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Things to do – online and in-person – in the Los Angeles area, June 18-25
Martha Graham Dance Co.: The company, the Soraya at Cal State Northridge and Los Angeles-based Wild Up, a music collective, present the premiere of a digital dance inspired by archival remnants of Graham’s 1937 response to the Spanish Civil War, “Immediate Tragedy,” originally a solo dance. The new production may be seen, 4 p.m. June 19 on the Soraya Facebook page (www.facebook.com/TheSorayaStage), and also at 11:30 a.m. June 20 on the dance company’s YouTube channel (bit.ly/3fbriP8). www.thesoraya.org -- Los Angeles Daily News
In CA: Mask debate grows vociferous, and the skinny on cloth ones
He walked onto UC Berkeley's football team and hoped to play in the NFL. A 2013 heroin overdose derailed plans, but now as a Class of 2020 CSU Northridge graduate, he has big plans and a simple message: "Never give up; keep going." -- USA Today
M. Stier was 'godmother'
He published books by poet Benjamin Saltman exclusively; he was Nick’s poetry professor at California State University, Northridge, where he earned his B.A. in English in 1984. -- Greensburg Daily News
MVS School of Business and Economics Honors Outstanding Students, Alumni and Staff
Business & Economics Coordinator Paulina Rodriguez received the MVS medal for staff/faculty for helping everyone in the department transition to virtual instruction when the pandemic hit, while simultaneously earning a Master’s in Public Administration from CSU Northridge. -- AmericanTowns.com
‘If I Was Martha, What Would I Do?’ For One, Stay Upright
On Friday, the Graham company, in collaboration with Wild Up and the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, will present the premiere of the new “Immediate Tragedy.” (The video will be available starting at 7 p.m. Eastern on the Facebook pages of the Soraya and the Graham company; the Graham company’s YouTube Channel will feature it on its Saturday Martha Matinee presentation. “Immediate Tragedy” will remain up indefinitely on Graham’s YouTube site.) -- The New York Times
YC Star Competed In Two Olympic Trials; Went On To Career As Coach, Professor
Now retired, White was a licensed psychologist and was a professor at Cal State-Northridge for nearly four decades (1970-2005). He also coached track at the Division I level, with two stints at USC and a four-year stint at UCLA. White also served as a team sport psychologist for several U.S. national teams. -- Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
Endangered: large university lecture hall classes
Still, CSU Northridge interim vice provost Matthew Cahn said the pandemic and its aftermath are likely to intensify discussions about “what is an optimal (class) size and what is best for students.” The Covid-19 crisis is creating a chance “to retain those things we feel and students feel we’ve done well and maybe leave behind some things we have not done so well.” -- Lake County Record-Bee
MINI INSECTOID ROBOTS TO EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE?
Nous pourrions bientôt avoir une réponse à cette question puisqu’elle est déjà étudiée par de nombreuses institutions et compagnies à travers le monde. En particulier, un chercheur dans le domaine et travaillant au California State University Northridge (CSUN) a récemment obtenu un financement à hauteur de 539 000 dollars de la part du Département de la Défense des États-Unis. Ce financement servira au développement d’essaims de petits robots autonomes qui pourront être utilisés pour l’exploration de mondes extraterrestres, mais aussi pour d’autres applications terrestres. -- FredZone (in French)
Seguriá restricted crossing the US-Mexico border until July 21
Se celebrará los días 22 y 23 de noviembre, con la participación de 21 académicos de ambos lados de la frontera norte de México, especializados en las tres Californias, procedentes de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, el Seminario de Historia de Baja California, los centros INAH Baja California y Baja California Sur, la Universidad de San Diego State, California State University, Northridge, y de la misma Sociedad de Arqueología de California, Estados Unidos. -- Zona Norte Noticias - Mexico (in Spanish)
Endangered: large university lecture hall classes
Still, CSU Northridge interim vice provost Matthew Cahn said the pandemic and its aftermath are likely to intensify discussions about “what is an optimal (class) size and what is best for students.” The Covid-19 crisis is creating a chance “to retain those things we feel and students feel we’ve done well and maybe leave behind some things we have not done so well.” -- EdSource