Clips
The New York Times Presents “A New Climate” in San Francisco
The program features a global preview of “Treeology,” a musical response to the destruction of California’s redwood, sequoia and Joshua tree species as a result of the 2020 wildfires and climate change. The three compositions, inspired by journalism from The New York Times, will be performed by award-winning composers and musicians commissioned by the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) at California State University, Northridge. Excerpts from each musical piece will be performed at A New Climate as part of The Soraya’s “Treelogy” project ahead of its official premiere in February 2023. -- The New York Times Company
Reilly Noir Jazz series returns this month to NOMA Black Box
Per and Tamara Danielsson on Friday, January 13, 2023 (7:30 p.m). Per is the piano instructor at the University of Central Florida, and his wife, Tamara, performs at Disney. Per is a talented Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator, and throughout his career he has performed with many leading jazz artists and entertainers such as Rich Matteson, Louis Bellson, Clark Terry, Rosemary Clooney, Don Braden, and more. Tamara is a skilled saxophonist who has won a Downbeat Student Recording Award, a guest soloist spot with the Cal-State Northridge Jazz Ensemble at the NAJE Conference, and the NAJE’s “New Young Talent Award,” among other accolades and awards. -- Ocala News
OCO Hosts First Natsu Matsuri at Tanaka Farms
Entertainment was provided by collegiate taiko groups — UCLA’s Kyodo Taiko, UC Riverside’s Senryu Taiko, CSU Northridge’s Jishin Taiko and Cal Poly Pomona’s Touzan Taiko — and Orange County Buddhist Church’s Daion Taiko, Emily Imazumi Koto Studio, Teramura Ki (Japanese classical dance), Ikenobo Ikebana-L.A. Chapter, Way of Omotesenke (tea ceremony), Fumio Demura Sensei (karate) and Sayuri Nishi and Rayko of Lolita Dark (enka singing). -- Rafu Shimpo
Savannah River National Lab receives $3 million for hydrogen storage and production research
The research effort is led by national laboratory researcher Patrick Ward, Yury Gogotsi from Drexel University, Kah Chun Lau from Cal State Northridge and Paul Weiss from UCLA. - Yahoo! News
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, Sept. 5-12
Food drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17 and 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 18. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session. Current needs: canned soups and other canned goods, pasta and dry boxed goods; also, hygiene items including soap, feminine products and shampoos. No glass containers or past date items. Drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach. More details on California State University, Northridge Food Pantry here: bit.ly/3ch6IRl and here: bit.ly/3TeJiNe -- Los Angeles Daily News
Velázquez Endorsed by United Teachers of Pasadena and City Leaders in PUSD District 7 Election
Velázquez is a third-generation educator who said she understands education’s power in changing one’s circumstances. She currently teaches predominantly freshman and first generation college students in the Chicana/o Studies Department at California State University, Northridge. Both of her children attend San Rafael Elementary. -- Pasadena Now
Armenian Educational Benevolent Union Announces 2022-2023 Scholarship Recipients
At the event, Dr. Gagik Melikyan, Professor of Chemistry at the California State University of Northridge, delivered the keynote speech where he shared his insights about the Armenian presence in scientific international communities, and the social/political impact that Armenians can have through scientific work and research. -- Pasadena Now
Join us for CSUN ‘J-Day’ 2022 on Saturday, October 15
L.A. Times High School Insider, CSUN Journalism Department and Southern California Journalism Educators Association (SCJEA) are coming together to host our annual youth journalism conference at CSU Northridge. Learn from workshops led by professionals, test your skills in media contests and meet in small groups for roundtable chats with reporters. -- Los Angeles Times High School Insider
BEYOND ABCS AT HOME: MAKING LITERACY PART OF YOUR FAMILY’S LIFESTYLE
The Special Education Literacy Clinic of California State University at Northridge provides literacy support for special education students and their families. The center partners tutors with families to assess and identify students with learning disabilities and works with families to teach literacy to students diagnosed with mild to moderate disabilities. The tutors are reading specialists and university students working toward degrees in special education and educational therapy. Director Vanessa Goodwin says the clinic has been active for more than 20 years, providing invaluable services to local students and families. However, as education and student learning evolve, so does the program, and one of the most significant changes happened due to the pandemic. According to Sue Sears, coordinator of clinical services, the clinic began offering services online and building relationships with children and families outside the Los Angeles service area. While the center plans to re-open its doors to the public this fall, the online component will remain in place. -- L.A. Parent
Armenian Educational Benevolent Union Announces 2022-2023 Scholarship Recipients
The keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Gagik Melikyan, Professor of Chemistry at the California State University of Northridge. Professor Melikyan shared his insights about the Armenian presence in scientific international communities, and the social/political impact Armenians can have through scientific work and research. Dr. Melikyan addressed many issues and gave us some serious questions to think about and act upon. -- Asbarez