California State University, Dominguez Hills partnered with the Los Angeles-based nonprofit ShareFest and the Los Angeles Unified School District for the second annual Youth Development Academy. The four-week program, which was held on the Carson campus throughout the month of July, provided an opportunity for at-risk youth to participate in positive activities that instill good learning habits, leadership qualities, and an ambition to go to college.

Thomas Landefeld’s first book, “Mentoring and Diversity: Tips for Students and Professionals for Developing and Maintaining a Diverse Scientific Community,” is scheduled for publication by Springer in October. The professor of biology and pre-health advisor at California State University, Dominguez Hills based the text on his many years of mentoring and advising students, including presenting seminars at minority institutions, particularly Historically Black Colleges and Universities throughout the country.