A new study co-authored by CSUDH Professor of Earth Science Ashish Sinha reveals that catastrophic droughts—unlike anything observed in the last 150 years—have regularly occurred in the Indian subcontinent throughout the last 1,000 years. The new data indicate that the region’s current rainfall predictability could give way to decades-long drought. If this occurs before preventive measures are taken, it poses an enormous threat to human life. Sinha worked alongside an international team of researchers to develop the new rainfall record, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The team analyzed oxygen isotopes in stalagmites from the Mawmluh cave, near the town of ... Read More
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Introducing CSUDH’s Newest Faculty, Part Two
Meet more of the 19 new faculty members who joined CSUDH this fall. Part two of the series features faculty from the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing, the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Arts and Humanities. Part one of this series included faculty from the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, and the College of Education. College of Arts and Humanities Alfredo Carlos, Assistant Professor, Labor Studies Academic Background:PhD, Political Science, UC Irvine Professional Biography:Carlos recently served as the Interim Director of Chicano Studies at Eastern Washington University, and ... Read More
