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The study, published last week, came from the Los Angeles Business Council Institute (LABCI), an arm of the well-known pro-business policy group whose leadership team includes executives from Rexford Industrial and Trammell Crow Company. The research was conducted by Edward Kung, an economics professor at California State University Northridge, and Stuart Gabriel, director of UCLA’s Ziman Center for Real Estate. -- The Real Deal
LeafWorks Inc., a botanical genomics company, part of $2.7M California state grant researching legacy cannabis and culture
SEBASTOPOL, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LeafWorks Inc. joins the first state-funded multidisciplinary coalition across the California cannabis industry to research the genetics of legacy cannabis and provide a comprehensive picture of the impacts of legacy cultivation, policy and criminalization on the cannabis community. In the study titled ‒Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants, a Community-Driven Study– awarded $2.7M by the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), the coalition will identify, document, and help preserve the history, value, and diversity of California's legacy cannabis genetics and the communities that steward them. The research awardees include Principal Investigator Dr. Dominic Corva, Sociology professor and Cannabis Studies Program Director at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt; Co-Principal Investigator Genine Coleman, Executive Director of California nonprofit public policy and research institute Origins Council; Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Eleanor Kuntz, Co-founder of Canndor, the world's first cannabis herbarium, and Co-founder and CEO of LeafWorks, a genomics and plant science company, Co-Principal Investigator DR. Rachel F. Giraudo, Associate Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge; Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Todd Holmes, historian with the Oral History Center at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Research partners include the Canndor Herbarium and the statewide equity advocacy organization Cannabis Equity Policy Council. With California as the hub for the largest, most diverse collection of legacy cannabis in the country, this state grant will be a substantial contributor to characterization and preservation of this important legacy community and germplasm for the industry. Of the 16 California DCC awardees (16% fund rate), this innovative study was the largest award winner, representing over 12% of the entire grant budget. -- Canadian Insider
Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound Announces Full Lineup of Rare Cinema and Special Guests
María Elena de las Carreras, a Fulbright scholar and film critic from Argentina. She has a Ph.D. in film and television studies from UCLA. She is the editor with Jan-Christopher Horak of “Hollywood Goes Latin” (2019). She is a lecturer in film history and esthetics at California State University, Northridge. Since 2014 she has conducted research and interviews for the Visual History Program of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is a regular collaborator of the Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles. -- Library of Congress
An earthquake shook Northern California. Here’s why some people felt it and others didn’t
In a message to The Sacramento Bee, the associate professor at Cal State Northridge said wooden framed buildings typically flex more than concrete. -- Sacramento Bee
KCSN-KSBR/Los Angeles Announces Summer Benefit Concert Series
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, Triple A KCSN-KSBR (88.5 FM/THE SOCAL SOUND)/LOS ANGELES announced their inaugural SUMMER BENEFIT CONCERT SERIES being held at THE KNITTING FACTORY and NO VACANCY on various dates in JUNE. All proceeds directly benefit The SOCAL SOUND. The series, featuring SAM MORROW, SYML, CHARLIE HICKEY, CECELIA CASTLEMAN, LO MOON, THE RECORD COMPANY and more was created to raise money & awareness for public radio. -- All Access
En el sur de California, todo florece en todas partes al mismo tiempo
La combinación de esos dos factores ha producido «una primavera absolutamente gloriosa», una que ha sido más vibrante y colorida durante más tiempo que cualquier otra en la memoria reciente, dijo Jeremy Yoder, biólogo de Cal State Northridge. -- Indice Politico
Is Academic Probation Working At California’S Colleges?
When Isabella Warren, a student at California State University Northridge, was placed on academic probation in 2020, she felt isolated. She had fallen behind during the transition to online classes at the start of the pandemic, dealing with the strain of lockdown as well as the death of a family member. -- SFGate
Angela Caldwell On The Five Things You Can Do To Become More Resilient During Turbulent Times
Angela Caldwell, MA, LMFT is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She serves as founder and director of the Caldwell Family Institute in Los Angeles, specializing in family-based treatment. She is currently an adjunct professor at California State University Northridge, teaching systems theory and related courses. -- Thrive Global
Is academic probation working at California’s colleges?
When Isabella Warren, a student at California State University Northridge, was placed on academic probation in 2020, she felt isolated. She had fallen behind during the transition to online classes at the start of the pandemic, dealing with the strain of lockdown as well as the death of a family member. -- Press Democrat
Carthage Philharmonic performing May 19
In addition to his role as conductor, Kawakami is an assistant professor of music and director of orchestral activities, as well as an active clinician, guest conductor and adjudicator. Before coming to Carthage, he was conductor of the California State University, Northridge Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, as well as being employed as a conductor of various musicals, film soundtracks and varied guest conducting positions around Southern California. -- The Journal Times