These stories and more will be screened as part of the 34th Annual Senior Film Showcase hosted by CSUN’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts on Wednesday, April 30.

The performance will take place on Thursday, April 17 at 8 p.m. and is located at CSUN’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) located at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge.

A CSUN alum’s research team won a $5 million prize for its work using drones to study the Amazon rainforest ecosystem.

Jason June ’13 (Journalism), M.A. ’16 (English Literature) always loved storytelling — but it was a single class, taken to fulfill a graduation requirement, that changed the course of his life and career.

California State University, Northridge’s top student choreographers and dancers will demonstrate diverse choreographic vision, passionate dancing and powerful performances in “Kinesis: Emerging Choreography,” which will premiere on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 24, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.