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Envision unveils AI-powered glasses for the blind, visually impaired

Envision Technologies BV’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired are designed to help with reading, scanning faces and navigating everyday tasks. This visual assistant was introduced at California State University Northridge (CSUN) 2022 Assistive Technology Conference. Envision has updated its AI-based platform and ecosystem with improved optical character recognition (OCR) and better text recognition with contextual intelligence. -- BioWorld

Getty Research Institute Announces 2022/2023 Scholars

Owen Doonan (Consortium Scholar) is professor of art history at California State University, Northridge. His research focuses on classical archaeology, landscape archaeology, post-colonial theory, and material culture of colonial systems. The Milesian Colonial System in the contexts of the Black Sea Iron Age (September–June) -- Getty

Nine months later, state title 'still hasn’t sunk in' for Marquette's Piar

Piar, a two-time Gateway PGA girls 12-14 division player of the year before coming to Marquette, still has summer tourneys remaining before she and mom will depart Aug. 19 on the nearly 2,000-mile drive from East Alton to Los Angeles to make the Aug. 23 report date for her freshman season with Cal State-Northridge. -- Alton Telegraph

B’nai Torah Congregation Welcomes Rabbi Evan Susman to Energize Young Adult and Family Programs

Rabbi Susman graduated from Cal State University Northridge with a B.A. in Modern Jewish Studies and a minor in Pan African Studies. During his time at university, he was very active in the Jewish community on campus, taught religious school, and worked with B’nai Mitzvah students at Temple Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica, CA. After graduating, he served as the Hazzan of Beth El The Beaches Synagogue in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, as well as a music teacher at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School in Jacksonville, FL. Rabbi Susman is originally from Miami Beach and is passionate about Jewish music, education, and enriching the lives of our families and youth. He enjoys traveling, writing music, golfing, and cooking – especially for Shabbat. Rabbi Susman joins the B’nai Torah community along with his fiancé, Emily Davine. -- Boca Ratan Tribune

Jamaican American Chernéy Amhara Is One of the Weekend TV Faces on NBC 6 in South Florida

Chernéy Amhara, who comes from a multi-cultural Caribbean family, spent her early childhood years in Kingston, Jamaica, before moving to California, where she grew up. She graduated with a BA from the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication at California State University of Northridge, where she studied journalism with an emphasis on Spanish-language journalism. -- Jamaicans.com

Who needs a visit? Baseball welcomes eager fit from portal

Former Cal State University Northridge pitcher Blaine Traxel, who interchangeably started and closed games the past two seasons, traveled from southern California, where he grew up and where he played in college, and got to thinking about a final year with the Mountaineers during the drive from the Pittsburgh airport to the WVU campus. -- 24/7 Sports

IMAX Corp. Settles Former Attorney’s Discrimination Suit

Hernandez spoke no English when she immigrated to the United States at age 17 and her family had little money, but she learned English and graduated from high school in San Diego, the suit stated. She moved to Los Angeles, obtained an economics degree from Cal State Northridge and eventually earned a law degree, according to her suit. -- MyNewsLA

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