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How Cal State Northridge Is Remembering the 1994 Earthquake
With Existencia, a 65-minute opus that explores human resilience in the face of disaster, Diavolo | Architecture in Motion, founded in 1992 by Paris-born, Los Angeles-based choreographer Jacques Heim, promises a thrill ride of epic proportions. Commemorating the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the world premiere lands at The Soraya on Jan. 17 and 19, the former being the day 30 years ago when Angelenos were hurled into a new reality by a 6.7 seismic shock that was felt throughout the city. -- San Francisco Classical Voice
UCLA Digs Deeper Into Music Business With New Bachelor's Degree Program
The new curriculum follows more established tracks at Cal State Northridge and USC — the latter of which offers undergraduate and masters degrees via the Iovine and Young Academy and Thornton School of Music, respectively — drawing the biz-curious to its Westwood campus in a city considered among the biggest music creation hubs in the country. -- Los Angeles Magazine
The Last Working Orange Grove in the San Fernando Valley to Give Way to Homes
The news of a possible sale triggered alarms that the orange grove would be plowed under. Robert Gohstand, a geography professor emeritus who decades earlier helped save a much smaller, nonworking orange grove at California State University, Northridge, called it irreplaceable. “It serves as a marvelous green ‘lung’ for our suburban environment,” Gohstand said. -- The Wall Street Journal
Vaping among teens is an epidemic, and California’s crackdown law is faltering
At California State University Northridge, a communication studies professor collaborated with a team of Cornell University researchers to develop and test out e-cigarette warnings with two populations: non-smoking youths and adult smokers. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Discusses History, Celebration of Kwanzaa
Honoring ancestors, life-enhancing community principles, and soul food rooted in African culture– these are at the center of Kwanzaa celebrations that will begin on Dec. 26 and run through Jan. 1, 2024. While not widely known, the history of Kwanzaa has roots in Los Angeles. -- SCV News
CSUN Receives Helping Hand from Climate Fellows
California State University, Northridge’s Institute for Sustainability is getting some help from the California Climate Action Corps in its ongoing efforts to combat the effects of climate change. -- SCV News
In key House battleground, GOP’s Garcia faces new challenger
“Mike Garcia has had several years now to do all the things incumbents do: casework, constituent service, building his brand,” said Lawrence Becker, a professor of political science at California State University, Northridge. “All of that is going to be to his benefit.” -- Roll Call
CSUN Students, Professors Show Off AI Acumen
With artificial intelligence becoming a growing topic of discussion, students at California State University – Northridge are among those working on projects in that sector. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Thirty Years Later, Northridge Earthquake Survivors Remember
"The interior of the building and my office looked like a building in a war zone with destroyed walls, debris, desks, and bookshelves overturned and windows all broken out. These scenarios were all around you," recalls a CSUN lecturer there at the time of the 1994 earthquake. -- L.A. Taco
CSUN Biology Professor Part of Efforts to Raise Awareness & Find Solutions for Lack of Early Career Latinas in STEM
While Latinos represent a growing and important demographic in the United States, there is notable underrepresentation when it comes to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers. -- San Fernando Valley Sun