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Rainy-Day Savings: CSU Studies Stormwater Capture Technology
A team from California State University, Northridge has its efforts turned toward California’s existing water infrastructure—working with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to study the performance of the state’s culverts system. These large pipes redirect stormwater away from roads and highways to mitigate flooding. --Newswise
CSUN Alumni Awarded National Medal of Arts
World-renowned muralist and California State University, Northridge, distinguished alumna Judy Baca ’69 (Art), M.A. ’80 (Art), Hon.D. ’18 was honored March 21 with the National Medal of Arts, in a ceremony at the White House. President Joe Biden presented the medal — the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government — to Baca in a ceremony in the East Room. First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman and fellow Matador Doug Emhoff ’87 (Communication Studies) were present for the ceremony, which honored 21 people and two organizations with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medals. --SCV News
Bombay Beach Lit Fest to Highlight Desert Settings
Goldberg grew up in Contra Costa County but moved to Coachella Valley at 14. He attended California State University, Northridge and eventually returned to Coachella Valley at 29 with his wife, just before the publication of his first book, “Fake Liar Cheat” in 2000. --Calexico Chronicle
Indigenous Tribes Work With Swedish And CSUN Scholars To Thrive In California – Orange County Register
California State University, Northridge history professor Natale Zappia and a team of Swedish researchers are splitting a $1.43 million grant from the Swedish Government Research Council for Sustainability to compare the experiences of the Chumash, Tataviam, Kiz-Tongva-Gabrieleno and Kumeyaay tribes in Southern California to those of Nordic Sápmi, whose Sámi people still herd reindeer as did their ancestors. --The Bulletin Reporter
Indigenous Tribes Work With Swedish And CSUN Scholars To Thrive In California – Daily News
California State University, Northridge history professor Natale Zappia and a team of Swedish researchers are splitting a $1.43 million grant from the Swedish Government Research Council for Sustainability to compare the experiences of the Chumash, Tataviam, Kiz-Tongva-Gabrieleno and Kumeyaay tribes in Southern California to those of Nordic Sápmi, whose Sámi people still herd reindeer as did their ancestors. --Vertical Lobby
Ragamala Dance Company to perform ‘Sacred Earth’ at the Lensic
Their work has been commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Cal State Northridge, Northrop at the University of Minnesota, the Walker Art Center, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, and the Krannert Center for Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. --Albuquerque Journal
Texas GOP Wants Citizens to Stop Migrants. Critics Say It’s a “Vigilante Death Squads Policy.”
Eric Gamino, an assistant professor of criminology and justice studies at California State University, Northridge, grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, the South Texas epicenter of national-level border discourse and ground-level border militarization. For eight years, he was a police officer there. He now researches the way the border policing intersects border life. Gamino sees two important components to the Border Protection Unit Act: the immediate changes that would come to Texas if the bill is passed, and the long game Republicans are playing in angling for a Supreme Court fight. --News Leaflets
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, March 27-April 3
California State University, Northridge’s VITA Clinic Income Tax Preparation: Appointments required for the free sessions, 2-6 p.m., and every Thursday through April 13. Check the website link for details on what you need to bring to an appointment and also the link to make an appointment. Sun Valley Branch Library, 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details and reservations: bit.ly/3kNvwEu --LA Focus News
The Initiative ‘A Fair Shot’ Supports Female Student-Athletes
California State University Northridge soccer forward Anessa Campos won a gold medal at the 2022 Deaflympics. Florida A&M University track star Aniya Hoggatt finished second in the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic. University of Carolina basketball guard Zia Cooke scored twenty-one points in a recent game. University of Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl has a twenty-two to one win-loss record. -- The Knockturnal
Hawaii softball swept by CSUN in doubleheader
The University of Hawaii softball team lost both games of a doubleheader to Cal State Northridge on Saturday afternoon. Hawaii exits the weekend 20-12 and 3-3 in Big West play, while CSUN improves to 12-14 and 4-2 in conference games. --KHON 2