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Cal State University, Northridge -- The Hollywood Reporter
HOW TO REALLY END THE REIGN OF JOHNNY DOC
Well, elsewhere, there is some civic uprising against the purveyors of business-as-usual corruption. In Los Angeles, where the City Council rivals ours for sheer dysfunction and corruption, six educational anchor institutions came together to propose solutions. The best and brightest from UCLA, USC, Pomona College, California State University Northridge, Loyola Marymount University, and the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at California State Los Angeles joined with regional leaders to form the LA Governance Reform Project. Funded by private philanthropy, the group’s mission sounds like something that’s desperately needed here, where we default to hoping that government can heal itself: To produce independent nonpartisan reform recommendations informed by research and practice that not only informs the policy making process but helps inform broader civic and community engagement. -- The Philadelphia Citizen
Coral reefs in ‘bit of a pickle’; experts push for continued effort to save them
“Now is the time to redouble the efforts” to save coral reefs, according to Peter Edmunds, a professor of Biology at California State University Northridge. -- Yahoo! News
NASA Funds COC Program Advancing STEM Careers
NASA has awarded $6 million to 20 teams, including College of the Canyons and California State University, Northridge, (CSUN) from emerging research institutions across the United States. -- KHTS
Joshua trees bloom more often with climate change, study finds. Here’s why people are worried
“This is reinforcing the point that climate change impacts are already here,” said author Jeremy Yoder, associate professor of biology at Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Times
Student Short Film Series FINE CUT Celebrates 25 Years Showcasing Southern California’s Top Emerging Filmmakers with New Season Premiering Sept. 18
A boxer is torn between pursuing his dream or supporting his family in USC drama “Donut Boy.” USC documentary “Marionnettiste” interviews the puppets making dreams come alive at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. CalArts animated short “Man’s Best Friend” takes a playful look at pet ownership. Followed by CSUN documentary “Hooligans” and CalArts animated shorts “Dead Bird.” and “Testimony.” -- PBS SoCal
NASA Funds COC Project Advancing STEM Careers
NASA has awarded $6 million to 20 teams, including from College of the Canyons and California State University, Northridge, from emerging research institutions across the United States supporting projects that offer career development opportunities for science, technology, engineering and mathematics students. -- SCV News
Matador Nights Returns With an Electrifying Retro Twist
The University Student Union invites Matadors to attend Matador Nights, this time with a retro twist. -- SCV News
Michael Spagna named acting Cal Poly president
Prior to joining CSUDH, Spagna held several positions at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) over a 25-year period, including professor and dean of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, where he cultivated a $7 million gift to the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning. -- Mad River Union
Research Advancing STEM Career Development Secures NASA Funding
CSUN-JPL Collaboration to Study Ocean Fronts Using Big Data and Open Science Structures in Coastal North America: Principal investigator: Mario Giraldo, California State University, Northridge. -- Space and Defense