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New Navy destroyer radar conducts first flight test

The antenna interface sends raw data to the Array subsystems, made up of the RMA units. This data is converted into In-Phase (I) and Quadrature-Phase (Q) data, also called “analytic signal,” which assigns the signal vectors more specific three dimensional coordinates according to Dr. Sharlene Katz of California State University at Northridge. -- Defense Systems

The Ultimate Easter Egg Hunt

“There’s an otherworldliness to them,” said David Bermudes, a microbiologist at California State University, Northridge in Los Angeles who leads a monthly mushroom class for mycological society members at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “Plants and animals seem so familiar — we see them all the time. But we don’t spend 365 days a year with mushrooms. There’s an unfamiliarity there that’s intriguing.”-- Valley News

Parental Engagement Key to Success for Every Student Succeeds Act

ESSA promises to advance equity by upholding critical protections for America’s disadvantaged, high-need, and minority students, said Dr. Allen Lipscomb, a professor at the College of Social & Behavioral Science at Cal State University Northridge.--BlackPressUSA.com

CSUN Athletics and CSUN’s Magaram CenterLaunch Nutrition and Wellness Partnership

California State University Northridge (CSUN) Athletics and CSUN’s Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics in the College of Health and Human Development have announced a unique new partnership that will help the two programs create and grow mutually beneficial nutrition and wellness programming. The Matadors’ existing wellness programming will be supplemented by the Magaram Center’s cutting edge, best of its kind services, expertise and facilities. The partnership, which will officially launch with the start of the Fall 2017 semester, will include nutrition education, mindfulness training, an internship exchange, research opportunities and community outreach to underserved Los Angeles communities.--Natural Practitioner Magazine

Historic Sanborn Maps Show How American Cities Evolved

But by the 1970s those atlases became less popular as insurance companies changed the way they assessed risks. So when the Sanborn Company, which still makes maps today – though with fewer minuscule details – was moving out of their San Francisco office, they decided to get rid of the historic atlases in that office. And that’s when young Professor Elliot McIntire, now 76, picked them up and brought them back to the Geography Department at California State University, Northridge, just outside Los Angeles. -- Capital Bay News

CSUN's Family Earth Day Showcases Student Environmental Research

Around 1,400 students who participated in the curriculum will present their environmental conservation projects at California State University, Northridge’s Family Earth Day Celebration. The event takes place in the Matadome and on the East Field on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Matadome and East Field are located on the east side of campus near the intersection of Plummer Street and Zelzah Avenue. -- SCV News

My Exodus: A very Persian Passover

Shirin Raban is an award-winning designer, cine-ethnographer and educator. She created the film “The Fifth Question: Why Is This Passover Different?” and lectures at UCLA Extension and Cal State Northridge. -- Jewish Journal

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2017 Next Generation Jazz Festival Results

In the College Combo Division, top honors went to the USC Jazz Composers Collective (Los Angeles, Calif.), Vince Mendoza, director, their first win in the division. The runner-up was the FROST Sextet from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.), Chuck Bergeron, director. Third place went to the California State University, Northridge Rainbow Sandwich (Northridge, Calif.), Matt Harris, director. USC Jazz Composers Collective will perform at the 60th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September. -- Broadway World

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