The Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics will host the Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition on May 8 in the University Student Union at California State University, Northridge. More than 14 CSU campuses will send student and recent graduate teams to compete for $200,000 in seed funding.
From films that capture the struggle of being mocked about a stutter to the difficult choices immigrants must face, the public is invited to explore stories that a future generation of filmmakers have brought to light at California State University, Northridge’s 35th Annual Senior Film Showcase on Wednesday, April 29.
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.
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.
Many aren’t tuning into city council meetings, tracking how their local tax dollars are being used or are unaware of which departments take care of basic services.
The concert will feature dances, ranging from contemporary to hip-hop that reflect current social concerns as well as the opportunity to celebrate the pure joy of dancing.
The Institute for Sustainability at California State University, Northridge will host its fifth annual campus EV car show on Wednesday, April 15. Students and the general public will have the chance to test drive the newest electric cars and discover more about their innovation and sustainability.
Using bone fragments, some no bigger than a finger, California State University, Northridge anthropologist Hélène Rougier and an interdisciplinary team of international researchers have discovered that the last Neanderthals in Europe all descended from one lineage.