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NASA Study Shows Disk Patterns Can Self-Generate

Kuchner and his colleagues designed computer simulations to better understand these effects. The research was led by Alexander Richert, a doctoral student at Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, and includes Wladimir Lyra, a professor of astronomy at California State University, Northridge and research associate at NASA's Jet Propulstion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The simulations were run on the Discover supercomputing cluster at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation at Goddard. -- Space Ref

UCLA scientists make cells that enable the sense of touch

The research was supported by grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and its Cal State Northridge–UCLA Bridges to Stem Cell Research program, the National Institutes of Health and the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center. -- M3 India

Assistant sheriff wants top job

“I could not get enough,” Ayub said. “This is how into the job I was: I went to Cal State Northridge and was living on campus, but I would drive back every weekend and work double shifts in Hueneme.” -- Camarillo Acorn

Community West Bank names branch VP, relationship manager

Before joining the bank, Ramirez worked as senior lending and portfolio manager at Hanmi Bank and manager of the food and agribusiness division of Mission Community Bank, according to a news release from Community West. He is a graduate of CSU Northridge and the Western States Agricultural Credit School. -- Ventura County Star

CSUN Prof Uses Grant to Illuminate Homelessness in LA

California State University, Northridge journalism professor David Blumenkrantz documents the stories of the homeless of Los Angeles in an art exhibition titled “Street Scenes: Making the Homeless Count,” on display at the San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center in Tarzana through Jan. 27. -- SCV News

Weekend Picks for Jan. 19-21: Segerstrom's Off Center Festival and more

Dancer Broukhim graces the stage at the Soroya Passion will pour off the stage as international flamenco star Leilah Broukhim takes a deep dive into her Persian and Sephardic Jewish roots in the L.A. premiere of her 2011 show “Dejando Huellas (Traces).” The Soroya Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $33-$78. www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org -- Los Angeles Times

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