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Real estate agent, former Metro board member Mel Wilson runs for Mayor of LA
The Cal State Northridge graduate moved to the San Fernando Valley from Alabama when he was 10 years old and years later was active in a movement to have the Valley become independent of the city of Los Angeles. The secession bid went before voters in the Nov. 5, 2002, election, and failed. -- Spectrum News 1
Rosary coach Tom Tice, four others inducted into O.C. Softball Hall of Fame
Walsh, who played at Long Beach State, was recognized as an infielder while Lopez (Cal State Northridge) and Churchwell (Northwestern) were inducted as pitchers. -- Orange County Register
Calyxt Appoints Michael A. Carr as Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Carr brings more than 20 years of business, financial, and operational leadership experience to Calyxt. Prior to joining Darling Ingredients, Mr. Carr was a Partner at BAC Investments, an established consulting, advisory, and investment firm. Previously, Mr. Carr held multiple positions at American Capital, a global private equity and asset management firm. Mr. Carr also served on the boards of directors for EnviroFlight—a brand of Darling Ingredients, Best Life and Health Insurance Company, ACG Global, and several portfolio companies of American Capital Limited, including United Food Group. He obtained his M.B.A. from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, and he also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from California State University - Northridge. -- Yahoo! Finance
CSUN’s Incubator a Model for South African Innovation
Tim Tiemann, managing director of CSUN’s Innovation Incubator in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, has been asked by the U.S. State Department to develop similar business incubators with South Africa’s universities this fall. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Research Offers New Insight for Treating Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
An international team of researchers, led by California State University, Northridge (CSUN) biology professor Jonathan Kelber, has identified, for the first time, that the PEAK1 gene can promote cancer metastasis and therapy resistance in aggressive HER2-positive breast cancers. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Caribbean coral reefs under siege from aggressive algae
For the past four years, the University of Oxford's Bryan Wilson, Carnegie's Chen Ming Fan, and California State University Northridge's Peter Edmunds have been studying the biology and ecology of peyssonnelid algal crusts, or PAC, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are out-competing coral larvae for limited surface space and then growing over the existing reef architecture, greatly damaging these fragile ecosystems. -- Vet Candy
17 Nominated for Fernando Award
Irene Tovar of Latin American Civic Association, nominated by California State University – Northridge and Richard McMillan. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, July 15-22
MusiKaravan: A series of short films that follow classical music violinists Etienne Gara and YuEun Gemma Kim — founders of Delirium Musicum — as they perform music around California, 10 a.m. July 15 and 22. (thesoraya.org/calendar/online-performances/). Presented by the Soraya at Cal State University Northridge. Watch on Vimeo here: bit.ly/3gXx4b6. www.thesoraya.org/musikaravan -- Los Angeles Daily News
Pitzer College Names Kimberly Shiner VP for College Advancement and Communications
Throughout her professional life, Shiner has distinguished herself as a passionate promoter of higher education and a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has demonstrated a deep commitment to civic engagement and service in many organizations at many levels. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and her master’s degree in public administration (nonprofit management) from California State University, Northridge. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
'I Worked On 28 NASA Space Shuttle Launches'
At California State University Northridge, where I studied math, I had the best mentors and professors, but it was 1993, so I was one of very few females in my classes. I remember walking into a calculus class and the young men there asked me if I was in the right place. At the time, not all the young men were used to working with girls. -- Newsweek