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Drunken Monkey' Hypothesis: These Spider Monkeys Eat Alcohol-Containing Fruits For Energy
The study was led by researchers at California State University, Northridge (CUSN), who collected fruit eaten and discarded by black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in Panama. The alcohol concentration in the fruit was typically between one to two per cent by volume, a by-product of natural fermentation by yeasts that eat sugar in ripening fruit, the researchers found. -- ABP Live
Megan Hilty, Eden Espinosa & Joshua Henry to Headline The Soraya's 10th Anniversary Celebration
A super-star trio of Broadway artists will join forces with Richard Kaufman and the CSUN Symphony for The Soraya's final 10th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, April 30 at 7pm. Eden Espinosa, Joshua Henry, and Megan Hilty will Raise the Roof with a program specifically curated by The Soraya which include songs from the late Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and Company, plus numbers from Wicked, Hamilton, Carousel, and more. -- Broadway World Los Angeles
Aspiring lawyer braces for long road in front of her
Antelope Valley High School senior Makia Bryant knows she has a long road of college ahead of her. The first four years will be spent at California State University, Northridge, or the California Polytechnic State University, followed by another three years in law school, with a major in political science or philosophy. -- Antelope Valley Press
Increased fire risk amid windy, dry conditions in California
People walk in the shade during summer like temperatures at California State University Northridge in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, April 7, 2022. -- AP
Strong winds, dry air create Northern California fire risk
Swimmers cool off during summer like temperatures at California State University Northridge in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, April 7, 2022.-- Sacramento Bee
Gauchos earn two shutouts in final home tennis matches
The UCSB women’s tennis team beat both UC Riverside and CSU Northridge 4-0 in a Saturday doubleheader at the Arnhold Tennis Center. The matches, the final two at home this season, marked the Gauchos’ (13-6, 5-0) third and fourth consecutive victories and the team has won eight of their last nine. -- Santa Barbara News-Press
Edgewater Names New Police Chief: Eric S. Sonstegard
He holds a B.S. degree in Administration of Justice from California Lutheran University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge. In the summer of 2013, he served as a youth counselor at the F.B.I.N.A.A Youth Leadership Program at Quantico, Virginia. He was born and raised in Ventura County and has three children with his wife, Carrie, who is a kindergarten teacher. He is a former board member of the Oxnard/Port Hueneme Salvation Army Corps, a 20-year member of the Oxnard Sunrise Rotary Club, and most importantly….a diehard fan of the Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Alabama Crimson Tide Football (Roll Tide!). -- Edgewater Echo
Mel Wilson’s vision for a safer LA
After settling into Pacoima, his mother cleaned houses for $12 a day while ensuring her children would be provided with educational opportunities. Wilson attended Cal State Northridge and left as an all-American football player with a business degree. Once he graduated college, Wilson was drafted in the fifth round by the New York Giants and later played professionally in Calgary, Canada, for a year and a half. -- Los Angeles Downtown News
Porto’s Northridge bakery and restaurant set to open, bringing sixth location to Southern California
The 30-year-old earned his business degree at CSUN went to a top-notch culinary school in Rhode Island, came back to Los Angeles and worked in other restaurants before coming on board at Porto’s. He was part of getting the Northridge location up off the ground. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Edniesha Curry’s personable yet fiery approach connects with young players during Trail Blazers’ trying season
Curry, who played college basketball at Cal State Northridge and Oregon, taught history along with health and physical education at the Atlanta Classical Academy, a charter school in Atlanta, between a two-year stint as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Maine and a three-year run doing the same with the men’s team. -- The Oregonian