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BOLDLY CELEBRATING WOMEN EVERY DAY

LePoint propelled herself to success and ended up in the top five of her graduating class of 6,500 at California State University, Northridge. “When I heard, ‘no, you cannot become an award-winning rocket science because you are of colour, because you are a woman or because you come from poverty,’ I replaced it with, ‘Yes, I can. Now, how can I do it?’” -- 24 Hours Toronto

David Johnson

David graduated from California State University, Northridge with a degree in broadcast journalism. He began his career as an intern at KTLA in Los Angeles before being hired as a production assistant. After almost a year at KTLA, David was hired as a producer at KEYT in Santa Barbara. He produced the evening shows, before moving to the morning show. Before coming to WKOW, David also worked at KOTA, Rapid City , and WGXA, Macon Georgia as a reporter and anchor. -- KWOW (ABC Madison, WI)

Injecting stem cells into the brain a breakthrough or quackery?

Duma, with Berman, Lander and Elam as co-authors, tried to begin a study of brain/stem cell injections. But their first attempt at Institutional Review Board approval was denied because they hadn’t done animal testing. So they got Dr. Oleg Kopyov at Cal State Northridge to conduct tests on rats. -- Lake County Record-Bee

Spiritual seekers reconstruct ancient Greek polytheism

Because of the close ties between church and government in Greece, today “the practice of Hellenismos is actually illegal,” said Sabina Magliocco, a professor of anthropology and folklore at California State University Northridge. -- Colorado Springs Gazette

CSUN Workshop Exploring Strategies to Deal with Climate Change

Hoping to tap into the brain power of the California State University and University of California systems and the creative imaginations of members of the community, California State University, Northridge will host a two-day workshop later this month to explore new ways to tackle the issues raised by climate change. -- SCV News

Things to do: Transition Fair, Jazz Festival, Wig and Stache Party

This year’s festival also will include two headliner concert events. The first concert will begin at noon, featuring jazz drummer, percussionist, clinician, author and educator Steve Houghton, who will perform with the CSU Northridge Jazz “A” Band. -- Ventura County Star

Cross-institutional partnership fosters STEM education

Through trainings and lessons supported by the non-profit Project Lead the Way, students are given a series of courses that continue to build upon each other as students move from West Creek and Emblem in the Saugus Union School District to Saugus High School and Valencia High School the William S. Hart Union High School District, and then to College of the Canyons (COC) and California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal

CSUN to Host Workshop on Developing Strategies for Dealing with Climate Change

Hoping to tap into the brain power of the California State University and University of California systems and the creative imaginations of members of the community, California State University, Northridge will host a two-day workshop later this month to explore new ways to tackle the issues raised by climate change. -- AmericanTowns.com

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