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Analyzing a worm's sleep
C. elegans, which is about the size of the comma in this sentence, can be induced to sleep by certain stressors, such as heat. Researchers have used this behavior to get at the root of what regulates the worm's sleep. The transparent organisms, which live for only a few weeks, can be easily observed through microscopes. In 2007, a former Caltech postdoc, Cheryl Van Buskirk, now at California State University, Northridge, discovered that one cell alone, known as the ALA neuron, is responsible for inducing sleep in C. elegans; if you remove that cell, the worms cannot fall asleep. -- Medical Xpress
THR Ranks the Top 25 American Film Schools
A $2 million grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is helping spruce up this San Fernando Valley campus — half the money is being used to update equipment and facilities. The school also is fighting the good fight for diversity, devoting the other half to scholarships for students from underrepresented populations. -- The Hollywood Reporter
Metro Launches College Discount Passes Program
A pilot program to streamline and reduce the cost and hassle of purchasing college student discount transit passes has been launched by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- San Fernando Valley Sun
The new Campus Protector guard booth helps schools and universities distinguish themselves as leaders in campus safety and security.
California State University - Northridge, located in Southern California, required two different styles of prefabricated solutions, one for information and parking, another for ticket sales. Not wanting to compromise style, the University turned to B.I.G to design two booths that would blend with the surrounding architecture while providing a protective working environment for its staff. -- Fox 8 New Orleans
CSUN's Ana Kasparian: The real reason we’re not having kids
Millennials get a lot of heat for being irresponsible and self-absorbed, which always cracks me up when they’re simultaneously questioned (sometimes berated) for deciding against having children. -- Raw Story
Pacoima students get a classroom supply boost as the LAUSD school year begins
Where Los Angeles Unified School District officials toured a school known for its mariachi musicians, an award-winning speech and debate program and first-place in a Cal State Northridge robotics challenge. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Prominent Iranian Human Rights Activist Mehrangiz Kar to Teach at California State University, Northridge in the Fall
Kar - who has been harassed, imprisoned, exiled and suffered personal tragedy as the result of her and her family’s efforts to advocate for those without a voice in Iran - will teach a seminar this fall at California State University, Northridge that will explore how Islamic law, known as Sharia, adversely shapes the lives of women in Muslim-majority countries, as well as in Muslim communities in the West. -- Payvand Iran News
LA’s largest landfill objects to limits as odor, gases upset neighbors
An independent AQMD Hearing Board plans five public hearings before it is expected to rule on the proposed odor reduction order. Two are tentatively scheduled for Saturdays on Aug. 27 and Sept. 10 at Cal State, Northridge. Three are tentatively slated for Sept. 6, 7 and 9 at the AQMD headquarters in Diamond Bar. -- Los Angeles Daily News
The immigrant spirit is apparent at gathering at the Los Angeles Cathedral
Y entre los oradores también destacó Juanatano Cano, un inmigrante de Guatemala que recientemente obtuvo una maestría de California State University, Northridge, y quien contó su historia en lengua maya e inglés. “Nosotros estamos en este país para contribuir con nuestros talentos y trabajo duro… Somos hijos de un solo Dios en un solo planeta”, dijo. -- Vida Nueva (in Spanish)
The new "Campus Protector" guard booth helps schools and universities distinguish themselves as leaders in campus safety and security.
California State University - Northridge, located in Southern California, required two different styles of prefabricated solutions, one for information and parking, another for ticket sales. Not wanting to compromise style, the University turned to B.I.G to design two booths that would blend with the surrounding architecture while providing a protective working environment for its staff. -- benzinga