California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance is holding dance auditions for its spring 2020 Student Dance Concert “Translucent” on Thursday, January 23, at 6 p.m. in the CSUDH Dance Studio (Gym A-102). Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Featuring choreography by CSUDH students, “Translucent” is an eclectic celebration of dance styles and the culmination of senior dance students’ educational journeys at CSUDH. The auditions are open to all CSUDH students. Pullout: “Translucent” will run May 1- 3 at 2 p.m. and May 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. Rehearsals will take place one to two days per week in the evenings and/or weekends beginning January 25. All CSUDH ... Read More
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Philip Vieira’s Biosensor Research Could Lead to More Precise Drug Dosage
Philip Vieira, assistant professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, has been awarded a $438,000 multi-year grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to conduct research into biosensor technology that could lead to more precise prescribed drug dosage and, potentially, reduced addiction. Titled “High Precision Pharmacokinetic Measurements in Brain Using a Novel Aptamer-Based Biosensor,” the grant will enable Vieira to monitor and evaluate how the body interacts with drugs as they cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a semipermeable border that separates the circulating blood from the brain and cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system. The ... Read More
Beam Signing Provokes Hope and Excitement for CSUDH’s Future
“Be the change you wish to see (in the world).” “A dream come true!” Whether it was the profound advice of Mahatma Gandhi, a positive message, or simply a signature scribbled on the steel girder, the beam signing ceremony for California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Innovation and Instruction Building on Nov. 14 provoked a wide range of encouraging comments about the university’s future. The ceremony took place on the construction site of CSUDH’s new four-story, 107,600-square-foot building. Along with the campus community, the event was attended by members of the Carson City Council, California Senator Steven Bradford (35th District), and other friends and partners ... Read More
CSUDH Students Take Center Stage at 2019 Presidential Forum
Eight California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students got a center stage seat at the California Democratic Party’s nationally televised 2019 Presidential Forum on Nov. 16. Hosted by Univision, the forum was part of the party’s Fall Endorsing Convention that took place November 15-17 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. Among the presidential hopefuls who participated in the two-hour event were U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, and Cory Booker; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro; billionaire activist Tom Steyer; and lawyer and philanthropist Andrew Yang. ... Read More
Oral History Interview with President Parham Added to Library of Congress Archive
An oral history interview with California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham has been added to the Library of Congress as part of the HistoryMakers Digital Archives, the largest archival collection of its kind in the world. HistoryMakers is a national non-profit educational institution committed to telling and preserving through recorded oral histories the experiences, history, and culture of African Americans in order to form a more complete, and inclusive, record of American history. “It is an honor to be included in the HistoryMakers series and to be chronicled among those women and men whose life experience and achievements are considered noteworthy and ... Read More
