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Is Your College in a Severe Wildfire zone? »
Thanks to a marine layer cloaking the university and the quilt of redwoods surrounding it, “the fuel that sits on the ground of the forest is just constantly moist as a result, and so it’s not a great conductor of fire,” said Cris Koczera, emergency management coordinator at Humboldt State.
CalMatters - Oct 2020
Meet Esteban Castillo, a Chef Celebrating The Beauty of Mexican Food »
Alumnus is founder of the popular food blog Chicano Eats and the new author of an incredible cookbook by the same name.
Buzzfeed - Oct 2020
Inside San Jose State’s Temporary Home »
Brent Brennan sat down for a virtual news conference Monday wearing the hat of a school that wasn’t his team. The San Jose State coach donned a Humboldt State hat because the Spartans have started preseason camp at Humboldt in northern California, more than 300 miles from campus.
The Athletic - Oct 2020
Community Donations Allow St. Joe’s to Purchase 12 New Ventilators, Hospital Says »
Humboldt State and several community groups donated funds to purchase ventilators.
Lost Coast Outpost - Oct 2020
HSU Women’s Soccer, Basketball Promote Social Change »
Two Humboldt State University teams are doing much more than just preparing for the upcoming athletics season.
Redwood News - Oct 2020
San Jose State Moving to Humboldt to Prepare for the 2020 Football Season »
San Jose State headed to Humboldt to get ready for Mountain West season that begins Oct. 24
San Jose Mercury News - Oct 2020
San Jose St. Moves Football Practice to Humboldt State »
San Jose State’s football team will travel more than 300 miles to begin practice for the upcoming season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Associated Press - Oct 2020
Elk-human Conflict on the rise in Northern California »
As more and more Roosevelt elk show up in the agricultural and tourist areas surrounding Redwood National and State Parks, human-elk conflict has escalated.
SFGate - Sep 2020
Jared Huffman Urges District Residents to Complete Census »
Connie Stewart, executive director of the California Center for Rural Policy at Humboldt State University, on the difficulties in and necessities of getting an accurate and complete count for the 2020 Census
Times-Standard - Sep 2020
Adapting to the era of Megafires »
Lenya Quinn-Davidson, HSU alumna and director of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council, discusses land management and fire prevention resources.
The Christian Science Monitor - Sep 2020
Nonprofit Improvisation: How to Lead within Profound Disruption »
Humboldt State University (HSU) worked with GreenWave, an environmental nonprofit that helps coastal communities develop and scale such sustainable and regenerative farming concerns, to create a seaweed farm.
Nonprofit Quarterly - Sep 2020
To Fight Fires, California Must Burn »
Many more controlled fires, including Indigenous cultural burns, are essential for preventing massive, deadly wildfires.
SF Weekly - Sep 2020
Study Shows Better Benefits of More Vigorous Exercise Than Walking »
KCBS Radio news anchors Jeff Bell and Patti Reising spoke with Justus Ortega, Professor of Kinesiology at Humboldt State University and leader of the study.
KCBS - Sep 2020
How Cycling Can Keep You Young »
Adults over the age of 65 who ride at least 30 minutes, three times a week are less likely to experience age-related decline in walking efficiency, compared to adults who walk for exercise, according to Humboldt State University researchers.
Bicycling - Sep 2020
For Successful Aging, Pick Up the Pace or Mix It Up »
Older people who cycled for exercise walked more efficiently than people whose primary exercise is placid walking, according to a study by Kinesiology Professor Justus Ortega.
The New York Times - Sep 2020
Don't Worry About the Redwoods. They're Hella Tough »
Forestry Professor Jeffrey Kane on the resilience of redwoods after a wildfire.
KQED - Aug 2020
Can Redwoods Survive the Devastating California Wildfires? »
A fire ecologist and researcher at Save the Redwoods League talks about redwoods, global warming, and the Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative, whose lead researcher is Professor Steve Sillett.
Scientific American - Aug 2020
CAA Launches Scholarships, Mentoring Program for Diversity »
Creative Artists Agency is strengthening its diversity and inclusion efforts by launching CAA Scholars to support a diverse group of worthy students eyeing college, university or trade educations.
Billboard - Aug 2020
Native Americans In California Are Toppling Statues Of This Catholic Saint »
“These statues represent a physical assertion of power over our communities,” said HSU Professor of Native American Studies, Cutcha Risling Baldy, who is Hupa, Yurok and Karuk and an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe in Northern California.
HuffPost - Jun 2020
HSU Receives NEA Big Read Project Grant »
The Arts Endowment announced funding for 84 organizations to lead NEA Big Read projects between September and June 2021, providing a range of activities around a book selected from the NEA Big Read library.
The Times-Standard - Jun 2020
'A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety' Author: Generation Z's norm will 'be a Sense of Instability' »
Sarah Jaquette Ray, a professor of Environmental Studies, who wrote "A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety," talked about what the "climate generation" faces, what the coronavirus pandemic is revealing and why eco-guilt is not helpful.
Newsday - Jun 2020
The Last Artful, Dodgr’s West Coast Sunshine »
HSU alumna Alana Chenevert has a skill for pop hooks that’s attracted Mark Ronson, Anderson .Paak, and "Euphoria."
Rolling Stones - May 2020
California Redwoods are Tops in Carbon Storage Needed to Fight Climate Change, Nonprofit says »
Steve Sillett, Kenneth L. Fisher Chair of Redwood Forest Ecology, is the lead author of a pair of studies that examine carbon storage of old-growth and second-growth redwood forests.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - May 2020
One Buc’s Support of Tampa Bay Restaurants Sparks Circle of Giving »
HSU alumnus Alex Cappa’s idea to help feed families during the COVID-19 pandemic — by purchasing meals from struggling restaurants — resonated with so many teammates.
Tampa Bay Times - Apr 2020