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Scott Brewer is new Oxnard Emergency Services Director

Scott received his B.S. from California State University, Northridge and holds advanced certifications in Urban Search & Rescue, Hazardous Material Operations, Counter-terrorism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction Response. He is a CERT instructor, licensed EMT, and instructor at California’s Specialized Training Institute. Scott is also a Reserve Deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, where he serves as a patrol officer and Reserve Academy Instructor. -- Citizens Journal

Insurance agent wins top philanthropy award

Paul Davis, of Paul Davis & Alberta Bellisario Insurance Services, of Northridge, was presented the award at a black-tie dinner event that was attended by numerous civic leaders and their guests. The event was held at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Performing Arts Center at California State University – Northridge. -- Insurance Business Magazine

Dreamers Fight Emotional Stress After DACA Annulment

La noticia que ya se veía venir desde que Donald Trump asumió la presidencia ha causado diferentes reacciones en los dreamers—de acuerdo a sus edades—y por eso se necesita diferente tipo de ayuda, dijo Darío Fernández, coordinador del centro de recursos para dreamers en la Universidad Estatal de California, Northridge (CSUN). -- La Opinion (in Spanish)

Where the evil clowns come from

Although most often associated with children's fun, circus performances and teen shows, in a study at the University of Sheffield we read that "most children do not like clowns. Some of them describe them as frightening and incomprehensible. "California State University specialists, Northridge, explain that" children are worried about the familiar form of a human body to which an absolutely unknown person is attached. " Often childhood fear of clowns finds a natural continuation in the mature years. -- Vesti - Bulgaria (in Bulgarian)

Fernando Award Given to Insurance Agent

The award was announced at a black-tie dinner event that was attended by several hundred civic leaders and their guests at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Performing Arts Center at California State University – Northridge. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Debunking the aurora myth: What actually causes an aurora?

—Kristine Romich interned in the Heliophysics division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in the summer of 2017. Her research investigated the heating of the solar corona. While at Goddard, she also began volunteering with the Aurorasaurus citizen-science project as a guest blogger. Kristine earned her A.S. degree from the City Colleges of Chicago in 2016 and will continue her studies in physics at California State University – Northridge this fall. -- Got Science

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