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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
‘IT FEELS LIKE A MOVIE BUT IT’S NOT’: HOW UKRAINIAN STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE U.S. ARE PROCESSING THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Yuliia Zhytelna woke her dad up with the phone call. Ten hours separate Sacramento, where the redshirt freshman tennis player at Cal State Northridge had just finished a match, and her native Ukraine. -- ESPN
Singer cancels concert to watch Duke and North Carolina in the NCAA Final Four
Good morning. I'm A Martinez. Tomorrow, bitter rivals Duke and North Carolina face off in the NCAA Final Four for the first time. Now, if you're a die-hard Tar Heels fan like country singer Eric Church, you are not missing that game for anything, not even for his own concert. Church canceled his sold-out show in San Antonio, then told his fans why. Ticket holders get their money back, but the backlash has been fierce. Now, note to NPR management - if Cal State Northridge ever gets to the Final Four, count me out of this show that week. It's MORNING EDITION. -- NPR
‘It Makes Life Simple, Pure, Real’: 22-Year-Old Rides Horse From Mexico to Canada Solo, Journeys Over 10,000 Miles
The journey took months, after which Larson found herself immediately whisked into grad school—yet parts of the sojourn she’d had to skip. Within driving distance of California State University, Northridge, where she was studying, she completed these sections mid-semester. -- The Epoch Times
CSUN Alum Named Newest Member of County Assessor’s Executive Team
Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang has selected Ivan Masayon to fill the position of Administrative Deputy II for the Assessor’s Office, with oversight of the Department’s Administrative Services that includes human resources, recruitment, employee relations, budget, fiscal/accounting, purchasing, facilities management, reprographics, training and emergency management. -- SCV News