police and Prison Systems," a piece featured in the Brookings Institution's How We Rise blog, which focuses on "policy solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all." Kristian is a summer research…

Mary D. Bondmass (Nursing) and Sarah Mollman, '18 PhD Nursing, are the authors of "Intentional Learning: A Student-centered Pedagogy," which appears in the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship.  

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) was awarded a Zeta Kappa-at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International grant of $2,500 for the research project titled “Coping with Coronavirus Pandemic Study” for the period of May 2020 to April 2021.

Ann M. Vuong (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article on "Prenatal Exposure to a Mixture of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Child Reading Skills at School Age" in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants may affect child neurobehavior;…

Jason Takhtadjian, Marcos Santander, Karina Trujillo and Breanna Hernandez (all Journalism and Media Studies) were honored with a Student Programming Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter. The winning students produced an episode of the "Rebel Report," a 30-minute sports…