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41 Totally Fun Things To Do in L.A. This Week You Need to Know About [8-7-17 to 8-11-17]
23. Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge is a free weekly movie night taking place at dusk on CSUN’s Oviatt Library Lawn. The series continues with Psycho. FREE -- We Like LA
CalArts awarded more than $100,000 from Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Other institutions of higher education that received grant funding included Los Angeles City College, New York University, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Los Angeles and Cal State Northridge, among others. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
‘Potato Cartel’ Drove Up Prices Nearly 50 Percent, Says Study
In 2015, two potato collectives, the United Potato Growers of America (UPGA) and the United Potato Growers of Idaho (UPGI) settled an antitrust class-action lawsuit brought against them by potato buyers out of court. The suit alleged that these groups colluded to drive up potato prices by cutting its members’ production levels. By settling, these collectives avoided the big question of whether or not their activities truly violated anti-trust laws, but a recent report from California State University, Northridge, shows just how impactful this behavior was. -- Food & Wine Magazine
Hollywood Foreign Press’ Philanthropy Runs Both Broad and Deep
The cinema and television arts department at Cal State, Northridge, for instance, is midway through a three-year grant of $2 million, much of it aimed directly at financially needy HFPA Scholars from underrepresented communities. -- Variety
Teens from LA, Oxnard high schools garden and compost at CSUN
Following her passion for the environment, 17-year-old Alondra Alonso of East Los Angeles joined 21 other teens at Cal Sate Northridge on Saturday as part of the National Park Service’s SAMO Youth crew. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Have you bought fries in the past decade? You paid way too much, report says
When you hear the word “collusion,” the next word that comes to mind likely isn’t “potato.”
But the potato-grower industry has apparently been colluding for years to reduce the amount of potatoes grown across the country in an effort to increase their profits, according to a report by California State University. -- Miami Herald - FLA
Afternoon Coffee: Toyota and Mazda Plan $1.6 Billion US Investment, Mercedes-Benz to 3-D Print Parts for Trucks
Potato Cartel
Forget Russia collusion; potato collusion is the real story. According to California State University Northridge business law professor Melanie Stallings Williams, U.S. potato growing cooperatives used drones and satellite images to reduce the amount of potatoes grown in the country during the early 2000s in an effort to increase prices — up to 49% in some cases. -- Spend Matters
Working on Your Side Hustle? Here Are 3 Habits to Be More Productive.
Research from scientists at California State University, Northridge and Columbia University shows that the clothes we wear influence the way we feel and think. In the five studies they conducted, they found that wearing formal clothing enhanced cognitive processing. -- Uncova
Working on Your Side Hustle? Here Are 3 Habits to Be More Productive.
Research from scientists at California State University, Northridge and Columbia University shows that the clothes we wear influence the way we feel and think. In the five studies they conducted, they found that wearing formal clothing enhanced cognitive processing. -- True Viral News
Column Learning Matters: Career-education options could be closer than once thought
I told him about the California Department of Education grant that has made it possible for middle and high school students to study with CSU Northridge professors on Saturdays. -- Glendale News-Press