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Angelina Finau honoured as Wolfson Scholar
California State University Northridge (CSUN) has awarded a rare scholarly recognition (Wolfson Scholar) to a 21-year-old Tongan student, Angelina Finau from Los Angeles. To be a Wolfson Scholar, a CSUN student must not only have an exceptional academic record, but also must have made a significant contribution to the University and community. -- Mantangi Tonga Online
The NEA gave $499,000 to military cultural programs last year. Did that sway the new budget?
It was. Bell is still involved in productions, including the upcoming “Macbeth.” She also now works in production at the Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge doing “everything — from wardrobe to lighting to audio.”
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Last Year The NEA Gave $499,000 In Grants To Cultural Programs Involving The Military. Did That Help Sway The New U.S. Budget?
It was. Bell is still involved in productions, including the upcoming "Macbeth." She also now works in production at the Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge doing "everything-from wardrobe to lighting to audio." -- SuddenLink
Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN’s Honors Convocation
Of the approximately 2,100 graduates invited to take part in California State University, Northridge’s Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 13, six individuals will be singled out for special recognition as outstanding graduating students. -- SCV News
Colin Farrell talks 10 years of sobriety with Ellen DeGeneres
The confession resulted in Shutterfly donating $10,000 to Farrell’s son’s school, The CHIME Institute, which he described as “an amazing, fully inclusive school.” -- Entertainment Weekly
‘Sleepyhead’ Wins CSUN’s Second-Annual Bull Ring New Venture Competition
Sleepyhead, an e-commerce sleep startup that sells boxed memory-foam mattresses and bed toppers, won the $20,000 first-place award at the final round of California State University, Northridge’s second-annual Bull Ring New Venture Competition on May 2. -- SCV News
CSUN | On Point: Banking on Food
CSUN On Point is the California State University, Northridge Journalism Department’s 30-minute news and public affairs show. Advanced level journalism students in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication produce the show with the assistance of faculty advisors Sally Turner, executive producer, and Lincoln Harrison, director. The show covers newsworthy topics including current affairs and in-depth issues. -- SCV TV
CSUN Professor Contributes to OC Museum of Art’s California-Pacific Triennial Exhibit
California State University, Northridge Central American Studies professor Beatriz Cortez dedicated countless hours, energy and sweat to welding a steel porch that will be showcased over the next several months at the Orange County Museum of Art’s (OCMA) “California-Pacific Triennial: Building as Ever.” The exhibition, begins tomorrow and runs through Sept. 3 at the museum at 50 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach California. -- AmericanTowns.com
CSUN Psychology Professor Luciana Lagana Wins the 2017 CSUN Exceptional Creative Accomplishments Faculty Award for Her Anti-Bias Research Films
CSUN Psychology Professor and NIH-funded researcher Luciana Lagana has been writing, hosting, directing and producing numerous films and series, with the intent to help discriminated minorities. She is currently preparing several feature documentaries that she will use in her randomized controlled trials to test whether watching these films could decrease biases against a variety of minorities. She has incorporated her passion for filmmaking into her academic career through using her films in innovative experiments. -- PR Web
Eric Edson Interviewed by Film Courage
Edson, Professor of Screenwriting and Director Emeritus of the MFA Program in Screenwriting at California State University, Northridge, describes how the sale of his first screenplay at the age of 24 changed his direction in life, and led him to enroll in the MFA program at the American Film Institute.-- Military Technologies News