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International conductor Paul Mauffray will guest conduct the La Sierra University Orchestra in a wide-ranging concert that includes West Coast premiere of a portion of the long-lost Tabasco opera.

La Sierra orchestra concert to feature West Coast premiere of recovered Tabasco opera

Tabasco, a peppery red sauce known for its spicy bite, is not typically associated with classical music or opera. Yet the Louisiana makers of Tabasco…
Jason Uyeyama, violinist and director of La Sierra University's string studies, organizes the music department's Chamber Music Series.

Top classical artists to perform in La Sierra chamber music series

A quartet of classical musicians, whose performance credits comprise an impressive list of top tier venues and collaborative artists, will perform…
Keith Drieberg, a La Sierra University alum and coordinator of special education for the Redlands Unified School District, enrolled in the new Board Certified Behavior Analyst program in La Sierra's School of Education.

University rolls out new behavior analyst credential program as need surges

The field of behavioral analysis is surging and demand for certification on the upswing in keeping with industry standards, and due to an overall…
La Sierra University student Kyle Thompson works with after school program youngsters at Myra Linn Elementary School in Riverside as part of a service-learning program. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra receives national recognition for community service and engagement

La Sierra University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution nationally recognized for its service programs, received top rankings recently for its…
Czarina Kaye (CK) Francisco will serve as director of the new Youth Chorus for community kids in grades 3-6. The free program is offered through the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts.

Arts academy to launch community youth chorus

The Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at La Sierra University is expanding its offerings this winter with a free music program for children.
Karen Hansberger explains the Bakri uterine balloon to an OB/GYN physician and hospital superintendent at Nanyuki hospital in Kenya. (Photo courtesy of Glen Hutton)

La Sierra doc brings life-saving medical devices to Kenyan women

There was only one week left before the aid mission to Kenya, and the life-saving medical devices Karen Gaio Hansberger had hoped to take with her…
Zapara School of Business Associate Law and Management Professor Jere Fox addresses students at Stokoe Elementary in Riverside. His class raised nearly $4,000 for after school program supplies.

La Sierra Service-Learning class fulfills After School program pledge

With ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ like it was Christmas morning, dozens of students at Stokoe Elementary School in Riverside stretched to view the colorful…
La Sierra offers $10k writing scholarship to high schoolers

La Sierra offers $10k writing scholarship to high schoolers

When Luis Rengifo learned last fall about La Sierra University’s $10,000 competitive writing scholarship offered to high school seniors, he decided to…

Approximately 800 academy and high school seniors swarmed La Sierra University for its annual University Experience day. (All photos by Natan Vigna)

Annual event draws hundreds of high schoolers to campus

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – (www.lasierra.edu) The group of high school seniors from Toronto, Canada journeyed the farthest of the 800 or so students to visit…
Assistant art professor Tim Musso teaching a class at La Sierra University.

Art prof’s work exhibited in elite U.S. Embassy show

Last month, La Sierra University Assistant Professor of Art Tim Musso traveled to Bulgaria, to participate in a prestigious, international art show…
La Sierra University's Big Band will perform Saturday night a repertoire of jazz tunes.

La Sierra Big Band to play the classics

La Sierra University's Big Band, under direction of Dr. David Brennan, will offer a toe-tapping repertoire of classic jazz tunes on Sat., Dec. 13 at…
Biology professor Lloyd Trueblood in his lab at La Sierra University. This summer he and two East Coast colleagues received NSF funding to study bluegill fish.

La Sierra marine scientist lands NSF grant to study fish adaptation

The ubiquitous bluegill fish, a frequent fisherman’s catch, is a single species that appears to adapt its body shape and physiology depending on where…