CSUN Looks to Attract and Nurture More Women in STEM Fields
In 2007, women in the United States earned 17 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering and 79 percent of bachelor’s degrees in education. Through programs such as Women in Science and Engineering...
View ArticleIt Is Psychologically Easier to Kill from a Distance, According to New CSUN...
Abraham Rutchick Is it easier to kill from a distance? The answer is yes, according to California State University, Northridge psychology professor Abraham Rutchick, who conducted one of the first...
View ArticleeLearning Innovations: CSUN Professor Finds that Zoom Increases Engagement...
At this year’s California State University, Northridge eLearning Showcase, faculty demonstrated how technology can enhance the learning experience of students in the classroom. Presentations included...
View ArticleeLearning Innovations: CSUN Professor Creates Biostatistics App as Study Aid...
At this year’s California State University, Northridge eLearning Showcase, faculty demonstrated how technology can enhance the learning experience of students in the classroom. Presentations included...
View ArticleeLearning Innovations: CSUN Professor Aims to Bridge Gap Between Class and...
At this year’s California State University, Northridge eLearning Showcase, faculty demonstrated how technology can enhance the learning experience of students in the classroom. Presentations included...
View ArticleCSUN Biology Professor Expands Cancer Research as Visiting Professor at...
CSUN biology professor Jonathan Kelber makes cancer cell samples to analyze in his lab. Photo by Lee Choo. This summer Jonathan Kelber, an associate professor of biology at California State...
View ArticleCSUN Engineering Students Triumph at General Electric Competition
California State University (CSU) engineering students are invited to participate annually in the General Electric Digital (GE) Predix Competition, in San Ramon, Calif. In July, eight CSUN engineering...
View ArticleeLearning Innovations: CSUN Professor Increases Student Engagement Through...
At this year’s California State University, Northridge eLearning Showcase, faculty demonstrated how technology can enhance the learning experience of students in the classroom. Presentations included...
View ArticleCSUN’s Art of Innovation Conference Offers a Glimpse into the Future
Self-driving cars, clean energy, augmented reality and gaming are just some of the latest technologies that make students and members of the community wonder what the future will hold. California...
View ArticleCSUN VP Hilary J. Baker Named to EDUCAUSE Board
Hilary J. Baker Hilary J. Baker, vice president for information technology and chief information officer (CIO) at California State University, Northridge, has been appointed to the board of EDUCAUSE,...
View ArticleCSUN Launches New Competition to Encourage Exploration of Data Science and...
California State University, Northridge’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies invites students of all majors to participate in the campus’ first-ever DataJam, a competition that encourages...
View ArticleShe Started It! CSUN Event Aims to Inspire Female Entrepreneurs and STEM Majors
As they reached for the sky, the female technology entrepreneurs shown in the documentary She Started It! fought the gravity of societal norms and pressures. In the film, which screened Oct. 4 in the...
View ArticlePhysics and Astronomy Professors Represent CSUN During the Great American...
For the first time since 1979, a total eclipse of the sun was visible from the continental United States. Six CSUN professors from the Department of Physics and Astronomy traveled to the path of...
View ArticleCSUN Marine Biologist Finds Hope in Resiliency of Moorea Coral Reef Following...
California State University, Northridge marine biologist and coral reef expert Peter Edmunds has found a bit of hope among the coral reefs near the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. Scientists...
View ArticleCSUN Math Program Is Recognized as an Example of ‘Excelencia’
A California State University, Northridge program that provides support to undergraduate students from underrepresented communities to pursue graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences has been...
View ArticleCSUN Professor Explores the Question: Is Akkermansia a Next-Generation...
Gilberto Flores Items claiming to contain probiotics — live bacteria and yeasts allegedly good for our health, especially our digestive systems — line the shelves of grocery and drug stores across the...
View ArticleCSUN Professors’ Research Could Have Implications for California Fishermen
On average, buying white seabass from the local market will cost you $20 to $35 a pound. Twenty-seven years ago, that wasn’t the case. In the 1980s, over-fishing of white seabass depleted California’s...
View ArticleAIMS2 Engineering Symposium Showcases Students’ Research
In early October, the third annual Attract, Inspire, Mentor and Support Students (AIMS2) Research Symposium exhibited the yearlong research projects of more than 40 students in California State...
View ArticleCSUN Prof Named First Latina Fellow of the American Society of Cell Biology
CSUN biology professor MariaElena Zavala (left) is seen here working with students in the MARC program. Photo by Lee Choo. California State University, Northridge biology professor MariaElena Zavala...
View ArticleCSUN Professor Aims to Advance Science Education for Underrepresented...
A California State University, Northridge professor of elementary education is working with the state Department of Education to increase local elementary students’ interest and achievement in...
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