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Why San Fernando Valley home sales dipped in 2016
Economist William W. Roberts, former director of the San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center at Cal State Northridge, said lukewarm sales in the summer didn’t help. -- Los Angeles Daily News
RESEARCH & COMMENTARY: OPEN TELEMEDICINE ACROSS STATE LINES
Supporters of strict state licensing standards argue they assure quality, but critics argue the arduous and often expensive licensing process harms the health care market by hindering entry for new physicians and thereby impeding the competition that lowers costs and improves consumer access to healthcare services. Shirley Svorny of California State University at Northridge and the Cato Institute argued in a 2008 paper that “Licensure not only fails to protect consumers from incompetent physicians, but, by raising barriers to entry, makes health care more expensive and less accessible,” Svorny wrote. Consumers would benefit were states to eliminate professional licensing in medicine and leave education, credentialing, and scope-of-practice decisions entirely to the private sector and the courts.” -- The Heartland Institute
L.A. theater openings, Jan. 22-29: 'Moby Dick' and more
Hansel & Gretel Multimedia-enhanced all-ages rock musical based on the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Sun., 3 p.m. $38 and up. (818) 677-3000. -- Los Angeles Times
BYU volleyball: Ben Patch and No. 3 BYU rally past No. 14 CSUN, 3-1, in league opener
Junior opposite Ben Patch helped No. 3 BYU men’s volleyball rally past No. 14 CSUN in a four-set win (23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-15) Thursday night at the Matadome to begin league play. -- Desert News
Keiser University Announces New Football Head Coach
Socha began his career as a defensive backs coach at the College of the Canyons (1998-2000), before heading to the University of Buffalo in 2000. During his time at the University of Buffalo, Socha coached inside linebackers, wide receivers, and served as the recruiting coordinator. In 2006, Socha took the role of offensive coordinator at American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida, and he held this role until 2010 when he took over as the head coach until leaving for Oxbridge in 2012. He received his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from California State University-Northridge. -- WALB
Via Names Taraneh Maghamé to Manage Its Wireless Programs
Prior to her tenure at Apple, Maghamé also worked at Tessera, HP and Compaq Computer. In addition to patent licensing, Maghamé’s work at these companies involved areas ranging from mergers and acquisitions to patent policy and government relations. She holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA from California State University, Northridge. -- Military Technologies News
‘The Movies vs. the Nazis’ series among movie screening events in the LA area
Cinematheque at Cal State Northridge: John Cassavetes Retrospective: “Shadows” (1959), 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Free. Alan Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall, Auditorium Room 100. 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu -- San Bernardino Sun
College basketball: One wild, unpredictable Wednesday night in January
There was more. Hawaii beat CSU Northridge 80-77 in a game that had 22 –- count ‘em – 22 lead changes. - NCAA.com
‘American Berserk’ opens a concert trilogy celebrating John Adams at Cal State Northridge
Wonderful things can happen when a composer gives himself permission to break his own rules. It certainly did in 1982 when John Adams, up to that point a dyed-in-the-pulse minimalist, decided to take a break from being so serious and have some fun. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN Events Exploring Potential of Exceptional Learners
California State University, Northridge will host back-to-back events next month that will explore the potential of exceptional learners. -- SCV News