Since 1989, October has been designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. But misperceptions about domestic violence continue to permeate our culture. To learn more, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with Tracey Salsibury, assistant professor of interdisciplinary and ethnic studies at California State University, Bakersfield. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202110/tracey_salisbury__2_.jpg
Read More »U.C. Merced professor on how climate change alters wildfire behavior
For the first time in recorded history, wildfires breached the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains this year – terrain long considered to be well equipped to fend off encroaching fires. To learn more about the significance of this milestone, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke to Crystal Kolden, a …
Read More »UC Merced Professor On How Juneteenth Is A National Reminder Of Freedom And Equality
Yesterday, President Biden signed a bill to make June 19th, known as Juneteenth, a federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought word to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas that they were free, roughly 2 ½ years after the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. UC …
Read More »Humanics Professor Says One Way To Start Serving The Valley: “See People As People,” Use Empathy
Thanksgiving can make us think about how to give back — maybe it’s serving food at a homeless shelter or donating canned goods. But what about the rest of the year? I spoke with Don Simmons, a longtime community organizer and professor in the Humanics program at Fresno State about …
Read More »Humanics Professor Says One Way To Start Serving The Valley: “See People As People,” Use Empathy
Thanksgiving can make us think about how to give back — maybe it’s serving food at a homeless shelter or donating canned goods. But what about the rest of the year? I spoke with Don Simmons, a longtime community organizer and professor in the Humanics program at Fresno State about …
Read More »UC sexual misconduct files show faculty resigned, retired; Merced professor was demoted
An associate UCLA professor who pursued a student until she was afraid to attend classes paid the university $ 7,500 in lieu of suspension. At UC Irvine, a dean accused of … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced professor finds genetic triggers related to cancer
After studying human cancer cells, a UC Merced professor was able to identify certain triggers in genes that cause and control cancer. Fabian Filipp, professor of systems biology and cancer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Artist, professor collaborate with Planada and Livingston schools on mural projects
Students got the chance to contribute to a new mural at Campus Park Elementary through a project with an international muralist and a UC Merced professor. The 20-by-60-foot mural at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College board takes up status of professor
The status of a Merced College professor who is linked to a controversy over an anonymous letter was the focus of a special, closed-session meeting by the school’s board of … Click to Continue »
Read More »First-year professor wins $500,000 award
Dong Li, a professor in his first year at UC Merced, has won a prestigious award that comes with $ 500,000 in research funds from the National Science Foundation. “I’m really … Click to Continue »
Read More »Retired Fresno State Professor New U.S. Poet Laureate
There is a new U.S. Poet Laureate and he is right here in the valley. He is in the same company as Robert Frost and Philip Levine. Retired Fresno State professor Juan Felipe Herrera is the first Latino, U-S Poet Laureate. His experience growing up in the fields of the …
Read More »Fresno State Professor Talks Nepal Quake, Local Relief Effort
Dr. Gyanesh Lama speaks with Ken Malloy and Lindsey Pena about the recent quake in Nepal and the local effort to help those affected.
Read More »FSU Professor Talks Nepal Quake, Local Relief Effort
Dr. Gyanesh Lama speaks with Ken Malloy and Lindsey Pena about the recent quake in Nepal and the local effort to help those affected.
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