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Are Western Joshua Trees a Threatened Species? California State Biologists and Environmental Advocates Disagree
“We should take care of these trees now, before we have fewer options to work with,” California State University Northridge evolutionary geneticist Jeremy Yoder told the Los Angeles Times. -- EcoWatch
California Joshua tree is not threatened, regulators say. It could bring more development
Jeremy Yoder, an evolutionary geneticist at California State University Northridge, was disappointed by Wednesday’s recommendation. “We should take care of these trees now, before we have fewer options to work with,” he said. -- SF Gate
Did humans inherit love of alcohol from primate ancestors?
The study was led by primatologist Christina Campbell of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and 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. -- The Hindu
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, April 18-25
A view from the San Fernando Valley: Lumbee Tribe member Eric Hernandez performs a Native American Hoop Dance during California State University Northridge’s Carnaval event. The event celebrated the world’s diversity and CSUN’s multicultural community and was held on campus at the Unversity Student Union in Northridge, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) -- Los Angeles Daily News
ASAD MADNI AND THE LIFE-SAVING SENSOR
S.K. Ramesh, a professor and former dean of electrical engineering and computer science at California State University, Northridge, has also seen Madni the advisor in action. -- Spectrum IEEE
A big investment in CSUN sports
The Matadome at Cal State Northridge has a new name as part of a 10-year partnership announced March 23 between the university and Premier America Credit Union. -- Moorpack Acorn
‘Picture of excellence’: Gamecocks honor track and field great Dawn Ellerbe
Inducted into USC’s athletics hall of fame in 2005, Ellerbe worked in a variety of marketing roles for the USC athletic department for four years starting in 2008. Since 2013, she’s worked as an associate athletic director at Cal State Northridge. -- Charlotte Observer
Segerstrom star pitcher Bruno Banuelos commits to play baseball at Cal State Northridge
Bruno Banuelos, a star pitcher on the Segerstrom High School baseball team, said Sunday he has committed to play college baseball at Cal State Northridge. -- OC Sports Zone
NCAA men’s volleyball: Top teams all win, regular season ends Saturday with conference seeds on line
That comes after a Friday in which all three top seeds won in the MPSF and Big West. But in the MPSF, USC had to go five to win at Grand Canyon, and in the Big West, Long Beach State had to go five to get past CSUN. -- Volleyball Magazine
President Biden and Vice President Harris release their 2021 tax returns
Specifically, they gave cash contributions of $5,000 to three of their alma maters in 2021: the CSUN (California State University, Northridge) Arts and Communications Fund, Howard University and the University of Southern California. -- ABC 12