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Fire corals winning the battle for domination of Caribbean reefs
Every year for the past three decades, California State University, Northridge marine biologist Peter Edmunds has traveled to the Caribbean island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands to document the life history of fire corals. -- Phys.org
CSUN Marine Biologists Get Grant to Study Effectiveness of California’s Artificial Reefs
California State University, Northridge marine biologists Kerry Nickols and Mark Steele, along with Oregon State University marine biologist Will White, have been awarded a $220,279 grant by the California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST) to help the state of California determine how artificial reefs influence fish populations. The researchers will explore whether artificial reefs attract fish from other areas or “produce” fish by virtue of providing additional habitat. -- SCV News
Deep divisions, further delay for California's math guidelines
Katherine Stevenson, a math professor at California State University, Northridge, who has worked with teachers in Los Angeles Unified, said, "It's very hard for teachers not to get lost in skills and practices that are very concrete, so I applaud the big ideas." But, she said, preparing lesson plans and classroom tasks will require an intense amount of preparation and continuous training. "If you look at the framework as an aspirational document, I am OK with it, but I have real concerns as an actionable document." -- Redwood City Pulse
Santa Monica College Named One of 40 Best Film Schools in U.S. and Canada
The complete list of MovieMaker’s 40 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada of 2022 follows:
· AFI Conservatory
· ArtCenter College of Design
· Boston University
· California Institute of the Arts
· California State University, Northridge -- Santa Monica Mirror
Why dopamine dressing is the feel-good fashion trend we need in 2022
Another 2015 study from California State University, Northridge and Columbia University found that the outfits we wear can have a direct impact on how we think. The study of five different experiments determined that dressing in a certain way can influence the way we make decisions. -- Glamour Magazine, United Kingdom
Fire corals winning the battle for domination of Caribbean reefs
Every year for the past three decades, California State University, Northridge marine biologist Peter Edmunds has traveled to the Caribbean island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands to document the life history of fire corals. -- National Science Foundation
Deep divisions, further delay for California's math guidelines
Katherine Stevenson, a math professor at California State University, Northridge, who has worked with teachers in Los Angeles Unified, said, "It's very hard for teachers not to get lost in skills and practices that are very concrete, so I applaud the big ideas." But, she said, preparing lesson plans and classroom tasks will require an intense amount of preparation and continuous training. "If you look at the framework as an aspirational document, I am OK with it, but I have real concerns as an actionable document." -- The Almanac
Julian Nava, LA School Board's First Mexican American Member, Dead At 95
Nava, who died on July 29 in San Diego at 95 years old, was born in 1927 in Los Angeles, graduated from Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights and served in the Navy in World War II. He went on to earn a doctorate in Latin American history at Harvard, which opened a door to teaching at what would become Cal State Northridge. -- LAIst
The Verdi Chorus To Hold Auditions for Fall Concert Season, August 27
Music Director and Founding Artistic Director ANNE MARIE KETCHUM has been the conductor of the Verdi Chorus since its beginning in 1983. Well recognized as a singer, conductor, stage director and educator, she taught on the voice faculty of Pasadena City College for 34 years until her recent retirement. During her tenure at Pasadena she directed a full opera each spring to critical acclaim. As a singer, she has appeared internationally and is well known for her performances of contemporary art music, vocal chamber music, solo recitals and opera. Her recordings of Morten Lauridsen's Cuatro Canciones and of Aurelio De La Vega's Recordatio were both honored with Grammy nominations. She has premiered numerous works by such composers as Ernst Krenek, Aurelio De La Vega, Schulamit Ran, and Hans Werner Henze. Among Ms. Ketchum's creative activities is This and My Heart: A Portrait of Emily Dickinson in Text and Song - a concert/theater piece which she co-wrote and performs with actress Linda Kelsey and pianist Victoria Kirsch. This was first presented as part of Grand Performances in Los Angeles and made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Affairs Department of Los Angeles. She has also served on the faculty of OperaWorks, Angels Vocal Art and at California State University Northridge. Ms. Ketchum and the Chorus have received commendations on several occasions from the county of Los Angeles and from the city of Santa Monica. -- Broadway World Los Angeles
MBE Aug. 1: Inglewood’s Katalyst, Caribou, and remembering Sumohair
Rising Inglewood outfit Katalyst are a true melange of what makes this city fabulous. The nine members are affiliated with the Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra, as well as USC, UCLA, and Cal State Northridge. You've already heard them collaborate with iconic Angelenos like Kendrick and Anderson .Paak, and now “Juneteenth” from their new album. -- KCRW