The University Library at California State University, Northridge is hosting the Gohstand Leisure Reading Room Lecture Series featuring educator and literacy advocate Maryanne Wolf, author of “Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World,” who will examine the constant digital engagement that can undermine deep reading, empathy, and critical thinking.

Computer Science student Jose Flores won top honors in a weekend hackathon competition with his AI-enhanced robot designed for health care settings.

The event is free and open to the public and is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 23rd at the Northridge Center in the University Student Union, located at 18111 Nordhoff St. from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

With the help of their own TARDIS, CSUN’s environmental biologists have been studying climate change’s impact on the state’s iconic toyon plants — popularly known as “Christmas Berry” or “California Holly” — to get an understanding of chaparral and oak woodland communities’ resiliency.

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