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The Radiography program (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) has been awarded an eight-year accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) .This is the JRCERT’s maximum duration for accreditation. The JRCERT is the only agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the accreditation of…

Anjala Krishen (Marketing and International Business) and Pushkin Kachroo (Electrical and Computer Engineering), along with two past doctoral students, Orie Berezan, who earned a doctoral degree from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration and is now a faculty member at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and…

Nikki Davis (Journalism and Media Studies) was named one of the most promising multicultural students of 2016 by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). She was one of 50 students selected for the prestigious program’s 20th anniversary class. She was one of only three students from the western United States. In recognition of her achievement,…

Jodi Gilliland and Sue Ullrich (both Continuing Education) presented at the annual spring conference of the California Workforce Association this month in San Diego. They presented "Gap Training for RNs" to showcase the nursing education collaboration between higher education and workforce development. Debra Collins of Workforce…

Lizbeth Arias (International Programs) has been awarded a Diversity and Diplomacy Fellowship through Humanity in Action, a collaborative transatlantic program in international relations and global diversity. A graduate student in the political science department, she was one of 24 fellows chosen from a 10-nation applicant pool. The fellowship,…

Patricia Heisser-Metoyer (Psychology), along with actress Ann-Marie Johnson and Darnell Hunt of UCLA, created "The African-American Television Report," which studies issues that concern African-American primetime performers. She has been a media researcher  consultant in Hollywood and former national director for diversity and…

Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) has a $330,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research grant that was highlighted during the White House’s water summit outlining the country’s commitments to a sustainable water future. The summit took place March 22. The grant was part of the EPA's Science to Achieve…

Manoucheka Celeste (Interdisciplinary Degree Program) authored "Entertaining Mobility: The Racialized and Gendered Nation in House Hunters International,” which appeared in Feminist Media Studies (early online edition mid-February, hard-copy available in October). The article features analyzes of the popular show and…

Szu-Ping Lee, Robbin Hickman, Sue Schuerman (all Physical Therapy), and Janet Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored "Influence of Procedural Factors on the Reliability and Performance of the Timed Up-and-go Test in Older Adults," which focused on a clinical assessment commonly used to quantify functional mobility and fall risk in…