Clothesline Project: Sociology Students Hang Domestic Violence Out to Dry

 

 

 

 

 

Students in Clare Weber’s (assistant professor of sociology and coordinator, Women’s Studies) Community Change and Community Based Activism class faced the facts about domestic violence with their version of the Clothesline Project in April. Full Story

  Student News

June 2006—Vol. I, Issue 1      

Pictured are the participants and presenters of the Java Engagement for Teacher Training (JETT)  Workshop.

Computer Science plans new Master's Degree, provides Workshops to High School Educators and collaborates with Northrop Grumman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Computer Science Department has been given University approval to initiate a new Master of Science degree in Computer Science. The program emphasizes computer security and will provide industrial participants and non-traditional students the flexible learning environment they require for retraining.  Course work will include a combination of classroom, laboratory and research experiences.  The goal is to provide students with the necessary analytical skills to be successful in the job market, or for pursuing advanced graduate degrees. Full Story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Department News

Pictured left to right; Dr. Rodrick Hay, Associate Dean, NBS, Dr. Mohsen Beheshti, Chair the Computer Science Department, Dr. James Lyons, President, CSUDH, and Steven Jacobs, Northrop Grumman.

Kenneth Ganezer: Hot Property

Faculty News

Kenneth Ganezer has been named one of the "Hottest" Researchers for the 2004-2005 calendar year by the Thomson Scientific Hot Papers database.  An annual list, published in the March/April issue of Science Watch, placed the CSU Dominguez Hills professor of physics as sixth in the world with seven “hot” papers published in the last two years. Full Story

Easy Being Green: CUER to Raise Awareness, Solve Environmental Issues

 

 

When Rod Hay, professor of earth sciences, commutes to CSU Dominguez Hills each day from his home in Long Beach, the environmental issues of the South Bay often stare him in the face, taking the form of the smog layer that often sits over Los Angeles. Full Story

Charles Hohm: Pacific Sociological Association President Plans Annual Conference

 

 

 

Charles Hohm, dean, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences and professor of sociology, has begun his term as president of the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA), which runs from March 2006 to March 2007. Full Story

Brendan McNulty: Head in the Clouds

Professor Brendan McNulty of the Earth Sciences, Geology and Geography Department in the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences has won this year’s Excellence in Research, Scholarship,and Creativity Award, one of the most prestigious awards the University can bestow upon an educator. Full Story

Thomas Landefeld: Helping Minority Scientists

 

 

Professor of biology Thomas Landefeld delivered the talk “Minority Scientists: Where Are They? Who Should Care?” along with “Leaks in the Pipeline: Do Faculty Mend Them or Create Them?” at Prairie View A&M, Prairie View, TX on March 27, and participated in a seminar on minorities in the sciences at Houston Community College on March 28. Full Story

Emeriti Faculty Wine & Cheese Reception

 

More NBS News

Sue Gemmell (EFA President) with Dr. James Imai  

(l) George Jennings (Math), Bill Gould (Math), John Roberts (Biology), Charles Hohm (NBS Dean), John Tomlinson (Biology)