CSUN Helps Transform Alumnus Tayloure Richardson Into Ms. Wheelchair...
It would have been easy for Tayloure Richardson ’15 (Criminology) to succumb to the disadvantage she was given in life. Born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a rare genetic disorder that makes bones...
View ArticleCSUN Music Professor Emeritus Receives Third Latin Grammy Nomination for Best...
Internationally acclaimed composer and music professor emeritus at California State University, Northridge Aurelio de la Vega, has received his third Latin Grammy nomination in the category of best...
View ArticleLA Minority and Underserved Groups Get Intro to Outdoor Activities Through...
The wind picked up on what was supposed to be a calm, 95-degree September day on Castaic Lake, and suddenly no matter how hard Melony Varnado tried to steer her paddleboard left, it blew right. Under...
View ArticleCSUN Marine Biologist Headed to Caribbean to Study Hurricanes’ Impact on...
Hurricanes Irma and Maria cut a devastating swath of destruction across the Caribbean this fall. They upended vegetation, destroyed structures and left thousands of people homeless and without power...
View ArticleCSUN Prof Trains Teachers in Handling Trauma After Natural Disasters
Jo Anne Pandey’s husband roused her in the middle of the night. At first, she couldn’t believe the bad news he shared. “My husband found out about the earthquake through Facebook,” said Pandey, a...
View ArticleFaculty and Staff Awards for October 2017
Each month, California State University, Northridge faculty and staff receive funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus. Below are a...
View ArticleOschin, Chen Are Top Honorees at 2017 Volunteer Service Awards
When the question was: Why do you give back? The answer was: Why not. The advocates, givers and volunteers who were honored Nov. 15 at California State University, Northridge’s Volunteer Service...
View ArticleDisney-Pixar Animators Give CSUN Students a Peek Behind the Making of Coco
More than 200 students, faculty and community members lined up around the University Student Union (USU) Theatre at California State University, Northridge on Nov. 15, to attend a free special...
View ArticleFarrell J. Webb, HHD Dean, Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award from...
Farrell J. Webb, dean of CSUN’s College of Health and Human Development. Photo by Lee Choo. Before he rose to helm the College of Health and Human Development at California State University,...
View ArticleWorkshops Will Teach Students to be Veterans Hand Cycle Coaches
Student coaches are needed for a new California State, Northridge program that will help military veterans — including those with spinal injuries — learn how to hand cycle, improving quality of life...
View ArticleCSUN Prof Part of Effort to Combat Misconceptions About the Humanities
Declaring a major in the humanities — whether philosophy, English, a classical language or cultural studies — often elicits a skeptically raised eyebrow from friends and loved ones, and the suggestion...
View ArticleCSUN Alumna Honored as California Teacher of the Year
Following in the footsteps of her grandfather, dad, mom and several other family members, Erin Oxhorn-Gilpin always wanted to be a teacher. “I come from a family of teachers, so I guess you can say...
View ArticleVolunteers Foster Campus Rodent Control with Free-Range Felines
Hidden below a tree, right next to one of the parking lots at California State University, Northridge, a big rock escapes human attention. But for a pack of four-legged campus residents, this is...
View ArticleHarry Gamboa Jr. Captures the Chicano Male Experience
CSUN Professor Has Artistic Photograph Series on Display at Autry Museum Through August 2018 One night in 1991, after having dinner with friends, Harry Gamboa Jr. got into his 1966 Volkswagen Beetle,...
View ArticleCSUN Interior Design Students Score Two Awards with Pokémon-Themed Creation
It cost a lot of sleep and time and incited a few nerves, but in the end, all the effort paid off. Six California State University, Northridge students won the International Interior Design...
View ArticleBiannual Men and Women of Color Enquiry Addresses Black Empowerment
Students and faculty gathered to attend the Biannual Men and Women of Color Enquiry and Student Research Poster Session on Nov. 17 in the University Student Union’s (USU) Northridge Center at...
View ArticleEmotional CSUN Award Ceremony Focuses on Mentors and Students
It was a night to honor exceptional mentors at California State University, Northridge, but the five recipients of the 2017 Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Awards just wanted to talk about their...
View ArticleCSUN Closed and Classes Canceled Today, Dec. 7
The California State University, Northridge campus is closed and classes have been canceled for today, Dec. 7. High winds and smoke from the fires in and around the San Fernando Valley have affected...
View ArticleCSUN to Open and Resume Classes Friday, Dec. 8
With improved air quality, travel conditions and weather forecasts for the area surrounding CSUN, the campus will be open and operational Friday, Dec. 8. The California Air Resources Board and the...
View ArticleFaculty and Staff Awards for November 2017
Each month, California State University, Northridge faculty and staff receive funding from outside organizations to support unique programs and cutting-edge research facilitated on campus. Below are a...
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