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Coming Out at Work May Impact Productivity
“Going to work and not disclosing sexual orientation or some other aspect of your identity that is not obvious visually is a cognitive burden and inhibits how much you feel like you belong,” says Jeremy B. Yoder, a biologist at California State University, Northridge who worked on the study. -- Discover Magazine
Creative Mental Health Collaborations
Kaila Lavin, the director of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), said that’s why marketing, promotion and ensuring a conducive environment are all key elements to getting students to take advantage of the services available to them. -- Campus Rec Magazine
Does Coming Out in a STEM Workplace Have an Imprint on the Scientific Literature?
A study published recently seems to agree with Aich’s experience. It documented results from two surveys undertaken by researchers Joey Nelson, Allison Mettheis and Jeremy Yoder. Nelson is based at Stanford University, Mettheis is at California State University, Los Angeles, and Yoder is at the California State University Northridge. -- The Wire
Rainbow Wahine hang onto first place with home win over Cal State Northridge
Hawaii forward Amy Atwell drained six 3-pointers in a 21-point first half and the Big West-leading Rainbow Wahine basketball team held off Cal State Northridge 75-62 tonight at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NCAA men’s volleyball: UCLA, CUI, NJIT win; Friday’s slate includes Hawai’i back at UCSD
Also in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball, NJIT of the EIVA started its West Coast trip with a sweep at the CSUN of the Big West, and Lindenwood took a five-set MIVA victory over Quincy. -- Volleyball Magazine
For LGBTQ scientists, being out can mean more publications
Publication counts aren’t necessarily an ideal metric of productivity, acknowledges study author Jeremy Yoder, an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. “But it is tied to everything from hiring to grant funding to awards and recognition,” he says. “So if you are struggling to publish for whatever reason, that’s going to be linked to challenges in basically every aspect of advancement in academic science. And those things are going to play into people’s decisions whether or not to remain in the field.” -- Science
Ukrainian-Russian tennis duo support each other amid war
LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) — Student-athletes Yuliia Zhytelna and Ekaterina Repina didn’t seem to be such a unique paring just a week ago. However, things have changed drastically for these two tennis doubles partners at California State University-Northridge after Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine last Thursday. -- KFDX
Photography Exhibition Showcases the Lives of Deported US Veterans
Veteran Joseph Silva, a California State University, Northridge alumnus and staff member of California State University, Northridge’s Tom & Ethel Bradley Center, exposes the lesser-known issue of veterans facing deportation in a photography exhibition which opened last week in downtown Los Angeles. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
ABSOLUTE POWER
In Riyadh I found, effortlessly, young people thrilled by the reforms. Like the other major Saudi cities, Dammam and Jeddah, Riyadh has specialty coffee shops in abundance—little outposts of air-conditioning and caffeine, in an environment otherwise characterized by heat and boredom. Many of the Saudis I met professed a deep love for America. “I spent seven years at Cal State Northridge,” one told me, before rattling off a list of cities he had visited. -- The Atlantic
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, March 3-10
Martha Graham Dance Co.: Performs a world premiere of “The New Canticle for Innocent Comedians,” and two dances by Martha Graham, “Lamentation” (first performed 1930) and “Chronicle” first performed 1936), 8 p.m. March 19. Tickets $41 and up. The Soraya at Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 818-677-3000. Details and tickets here: bit.ly/34YJ6x4. thesoraya.org -- Los Angeles Daily News