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SAS Brings Data Visualization to the Visually Impaired
SAS Graphics Accelerator will be officially unveiled at the 32nd International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (known as CSUN) in San Diego. On March 2, the company will host a data science lab where attendees can try it out. iCrunchData
36th Annual District Honor Band Concert Announced
The annual concert is directed by guest conductors that are either university directors or other prominent music educators. This year the High School Honor Band will be conducted by Dr. Lawrence Stoffel from the California State University, Northridge. Professor Stoffel is in demand as a guest conductor and clinician throughout California and the United States. He has conducted numerous regional and National Honor Bands and is acclaimed as a conductor. He is also a local resident of Santa Clarita. -- SCV News
March 17: CSUN’s Men of Color Enquiry Returns for Spring 2017 Installment
The spring 2017 Biannual Men of Color Enquiry & Student Research Poster Session will be held at California State University, Northridge at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 17, at the University Student Union (USU) Northridge Center. -- SCV News
The New Music Paradox, Part 2: Lessons From the Front Lines
It was a refrain that resounded in concert halls around the world. But it took a particularly interesting twist on February 16, when the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge presented its 70th-birthday celebration concert. -- San Francisco Classical Voice
Raliance Awards Over $600,000 in Grants to Accelerate Fight Against Sexual Violence
Category 3: Organizational, systemic, or community-level prevention strategies
-- California State University Northridge Foundation dba Strength United in Northridge, CA ($50,000)
-- Tewa Women United in Santa Cruz, NM ($50,000)
-- National Consortium for Academics and Sports in Orlando, FL ($47,660)
-- Civic Nation in Washington, DC ($20,000) -- BizWire Express
How Cal State Northridge Put the Brakes on Parking Lot Crime
Video analytics or video content analysis has been around for years, but it previously didn’t have a very good reputation due to its cost and propensity for false alarms. Fortunately, the price tag of these systems has decreased significantly since they were launched. Additionally, the false alarm issue has been addressed for the most part. -- Campus Safety Magazine
For a more diverse Oscars, Hollywood must go back to high school - Entertainment
The program at Washington Prep helped the now 19-year-old Mariah Green land an internship at CBS, where she shadowed sitcom writers. Without the mentorship from Mowat and the other professionals, she says there's almost no way she would be at Cal State Northridge, where she has founded a student production company. -- CBC - Canada
Editorial: From Measure H to Measure S and the city council to the school board, here are The Times' endorsements
Seat 6: Gabriel Buelna. Buelna, who heads a community services organization and teaches at Cal State Northridge, understands students’ challenges and needs, while incumbent Nancy Pearlman has few significant policies to show for her time on the board. -- Los Angeles Times
Rare Breed at Del Mar Dog Show: The Webbed-Foot Otterhound
On his daily walks, he sometimes bumps into trees and parked cars. Not because his hair obscures his eyes, but because his nose is glued to the ground, said Constable, a sociology professor at Cal State Northridge. -- Times of San Diego
Graphene Used to Examine DNA “Blips”
California State University, Northridge associate professor of physics Henk Postma and team of researchers at CSUN have been studying the way scientists examine DNA molecules — by passing a strand of DNA through microscopic gaps in a material called graphene — and these new CSUN findings could have implications on future research. Postma and his team found that serrated edges in the graphene gaps could change the way DNA passes through those holes. -- Controlled Environments Magazine