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CSUN Track and Field Thorw Trio Set to Sparkle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Live on NBC
CSUN will have three representatives at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon, with events starting Thursday. Junior Chase Mars and senior David Phillips, Jr. will compete in the men's 200m dash while junior Trey Knight participates in the men's hammer throw qualifying round on Friday. The Trials' evening sessions will be on NBC, and all events will stream on Peacock. -- BVM Sports
Remembering Mark Cooley: CSUN Basketball Star and Hall of Famer’s Legacy Lives On
CSUN Athletics is mourning the passing of former basketball player Mark Cooley, a Matador Hall of Famer, who passed away on May 4th. Cooley, inducted into the CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985, had an impressive career at San Fernando Valley State College from 1964-67, setting records and earning accolades in basketball. -- BVM Sports
David Phillips, Jr. Shines in CSUN Track & Field Finale with Academic Honors & Record-breaking Performances
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN Track & Field’s David Phillips, Jr. was honored with a selection on the 2024 Academic All-District® Team, as announced by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on June 18. Phillips also advanced to the national Academic All-America® ballot. -- BVM Sports
Biden-Trump debate: Here are five questions for California voters to consider
“Persuadable voters will be watching to see whether Biden can appear strong and commanding, pushing back on the narrative that he is too old for another term. For Trump, they will be watching to see if he is in command of the issues rather than coming across as bombastic and off-putting,” said Tom Hogen-Esch, a political science professor at California State University Northridge. -- News & Observer
CSUN Prof’s Effort to Preserve Indigenous Languages Recognized by National Archives
California State University, Northridge associate professor of Chicana/o studies Xóchitl Flores-Marcial’s work to document and preserve the Indigenous languages of Mexico has received recognition from the National Archives. -- SCV News
The Science of Food Safety: Spotlight on Candace Cole
Throughout high school, Cole prioritized taking extra science classes, and by the time she got to California State University, Northridge (CSUN), she was set on majoring in biology. But an upper division immunology class helped Cole realize that she wanted to be more involved in research. “My immunology professor highlighted current research, and we learned lessons about how research is being applied to different topics that we were studying in immunology,” she recalled. “It also helped that she was openly gay. [I could see] openly gay scientists doing research. I could see myself doing that, because she's doing it.” -- American Society for Microbiology
The Saturday Evening Post History Minute: The First Photos
Tintype portrait of Soldier with American battle flag, ca. 1861 (John M. Sell Civil War Collection, California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Special Collections) -- The Saturday Evening Post
CSUN Softball Shines: Top Moments with Back-to-Back 25-Win Seasons & All-Big West Honors
CSUN softball team achieved a milestone by hitting the 25-win mark for the second consecutive season during the 2023-24 sports season. -- BVM Sports
CSUN Softball Team Achieves Record 17 NFCA Scholar-Athlete Awards in 2023-24
CSUN Softball team had 17 members honored as NFCA Scholar-Athletes for academic excellence during the 2023-24 school year, setting a program record. Eligibility for the award required a 3.5 cumulative GPA, with the team achieving a 3.59 GPA. Some players received the Scholar-Athlete award for the third time, while others were honored for the second time. -- BVM Sports
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California State University, Northridge -- Money Magazine