WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * By backing Donald Trump, Chavez-DeRemer is embracing his far-right agenda * * * Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Donald Trump's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for Oregon schools, students, workers, and families. Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * Shuttering public schools across  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Monique DeSpain and Trump's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for Oregon schools, students, workers, and families. DeSpain and her Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * Shuttering public schools across the country, harming communities. * Worsening teacher shortages by decimating 180,00 more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has recognized Dr. Keith Johnson of East Tennessee State University for his contributions to the field. Johnson recently received the ASEE James H. McGraw Award, which consists of a $1,000 honorarium and a plaque. The presentation was made during the organization's annual conference in Portland, Oregon. Johnson, ETSU's vice president for Equity an more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 (TNSres) -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Biology Heidi Liere and her students take a closer look at Portland's lady beetle species to understand how these beneficial predators preserve biodiversity and respond to a changing climate. Lady beetles, also known as ladybugs, are distinct, varied and abundant, with approximately 500 species in North America and 6,000 worldwide. Their oval, dome-shaped bodies can be colorful and d more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Massive investment advances treatment prospects for major depressive disorder, bipolar depression that affect tens of millions in U.S. * * * Autobahn Therapeutics -- a biotechnology company first established out of a lab at Oregon Health & Science University -- has generated a $100 million round of private investment to develop new treatments for people affected by neuropsychiatric dis more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- The Oregon Department of Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * State Leaders Joined ODE Director Dr. Charlene Williams in Hillsboro for a Tour of Imlay Elementary School's Summer Learning Programs. * * * (Hillsboro, OR) - Oregon Department of Education Director Dr. Charlene Williams visited Imlay Elementary School in Hillsboro today for a tour that showcased the school's bilingual enrichment Summer Learning programs. She was joined by St more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Oregon State University-led efforts focused on microfluidic technology for semiconductors and mass timber design and manufacturing each have received $500,000 awards from the White House. In Oct. 2023, the White House, through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, announced the designation of 31 Tech Hubs, including the two led by Oregon State. The $500,000 Consortium Acce more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- Portland Community College issued the following news: * * * * With a dearth of workers, semiconductor industry needs to attract new workers from under-represented communities * PCC's dual credit mechatronics program at Forest Grove High School develops the skills of youth interested in high-tech careers * * * Story by James Hill The semiconductor and related device manufacturing industry in Oregon stands as a robust pillar of economic activity, employing nearly more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: When the first Pelton Round Butte Fisheries Workshop was held in the summer of 1995, just 29 people were invited. The high temperature was 86 degrees, and the population of Bend, Oregon was a little over 30,000 people. TLC's "Waterfalls" was the song of the summer. 30 years later, this annual event - hosted by Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Sprin more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: William Woodall, professor emeritus of statistics in the Virginia Tech College of Science, has been recognized by the American Statistical Association as the latest recipient of the prestigious Deming Lecturer Award. As the honoree of this year's award, Woodall will deliver the Deming Lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings, a multiorganizational statistics and data science conference, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Portland,  more PR

MCKINNEY, Texas, Aug. 2 -- Encore Wire, a manufacturer of wire and cable, issued the following news release: Prysmian, a world leader in the energy transition and digital transformation, alongside Encore Wire are pleased to announce our new combination of best-in-class sales representation for the US Industrial and Construction market with the following agencies: * AJB Sales: Minnesota, West Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana * Apex Electrical Sales, Inc.: Arizona * Arthur A. Boy more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, July 29 -- Lane Community College Board of Education issued the following statement regarding President Stephanie Bulger's annual evaluation: * * * Dear LCC Community, The Lane Community College Board of Education appreciates President Bulger's ongoing leadership at Lane Community College. In the 2023-24 School Year, the President completed all the action items for the three goals set by the Board of Education of improving Lane Community College's Enrollment, Fiscal Condition, more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU clinical trial finds statistically significant benefit for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's * * * By Erik Robinson A clinical trial at Oregon Health & Science University suggests that a subset of older adults with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease may benefit from fish oil supplements. The study published today in the journal JAMA Network Open. The resu more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Oregon State University researchers have made the first scientific confirmation in Puget Sound of two distinct shark species, one of them critically endangered. The presence of the broadnose sevengill shark and endangered soupfin shark in the sound, the southern portion of the Salish Sea, may indicate changes in what biologists in OSU's Big Fish Lab describe as an economically, culturally and ecologically  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Corrupt Val Hoyle doubled down on supporting open borders and defended Kamala Harris' disastrous handling of the border crisis. In a new video, Hoyle bizarrely claimed that Kamala Harris "was not a border czar." In case you missed it... NOTE: "Val Hoyle's deranged attempt to rewrite history proves she's beholden to Border Czar Kamala Harris, but afraid of Oregonians holding her accountable for the more PR