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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods
Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California State University-Northridge in Northridge, Calif., show that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are present in many ready-to-eat foods such as fresh produce and dairy products and may serve as a source of human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. About 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant-bacteria annually in the United States, resulting in over $35 billion in additional health care costs. Examining potential ways that humans can be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria can help in understanding how to counter the threat. -- Phys.org
Cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation?
Rodolfo Acuña, professor at San Fernando Valley State (now California State University-Northridge), taught the first college-level course in Mexican-American history in 1966. I taught the first such course at the college level in Texas two years later at Texas A&I University in Kingsville (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville). -- San Antonio Express-News
Colleges’ Message on Paris Climate Accord: "We Are Still In"
The presidents of Brandeis, George Washington, Northeastern, Portland State, and Wesleyan Universities, Agnes Scott and Emory and Henry Colleges, the University of California at Merced, California State University at Northridge, and Lamar Community College, are among the signatories, according to Mr. Carter. -- Health Medicine Network
Matthew Monteleone graduates with 13 years of perfect attendance
As he moves on to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) to study cinema and television arts, Monteleone is unsure if he will try to continue his perfect attendance record throughout college. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods
New Orleans, LA – June 4, 2017 -Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California State University-Northridge in Northridge, Calif., show that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are present in many ready-to-eat foods such as fresh produce and dairy products and may serve as a source of human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. About 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant-bacteria annually in the United States, resulting in over $35 billion in additional health care costs. Examining potential ways that humans can be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria can help in understanding how to counter the threat.n -- Health Medicine Network
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley area, June 5-12
California Retired Teachers Association: The group meets with its scholarship winners from Cal State Northridge and discusses retirement issues, 10 a.m. June 9. Reservations required for lunch. Northridge Woman’s Club, 18401 Lassen St. Email Mitzi Kushida:
-- Los Angeles Daily News
CITY OF HOPE INTRODUCES NEWEST GRADUATES
Nathaniel E. Magilnick, of Santa Monica, California, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from California State University, Northridge. Working in the lab of Mark Boldin, M.D., Ph.D., Magilnick studied how noncoding RNA contributes to the regulation of inflammatory responses and basic cellular functions. Magilnick is the co-author of several scientific papers and has a first-author manuscript in submission. He plans to continue investigating the basic biologically processes that govern innate immune responses. -- City of Hope
Fifteen new Ford Scholars are from Siskiyou County
Following is a list of the new Ford Scholars from Siskiyou County, including name, high school or community college they attended this year, and college they are planning to attend in 2017-18. The information is from the complete list posted on The Ford Family Foundation website, www.tfff.org:
-- Leslie Rhoades, Mount Shasta High, College of the Siskiyous;
-- Chris Headley of Dunsmuir, Fullerton College, University of California Davis;
-- Chandler Berg, Mount Shasta High, California State University Northridge;
-- Mount Shasta Herald
SMC Art Mentor show “Amp 2017” reception
he spring 2017 group boasts a strong selection of emerging artists who will transfer this fall as third-year students to a wide range of art programs at colleges and universities that include UCLA and UC Berkeley, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Pacific Northwest College of Art, Harvard University, CSU Long Beach and CSU Northridge, and Otis College of Art and Design. -- Santa Monica Daily Press
Filipino hoops sensation Kobe Paras seeks fresh start in LA
Cal State Northridge newly signed guard Kobe Paras takes questions from the media in Northridge, Calif., Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Paras has transferred from Creighton to Northridge and will be eligible to play basketball for the Matadors in 2018-19. The 6-foot-6 guard from Manila, Philippines, returns to Los Angeles, where he played at Cathedral High before transferring to Middlebrooks Academy for his senior year. -- San Antonio Express-News