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SUMMARY:SBS Dean's Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Dean’s Research Symposium\nJoin us for the Dean’s Research Symposium\, where faculty will present their research to the CSUN community. This annual event showcases innovative scholarship and provides an opportunity for faculty\, students\, and staff to engage in thought-provoking discussions. \nDate: Wednesday\, April 29 2026\nTime: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM\nLocation: Whitsett Room | Sierra Hall | Room 451 \nFeatured Presenters:\n\nMarlesha Bell\, Psychology\nDr. Marlesha Bell is an alumna from the Psychology Department and the M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis program. Her previous experience includes working with neurotypical and neurodiverse children. Dr. Bell’s current research focuses on teaching children safety skills\, assessing and treating severe problem behaviors\, and developing culturally responsive practices.\nOmar Ruvalcaba\, Psychology\nDr. Omar Ruvalcaba is a professor of psychology whose work explores the experiences of underrepresented students in educational settings\, with a particular emphasis on mental health\, culture\, and equity in higher education. His current research focuses on three areas: the experiences of first-generation undergraduate and doctoral Latinx students\, Armenian students’ experiences as first-generation undergraduates\, and women in gaming. Through scholarship\, mentorship\, and community-engaged work\, he seeks to understand how systems of support can promote thriving\, well-being\, and success for marginalized individuals across the academic pipeline.\nJustin Kantner\, Psychology\n\nRequesting Accommodations\nCommunication services (sign language interpreters\, note takers\, transcribers) are available upon request. Please submit requests at least five (5) working days in advance by contacting Ashley Rice at ashley.rice@csun.edu or (818) 677-3317. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to celebrate research excellence and engage with the scholars shaping the future of their fields! \nAbout our Guests\nDr. Omar Ruvalcaba is a professor of psychology whose work explores the experiences of underrepresented students in educational settings\, with a particular emphasis on mental health\, culture\, and equity in higher education. His current research focuses on three areas: the experiences of first-generation undergraduate and doctoral Latinx students\, Armenian students’ experiences as first-generation undergraduates\, and women in gaming. Through scholarship\, mentorship\, and community-engaged work\, he seeks to understand how systems of support can promote thriving\, well-being\, and success for marginalized individuals across the academic pipeline.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/sbs-deans-research-symposium-2/
LOCATION:Whitsett Room\, SH 451
CATEGORIES:Academics,College of Social and Behavioral Sciences,Community Engagement,Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251121T120000
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SUMMARY:RPPR and Federal Reporting Requirements
DESCRIPTION:For those new to Federal funding and award management\, this session will provide an overview of Federal reporting requirements. Learn the details on how to prepare and submit interim and final progress reports using the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). \nPlease RSVP here by November 19\, 2025
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/rppr-and-federal-reporting-requirements/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T120000
DTSTAMP:20260701T084838
CREATED:20250910T180334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T180334Z
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SUMMARY:Compliance: Human Ethics\, Animal Care & Use\, & Biosafety
DESCRIPTION:Come meet the CSUN research and compliance staff! If your research involves humans\, animals\, biological materials\, or any combination of these\, our team will ensure you have the support you need to complete your research project. Topics include working with IRB and IACUC\, and understanding Biosafety\, Conflict of Interest\, Export Control\, and items unique to federal sponsors\, such as RCR Training. You will also learn more about upcoming changes to compliance requirements from federal sponsors such as the National Institutes of Health\, the National Science Foundation\, and the United States Department of Agriculture. \nPlease RSVP here by November 5\, 2025
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/compliance-human-ethics-animal-care-use-biosafety/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260701T084838
CREATED:20250910T174306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T174306Z
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SUMMARY:SciENcv & ORCID
DESCRIPTION:Are you aware that federal agencies require researchers to have an ORCID ID when they apply for funding? ORCID is a free\, unique persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research\, scholarship\, and innovation activities. More than 7\,000 journals now use ORCID and can automatically populate user accounts with citations when they publish. In this session\, you will learn to use SciENcv and ORCID to help you develop Biosketch and Current & Pending Support documents that are compliant with federal grant submissions to the NSF and NIH. \nPlease RSVP here by October 22\, 2025
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/sciencv-orcid/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T171610Z
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SUMMARY:Proposal Submission Process
DESCRIPTION:If you are new to grant writing at CSUN\, this session is for you. Meet our staff and learn about the systems and processes in RSP that support you during proposal development through submission to successful management. Topics include Proposal Elements\, Submission Timelines\, the Cayuse system\, and applying for Limited Submission opportunities. \nPlease RSVP here by October 8\, 2025.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/proposal-submission-process/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250926T120000
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SUMMARY:Finding Funding w-Pivot-RP
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a project that needs funding but you’re not sure where to start? Join us for this session where you will learn to use Pivot-RP\, a robust database of funding opportunities. RSP staff will guide you through creating an account\, setting appropriate keywords and filters\, and updating your profile to ensure you receive notice of the funding opportunities that best align with your project. \nPlease RSVP here by September 24\, 2025
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/finding-funding-w-pivot-rp/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250911T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250911T163000
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SUMMARY:Building Interdisciplinary Research Relationships for a Sustainable San Fernando Valley
DESCRIPTION:Join CSUN faculty\, research center directors\, and academic leaders for Building Interdisciplinary Research Relationships for a Sustainable San Fernando Valley\, a fast-paced\, interactive networking session designed to spark collaboration across disciplines. Hosted at the CSUN Institute for Sustainability with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs\, this 90-minute event will feature a brief introduction to the Sustainable San Fernando Valley initiative\, a spotlight on available funding opportunities and a dynamic speed networking activity structured around creating authentic interdisciplinary partnerships and collaborations across campus. Participants will leave with new connections\, concrete project ideas\, and clear next steps for interdisciplinary collaboration and proposal incubation in support of regional resilience and sustainability.  It will be fun-come meet some cool people!  Light refreshments will be provided! \n Please RSVP here by September 8\, 2025 \n 
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/building-interdisciplinary-research-relationships-for-a-sustainable-san-fernando-valley/
LOCATION:CSUN Institute for Sustainabilty\, Room 103
CATEGORIES:Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T141500
DTSTAMP:20260701T084838
CREATED:20250210T211421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T185628Z
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SUMMARY:SBS Dean's Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Dean’s Research Symposium\nJoin us for the Dean’s Research Symposium\, where faculty will present their research to the CSUN community. This annual event showcases innovative scholarship across disciplines and provides an opportunity for faculty\, students\, and staff to engage in thought-provoking discussions. \nDate: Wednesday\, April 30th 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM – 2:15 PM\nLocation: Whitsett Room | Sierra Hall | Room 451 \nFeatured Presenters:\n\nPatricia Juarez-Dappe\, History\nRichard Horowitz\, History\nMintesnot Woldeamanuel\, Urban Studies & Planning\nJohn Paul Nuno\, History\n\nCommunication services (sign language interpreters\, note takers\, transcribers) are available upon request. Please submit requests at least five (5) working days in advance by contacting Jacqueline Edwards at jacqueline.edwards@csun.edu or (818) 677-4035. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to celebrate research excellence and engage with the scholars shaping the future of their fields!
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/sbs-deans-research-symposium/
LOCATION:Whitsett Room\, SH 451
CATEGORIES:Academics,College of Social and Behavioral Sciences,Community Engagement,Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T133000
DTSTAMP:20260701T084838
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SUMMARY:CROPS: Cool Research Opportunities and Pizza Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another exciting CROPS (Cool Research Opportunities & Pizza Series) on Friday\, April 11th in Jacaranda Hall 3516! Three distinguished faculty members from various departments within the college—Dr. Melih Papila from Mechanical Engineering\, Dr. Myung (Michael) Cho from Electrical & Computer Engineering\, and Dr. Marjan Asadinia from Computer Science—will present on their current cutting-edge research topics such as composite structures\, optimizing distributed machine learning\, and AI-driven hardware optimization. \nFree pizza starts at noon\, and presentations begin at 12:20pm. Come hungry for knowledge and discover how to get started in research!
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/cool-research-opportunities-pizza-seriescrops-spr25/
LOCATION:Jacaranda Hall\, 18111 Nordhoff St.\, Northridge\, CA\, 91330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Development,Current Students,Research,Student Life
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ORGANIZER;CN="College of Engineering and Computer Science":MAILTO:ecsdean@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T084838
CREATED:20260204T211422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T211712Z
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SUMMARY:Advances in Upper Limb Prostheses Control\, Haptic Feedback\, and Training Systems
DESCRIPTION:Please be sure to RSVP by Monday\, March 25\, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.\nRSVP to the Event\nResearch and Sponsored Programs\, with support from the Jerome Richfield Memorial Fund\, organizes each year an event that celebrates a CSUN faculty member engaged in high quality\, high-impact research\, where they are named as the Richfield Memorial Fellow. The Fellow presents a lecture at the Provost’s Colloquium Series\, which is designed to highlight and celebrate the scholarly achievements of our faculty\, and to provide an opportunity for socialization among faculty\, administrators\, students\, and staff. \nWe are happy to announce that this year’s 2025 Jerome Richfield Memorial Fellow is Dr. Peter L Bishay from the department of Mechanical Engineering.  Dr. Bishay received his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California\, Irvine in 2014. He published over 50 research papers in reputable journals and conference proceedings spanning topics in computational mechanics\, composite and smart structures\, aerospace structures\, and prosthesis design and control. He founded the “Smart Morphing Wing” and “Smart Prosthetics” research-based senior design projects at CSUN. His research has been supported by US DoD\, NASA\, and NSF. Dr. Bishay is a recipient of multiple prestigious awards\, such as the “Future Technology Leader Award” (2018)\, the “Distinguished Engineering Educator Achievement Award” (2022) from The Engineer’s Council\, the “Highly Influential and Sustained Innovation Award” (2021)\, and the “CSUN Distinguished Teaching Award” (2024).  The Richfield Memorial Fellow celebrates a CSUN faculty member engaged in high-quality\, high-impact research. Dr. Bishay will present a lecture in the spring semester as part of the Provost’s Colloquium Series. \nRequests for accommodation services (e.g.\, sign language interpreters or transcribers) must be made at least five (5) business days in advance. Please contact Deanna A Maidy (deanna.maidy@csun.edu) by March 24\, 2025.  \nPresentation abstract:\nThe acceptance of artificial limbs to augment the bodies of individuals with missing limbs does not only depend on the capabilities of such prosthetic devices\, but also on the ease of control and the interaction between the user and the prosthesis. After years of developing electromyography (EMG) systems for controlling arm prostheses\, the rejection rates of prosthetic arms remain high due partly to the limitations of such control systems. In various surveys\, prosthetic arm users also emphasized the weight burden and lack of feedback when utilizing available prosthetic limbs in the market. This presentation concentrates on the ongoing endeavors to address these concerns\, with a particular emphasis on the applied research that was spearheaded at CSUN to enhance the quality of life for prosthetic arm users. Recognizing the natural human capability to intentionally move the toes and to connect ankle and foot movements to wrist and hand movements\, the foot controller that has been developed offers a simple and intuitive means of prosthesis control. Through a recent NSF grant under the Mind\, Machine and Motor Nexus (M3X)\, a virtual reality (VR) training system for this foot controller has been developed and tested\, combining faculty and student talents from CSUN’s Mechanical Engineering\, Kinesiology\, and Psychology departments. Furthermore\, a haptic feedback system that transmits the sensation of touch to prosthetic arm users has also been in development to enhance the user-prosthesis relationship. State-of-the-art design and manufacturing approaches\, such as the use of Generative Design (GD) tools\, enabled by the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, and 3D-printing\, have been used in designing and building physical models of prosthetic arms in conjunction with the developed control and haptic feedback systems.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/advances-in-upper-limb-prostheses-control-haptic-feedback-and-training-systems/
LOCATION:Orchard Conference Center\, 18111 Nordhoff Street\, Northridge\, CA\, 91330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Research,Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T100000
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SUMMARY:Computer Science Department Graduate Programs Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informative session in JD 4440 about the Computer Science Department’s Graduate Programs! Whether you’re a new\, current\, or prospective student\, this is a great opportunity to learn more about our programs\, ask questions\, and connect with the department. Everyone is welcome to join\, and we hope to see you there!
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/computer-science-department-graduate-programs-information-session/
LOCATION:Jacaranda Hall\, 18111 Nordhoff St.\, Northridge\, CA\, 91330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Students,First-Time Freshman Students,International Students,Research,Returning Students,Transfer Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="Computer Science":MAILTO:compsci@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T133000
DTSTAMP:20260701T084838
CREATED:20241028T190534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T190534Z
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SUMMARY:Cool Research Opportunities & Pizza Series (CROPS)
DESCRIPTION:Join us in JD 3514 for pizza and learning about exciting research opportunities! Featuring presentations by Dr. Silvia Carpitella (MSEM)\, Dr. Ruobin Qi (CS)\, and Alina Adamian\, MS (OUR); these speakers will present on various topics including smart grid security\, machine learning\, and undergraduate research programs like PODER and SECURE for Student Success (SfS2) during this event. Pizza will be served at noon\, presentations will begin at 12:20 PM.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/cool-research-opportunities-pizza-series-crops/
LOCATION:Jacaranda Hall\, 18111 Nordhoff St.\, Northridge\, CA\, 91330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Development,Current Students,First-Time Freshman Students,Institutional Research,International Students,Lectures and Guest Speakers,Research,Returning Students,Transfer Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="College of Engineering and Computer Science":MAILTO:ecsdean@csun.edu
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