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Art comes in many forms, paintings, ceramics, photography or even collages. Regardless of the medium, it can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, create beauty from the profane, evoke emotions and inspire the imagination. -- SCV News

Bandari was born in Iran and lived there until she was 18. She comes from a strong and dedicated Armenian family. Her siblings include Njdeh, Garegin and Narineh. She moved to Armenia and later to the United States to continue her education in the visual arts. She is a television documentary major at California State University, Northridge. -- The Armenian Weekly

Harris has been a vocal supporter of tax disclosure by political officials and candidates. As a married couple, Harris and Emhoff have paid ETRs ranging from a low of 19.7% in 2023 to a high of 38.3% in 2019. The couple has claimed itemized deductions for state and local taxes, mortgage interest, and charitable contributions. Their donations have gone to a rather stable array of organizations, including the couple’s alma maters: Howard University; California State University, Northridge; and the University of Southern California. Harris and Emhoff have also donated regularly to the DC Central Kitchen. Other donations have been less regular, including $20 to Wikipedia in 2018 and $10,000 to UNICEF in 2016. -- Forbes Magazine

Three researchers from California State University, Northridge, and the University of Maine, Orono, published a study investigating the impact of chatbots on customer outcomes. Dongling Huang, Dmitri G. Markovitch, and Rusty A. Stough found that while customers still prefer human service in some contexts, there is another way to achieve just as good results: an approach that combines chatbot service “with a light touch human intervention.” -- Forbes Magazine