PASADENA, California, Dec. 3 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: "I see people in crisis, providing mental health services and counseling about a range of issues including domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse, depression, and grief counseling. I've lost count of how many people I've counseled over the years. And I've done some organizational development, working with departments to reduce conflict and humanize the workplace. Sometimes, that involves so more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 5 -- Bechtel issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Continuing a 52-year partnership with Society of Women Engineers to support women in the engineering and technology fields * * * Bechtel participated in The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) annual conference hosted this year in Chicago, Illinois. Our continued partnership with SWE highlights Bechtel's commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the engineering and technology secto more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jaskiran "Jassy" Grewal, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Legislation at the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Grewal was Legislative Director at United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council since 2020, where she held several roles since 2016, including Legislative Advocate more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 -- EVgo Services, a charging public network for electric vehicles, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Together, the companies doubled their fast-charging footprint over the last year, expanding nationwide access to public fast charging * * * EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) ("EVgo" or the "Company"), one of the nation's largest providers of public fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), and General Motors (GM) have surpassed 2, more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 5 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was awarded a contract on October 4, 2024, to develop a next generation high-frequency (HF) modem for the U.S. Naval Information Warfare (NAVWAR) Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I). The task order was issued by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific.  more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 5 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release: * * * Funding moves GF closer to large-scale production of next-generation gallium nitride chips for a range of RF and high-power applications * * * ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., December 4, 2024 -- GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) has received an additional $9.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. government to advance the manufacturing of GF's essential gallium nitride (G more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Governor Polis and Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor celebrated Colorado's leadership in electric vehicle (EV) sales announcing that Colorado has passed California to reach the highest EV market share of any state in the nation, according to Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM). "Coloradans are purchasing electric vehicles at a higher rate tha more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: In 2018, Google DeepMind's AlphaZero program taught itself the games of chess, shogi, and Go using machine learning and a special algorithm to determine the best moves to win a game within a defined grid. Now, a team of Caltech researchers has developed an analogous algorithm for autonomous robots--a planning and decision-making control system that helps freely moving robots determine the best move more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Issues updated model policies and recommendations for California schools, libraries, healthcare facilities, courthouses, shelters, and labor agencies * * * In response to the incoming Trump administration's inhumane threats of mass arrests, detention, and deportations, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued updated model policies and recommendations more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren brought the importance of Navajo language and history to students of his alma mater at the University of Southern California through the reading of a children's book. The President and First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren were invited to take part in the USC Rossier School of Education monthly book club discussion on Tuesday as an extension of No more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 4 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix announced on 4th December that they will bring to the world the captivating story of the illustrious Roshan family, a cornerstone of the Indian film industry. In an exclusive docu-series, audiences will experience the rich tapestry of their multi-generational legacy through song and stories. For the first time, the Roshans offer an intimate journey through their lives, exploring more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 4 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2024: Netflix unveiled today the official trailer of UniverXO Dabiz, which arrives on December 20th on Netflix. UniverXO Dabiz is the new documentary series about Dabiz Munoz, the only chef in the world who has been named Number 1 in The Best Chef Awards for three years in a row. In this series, we will see the examination he subjects himself to every day as he tries to decid more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 5 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2024: Netflix has unveiled today the first images of A Widow's Game, the film based on the story of the well-known case of "the black widow of Patraix". Actress Ivana Baquero is in charge of giving life to Maria Jesus Moreno Canto, better known as Maje, while Tristan Ulloa plays Salva in this new film by Bambu Producciones (The Asunta Case, The Alcasser Murders) for Netflix.  more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 4 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix has officially begun recruiting participants for Season 2 of the hit reality show Culinary Class Wars. Culinary Class Wars made history as the first Korean Netflix unscripted show to top the global Netflix Non-English Series list for three consecutive weeks. The series has sparked a worldwide craze for K-cooking survival competitions, solidifying its status as a global phenomen more PR

SUNNYVALE, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release: * * * Survey of cybersecurity leaders highlights the importance of data classification in enhancing cyber resilience * * * SAN JOSE, Calif. - December 4, 2024 - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced the release of its latest report analyzing the state of cybersecurity and offering actionable i more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * With the new center, SDSU Imperial Valley faculty are partnering with area organizations to create evidence-based research to support local issues. * * * By Daniella Rodiles SDSU Imperial Valley faculty members launched the Regional Resilience (R2) Center, a dedicated space for faculty to conduct student-aided research and for collaborating with community partners on resiliency issues, suc more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 5 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Fans "rejoicified" over holiday films on the English Films List this week. Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding celebrated ex-mas together, alongside Kristin Chenoweth, as Our Little Secret debuted at #1 with 32.4M views, making it the most-watched title of the week. The Merry Gentlemen, starring Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson, danced its way into #3 with 9.8M views, and Hot Frosty, s more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: With financial technology (fintech) a focal point of India's changing 21st century economy, the University of California San Diego has joined a consortium in partnership with Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Ahmedabad University and IIT Gandhinagar to launch the GIFT International Fintech Institute (GIFT IFI) aimed at establishing India as a global leader in fintech. As th more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, increasing the risk of heart disease and obseity. Researchers also found that current federal exercise guidelines are insufficient to offset the negative effects. While a great deal of research on aging examines populations in their 60s, this study focused on younger adults. Researchers from  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Engineers at UC San Diego discover how nanoscale bumps and grooves on growing surfaces can influence cellular metabolism, offering new possibilities for medical therapies and tissue engineering. * * * The surfaces that cells come into contact with can influence how the cells grow, function, and communicate -- shaping metabolism and even cellular health. Now, engineering res more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at UCSF find a brain signature of resilience in mice that suggests a new way of treating severe depression. * * * Some people bounce back from trauma, but others get caught in depressive loops that sap the joy from their lives. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how the brain creates these divergent experiences. They hope it will  more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Mike Pena Where do you see patterns in chaos? It has been proven, in the incredibly tiny quantum realm, by an international team co-led by UC Santa Cruz physicist Jairo Velasco, Jr. In a new paper published on November 27 in Nature, the researchers detail an experiment that confirms a theory first put forth 40 years ago stating that electrons confined in quantum space would m more PR

MERCED, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Mushrooms are pretty amazing. They are light and porous yet have a high strength-to-weight ratio. They are absorbent. They can serve as filters. Manufacturing a material that mimics mushrooms and other fungal structures could provide opportunities in any number of areas, ranging from aerospace engineering to clothing production. A UC Merced professor whose research more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Since the emergence of temporary, skin-attached electronic tattoos more than a decade ago -- and their evolution to measure heart activity, track pneumonia, measure stress levels, and more -- researchers have grappled with a major logistical challenge: How can they be applied to hairy skin without losing performance? To figure out this challenge, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and U more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release: * * * USC-led research suggests federal, state and local policymakers should consider targeted strategies to protect access to pharmacies most at risk for closure. Key findings: * The rate of pharmacy closures has more than doubled in recent years, with nearly 1 in 3 pharmacies shuttering between 2010 and 2021--contributing t more PR

BURBANK, California, Dec. 5 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors today declared a cash dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a 33% increase over the $0.75 per share paid to shareholders during fiscal year 2024. * * * The dividend will be paid in two installments of $0.50 per share, according to the following record and payable dates: Record Dates ... Payable Dates December 16, 2024 ... Jan more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: * * * Using newly available data, the report reveals the affordable housing sector's performance * * * Using never-before available data from Yardi Matrix's new affordable housing database, the latest Yardi Matrix Research Bulletin on the affordable housing sector shows that affordable housing expenses rose in  more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: In the 1930s, Caltech astronomer Fritz Zwicky would brave the chill atop Palomar Mountain near San Diego to peer through a small survey telescope in search of eruptions in the night sky. In the 1940s, he and his collaborator, astronomer Walter Baade, continued the quest using a larger survey telescope, the 48-inch Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory, still in operation today. The pair w more PR