An Environment of Innovation

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Sustainability has taken another step into the future at Pasadena City College.   At the start of the 2013 Spring semester, student leaders implemented a prototype aquaponics system, in PCC’s Science Village!

PCC’s new aquaponics model comes about as part of its interdisciplinary eSTEM community.   Pasadena City College’s eSTEM program combines and uses science, technology, engineering and math concepts in innovative projects.

PCC Seeds of Change President Jason Carman, PCC natural sciences instructor/aquaponics project advisor Erika Catanese and PCC Aquaponics student project manager Liv Zanfardino discussed PCC’s new aquaponics project and what it can mean in terms of a sustainable global future.

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Aquaponics Interview, Part Two

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Aquaponics Interview, Part Three

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A “Wild” and Sexy Evening

flamingoes at la zooSheer animal passion, dating, and romance.  Those are all on the agenda for this Saturday, February 9th, courtesy of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association.   That evening at 5, they’re sponsoring their “wildly” popular annual Valentine event: “Sex and the City Zoo 4: Sexy Beast”!

Guests get to enjoy a special dessert reception, or an optional dinner, at the L.A Zoo.  Zookeepers will be on hand, offering visitors a chance to see some of the smaller animals up close.

But, the highlight of the evening is a lighthearted presentation about the love lives of your favorite zoo denizens, courtesy of actor, comedian and longtime zoo docent Joleen Lutz!  Joleen talked about her background, and offered a preview of her Saturday-evening presentation in the zoo’s Witherbee Auditorium.

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Joleen Lutz Interview, Part 2

tina and jewel at la zooCan animals fall in love?  That’s a question actor, comedian and interpretive naturalist of zoology Joleen Lutz addresses here.

Joleen Lutz will be presenting a humorous look on animals’ love lives this Saturday evening, February 9th, in the Los Angeles Zoo’s Witherbee Auditorium.   The program is part of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s annual Valentine event, “Sex and the City Zoo”!

This unique celebration is now in its fourth year, and is subtitled, “Sexy Beast”.   Offering a preview of her talk on sex, romance and dating in the animal world, Joleen expounded on whether or not animals are prone to quickened heartbeats and wishful thinking about the object of their desires.

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Joleen Lutz Interview, Part 3

giraffes at la zooThere are lots of sexy beasts at the Los Angeles Zoo.   And as the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association prepares for its fourth “Sex and the City Zoo” Valentine event, Joleen Lutz wants to tell you all about them!

Joleen, who has been called the “Dr. Ruth of the animal world”, is a longtime zoo docent, in addition to her work as an actor and comedian.  She’ll be giving a lighthearted talk on romance, dating and mating rituals in the animal world as part of the zoo’s “Sex and the City Zoo 4: Sexy Beast”, this Saturday evening, February 9th in the zoo’s Witherbee Auditorium.

In this segment, Joleen discusses sheer “animal magnetism”–and what humans can learn about their own love lives from observing the animal kingdom.

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