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A massive earthquake hits. The ground shakes strongly for more than five minutes. Roads are blocked. The power is out. And you can’t remember if you’re in a tsunami zone. What are you going to do about it?
HSU Alum Honored for Light Bulb Research
Humboldt State University sociology alumnus Lou Jacobson ('08), an energy specialist with the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, will be honored at ceremonies in San Francisco August 10 for outstanding research in barriers to student use of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.
Campus Faces ‘Daunting’ Budget Challenge
In a message to the campus community, President Rollin Richmond describes the budget cuts being proposed for Humboldt State and the California State University system.
Journalism Alums Nab Emmy
Bill S. Green (’78) and Henry Mulak (’84), journalism graduates from Humboldt State University, recently took home an Emmy for their news reporting work at ABC-7 News in San Francisco.
Star Trek Alum is HSU Graduation Speaker
Humboldt State University alumnus Dan Curry (’79, Theatre Arts), a seven-time Emmy-award winning visual effects wizard for “Star Trek: the Next Generation,” "Voyager," “Deep Space Nine” and “Enterprise,” was the keynote speaker for the Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, in HSU’s Redwood Bowl.
Alum Named Guggenheim Fellow
Humboldt State alum Thomas Joshua Cooper (’69 Art, Secondary Education) has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2009. The award will help him complete the North American portion of his wide-ranging project to photograph “the beginnings of civilization” around the Atlantic Ocean.
Alum's Play Finds Connections from Africa to America
With humor and drama, dreams and hard reality, language and rhythms from both Yoruba ritual and contemporary urban America, Jagun Fly, by HSU alumnus John Oluwole ADEkoje ('03, '08), is in many senses an African-American play.
HSU Alum Heads Cal Fire
The state senate has confirmed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nomination of Humboldt State University alumnus Del Walters (’77) to be director of California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), with immediate effect.
Alum Aids Green Efforts at UCLA
Despite growing up in a dense urban area, Nurit Katz ('02) remembers having a keen interest in the outdoors and environmental science as a child. Now, as sustainability coordinator for the University of California, Los Angeles, Katz is able to pursue her passions and help the campus become more ecologically friendly by applying what she learned at Humboldt State.
HSU Alum Joins Executive Ranks at Department of Agriculture
Humboldt State University alumnus Hank Kashdan has been named associate chief for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service based in Washington, D.C. Kashdan received his BA in journalism in 1973.
Alum Working to Implement State’s Historic Climate Bill
California is pushing hard to reduce its carbon emissions. Richard Varenchik (’68), of the California Air Resources Board (ARB), is spreading the word about the state's new climate change initiatives and collecting input about how to implement them.
Humboldt Alum Wins Audubon Fellowship
A Humboldt State alum is the recipient of a national fellowship designed to advance the work of individuals with outstanding potential to help shape a brighter environmental future.