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How white nationalists tried to steal Black Panther’s glory
Black Panther may be the clincher. The character had a “profound” impact on white and black readers when he appeared in 1966 according to Frances Gateward, of California State University Northridge. Even so “the world in the film is much richer than that of the comic books,” she added. -- The Times - United Kingdom
Study suggests helium plays a 'nanny' role in forming stable chemical compounds under high pressure
Now, however, a team of scientists led by California State University, Northridge (CSUN) chemistry professor Maosheng Miao, and including University at Buffalo chemistry professor Eva Zurek, has provided a theoretical explanation of how helium may be capable of forming stable solid compounds—the myriad combinations of chemical elements that create all kinds of materials. -- Phys.org
Male LGBQ Students More Likely to Leave STEM Majors Than Their Heterosexual Peers: Study
These findings show that “LGBTQ folks are in science, and we’re interested,” Jeremy Yoder, an assistant professor of biology at California State University in Northridge who wasn’t involved in the work, tells Science. But gay men are “not necessarily finding conditions that make it as easy for us to stay, and that’s worrying.” -- The Scientist
Human DNA Shows We Had Plentiful Sex With Ancient Denisovan Hominins Thousands of Years Ago
Helene Rougier, anthropologist at California State University Northridge, in the United States, displays some bones and teeth from five Neanderthal individuals found in Belgium. Neanderthals are just one ancient hominin whose DNA can be found in modern humans; another species called the Denisovans has made two separate genetic contributions, according to new research published March 15. -- Yahoo! News - United Kingdom
Why a Dearth of Latino Professors Matters
To change faculty demographics, experts say start with graduate students. That’s the focus of a five-year nationwide pilot program, Pathways to the Professoriate, that matches undergraduates from three universities where more than a quarter of students are Latino—California State University, Northridge, the University of Texas at El Paso and Florida International University—with mentors at five major research universities, including UC Davis and UC Berkeley. -- Comstocks Magazine
Study suggests helium plays a 'nanny' role in forming chemical compounds under pressure
Now, however, a team of scientists led by California State University, Northridge (CSUN) chemistry professor Maosheng Miao, and including University at Buffalo chemistry professor Eva Zurek, has provided a theoretical explanation of how helium may be capable of forming stable compounds -- the myriad combinations of chemical elements that create all kinds of materials. -- EurekAlert
Humans bred with this mysterious species more than once, new study shows
Helene Rougier, anthropologist at California State University Northridge, displays some of the 96 bones and three teeth from five Neanderthal individuals found in the Belgium Goyet cave at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, in Brussels, on December 21, 2016. -- The Times-Picayune - LA
California earthquake standard designed to save lives but not buildings. There's a new push to do both
A Cal State Northridge parking structure suffered a near total collapse in the Jan. 17, 1994, earthquake. -- Los Angeles Times
Garden events, club meetings in the San Fernando Valley area, March 17-24
CSUN-al Gardening Session — Growing Fruit Trees: Don Hodel, an environmental horticulturist for the University of California Cooperative Extension-Los Angeles County, discusses the topic, 9 a.m. March 24. Free class. Request a space in the class by email:
. Class location at Cal State Northridge and other instructions sent upon registration. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Debating The Pros And Cons of Licensure Compacts for Telehealth
Marschall Smith, Executive Director of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and Shirley Svorny, an economics professor at Cal State -Northridge, explain why licensure compacts are good or bad - and how they may effect telehealth. -- mHealth Intelligence