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TULYOME TALES: Insanely brave ground squirrels act like tiny ninjas
It’s the squirrels penchant for digging these burrows that cause some humans to look upon them as pest animals, but the burrows actually help to rotate and aerate the soil, and cache seeds (for future plant growth and reforestation after wildfires). “By mixing mineral dirt with organic matter, ground squirrels encourage microbes to grow, speeding up soil production,” says grassland ecologist Paula Schiffman of California State University, Northridge. The squirrels’ abandoned burrows also provide housing for other animals that are unable to excavate burrows for themselves such as Burrowing Owls, California Red-Legged frogs, California Tiger Salamanders (which are fragile animals that spend about 10 months of the year underground)… and oddly enough even Rattlesnakes which often use abandoned squirrel burrows to hibernate in over the winter months. -- Daily Democrat
Spiritual seekers revive polytheism
Because of the close ties between church and government in Greece, today "the practice of Hellenismos is actually illegal," said Sabina Magliocco, a professor of anthropology and folklore at California State University Northridge.n- Laredo Morning Times - TX
Class Act: St. Petersburg, L.A. philharmonic concerts will showcase diverse repertoires
The following evening, Temirkanov and his band traverses the Southland’s freeways to Cal State Northridge’s Valley Performing Arts Center for performances of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, with Garrick Ohlsson as soloist. The L.A. Phil, led by guest conductor Jaap van Zweden, is performing Shostakovich’s fifth this weekend, with a final performance today at Disney Hall. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Medfly quarantine cuts into San Fernando Valley backyard produce donations for poor
The quarantine stretches from the Van Norman reservoir in Sylmar south to Cal State Northridge to the 101 Freeway and east to Burbank and the 210 Freeway. -- Los Angeles Daily News
What LA Mayor Garcetti does with mandate remains question mark
Tom Hogen-Esch, professor of politics at California State University, Northridge, believes Garcetti's focus on the nuts and bolts of governing worked with voters. -- Bellingham Herald
Neanderthal man was a cannibal
A la tête d'une équipe internationale, l'anthropologue française Hélène Rougier, de la California State University Northridge (Etats-Unis), en reconstituant des os à partir de fragments épars, a réussi à prouver qu'à Goyet, l'homme de Néandertal était anthropophage. -- 24 heures (in French)
Moving and Shaking: U.S. Holocaust Museum dinner, de Toledo names new head, Republican Jews meet in Vegas
Cal State Northridge student Brandon Kaufman kvelled about the opportunity to hear from Vice President Mike Pence, who spoke on the first day of the conference. -- Jewish Journal
Spiritual seekers revive polytheism
Because of the close ties between church and government in Greece, today "the practice of Hellenismos is actually illegal," said Sabina Magliocco, a professor of anthropology and folklore at California State University Northridge. -- Times-Union - NY
Three Life-Changing Technologies at the 2017 Assistive Technology Conference
It’s important to create technologies that can help everyone, regardless of their age or their ability to see, hear, or move. That was the idea behind many of the technologies on display at the CSUN (California State University, Northridge) Assistive Technology Conference, held from 1 to 3 March in San Diego. Here are some of the impressive ones that caught my eye. -- The Institute
Class Act: St. Petersburg, L.A. philharmonic concerts will showcase diverse repertoires
The following evening, Temirkanov and his band traverses the Southland’s freeways to Cal State Northridge’s Valley Performing Arts Center for performances of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, with Garrick Ohlsson as soloist. The L.A. Phil, led by guest conductor Jaap van Zweden, is performing Shostakovich’s fifth this weekend, with a final performance today at Disney Hall. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram