"The motivation of our study was to see what these planets would be like if they were grouped together, and to see whether they share any atmospheric properties," said Aishwarya Iyer, a JPL intern and master's degree candidate at California State University, Northridge, who led the study. -- NASA.gov

Edina Lemus, of Santa Clarita, has been appointed Administrator of the Veterans Home of California, Lancaster. Lemus has served as a Hospital Administrative Resident II at the California Department of Veterans Affairs since 2021. She served as a Health and Safety Officer for the Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles from 2018 to 2021 and was a Contract Analyst there from 2016 to 2018. She was an English as a Second Language Teacher at HuDongEnglish from 2013 to 2019. Lemus was a Contract Analyst with the California Employment Training Panel from 2012 to 2016 and served in several positions at the State Compensation Insurance Fund from 2007 to 2011, including Office Services Supervisor, Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjuster and Medical Bill Reviewer. She was a freelance, private English as a Second Language Teacher from 2008 to 2013 and an International English as a Second Language Testing System Examiner with ELS Educational Services Inc. from 2008 to 2009. Lemus earned a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from California State University, Los Angeles and a Master of Arts degree in English to Hungarian Translating and Interpreting from Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Lemus earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in German from California State University, Northridge, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Literature from ELTE University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education from ELTE University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $121,596. Lemus is a Democrat. -- CA.gov

Recording and Restoration: Charles Laurence runs an attention-grabbing ad in MC headlined "Save Your Tapes!" While it focuses on his unique array of audio and video transfer and restoration services, that only scratches the surface. His Porter Ranch facility is also a one-stop shop and a true state-of-the-art recording, production, and remastering facility. Leveraging his educational background as a Chemical Engineering/Electronics major and Music minor at Cal State Northridge, he augments his 24- and 32-track analog and digital music production with an on-site grand piano, percussion, and multiple synths. His audio production library also includes thousands of sound effects. The main studio is dedicated to new recording projects while much of his space is dedicated to vintage analog tape restoration (including baking, transfers, legacy data acquisition, and digital transfer processes). His credits for remastering high-profile classic pop and jazz recordings include music ranging from Billie Holiday and Dizzy Gillespie to Ike and Tina Turner. -- Music Connection Magazine

CSUN Baseball dominated Fresno State with a 15-2 victory, fueled by 19 hits and seven extra base hits. Kamau Neighbors had a standout performance with four RBI and a homer, while Jakob Simons hit his 15th home run of the season. -- BVM Sports

Van Peski holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from California State University – Northridge and a Master of Business Administration from National University. Though Van Peski retired in 2017 from civil engineering, he's always been an "inveterate tinker and maker," always involved in some project or another. -- The Source Weekly

With a campus near studio lots, Cal State Northridge students are in the heart of the industry. The school has a strong documentary department and under new documentary head Judy Korin (“Adrift,” “The Great Hack”), student documentaries have garnered national attention with finalists for the Student Academy Awards and PBS Fine Cut Festival of Films. Dave Caplan (“The Connors”) is heading up a new CSUN Cinema and Television Arts mentorship program for six underserved screenwriting students that places them with working showrunners to develop their own TV scripts. Talicia Raggs (writer/producer on “NCIS: New Orleans”) and music producer/engineer/scoring mixer Michael Stern (“Iron Man 2”) are new faculty members. -- Variety

The 2001 Chico High graduate was a three-sport athlete in cross country, basketball and track and field, and she continued to rack up miles as an NCAA Division I athlete at Cal State Northridge with former roommate and close friend Amanda Lankford. Camy and Lankford often wake up at 3:30 a.m. to run together. Camy will sometimes dictate emails on her phone while warming up, Lankford said. -- The Acorn

Kinesis – Emerging Choreography at California State University, Northridge: Student choreographers and dancers present their best at their spring showcase, 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 25. Tickets $20; $10 seniors and students. Plaza de Sol Performance Hall, in the University Student Union, on the east side of the campus off of Zelzah Street. Parking: use Lot G3 at the corner of Zelzah Avenue and Prairie Street (thesoraya.org/en/parking/). Box office, 818-677-2488. Details: tinyurl.com/53w8dcns -- Los Angeles Daily News

Nuñez has a bachelor’s degree in the English credential program at California State University, Northridge. She has an MBA from the University of Arizona, the news release said. -- Arizona Republic

Lisalee D. Egbert Ph.D. of Arlington is a professor and coordinator of American Sign Language & Deaf Studies program at UT Arlington. Egbert received a certification in reverse interpreting from Sierra College, bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from California State University, Northridge, and Doctor of Philosophy from Texas Woman's University. -- Texas.gov