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CSUN Wins National Honor for Partnership with Canoga Park
CSUN’s Bridge to the Future (B2F), under the auspices of Neighborhood Partners in Action, is a scholars program that provides a four-year, tuition-free CSUN education to a cohort of Canoga Park students. As part of the program, students are expected to give back to their community. The first 25 B2F scholars were named earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Neighborhood Partners in Action. -- Military Technologies News
CSUN’s DEAF Project Joins Deaf Community, Bloomindale’s In Honoring Male Role Models On Father’s Day Weekend
Any man can father a child, but it takes a real man to be a father - or father figure - a child can look up to. California State University, Northridge's Deaf Education and Families (DEAF) Project is teaming up with members of the Deaf community and the department store Bloomingdale's on Saturday, June 17, to honor dads, stepdads, uncles and all men whose active involvement enhances the lives of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. -- Public Now
Study Shows Presence Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Ready-to-Eat Foods
The study, conducted by a team of undergraduate student researchers lead by a graduate student (Tabitha Bayangos) in Dr. Kerry Cooper's research laboratory at California State University-Northridge in Northridge, California, was a preliminary surveillance aimed at quantifying the antibiotic-resistant bacteria commonly present in ready-to-eat foods. -- Food Ingredients First
Colleges’ Message on Upholding Paris Climate Accord: ‘We Are Still In’
The presidents of Brandeis, George Washington, Northeastern, Portland State, and Wesleyan Universities, Agnes Scott and Emory and Henry Colleges, the University of California at Merced, California State University at Northridge, and Lamar Community College, are among the signatories, according to Mr. Carter. -- The Chronicle of Higher Education
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods
Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California State University-Northridge in Northridge, Calif., show that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are present in many ready-to-eat foods such as fresh produce and dairy products and may serve as a source of human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. About 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant-bacteria annually in the United States, resulting in over $35 billion in additional health care costs. Examining potential ways that humans can be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria can help in understanding how to counter the threat. -- Phys.org
Cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation?
Rodolfo Acuña, professor at San Fernando Valley State (now California State University-Northridge), taught the first college-level course in Mexican-American history in 1966. I taught the first such course at the college level in Texas two years later at Texas A&I University in Kingsville (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville). -- San Antonio Express-News
Colleges’ Message on Paris Climate Accord: "We Are Still In"
The presidents of Brandeis, George Washington, Northeastern, Portland State, and Wesleyan Universities, Agnes Scott and Emory and Henry Colleges, the University of California at Merced, California State University at Northridge, and Lamar Community College, are among the signatories, according to Mr. Carter. -- Health Medicine Network
Matthew Monteleone graduates with 13 years of perfect attendance
As he moves on to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) to study cinema and television arts, Monteleone is unsure if he will try to continue his perfect attendance record throughout college. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods
New Orleans, LA – June 4, 2017 -Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California State University-Northridge in Northridge, Calif., show that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are present in many ready-to-eat foods such as fresh produce and dairy products and may serve as a source of human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. About 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant-bacteria annually in the United States, resulting in over $35 billion in additional health care costs. Examining potential ways that humans can be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria can help in understanding how to counter the threat.n -- Health Medicine Network
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley area, June 5-12
California Retired Teachers Association: The group meets with its scholarship winners from Cal State Northridge and discusses retirement issues, 10 a.m. June 9. Reservations required for lunch. Northridge Woman’s Club, 18401 Lassen St. Email Mitzi Kushida:
-- Los Angeles Daily News