William H. Dailey Jr. (Health Science/Gerontology) has been chosen as a Nash Fellow of the Creative Longevity and Wisdom Initiative at the Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara. Dailey is a doctoral student in Fielding’s School of Educational Leadership and Change, where he also is an advocate on disability and diversity issues that affect the university community.
 

Barlow Der Mugrdechian (Armenian Studies) organized and participated in an international conference on "The Armenian Bible: Celebrating the 1600th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Armenian Bible and the Translation of the Bible into Armenian." The event in Burbank was held under the auspices of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America. Der Mugrdechian presented a paper on "The Bible and Armenian Culture." Der Mugrdechian also presented a three-part course, "From Armenia to California: The Odyssey of the Fresno Armenians," for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, culminating with a walk through the historic Armenian Town section of downtown Fresno.

George B. Kauffman (Chemistry, Emeritus) published  "Béla Lengyel (1844-1913): A Prominent and Versatile Hungarian Chemist" (with Mihály T. Beck, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, and Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary), The Chemical Educator, 11(1), 45-48 (2006); "Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry," The Chemical Educator, 11(1), 55-57 (2006); "Candid Science IV: Conversations with Famous Physicists," The Chemical Educator, 11(1), 58-64 (2006); "Out of the Shadows: The Third Man of the Double Helix," Chemistry & Industry (London), No. 3, 27-29 (February 6, 2006);"Kauffman’s Chemical Corner: Scientific Persuasion: Science and Sensibility: The Elegant Logic of the Universe," Chemical Heritage, 24 (1), 47 (Spring 2006).

Brian Tsukimura (Biology) was interview by a Japanese TV science program about his research on the Chinese mitten crab, an invasive species in California that now is threatening Tokyo Bay. Tsukimura was asked about steps the Japanese government could take to limit the species. After the program was aired, the Japanese Parliament enacted legislation regarding invasive species.