PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: "My first exposure to suborbital rockets was during my second undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa--my first degree there was actually in business, and then I went back to school later for an astronomy and physics degree after taking some science classes on the side. I never really thought about doing experimental astronomy, and I didn't know what the career path looked like. But I reall more PR

BURBANK, California, Dec. 17 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Katy Perry and twenty one pilots (Disney/Ben Hider*) ABC and iHeartMedia announced the full broadcast lineup for the "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024" holiday special that will feature performances from its annual nationwide tour from the Madison Square Garden concert in New York City and the Intuit Dome concert in Los Angeles. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Elvis Duran, and featuring select performanc more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the Caltech-led discoveries and innovations from throughout the past year. This research extends our understanding of the natural world, enhances researchers ability to probe ever further the mysteries of the universe, and advances new technologies and approaches aimed at diagnosing and treating diseases, building a more sustainable world, and harn more PR

MILPITAS, California, Dec. 18 -- Tarana Wireless Inc., a next-generation fixed wireless access, issued the following news: Durant, Oklahoma and Milpitas, California -- December 17, 2024 -- 360 Broadband, a seasoned internet service provider covering three southern states, and Tarana, creator of next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) technology, today shared a progress update on their ngFWA-powered broadband network in Oklahoma. Now just nine months into deployment, 360 Broadband has conn more PR

REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Early Signs Point to Significant Rebound for 2025 * * * According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, 3Q 2024 worldwide Ethernet Campus Switch revenues dropped by 24 p more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR researchers continued to fight climate change, but also delved this year into the unexpected and novel * * * The university didn't disappoint in its first full year after having been named one of the nation's premier research universities. Newly anointed Association of American Universities member UC Riverside continued to be a world leader in research that offsets t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Stephanie Dougherty, of Sacramento, has been appointed Director at the Office of Traffic Safety. Dougherty has been Deputy Secretary of Transportation Safety and Enforcement at the California State Transportation Agency since 2016. She held multiple roles at the Department of Motor Vehicles from 2008 to 2016, i more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: California, federal and international representatives today gathered near the southern border to celebrate a state-funded pilot project to help clean up the Tijuana River. This is part of $35 million in funding the Newsom Administration has directed to address the ongoing sewage crisis on the Tijuana River. The State Water Resources Control Board financed the $4.7 million pro more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California's Reading Difficulties Risk Screener Selection Panel has identified and approved reading difficulties risk screening instruments. Local educational agencies (LEAs) can use these tools to meet a new requirement taking effect for the 2025-26 school year to annually screen all kindergarten through second grade students for risk of r more PR

CAMARILLO, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: CSUCI Professor of Economics Bryan Tomlin, Ph.D., is the lead researcher on a new study for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) which explores antisemitism and the challenges that Jewish and Israeli American job applicants experience in the U.S. job market. After analysis of his large-sample field experiment - which included sending 3,000 inquiries to job postings a more PR

IRVINE, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released monthly residential California home sales numbers for October 2024. The report includes data for new and resale single-family homes and resale condominiums for six counties in Southern California and eight counties in Northern C more PR

BEVERLY HILLS, California, Dec. 18 -- Dick Clark Productions issued the following news: * * * JONAS BROTHERS TO RING IN 2025 WITH FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR ON "DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2025" Trio To Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary From Times Square The #1 New Year's Eve Destination Airs LIVE Tuesday, Dec. 31, Beginning at 8/7c on ABC * * * Los Angeles, CA (December 17, 2024) - Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced that the Jonas Brothers will ki more PR

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Submit claims online by January 8, 2025 * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today reminded California residents who purchased gas in Southern California between February 20, 2015 and November 10, 2015 to submit a claim for a payment under the state's antitrust settlement with gas trading firms for tampering with and manipulating prices for California gasolin more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 18 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release: * * * Rebecca Spencer and Scott Andrews bring deeply held commitments to service to eBay Foundation. * * * eBay Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Spencer and Scott Andrews to its Board of Directors. The appointees bring a range of perspectives and experiences from different parts of eBay's business  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As firefighters strive to contain the blaze threatening to consume homes in Malibu, California, other wildfires burn in Texas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Forest fires are natural phenomena, yet studies show they are becoming more widespread, consuming larger areas of forest each year. "Natural ignitions occur as a result of lightning strikes in the growing season," said Virginia Tech fire ecology and mana more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 18 -- HackerOne, a human-powered security, issued the following news release: * * * AWS Customers Gain Access to HackerOne's Full Offerings, including Bug Bounty Programs, Vulnerability Disclosure Programs, and Pentesting, to Reduce Cybersecurity Risk * * * HackerOne, the cybersecurity company dedicated to eliminating vulnerabilities through continuous testing, announced that its full platform is now available in the AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with tho more PR

BURBANK, California, Dec. 17 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Photo Credit: Anthony Mandler Trio To Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary From Times Square The No. 1 New Year's Eve Destination Airs LIVE Tuesday, Dec. 31, Beginning at 8/7c on ABC [EDITOR'S NOTE]: For talent photos and social media assets, please click here. Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced that the Jonas Brothers will kick off the group's 20th anniversary celebrations with a th more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: As mixed-reality environments continue rising in popularity, researchers are working to develop safeguards to protect users from nefarious hackers. Kennesaw State University assistant professor of computer science Rifatul Islam and a team of researchers from around the country are working to develop these safeguards, aiming to protect against cognitive attacks on mixed-reality systems, which fu more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- Metrolink, a commuter rail system in Southern California, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2024: Metrolink, Southern California's regional passenger rail service, today announced Orange County Fourth District Supervisor Doug Chaffee has been elected the agency's next board chair. Chaffee, who currently serves as the body's vice chair, was unanimously elected by his peers at Metrolink's Dec. 13 board of directors meeting and will begin a two-year term on  more PR

IRVINE, California, Dec. 18 -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on Dec 17, 2024: CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced a reimagined version of its trusted property claims estimating platform, CoreLogic Claims Estimate, formerly known as Mobile Claims. This update was designed with all estimate users in mind whether they are claims or restoration professi more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 17 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Celebrated for its genuine portrayal of romance and friendship among young men, the breakout Japanese reality series The Boyfriend has been renewed for a second season. Season 1, which premiered on July 9, won over viewers worldwide, securing a spot in the Netflix Weekly Top 10 (Series) in Japan for six consecutive weeks. The impact of the first season reached far beyond Japan, with a more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 18 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: "Doesn't everyone have a thing or two that they aren't proud of?" This question, posed by eldest sister Tsunako in the newly released trailer for Asura, sets the stage for the series' exploration of family secrets and personal struggles. Premiering on January 9, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Japanese drama remake is poised to draw audiences in with its compelling storytelling and talented cast.  more PR

NEWPORT BEACH, California, Dec. 18 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Pacific Protective Growth offers multiple features and new approaches in one robust product. * * * Pacific Life announced today that it has entered the registered index-linked annuity (RILA) market with Pacific Protective Growth, which offers opportunities to track market indexes while providing levels of protection during market downturns. This RILA debuts the  more PR

CAMARILLO, California, Dec. 18 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) and Oxnard College (OC) have finalized an agreement that will enable some Oxnard College students to live in the CSUCI residence halls with a pilot program beginning with the Spring 2025 semester. Representatives from OC and CSUCI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was finalized by the OC Board of Trustees in November. This pilot  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised the lenders in connection with the financing of growth equity firm PSG's investment in PlentyONE, an all-in-one cloud-based e-commerce ERP software platform. The partnership with PSG will help PlentyONE to further increase its presence across the DACH region and beyond, as well as accelerating strategic investments to enhance its product and services portfolio. The Paul Hasting more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP is advising the lenders in connection with the financing for the acquisition by Stonepeak, a leading investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets, of Forgital Group from global investment firm Carlyle. Forgital is a top manufacturer of advanced forged and machine-finished components for aerospace and industrial end markets. Partners Patrick Bright, Rob Davidson and Mo  more PR

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 -- PennWest issued the following news: * * * Lower costs and more access to classes highlight changes to dual enrollment program for high school students to earn college credits * * * Effective Spring 2025, Pennsylvania Western University is enhancing its dual enrollment program to offer more affordable options and greater flexibility for high school students. Key updates to the PennWest University dual enrollment program - which provides high school seni more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 17 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * The screener, called Multitudes, was developed by UCSF's Dyslexia Center and is based in neuroscience. * * * California officials have picked a UC San Francisco-created tool as one that public schools can use to spot early signs of reading problems including dyslexia. State law requires all California public schools to screen young children in reading starting in more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Caltech researchers have quantified the speed of human thought: a rate of 10 bits per second. However, our bodies' sensory systems gather data about our environments at a rate of a trillion bits per second, which is 100 million times faster than our thought processes. This new study raises major new avenues of exploration for neuroscientists, in particular: Why can we only think one thing at a tim more PR

REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Consolidation Among Leading Vendors Reflects Market Maturity * * * According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the global SASE market reached $2.4 B in 3Q 2024. The t more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: * * * Home Depot's 655,200-Square-Foot Facility is located at the Port of Stockton * * * Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a global real estate developer and JV partner Realty Income Corporation, has broken ground on a 655,200-square-foot building that is being developed for The Home Depot in Stockton, California. Located at 320 McCloy Ave., the industrial facility i more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 18 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR's Haizhou Liu to collaborate with other UC campuses * * * The University of California system has awarded a $1.4 million grant to UC Riverside chemical and environmental engineering professor Haizhou Liu and a collaborative team from several UC campuses to combat water scarcity by developing strategies to clean and reuse water for agriculture. With California facing climate c more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: A multi-institutional team of biologists has produced new insights into the evolution of anglerfish--deep-sea dwellers known for their extraordinary adaptations, including toothy jaws and bioluminescent lures. In a new study, the team explored the evolutionary journey of anglerfishes (Lophiiformes), highlighting that deep-sea pelagic anglerfishes evolved from a benthic ancestor an more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: A Phase I clinical trial led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has demonstrated the long-term safety and feasibility of neural stem cell transplantation for treating chronic spinal cord injuries. These devastating injuries often result in partial or full paralysis and are currently incurable. The study, which followed four patients with chronic more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Dirty, dull and dangerous: these are the types of jobs most fit for robotization. Yet, equipping robots to navigate dynamic environments and perform complex tasks is a tall order -- even more so in the construction industry. University of California San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering Professors Truong Nguyen and Nikolay Atanasov and their team are trying to do just that more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers have also found that blocking the protein reactivates immune cell function, restoring the effectiveness of vaccines in an animal model. * * * Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections that can sometimes lead to sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. The microbe poses a significant threat to public health, made worse by the  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Study shows how language, education and age affect someone's ability to engage with digital health tools. * * * Digital health tools, such as patient portals, treatment apps and online appointment schedulers, are increasingly common. But not everyone is equally at home using them. To find out how language, education and age may affect a person's comfort i more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Abby Butler Two cutting-edge research projects led by the University of California, Santa Cruz have been awarded funding through the University of California's Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI). This underscores the university's leadership in advancing creative and impactful solutions to global challenges. The UC Climate Action Arts Network (CAAN), spearh more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * New initiative 'EcoViz' enables clear, compelling visualizations of environmental data from fire to floods * * * By Mike Pena The UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) and a team of scientists and science communicators at UC San Diego have developed an initiative focused on immersive technology that uses advanced hardware and software to simulate e more PR

MERCED, California, Dec. 17 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Seth Allen Recognizing food as both sustenance and a cultural experience that can evoke memories, cross boundaries and bring people together, seasoned chef and media personality Ed Porter recently brought his latest short film to UC Merced for an exclusive screening. "The Food that Fuels" is a documentary that highlights the San Joaquin Valley and its role as a global supplier of fresh produce. It more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego Supercomputer Center issued the following news release: Using the Expanse system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), part of the new School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at UC San Diego, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Mechanical Engineering Professor Umberto Ciri has taken a deep dive into understanding how waves affect offshore wind turbines. Applying a powerful method called more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Junior Katie Spivakovsky describes her path through New Engineering Education Transformation to biomedical research and beyond. * * * By Michaela Jarvis, New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program At an early age, Katie Spivakovsky learned to study the world from different angles. Dinner-table conversations at her family's home in Menlo Park, California, of more PR