Three Los Angeles artists interpret the legacy of cotton in powerful mixed media works WHAT: “Made in Cotton: Mark Steven Greenfield, Karen Hampton and Raksha Parekh WHEN: October 25 - December 7, 2017 Mon-Thurs, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Opening reception, Wednesday, October 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Conversation with the artists: 6 p.m. WHERE: University Art Gallery, LaCorte Hall, A-107 California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, Calif. Editors: Click here to download images of the artists’ work. Closely intertwined with racial politics, the production of cotton and the history of slavery are encapsulated in the potent exhibit “Made in Cotton: Mark Steven ... Read More
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‘Festival of New and Improvised Music’ Series Opens Oct. 10 at CSUDH
“Festival of New and Improvised Music,” a series of free concerts hosted by the Music Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), will take place three consecutive Tuesdays in October and feature performances, conversations, and masterclasses taught by internationally renowned composers and musicians. The three free concerts will take place in either the Laser Recital Hall (A-103) in the LaCorte Hall building, or in the University Theatre on the CSUDH campus. The university is located at 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, Calif. 90747. Click here for a campus map and directions. Parking is $8 and is available in lots 3 and 6. Vinny Golia Sextet, Oct. 10, 7:30 ... Read More
Faculty Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Research with DNA Sequencer
(CARSON, Calif.) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Biology has been awarded a three-year, $216,310 National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation grant to enhance research and curriculum at the university with a next-generation DNA sequencer. The Illumina MiSeq DNA sequencer will significantly advance the university’s research capacity and bolster faculty instruction, while enabling students to learn some of the latest biological research techniques and improving their graduate school opportunities and future success in bio-science fields. The NSF grant was awarded to a team of CSUDH faculty: assistant professors of biology Karin ... Read More
Toyota and CSUDH Dedicate Mobile Fabrication Laboratories
(CARSON, Calif.) – Four new mobile fabrication laboratories (fab labs) to help students build science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills will soon make their debut in Los Angeles County. California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) together with Toyota and the W.M. Keck Foundation came together to create the fab labs, which will become part of a global network of nearly 900 mobile labs that share common equipment and software. The unveiling and demonstration will take place Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. at CSUDH. The dedication event will include engaging science activities for local middle school students, and special remarks from Toyota representatives, CSUDH ... Read More
CSUDH Receives 4 Upward Bound Grants Totaling More Than $5.2 Million
Each of the five-year U.S. Department of Education grants will support 60 students participating in CSUDH Upward Bound programs at five local schools: Carson High School, Gardena High School, Hawthorne High School, Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, and Thomas Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles. The grants will fund the programs from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2022. “We are extremely excited about the opportunity to deepen our impact in the schools and communities connected to this funding. Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science programs are some of the most successful TRIO initiatives offered by the US Department of Education,” said William ... Read More
