FRESNO, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: A $1.2 million grant from the University of California Office of the President will allow Fresno State students to conduct research on tobacco and nicotine-related control issues facing the Latino community. There's a high rate of tobacco use within the Central Valley and research shows that Latinos are disproportionately at risk for the use of tobacco products, said Dr. Rosa  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 28 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa is part of an innovation hub that will train the next generation of high tech workers in microelectronics, the design and creation of small electronic devices such as the microchips in computers and cell phones. The U.S. is a world leader in microelectronics design, but is responsible for only about 12% of microelectronics production globally, with most product more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa is part of an innovation hub that will train the next generation of high tech workers in microelectronics, the design and creation of small electronic devices such as the microchips in computers and cell phones. The U.S. is a world leader in microelectronics design, but is responsible for only about 12% of microelectronics production globally, with most production more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 29 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: What happens when an ordinary man is thrust into extraordinary circumstances? Premiering on September 26, Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell vividly paints this scenario, exploring the making of a modern-day hero in Wanchai from the Bangkok Breaking series. The newly released trailer gives fans a tense glimpse into riot scenes, social commentary, and the struggle for survival in a rioto more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 29 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Brace yourselves for October 17, as The Shadow Strays hits the screens. Written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto, known for his gripping features The Night Comes for Us and The Big 4, this action drama film promises to be another exhilarating addition to his repertoire. Today's teaser drop offers a glimpse into the adrenaline-pumping sequences that await viewers. The Shadow Strays follo more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 28 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Proteins are among the most important molecular building blocks of life. They themselves are built from amino acids linked together based on the information in our genetic material. In this process, the genetic code is translated into a sequence of amino acids. However, this translation is only the first step. Often, special enzymes modify the new, or nascent, proteins as they leave their cellular more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 28 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: For humans throughout history, the sky has evoked thoughts of a vast emptiness, of a great vacant dome punctuated during the day by the sun, and at night by numerous tiny spots of light (and, periodically, by the moon). As we have ventured into space, both physically, with spacecraft, and optically, with a range of telescopic technologies, we now know that there is quite a lot of stuff up there.  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that Arkansas, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Wisconsin--on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 30 states--have agreed to a settlement with officials from Delaware to end the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute won by Arkansas before the United States Supreme Court more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Ischemic heart disease is the most common cause of death in the world. It begins with a "heart attack", also known as a myocardial infarction (MI), which causes part of the heart to die due to inadequate coronary blood flow. This leads to vigorous inflammation, heart wall remodeling, and heart failure. Anti-inflammatory drugs have been surprisingly ineffective at preventing heart  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 29 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-08-060) on Aug. 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902E) for the 2018 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWOR more PR

BAKERSFIELD, California, Aug. 29 -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * Computer science major Noah Gallego makes the most of his break * * * When computer science major Noah Gallego finished his first year of college at California State University, Bakersfield, he didn't have three months of relaxation waiting for him on the other side. Instead, he was determined to make the most of the time "off," squeezing in as many internships, summer classes and oth more PR

FULLERTON, California, Aug. 29 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * CSUF Alum Rudy Orozco Launches Career With Support From TAPP Community * * * Cal State Fullerton's Transfer Adult Re-entry Parenting and Pregnant Student Center unveiled a new space in Langsdorf Hall to foster community, a sense of belonging and camaraderie for more than 4,000 TAPP students. "The TAPP student population accounts for more than 40% of the overall CSUF popul more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * What you need to know: The California Highway Patrol's (CHP) surge in Oakland continues to hold criminals accountable, with 803 arrests, 81 illegal firearms seized, and 1,641 stolen vehicles recovered since February of this year. * * * OAKLAND - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the most recent results from the ongoing CHP surge in Oakland with 81 illegal firearms more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 29 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: London - August 28, 2024 - Bryony Hurst has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm's London commercial litigation practice. Hurst arrives from Bird & Bird, where she was a partner in the dispute resolution group and head of the social media group. She represents a wide range of clients, including some of the world's largest online platforms and digital businesses, in complex, high-stakes litigation involvin more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 29 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * New securities litigation partner bolsters fintech and crypto litigation offerings * * * Los Angeles - August 28, 2024 - William K. Pao joins Cooley's Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm's securities litigation + enforcement group and global litigation department. He arrives from O'Melveny & Myers where he served as chair of the fintech group and co-chair of the artificial intelligence (AI) more PR

LONG BEACH, California, Aug. 28 -- California State University issued the following news: By Andrew Edwards The Long Beach Trauma Recovery Center at Cal State Long Beach is entering its second decade of service, helping crime victims to retake control of their lives while providing a venue for graduate students to gain essential clinical experiences. "The services are free" said center director Bita Ghafoori, who is also chair of the university's Department of Advanced Studies in Education an more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * The study is the first empirical paper to emerge from the world's largest longitudinal project on button-trained pets led by UC San Diego * * * If you've seen those viral social media videos of dogs using soundboard buttons to "talk," you're not alone. These buttons have taken the pet world by storm, leading to impressive and sometimes seemingly miraculous feats shared acr more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 28 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU gets $750K for Project OCEANSIDE, a new dual credential program to prepare culturally responsive teachers. * * * By Michael Klitzing A new federally-funded collaboration between San Diego State University's Department of Special Education and School of Teacher Education (STE) aims to break down traditional teacher preparation silos and prepare culturally responsive educators to meet the needs  more PR

FRESNO, California, Aug. 28 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Fresno State has been awarded the Best Chapter Award by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society for 2024. This is the fourth year in a row Fresno State's chapter, Alpha Delta Beta, has been awarded the prestigious honor. "Alpha Delta Beta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha highlights the talent and brilliance of Central Valley students who Fresno State is lucky to have," s more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: California is making it easier than ever to cash in empty beverage containers with more than 250 new recycling sites across 30 counties funded by recycling innovation awards. Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted CalRecycle's award of nearly $70 million in Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grants to projects that will add dynamic recycling methods like reverse vending machines, mobil more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced that the demolition of the former warehouse is now complete - clearing the way for construction to begin on the new San Quentin Rehabilitation Center's educational complex. Another phase of the project, the demolition of the interior South Wall, commenced to help improve access to the secure facility. * * * Governor Newsom's project to  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the death of San Diego Police Department Officer Austin Machitar: "Jennifer and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Officer Machitar. His loved ones, friends and colleagues at the San Diego Police Department are in our hearts during this difficult time. Our thoughts are also with his fellow officer w more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * What you need to know: Governor Newsom signed into law two crucial bills designed to expand housing options and provide greater stability for vulnerable Californians who are experiencing homelessness. The new laws clear the path for additional emergency shelter beds using hotels and motels and streamline the building of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) throughout the sta more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 28 -- Loyola Marymount University issued the following news release: Loyola Marymount University today welcomes 9,142 students to its Westchester and Playa Vista campuses for the 2024-25 academic year. The Class of 2028 includes more than 1,600 first-year students from 39 states and 58 nations, along with 450 transfer students from 190 colleges and universities. Joining them are 800 new graduate students enrolled in master's, certificate, and doctoral programs. F more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 29 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: WHITEWATER, Wis., August 28, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Whitewater Plaza, a 24,211-square-foot retail strip property located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The property sold for $3,615,000. Dominic Sulo and Sam Malato, investment specialists in Marcu more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 29 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: BESSEMER, Ala., August 28, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Second Attic Storage, a self-storage property located in Bessemer, Alabama. "We advised the original family and developer for more than eight years to position the property for disposition,"  more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 29 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: COLUMBUS, Miss., August 28, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Friendly City Mini Warehouses, a 314-unit self-storage property located in Columbus, Mississippi. "This deal was taken to the market as phase two of the project was leasing up," said Matthew more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 29 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: PORTSMOUTH, Va., August 28, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio located in the Old Towne historic district of Portsmouth, Virginia. The properties collectively sold for $4,400,500. "For the past eight years, we have  more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Medical College of Wisconsin issued the following news: John McCorvy, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW); Adam Halberstadt, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Director of the UCSD Center for Psychedelic Research; and Kevin Murnane, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience and Direct more PR

FULLERTON, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Project Funded by $1.2 Million Grant From University of California Regents * * * With nicotine and cannabis vaping on the rise among young adults, Cal State Fullerton public health researcher Joshua Yang is studying how exposure to new and emerging products affects use. Yang is directing the three-year study "Influence of Emerging Alternative Products on Transitio more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health will award up to $4 million over five years to a consortium including Baylor College of Medicine, the Tulane National Primate Research Center and the California National Primate Research Center to establish a coordinating center for research on aging. This award underscores the leadership of these three organizations in advancing understanding of aging across primate s more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 29 -- National University issued the following news: National University (NU)--a Veteran-founded, nonprofit institution dedicated to serving the needs of nontraditional, working, and military students--today announced the launch of two new scholarship programs aimed at expanding access to graduate and doctoral education. The new scholarships will remove financial barriers to nontraditional students and historically underrepresented students interested in pursuing adv more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that Los Angeles partner Ann Marie Mortimer was recently honored in the "Women Leaders in Tech Law" category in The Recorder's 2024 California Legal Awards. The category, which this year includes 31 lawyers, celebrates the top women attorneys whose recent achievements have contributed to progress at technology companies and in the law. In particular, Mortimer's  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 28 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: They're tackling challenges of degenerative diseases, developing new statistical genetics algorithms, using artificial intelligence to improve data-driven decision-making and more. To date in 2024, eight early-career researchers at the University of California San Diego have received awards from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), furthering more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 29 -- Pomona College issued the following news: Pomona College alumni Sam '04 and Emily '04 Glick have pledged a $2.47M gift to support financial aid and other crucial resources for future Pomona College students from middle-income families. Sam and Emily are long-time supporters of the College; Sam is the outgoing chair of the Board of Trustees, and together they have taken on volunteer leadership roles to help advance Pomona's strategic vision. In 2002, Pomona jun more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 29 -- Santa Clara University issued the following news release: Santa Clara University has expanded its agreements with 43 community colleges, ensuring that students from participating schools who meet certain criteria are guaranteed transfer admission to Santa Clara's schools of business, engineering, and arts and sciences. The expanded Transfer Admission Agreements represent a promise that students from the participating community colleges who have taken certain more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 28 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * The award will fund the HealthLINK Center through March 2029, supporting three research projects that address the well-being of the region's most underserved populations. * * * By Rafael Avitabile A $22 million grant to the San Diego State University HealthLINK Center from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will renew support for five more years of operation, including the implementation of th more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 28 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT The Bachelorette: "Finale and After the Final Rose" (2109) (Season Finale) Logline: It's a crucial final week in Hawaii as Jenn introduces two men to her family. A live studio audience watches along as Jesse Palmer sits down with Jenn and her final two men to watch the shocking conclusion of her journey unfold. Extended Logline: It's a crucial week in Hawaii more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Research focused on impacted communities in eastern Coachella Valley * * * University of California, Irvine public health researchers have published a study in the journal Environmental Research Health highlighting the compounded effects of frequent wildfires and smoke exposure on physical and mental health, local economies and community resilience in Southern Californi more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Since 1966, UC San Diego's Mandeville Art Gallery has presented highly experimental contemporary art within the context of a major research university and the greater region.The gallery also serves as a laboratory for learning about curatorial practice, with programs for students to gain hands-on skills in museum studies. In recognition of Director and Chief Curator Ceci Moss's co more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Triveni Sheshadri - trsheshadri@ucsd.edu Increasing global temperatures. Rising sea levels. Shrinking ice sheets. Warmer ocean water. Over the last several decades, scientists worldwide have amassed compelling evidence on climate change. However, little is known about the personal beliefs and attitudes of climate scientists and scientists and academics in other disciplin more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Following necropsy, scientists learn more about biology of 12-foot oarfish that washed up in La Jolla Cove * * * Story by: Lauren Fimbres Wood - lmwood@ucsd.edu A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug.10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly rare, and marks o more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: While some escape San Diego's warm summer temperatures by enjoying the coastal La Jolla breeze, fourth-year students Austin Hutton and Lucia Rejzek sought respite this summer in an air-conditioned lab on campus. After a summer of research in their respective labs, the duo were two of more than 400 participants from some 50 universities around the world--including UC San Diego--who more PR

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 29 -- The University of California issued the following news release: Mediation began today between the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to resolve an impasse declared in July. The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) oversees the two-day mediation. AFSCME declared an impasse after the two parties could not reach an agreement during negotiations for the next contract. AFSCME represents 31,000  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dramatic plumes spray water, ice and vapor from many locations along the famed "tiger stripes" near the south pole of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile-long fractures that cross the moon's south polar terrain. The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host the program "Yellowstone to Enceladus" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. (NASA Jet Propulsion Labo more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 28 -- Pitzer College issued the following news: Dear Pitzer Community, Welcome back! As we begin a new academic year at Pitzer, I write to extend a heartfelt welcome to you all. Whether you're newly arrived, returning from summer break, or continuing your journey after working through the summer, I share in your excitement and anticipation for the year ahead. Pitzer College's mission, deeply rooted in the values that have guided us since the 1960s, is more relevant more PR