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La esperanza surge en 2022 al disminuir los homicidios en Los Ángeles

Anastasiia Timmer, profesora de criminología en Cal State Northridge, dijo que aunque las dificultades provocadas por la pandemia todavía se están sintiendo, los efectos sobre la delincuencia pueden retroceder con el tiempo a medida que las personas se adaptan a las “tensiones acumulativas.” -- Los Angeles Times (in Spanish)

The Tom Brady of other jobs

Maria Elena Zavala is trying to make better beans. She’s a professor of biology at California State University, Northridge, where she studies root systems and the nutritional content of beans. -- The Seattle Times

CSUN Finalist in OPERA America Competition

OPERA America named California State University, Northridge a 2022 finalist for Digital Excellence in Opera. CSUN’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi,” an animated opera that was performed remotely. Opera America is a New York-based service organization that promotes the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera in the United States. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

New database reveals MacKenzie Scott donated hundreds of millions of dollars to California education

Scott has been particularly generous to California universities, bequeathing $40 million each to CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Northridge; $20 million to UC Merced; and $15 million to CSU Channel Islands. Private institutions Mount St. Mary’s University and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, both in Los Angeles, received $15 million and $20 million respectively. -- EdSource

Mientras los trabajadores de salud mental del condado de Los Ángeles se encuentran agotados, algunos buscan opciones

“Trabajaba para una organización sin ánimo de lucro contratada por el condado, y estaba de guardia 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana. Y eso no es factible a largo plazo”, dice Castaneda, de 28 años, estudiante de postgrado de Cal State Northridge, que actualmente cursa un máster en trabajo social en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles. “No quiero quemarme”. -- Los Angeles Times

OPERA America Names CSUN Finalist for Digital Excellence Award

OPERA America named California State University, Northridge a 2022 finalist for Digital Excellence in Opera. CSUN’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi,” an animated opera that was performed remotely. Opera America is a New York-based service organization that promotes the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera in the United States. -- SCV News

As L.A. County’s mental health workers burn out, some weigh options

“I was working for this nonprofit that was contracted by the county, and I was on 24/7 crisis call. And that’s just not feasible for the long term,” said Castaneda, 28, a Cal State Northridge graduate student who is currently a master of social work intern with the Los Angeles Unified School District. “I don’t want to burn out.” -- Los Angeles Times

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