PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments February Eric Roeland earns article of the year by New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine selected a publication co-authored by Eric Roeland, M.D., FASCO, FAAHPM, associate professor of medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine, as one of its notable articles of the year. Roeland is a medical oncologist and palliative care sp more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Attorney General Rayfield Issues Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Preserve Funding For Life-Saving Medical Research Hearing Scheduled for 7 a.m. PST at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston; Register to listen online here Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general today issued a joint statement ahead of a court hearing involving the National Instit more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 21 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Agrees With Attorney General Rayfield, Blocks Trump's Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship Judges deny U.S. DOJ's request to lift the hold on executive order Attorney General Dan Rayfield commends the 9th Circuit U.S. Appeals Court decision this week to block the Trump Administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship. The ruling denied the administration's request for  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Agrees with AG Rayfield, Blocks Trump Order on Gender Affirming Care Judge says the order aimed for "erasure of trans individuals" Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield applauds a judge's decision today to block the Trump administration from withholding federal funding from medical institutions that provide gender affirming care. "Today's ruling is a major win in the fight ag more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, Feb. 22 -- Lane Community College issued the following news: * * * Lane Community College Receives EWEB Grant to Add Electric Vehicle to Motor Pool Lane Community College (LCC) has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) to fund the purchase of the first electric vehicle (EV) in its motor pool fleet. The grant is part of EWEB's annual Electric Mobility Grant program, which supports local nonprofits, academic institutions, and public organizations more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 21 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Rayfield Launches New Gender-Affirming Care Toolkit Amid Trump Executive Orders Aims to help support families of transgender loved ones Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced the launch of a new gender-affirming toolkit, now available on the Oregon Department of Justice website. This resource is designed to help families and caregivers of transgender loved ones nav more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Stands with Transgender Military Members in Challenge to President Trump's Discriminatory Executive Order Oregon and 19 States File Amicus Brief in Federal Court Today Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a "friend of the court" or amicus brief as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Trump more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Stops Elon Musk and DOGE from Accessing Oregonians' Private Information and Cutting Federal Funds Through the Treasury Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following statement today, reacting to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York's decision to issue a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration and DOGE's  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Appoints Ryan O'Connor to the Oregon Court of Appeals Governor Tina Kotek announced today that she will appoint Ryan T. O'Connor to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Mr. O'Connor will fill the vacancy created by the prior resignation of Josephine Mooney. The appointment is effective immediately. Ryan O'Connor is a partner with O'Connor Weber LLC, one of Oregon's strongest  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Releases Improved Customer Service Outcomes, Sets New Expectations on State Rulemaking Direction to state agencies on rulemaking is latest step to improve transparency and improve how Oregon state government works In her first week on the job, Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter of expectations to all state agency directors. Since then, the Governor, her office, and the more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb 20, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services Launch Program to Build More Housing, Lower Costs Zero interest loans will support the development of housing for middle class Oregonians Washington D.C. - Today, Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced the launch of Oregon's Moderate Income Revolving Loan (MIRL) program. The program will  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 21 -- Portland Community College issued the following news: * * * PCC hosts Washington Oregon Cascadia Higher Education Sustainability Conference By James Hill The 2025 Washington Oregon Cascadia Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) is set to take place from March 5-7 at Portland Community College's Sylvania Campus (12000 SW 49th Avenue). This annual event aims to inspire change, foster collaboration, and drive action in sustainability within higher educ more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Feb. 19 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Researchers show how to efficiently convert captured carbon dioxide into green energy Methanol, important for the manufacture of many everyday goods and for its green energy potential, may soon be produced faster and more efficiently thanks to a collaboration that included two Oregon State University researchers. Zhenxing Feng and Alvin Chang of the OSU College of Engineering helpe more PR

WILSONVILLE, Oregon, Feb. 18 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: * * * Teledyne FLIR's Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drone Selected as Winner of the Defense Innovation Unit's Blue UAS Challenge BOSTON, February 18, 2025 - Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance System has been selected as a winner of the Blue UAS Refresh. In November, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) hosted a Blue UAS Refr more PR