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Cal State system to create immersive tech hub to recruit Latinos, others into STEM fields
LOS ANGELES — A $50 million technology hub will rise in a parking lot at California State University, Northridge with the goal of dazzling college, high school and middle school students with an immersive experience that shows off the possibilities of STEM studies and careers. -- Bakersfield Californian
Cal State system to create immersive tech hub to recruit Latinos, others into STEM fields
LOS ANGELES — A $50 million technology hub will rise in a parking lot at California State University, Northridge with the goal of dazzling college, high school and middle school students with an immersive experience that shows off the possibilities of STEM studies and careers. -- Union-Bulletin
With $30 million in new investments, Apple expands its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative
Apple is partnering with the California State University (CSU) to launch a Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub. This public-private partnership between the state of California, the CSU, and Apple will work in collaboration with HSIs throughout the nation to foster student success by equipping learners — including Hispanic/Latinx, Black, and Asian American students — with skills for high-demand careers. Apple’s commitment will support the initiative’s main location on the California State University, Northridge campus in Los Angeles, and provide Apple technology, design support, and thought partnership as the project expands. The partnership will launch equity-centered programming focused on transforming HSIs throughout the CSU and across the nation. It also seeks to expand by establishing regional HSI Equity Innovation hubs at affiliate colleges and universities, and through partnerships with national organizations committed to advancing this work. -- Compsmag
Cal State Northridge builds STEM center to recruit Latinos
A $ 50 million tech hub will rise in a parking lot at Cal State Northridge in a bid to dazzle college, high school and college students with an immersive experience that shows off STEM study and career possibilities. -- Good World News
Cal State system to create immersive tech hub to recruit Latinos, others into STEM fields
LOS ANGELES — A $50 million technology hub will rise in a parking lot at California State University, Northridge with the goal of dazzling college, high school and middle school students with an immersive experience that shows off the possibilities of STEM studies and careers. -- The Norman Transcript
'Chompy & the Girls': Memphis professor's very strange film opens Friday
He also started teaching. He worked at Chapman University in Orange, California, and California State University, Northridge, before taking a full-time film school job at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He hadn't been there long when the Memphis job opened up. -- Commercial Appeal
CSUN ‘Innovation Hub’ to help Latinx and other diverse students succeed in STEM careers
State allocate $25 million, and Apple provides technology to help historically underserved students make their mark with science, technology, engineering and math -- Los Angeles Daily News
Cal State Northridge to Establish Equity Innovation Hub
The California State University (CSU) system announced Tuesday a partnership with Apple and California Gov. Gavin Newsom to launch a Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub at California State University – Northridge. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Life on the San Andreas: Tiny Parkfield is unshaken as ‘Earthquake Capital of the World
Lozos, a professor at Cal State Northridge, has been coming to the town since 2007. He made his first trip just to see the San Andreas, but he said he keeps coming back because he enjoys talking to the people and being in such a beautiful place. “Also, the food at the cafe is really good,” he said.-- San Luis Obispo Tribune
It's Official. Leaded Gas Use Has Been Eradicated Worldwide
The UNEP calculated its dollar amount of savings from a 2010 study executed by scientists working at California State University, in Northridge. Primary factors in the study included lower medical costs, the pros of a healthier global economy, and a drop in criminal activity. Believe it or not, exposure to leaded fuel was correlated with higher crime rates. While the eradication of leaded fuel is a major landmark achievement for every nation on Earth, the agency also warned that fossil fuel use must still be substantially reduced if we can venture to hope for a brighter future than the one suggested in recent and forthcoming climate change disasters. -- Interesting Engineering