Hedy Moscovici, professor of education, died on Nov. 4 following a long struggle with cancer; she was 56 years old. Deeply committed to fostering diversity and excellence in the teaching profession, she focused her research on the teaching of math and science in elementary, secondary and college levels. Earlier this year, she was recognized for her contributions to the profession as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the organization's annual meeting in Washington D.C. “Hedy was an enthusiastic and skilled teacher, and was passionate about making science real for high school teachers,” says Anupama Joshi, acting dean of the College of Professional ... Read More
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Exhibit Explores Mid-Century Lives of Japanese Americans in Southern California
For more than 40 years, historians and archivists at California State University, Dominguez Hills have been gathering materials documenting the lives of Japanese Americans in the South Bay and Los Angeles. Consisting of photographs, yearbooks, and artwork, as well as documents such as letters and property leases, “Building Evidence: Japanese Americans in Southern California During Mid-Century - 40 Years of Collecting, An Exhibition” –on view now through March 2012–focuses on the lives and obstacles faced by Japanese Americans in the South Bay and Los Angeles prior to, during, and after World War II. Topics covered in the materials collected include the location of Japanese American ... Read More
Milka Duno: First Latina Racing Champion Sets Pace for College-bound Students
California State University, Dominguez Hills welcomed Milka Duno, the first Latina race car driver to be classified “expert,” to the annual “La Feria Es El Momento: Edúcalos” that took place on campus on Oct. 22. Duno, who represented her “Milka Way” organization at the event sponsored by Univision, was invited by the network to serve as the keynote speaker to an audience in the University Theatre. Duno spoke to students and potential students of all ages and their families and encouraged youths to achieve higher education in order to be successful. She has made history by being the first Latin American woman to compete in NASCAR. In addition to this extraordinary achievement, she ... Read More
Daphne Bradford: OLLI Facilitator Prepares the Next Generation to Teach Their Elders
While hosting her syndicated radio program in 1999, “Gospel Entertainment News” Daphne Bradford had the opportunity to interview Rosa Parks shortly before Parks' 86th birthday. In her conversation with Parks, who is considered the mother of the modern civil rights movement, Bradford says that she was impressed with Parks' grasp of technology. “She learned how to use email when she was in her 80s at a community center,” says Bradford. “We talked about what she would like to see young people do and she expressed a few things there. She had the desire to see youth and elders work together.” Bradford was able to bring about such a project. As an Apple Distinguished Educator, she ... Read More
John Carvalho: Shortage of Microbiologists Would Cause Dire Health Care Shortfall
The nursing shortage in the United States has been well documented and reported; however, there is another segment of the health care industry workforce that is in decline - clinical laboratory scientists, also known as clinical microbiologists. According to John Carvalho, assistant professor of biology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, if the number of these scientists continues to fall, the potential impacts could include increases in bacteria-related infections- the very things CLS professionals are trained to detect. In his article, “Importance of Clinical Microbiologists for U.S. Healthcare Infrastructure,” published in the July issue of Clinical Laboratory ... Read More