“Content: 2020 Senior Studio Art Exhibition,” which features art created by Studio Art majors from California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Class of 2020, will be on display online from Dec. 1 through Jan. 8, 2021, on the University Art Gallery's website, gallery.csudh.edu. Delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the “Content: 2020 Senior Studio Art Exhibition” features the work of 10 studio art students who graduated in spring 2020. As part of the Art and Design Department's curriculum, each student is required to exhibit a selection of work produced during their studies at CSUDH. The exhibition is the culmination of those efforts. “Our Studio Art students will have the ... Read More
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Faculty Highlights: November 2020
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Education Anthony H. Normore, professor emeritus of graduate education, provided the keynote address to open the “Let Us Dream 2020” Triennial International Virtual Conference, which took place Nov. 20-22. Hosted by several countries including the U.S., India, and Germany, the conference focused on connecting local communities and service initiatives through global ... Read More
LACMA Internship Offers Anthropology Students Museum Curation and Research Skills
Katherine Gendron loves museums. She has fond memories of family road trips across the state to visit them, and to this day likes to spend an hour or more alone in a museum enjoying the art and what to her still feels like a family atmosphere. That's why the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) graduate jumped at the chance to apply for the new CSUDH-LACMA Anthropology Internship, which was launched in spring 2020 by the Anthropology Department in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The internship is designed to provide CSUDH students opportunities to learn museum curation skills and gain hands-on experience assisting LACMA with its Art of the ... Read More
Daily Breeze: South Bay Researchers to Look Into Regional Economic Impact of Legal Marijuana
Source: Daily Breeze How fired up is the South Bay and Long Beach – economically, at least – since the legalization of marijuana four years ago? The region could soon find out after Carson's Cal State Dominguez Hills received a $1.8 million, two-year state grant to study the costs and benefits of the cannabis industry in several diverse communities the university serves. Those include Torrance, Hawthorne, Carson, Inglewood and Lawndale in the South Bay, as well as Long Beach, Compton, the unincorporated county community of Willowbrook and the L.A city neighborhood Watts. Cal State Dominguez Hills researchers said in their grant application that the region they will focus on has ... Read More
KFI News Radio: CSU Dominguez Hills Gets Grant To Study Cannabis Industry
Source: KFI News Radio CARSON - Cal State Dominguez Hills has secured a $1.8 million grant to conduct research on the cannabis industry in the South Bay area, officials announced today. “I am delighted that CSU Dominguez Hills has been awarded this critical funding for the important work they are doing,'' said Sen. Steven Bradford, a Democrat who represents the South Bay area. “Their research will assist in understanding the role that the cannabis industry plays in economic revitalization and equity in our community, informing policy decisions for years.'' The money -- part of more than $29 million in public university research grant funding to universities across ... Read More
‘Crossroads,’ a Dance Concert Inspired by Race Relations in America
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will host the virtual dance concert “Crossroads,” Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m., and Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. The faculty-student event is inspired by the current and historic crossroads of race relations in the United States. What: Dance Concert at CSUDH Theatre and Dance When: Saturday, November 28 at 7 p.m., and Monday, November 30 at 7pm Ticket: https://www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/ "Crossroads" is a showcase of choreography for the screen. The works have been choreographed and filmed by CSUDH dance faculty members Amy Michele Allen, Shaunté Caraballo, Sarah Hummel, Jeff ... Read More
Student Residence Hall Adorned with Murals Featuring Art of iris yirei hu
The art of Los Angeles painter iris yirei hu, which tells stories of people, places, and pain and often their interdependencies, now adorns California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) new Student Residence Hall in the form of eight 47-foot murals that were recently installed during the final phase of construction. Hu's work was chosen by students, faculty, and staff of the university out of approximately 60 Southern California artists who responded to a region-wide call for submissions of existing work that could translate to large-scale murals. The call represents CSUDH's first major public art project on its campus in more than a decade. The highly collaborative painter, ... Read More
CSUDH Awarded More Than $1.8 Million to Conduct Cannabis Industry Research
(Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) received a $1,866,311 grant from the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) to conduct research on the cannabis industry in the South Bay and other local Los Angeles County communities CSUDH serves. The funding is part of close to $30 million in research grants awarded to public universities across the state by the bureau. With the passage of Proposition 64 in 2016, the BCC has made research funding available for grants in several categories, including public health, criminal justice and public safety, economic, environmental impacts, and the cannabis industry. CSUDH and Humboldt State University are the only two California ... Read More
Professor Terry McGlynn’s New Book Offers Practical Advice for STEM Educators
When Professor of Biology Terry McGlynn writes about teaching on his blog Small Pond Science, he often receives comments from science instructors who are dedicated to their students but admit they lack formal pedagogical training. With his new book The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching, McGlynn offers a practical guide for anyone teaching STEM disciplines at the college level, from newly appointed faculty and graduate students teaching lab sections, to well-seasoned professors seeking new and creative ideas. McGlynn, a recognized expert in the biology of ants and how insects respond to challenging environments, orients his research program around providing students the ... Read More
Consequential Conversations: Featuring Mixed Media Artist Toni Scott
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) President Thomas A. Parham to host Consequential Conversations: A Dialogue with Toni Scott on Wednesday, November 18th at 4 p.m. The conversation with mixed media visual artist Toni Scott launches the strategic creative partnership between Scott and CSUDH offering insight into her artistic background, key influences on her work, and plans for upcoming projects. Consequential Conversations: A dialogue with Toni Scott, takes place Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. Click here to register. Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Scott's installations, exhibitions and individual works largely explore her African American, Native American, and European ... Read More
