SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Shelly Guyer, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the California Volunteers Commission. Guyer was Chief Sustainability Officer at Invitae Corporation from 2021 to 2022 and Chief Financial Officer there from 2017 to 2021. She was Chief Financial Officer at Veracyte Inc. from 2013 to 2016. Guyer was Chief F more PR

FULLERTON, California, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Class of 2025 Grad Estrella Bonilla Receives CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement * * * In Disney's "Big Hero 6," Hiro Hamada designs micro-sized robots to fight villainy alongside the lovable Baymax. In Marvel's "Iron Man," Tony Stark builds his iconic armored suit to protect the world from evil. For Estrella Bonilla, these aren't just fictional char more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 27 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * OTT Regulation in India: Turf Wars & Definitional Ambiguities * * * By Jyoti Panday As smartphone adoption surges and wireless broadband becomes increasingly accessible, we're witnessing a major shift in the digital landscape. Internet-based platforms are rapidly overtaking traditional services, from Facebook and Wha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Conservation Partnership Advances the Establishment of the First Wild Population in More Than 30 Years * * * Six sihek (Guam kingfisher) are now officially living in the wild in the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll. This release marks the first time since the 1980s these beautiful birds will reside in the wild. The release is the result of years  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Anne Fundner, mother of a victim of fentanyl poisoning, from a Sept. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives": * * * My name is Anne Funder. I'm a wife and mother of four beautiful and amazing children. I am here to share a story that is far from uplifting. I come before you with a heart shattered by the devastating consequences of the Biden-Harris administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Thomas Perry DCMA Public Affairs CARSON, Calif. - Aiming to build on his strong analytic and procurement contracting background, Kiet H. Truong joined Defense Contract Management Agency in 2012. His agency journey began as a price/cost analyst at DCMA Boeing Seattle. "I decided to join the federal workforce after a recruitment opportunity that highlighted the crucial role DCMA plays in managing and o more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to an indictment charging conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. Denise Guyette, 31, of Springfield, Mass. was charged in February 2023 al more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 25 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Julia Morrison MACON - Townsend School of Music will present the 2024 GRAMMY(R) winner in the Classical Compendium category, Imani Winds, to begin the 2024-2025 Jubilee Artists Series. The show will take place on Sept. 27 at Neva Langley Fickling Hall in McCorkle Music Building. Tickets are available now. "Through the invisible hands of music, the soul is touched and healed," Josephine "Jo" Phelps Fabian said. In he more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 27 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The Board of Trustees at Tennessee Tech University fielded a surprise phone call from outer space, approved a plan to seek state funding for new campus buildings, received a visit from city and county officials and heard remarks from the university's new police chief at its quarterly meeting on Sept. 26. "I have probably our most famous alumnus on the phone right now!" Tennessee Tech Presid more PR