California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge is a vibrant, diverse university community of 38,310 students and more than 4,000 faculty and staff, sited on a 356-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. As you explore the university’s web site, you will find ample evidence of Cal State Northridge’s commitment to the educational and professional goals of students, and its extensive service to the community.

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Shared rituals of grief bring people together. onuma Inthapong/E+ via Getty Images

The hidden power of grief rituals

Grief can inspire concrete acts of loyalty and generosity.
Entrée de la grotte de Goyet, près de Namur (Belgique). A.C. Pottier

Des Néandertaliennes et des enfants victimes de cannibalisme il y a 45 000 ans

S’agit-il d’un épisode unique ou d’une pratique répétée dans le temps ? Ce comportement est-il propre à la grotte de Goyet ou pourrait-il être reconnu sur d’autres sites ?
Protesters wave the Mexican flag in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Luke Johnson/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Mexican flags flown during immigration protests bother white people a lot more than other Americans

White Americans, especially older citizens, tend to be more bothered than Black Americans or Latinos by demonstrators waving Mexican flags – and even US flags – during protests.
Immigrant farmworkers pick strawberries in California in April 2024. Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Deporting millions of immigrants would shock the US economy, increasing housing, food and other prices

While immigrants without legal authorization make up about 5% of the U.S. workforce, these workers are concentrated in particular industries, including agriculture.
Recent surveys suggest Canadians are dissatisfied with the direction of the economy. (Shutterstock)

10 reasons why Canadians are still dissatisfied with the economy, despite the upswing

There are a number of reasons why there’s such a significant gap between aggregate economic numbers and the perceptions of everyday people.
Fossil fuel investors can use an obscure legal mechanism found in many international trade agreements to sue countries if their projects are blocked. curraheeshutter via Shutterstock

A secretive legal system lets fossil fuel investors sue countries over policies to keep oil and gas in the ground – podcast

Experts are concerned that a legal mechanism called investor-state dispute settlement could affect countries’ moves to cut fossil fuel emissions. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Black teachers comprise just 7% of U.S. public school teachers even though 16% of their students are Black. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Lessons from segregated schools can help make today’s classrooms more inclusive

Two scholars of inclusive education explain how segregated Black schools advocated for Black children in a way that’s often missing from today’s desegregated classrooms.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense has allowed only 33 points over its past four games. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Does defense actually win championships?

Does the Eagles’ vaunted defense give them an edge? Cal State Northridge’s sport psychology lab ran a regression analysis to test the popular adage.
Who will emerge as this year’s David Freese? Eric Gay/AP Photo

The psychology of the clutch athlete

What makes someone more likely to succeed when the lights shine brightest?

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