(Carson, CA) – The Department of Theatre and Dance at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will present its Fall Faculty Dance Concert "Renovations,” featuring dance styles that span the 1920s through to the 2000s. The concert will run Dec. 6 and 7 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 7 and 8 at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre at CSUDH. “Renovations” will feature reconstructions of choreography and choreographic styles by CSUDH dance faculty Amy Michele Allen, Marco A. Carreon, Sarah Cashmore, Jeff Hendrix, Doris Acosta Ressl, and Kenneth Walker. “We've reached into the choreography vault to revive, re-stage, and reset our favorite dance pieces. We’ll also create new works based on ... Read More
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Faculty Highlights: November 2019
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. College of Arts and Humanities In September, Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, was the visiting artist at the New Delhi College of Art, and at the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, in Chandigarh, India. As visiting artist, Hirsch worked with graduate and undergraduates students, and delivered various comprehensive presentations regarding her multidisciplinary work. Her film, Reading the Landscape, won the official selection Silver ... Read More
Climate Change Fueled the Rise and Demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
By: Ashish Sinha, California State University, Dominguez Hills, and Gayatri Kathayat, Xi'an Jiaotong University Ancient Mesopotamia, the fabled land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the command and control center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. This ancient superpower was the largest empire of its time, lasting from 912 BC to 609 BC in what is now modern Iraq and Syria. At its height, the Assyrian state stretched from the Mediterranean and Egypt in the west to the Persian Gulf and western Iran in the east. Then, in an astonishing reversal of fortune, the Neo-Assyrian Empire plummeted from its zenith (circa 650 BC) to complete political collapse within the span of just a few ... Read More
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
