In an effort to stave off the potentially devastating effects of an increasingly warmer climate on the Mojave Desert’s distinctive Joshua trees, California State University, Northridge evolutionary biologist Jeremy Yoder will be spending part of the spring semester collecting tissue samples from 300 trees across the desert. The…

CSUN is participating in a series of virtual concerts by multiple California State University dance programs. CSUN’s dance film, “Lux Aeterna,” will be shown virtually on Dec. 4 as part of the series. “Lux Aeterna” is a dance film that involved 44 student participants and focuses on darkness…

“The Matrix,” “Big Love” and “Friends” are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the collective work of accomplished CSUN alumni Louis Santor ’89 (Accounting Theory and Practice), David Knoller ’86 (Theatre) and Wendy Knoller ’87 (Radio/TV Production), who have made careers in the business…

Hurricanes, pollution, disease, bleaching and effects of an increasingly warmer planet are all negatively impacting the health of coral reefs around the world. However, the reefs in the Caribbean are facing a new threat — an aggressive, crust-like algae that is rapidly overgrowing shallow reefs. California State University,…

Actress and CSUN alumna Lauren Ridloff received the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Harold Russell Award on Nov. 19 at the 2020 Media Access Awards, presented by Easterseals. Ridloff, a rising stage and screen star who is deaf, was honored for redefining on-screen representation for the disability community while advancing the portrayal and employment…