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CSUN Vocal Jazz Director Takes Home Grammy

California State University, Northridge Vocal Jazz Director Erin Bentlage reached a huge milestone in her career when she took home a Grammy Award at the 66th annual show in Los Angeles on Feb. 4. -- SCV News

Faculty union OKs California State University contract that provides 10% raise by July

Professors and staff strike at Cal State University Northridge as California Faculty Association kicks off a week-long strike at CSU campuses as they seek higher wages on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The union’s membership approved a new contract, the CFA announced on Monday, Feb. 19. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) -- Long Beach Press-Telegram

What Happens if You Eat Moldy Bread? Food Safety Experts Weigh In

"The reason why we see food spoilage in bread is if food has been warm or moist or it has been around long enough for a disease-growing organism to grow," says Gevork Kazanchyan, environmental health professor at Cal State University Northridge. "The mold would not have grown if a food-preserving environment was maintained." -- Martha Stewart Magazine

Food Safety Experts Say You Should Avoid These 7 Mistakes When Grocery Shopping

Shoppers go to a fancy place thinking the look and style of the market are an indication of food safety, but that's not always the case, says Gevork Kazanchyan, professor at California State University, Northridge, and former public health deputy. "A store's display aesthetic, or marketed brand identity, is not a reliable indicator of the safety of its inventory or supply chain." -- Martha Stewart Magazine

Research Finds Homo Sapiens Were in Europe Years Before Neanderthals Disappeared

A re-examination by California State University, Northridge anthropologist Hélène Rougier of bones first excavated by archaeologists in Germany in the 1930s has contributed to the discovery that modern humans reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago, thousands of years before Neanderthals disappeared. -- SCV News

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 15-22

Donald E. Bianchi Planetarium at California State University, Northridge: The Department of Physics and Astromomy at CSUN presents the grand reopening of the planetarium (closed down in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic). “Star Shows” at 6 and 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 16 and 23. Minimum age: 8. Doors open 15-minutes before each show. No late seating. Free to attend these February shows. First come, first seated. Location, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 818-677-5601. Email: . Details on the reopening: tinyurl.com/2p366pxt. Information about parking, location of the planetarium and tickets for shows in March: www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/physics-astronomy/planetarium -- Los Angeles Daily News

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