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CSULA Receives $3.5 Million From ARRA

Wednesday, 08 September 2010 20:25
Written by CSULA Public Affairs
Engineering and Technology Building at CSULA

Engineering and Technology Building at CSULA

(CSULA - PA) With a primary focus on outreach, teaching and research, California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) has received more than $3.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to support 14 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects.
 
System-wide, CSU researchers have received over $62 million in ARRA funding to conduct nearly 200 individual STEM research projects throughout the 23-campus system. Among these campuses, Cal State L.A. ranked fifth in ARRA funding.

More than 70 percent of the CSU’s ARRA STEM funding was provided by three federal agencies: the National Science Foundation (NSF) ($25.58 million), the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) ($13.53 million) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ($4.95 million).
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Immigrant Drop House

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 September 2010 16:39 Wednesday, 08 September 2010 15:51
Written by Associated Press
Immigrant Drop House similar to the One found in Riverside

Immigrant Drop House similar to the One found in Riverside

(Riverside - AP) Immigration authorities have rescued more than three dozen immigrants who were locked inside a boarded-up bedroom in a Southern California drop house.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Wednesday some of the 37 immigrants from six Latin American countries had been held for weeks in the 10-by-10-foot room in Riverside and had gone several days without food.

The immigrants, mostly men, had been stripped of their shoes and were found lying on the floor. Three children under 3 years old were also found inside the sweltering room, said Debra Parker, assistant special agent in charge for ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Riverside.

Authorities say they began searching for the house after a caller reported smugglers had threatened to kill his relative when the family could not pay for his release. After scouring the area for two days, including with an infrared-equipped helicopter, officials searched the home Tuesday afternoon.

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Legislative Salaries Online

Wednesday, 08 September 2010 15:31
Written by Associated Press
John Perez

John Perez

(Sacramento - AP) Californians now can find out how much members of the state Assembly and their staff are paid by visiting the chamber's website.

On Wednesday, Assembly Speaker John Perez issued a statement announcing the move. It comes in response to the revelations this summer that top officials in the Los Angeles County city of Bell received excessive pay and pension benefits.

The Senate posted similar information for its employees last month. Both chambers plan to update the pay data quarterly.

State government salaries also are made available in searchable databases posted online by various news organizations.

A bill that would have required the Legislature, statewide officers, cities and counties to report the salaries of elected officials died in the Senate last month.

Stanford Afghanistan Textbooks

Wednesday, 08 September 2010 12:40
Written by Associated Press
Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School

(Palo Alto, Calif. - AP) A group of Stanford University law school students is writing legal textbooks for a country 7,000 miles away.

The fourth textbook in the online series for students in Afghanistan is set to come out in the fall.

The idea for the textbooks was floated by two law school students, Alexander Bernard and Eli Sugarman, a few years ago.

With a handful of other students helping, they studied Afghanistan's laws, politics and history and wrote the first book, "An Introduction to the Law of Afghanistan."

The books have helped at least 60 students earn legal certificates from the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul so far.

The project's success has led to a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. State Department, part of which will be used to translate the books into two of Afghanistan's languages, Dari and Pashto.

HFPA Awards CSULA $50,000

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 September 2010 10:34 Wednesday, 08 September 2010 10:32
Written by CSULA Public Affairs
CSULA Production Room

CSULA Production Room

(CSULA - PA) The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has awarded California State University, Los Angeles a $50,000 gift for the University’s highly-regarded Television and Media Studies Program within the Department of Communication Studies.

The HFPA grant will support the recruitment and retention of CSULA students pursuing graduate degrees in the fields of television and media studies, with fellowships of $1,000-$5,000 to be designated for direct educational expenses.

“Cal State L.A. is honored to have the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognize the potential contributions to media studies of our new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in Television, Film and Theatre (TVFT); and the achievements of all our media studies students and faculty,” said Suzanne Regan, acting chair of the Communication Studies department at Cal State L.A.

Regan added, “We appreciate this generous support for media production projects, which will greatly enhance our undergraduate and graduate students’ educational goals.”

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8 Million More Grads by 2020?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 September 2010 11:45 Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:45
Written by Kiyana Wilkins
First Day of School

First Day of School

(CSULA – UT) Early last month, during a speech at the University of Texas, President Barack Obama announced that the economic recovery of the nation depended on improvements in higher education.  He also called for 8 million more graduates by 2020.

A recent College Board survey found that the US dropped from first to twelfth place in the number of 25 to 34 year-olds with a college degree.

According to Nancy Shulock, Executive Director for the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at CSU Sacramento, many students across the nation lack the resources to graduate.  This is one of the main reasons America has a declining college graduation rate, she said.

“Lifting graduation rates.  Preparing our graduates to succeed in this economy.  Making college affordable.  That’s how we’ll put a higher education within reach for anyone who wants it,” said Obama.
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