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The unconventional legacy of Dominique Dawes

Not only does the female gymnast represent liberation through her movement -- which can arguably be seen as feminist -- but she smashes social conventions on how a woman should present herself, according to Ann Chisholm, assistant professor in the department of communication studies at California State University, Northridge. When a gymnast flies in the air and bends her body before landing back on the floor in a balanced, poised form, that execution disregards natural law and physical restriction. -- ABC News

First, Do No Digital Harm: Regulating Telemedicine

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Professor Shirley Svorny of California State University, Northridge, and the Cato Institute argues that Congress should use the power granted by the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause to pre-empt states’ historical power to regulate physicians’ scope of practice (“Telemedicine Runs Into Crony Doctoring” Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2016). -- Forbes

Fiesta Mexicana, "Unforgetable" with a mission

Una verdadera fiesta mexicana con una noble misión solo puede conjugarse en el evento anual Fiesta Mexicana de Star Entertainment & Education Group, que se fundó hace 14 años con la meta de recaudar fondos y poder otorgar becas a jóvenes estudiantes indocumentados o de bajos recuerdos de la Universidad de California Northridge (CSUN). - La Opinion

CSUN Profs Book on Blacks Portrayal in Comics Wins Eisner Award at Comic-Con

“The Blacker the Ink,” an anthology that explores black identity on the comic pages and in comic books and graphic novels, and co-edited by California State University, Northridge professor Frances Gateward, won a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award at Comic-Con San Diego 2016. -- Press Release Point

Is the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Good or Bad for Telehealth?

“(T)he compact protects the power of the state boards to shield physicians in their states from competition. It preserves the multiple fees physicians must pay to each state board,” Shirley Svorny, a California State University-Northridge professor of economics and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, wrote in a recent op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal. “Most troubling, the compact has distracted attention from, and muted calls for, reforms that would realize telemedicine’s potential.” -- mHealth Intelligence

Mural depicting Valley oak habitat in progress at Wildling Museum

Iwerks was commissioned to do the mural based on his extensive experience in other mural projects throughout the area, including Carrizo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, California State Northridge, Sedgwick Reserve, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Iwerks is also a member of the Oak Group and a former caretaker of Arroyo Hondo and amateur naturalist. - Santa Ynez Valley News

Artist John Iwerks Begins Brushwork on Wildling Museum Mural

Artist John Iwerks was commissioned to do the mural based on his extensive experience in other mural projects throughout the area, including Carrizo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, California State Northridge, Sedgwick Reserve, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and more. - Noozhawk

75 leading schools for planners

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Northridge, Calif. CFP Board-registered programs: B.S. in finance with a financial planning option Enrollment: 50 Faculty: 6 full-time, 1 adjunct Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1 Tuition: $3,291 per semester for California residents; $6,639 for nonresidents FPA Student Chapter: Yes Overview: The program partners with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Program on campus to offer planning advice and assist with tax preparation for low-income families and individuals, according to program director Kristine Beck. - On Wall Street

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