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Wildling Museum debuts new long-term installation by artist Elizabeth Criss

A Los Angeles native who earned her bachelor’s degree in art from Cal State Northridge, Ms. Criss explores complex and wondrous aspects of everyday life, with environmental concern for sustainability evident through her use of repurposed materials. She aims to inspire viewers to consider their environmental impact by highlighting the negative consequences of disposable conveniences for future generations. --Santa Barbara News-Press

Wanderlust Creamery opens first Orange County shop in Irvine

Borlonga, who graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in food science and worked as a mixologist before opening the business with Lopez, is the granddaughter of a food chemist from Magnolia ice cream. The company is also known for its Filipino inspired flavors like ube. --The Orange County Register

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl Cast: Where They Are Today

Lavagirl actress Taylor Dooley always loved acting, but she stayed out of the spotlight in the years since her starring role. In her self-written bio on IMDB, Dooley cites a growth spurt that made her "difficult" to cast in roles for her age. In a later interview with Looper, Dooley recalls her parents "forcefully" removing her from the industry. She attended California State University Northridge to study psychology and later took up various acting courses over the years. --Movie Web

Houman Salem: Revolutionizing The Fashion Industry With ARGYLE Haus

Houman Salem’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. Armed with a BA in History from California State University Northridge in 1994, he began his career in the music industry. He held several positions with renowned companies like EM-Capitol Records, Sony Music Group, and the Universal Music Group. However, his time in the music industry was relatively short, and he felt the need to explore more and broaden his horizons. So he decided to pursue an MBA from Pepperdine University in 2001. --Mirror Review

Coach Rob Nickens Sets the Standard at Theodore Roosevelt High School

Along the way, Nickens guided male athlete after male athlete along a path to academic and career advancement. Those who came up under Nickens include Johnnie Shuler, who went on to play at LaSalle University between 2014 and 2018. Michael Warren, another Rough Rider, went on to attend California State University Northridge in 2015. Hershell Grant, a 2012 Roosevelt graduate, played at Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas and later Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. --The Washington Informer

Rae de Leon: Where is the Investigative Journalist Now?

It was seemingly back when Rae was a young girl that she first developed a keen interest in news reporting and its every arm, only for it to continue expanding to no extent as the years passed. Thus, of course, she knew quite early on she wanted to build her professional life within the same field, driving her to land minor positions at local media stations/channels while still in high school. She hence had a bit of experience already under her belt as she applied for a Bachelor’s in Journalism at California State University- Northridge before earning her Master’s from UC Berkeley.  -- The Cinemaholic

Excavating the Future: Breaking the Silence

Pérez studied philosophy at the University of El Salvador, as well as literature at Cal State Northridge and creative writing at Antioch University, attaining two master’s degrees. 
She was a co-founder of El Rescate, one of the first Central American solidarity and social
 service agencies of the Salvadoran civil war era, as well as of the Clínica Monseñor Oscar 
A. Romero, the first community-based, nonprofit health clinic to serve the predominantly
 Central American community of the Westlake-Pico Union area of Los Angeles. She was also
 instrumental in the establishment of the first Central American Studies undergraduate degree program in the nation,
 at Cal State Northridge. -- Capital & Main

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