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What is aphasia? Behind the brain disorder that has affected Bruce Willis
“People with aphasia are intellectually intact,” said Michael Biel, an associate professor of communication disorders at Cal State Northridge. Their “mental competency is hidden by this disability. ... It’s quite easy for people with aphasia to be stigmatized as less than mentally competent.” -- Los Angeles Times
CCSI: Coral Crime Scene Investigation
Georgios Tsounis, a marine ecologist at California State University, Northridge, who was not involved with the study, says that Coral-ID, which can identify precious coral objects in a relatively non-destructive fashion, is “a breakthrough in precious coral management.” He views the genetic test as one part of a multifaceted approach to bolster precious coral conservation, with the potential to make policy measures that rely on proper taxonomic identification easier to implement. -- Hakai Magazine
Chimp off the old block! Spider monkeys regularly eat fruit containing ALCOHOL, study finds - shedding light on why we have a taste for booze
The ground work, to find proof of drunk monkeys, was led by primatologist Christina Campbell of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and her graduate student Victoria Weaver, who collected fruit eaten and discarded by the monkeys. -- Daily Mail, United Kingdom
Educating During the Pandemic
Virtual learning was a futuristic thought pre-pandemic, but after the past two years, it has become an essential and almost dominant tool.
As many have experienced at nearly every grade level, from kindergarten through higher education, the Zoom classroom has become integrated into their education, but is it here to stay?
California State University, Northridge special education professor Wendy Murawski, executive director and Eisner Endowed Chair at CSUN’s Center for Teaching and Learning, said online learning has provided opportunities for educators to improve and adjust their current teaching methods. -- SCV News
Premier America puts name on CSUN gym
The Matadome at Cal State Northridge will have a new name as part of a 10-year partnership between the university and Premier America Credit Union. -- Thousand Oaks Acorn
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, March 31-April 7
Ragamala Dance Co.: “Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim,” created by artistic directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy, 8 p.m. April 9. Tickets $36 and up. The Soraya at CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 818-677-3000. www.ragamaladance.org; www.thesoraya.org -- Los Angeles Daily News
Monkeys often eat fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our taste for booze
The study was led by primatologist Christina Campbell of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and her graduate student Victoria Weaver, who collected fruit eaten and discarded by black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in Panama. They found that the alcohol concentration in the fruit was typically between 1% and 2% by volume, a by-product of natural fermentation by yeasts that eat sugar in ripening fruit. -- Phys.org
Monkeys routinely consume fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our own taste for booze
The study was led by primatologist Christina Campbell of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and her graduate student Victoria Weaver, who collected fruit eaten and discarded by black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in Panama. They found that the alcohol concentration in the fruit was typically between 1% and 2% by volume, a by-product of natural fermentation by yeasts that eat sugar in ripening fruit. -- EurekAlert
Family of CSUN student killed in South LA seeks answers 14 years later
Cliff Hibbert Jr. told his mother he loved her before driving off in his recently purchased car to go to a party on March 27, 2008. The aspiring lawyer was 22 years old and weeks from graduating with a degree in business law from California State University Northridge. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSU Monterey Bay presidential search faces delays
In February, former CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro abruptly resigned from the position amid claims that he mishandled years of sexual harassment, retaliation and bullying complaints against an administrator when he was president at Fresno State University. Though the CSU Board of Trustees tapped former CSU Northridge President Jolene Koester to step in as interim chancellor last week, the momentary vacancy followed by a sweeping shift in leadership raised questions among CSUMB presidential candidates that required more time to address. - Monterey Herald