LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * $12M Grant to Advance Health for People Who Use Drugs in New England * "New England offers a compelling opportunity to conduct this work because the community has been heavily impacted by HIV, HCV, overdose and other harms tied to unregulated drug use," said Angela Bazzi, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Scienc more PR

BURBANK, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 'CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS,' HOSTED BY LAUREN DAIGLE AND JORDAN DAVIS, RETURNS TUESDAY, DEC. 2, AT 9/8c ON ABC AND NEXT DAY ON HULU AND DISNEY+ * The Country Music Association and ABC have revealed this year's hosts and performers for the 16th annual holiday television special, "CMA Country Christmas." Hosted by Lauren Daigle and Jordan Davis, "CMA Country Christma more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Nov. 5 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * 'Frankenstein' Sightings Grip Hollywood With Halloween Weekend Lightning Drone Storms Sightings of Frankenstein were reported in Hollywood over Halloween weekend timed to a series of larger-than-life lightning storms that terrified delighted locals and visitors. Lightning first struck October 30 at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery, when a 1,500-drone lightning storm electri more PR

BURBANK, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * ABC UNWRAPS FESTIVE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING LINEUP * ABC is sleighing this holiday season with festive programming during the most wonderful time of the year. Highlights include joyful episodes of "Abbott Elementary," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Celebrity Family Feud," "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," "Shark Tank," "Shifting Gears" and "What Would You Do?: Ho more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Among youth who vape, USC study finds rise in daily use and difficulty quitting Between 2020 and 2024, daily nicotine vaping nearly doubled among adolescents who vaped, according to data from a nationally representative survey of U.S. middle and high school students. * Since 2019, overall rates of nicotine vaping have declined among U.S. youth, b more PR

ORANGE, California, Nov. 5 -- Chapman University issued the following news on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Arnold Schwarzenegger Inspires Students at Chapman University The former California Governor and Hollywood star talked about his film career and his time in politics, while encouraging students to have a strong vision for their future. * Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke with students at Chapman University, delivering an inspirational message about achieving their goals. Th more PR

PASADENA, California, Nov. 4 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Black Hole Flare is Biggest and Most Distant Seen * The most massive stars in the universe are destined to explode as brilliant supernova before collapsing into black holes. Yet one huge star appears to have never fulfilled its destiny; in a twist of irony, the star wandered too close to a gargantuan black hole, which gobbled it up, shredding the star to bits and pieces. That is the most  more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Cal Teach at 20: Striving to continue sending much-needed STEM educators into underserved communities * Frances Venegas can speak volumes about the importance of the Cal Teach program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the deeply meaningful impact that it has made through its efforts to increase the number and retention of new, highly qualified science and mathemati more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Nov. 5 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Palestinian theologian, Rev. Mitri Raheb, to deliver Edward Said Endowed Lecture "Reclaiming Palestinian Christianity: A Decolonial Approach," will be presented by Rev. Mitri Raheb, founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, beginning at noon on Monday, Nov. 17, at the university's Obershaw Dining Room. * The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, founder and presiden more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: * * * California American Water is Constructing New Treatment Facility in Oakhurst OAKHURST, Calif. (Nov. 04, 2025) - California American Water has begun construction on a new water treatment facility in its Madera County water district, marking a significant investment in providing high-quality water service, long-term reliability and system resiliency for customers in the distric more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Nov. 5 -- California Baptist University issued the following news: * * * Emmy-winning producer brings experience to the classroom Christopher Contreras, director of student publications - broadcast at California Baptist University, brings a wealth of industry experience to his new role. A six-time Emmy Award-winning producer, he has worked on marquee events including the World Series, FIFA Women's World Cup and Fox College Football. Growing up, Contreras loved playing  more PR

POMONA, California, Nov. 5 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona issued the following news: * * * From Wild Parrots to Career Paths: Professor Helps Students Navigate the Professional Wilderness By Monica Pignotti Naas Growing up in La Puente, the Ortiz family did not spend their time camping, hiking or immersing themselves in the great outdoors. But when a young Janel Ortiz walked through the gates of the LA Zoo, she discovered a whole new world. From there, she knew she was de more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Celebrating First-Gen Slugs: Empowering students, strengthening community * UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3-7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and achievements of first-generation college students. Each day offers opportunities for connection, reflection more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Nov. 5 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Cisco 360 Partner Program Empowers Partners to Drive Profitability in an AI Era Co-designed with Cisco partners, the program introduces new specializations, bonuses, and resources to help partners deliver the full power of Cisco's innovation News summary: * Program Evolution: Launching January 25, 2026, the Cisco 360 Partner Program builds on 20+ years of industry-leading partnerships and more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Nov. 5 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Cisco launches Cisco IQ, the unified AI-powered experience that connects the entire customer journey New interface accelerates time-to-value, boosts resiliency, and delivers unparalleled simplicity for under-pressure IT teams News Summary: * Cisco IQ brings real-time insights, on-demand assessments, troubleshooting and personalized learning, automation and agents from across professional  more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, Nov. 5 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * The Emergence of AI Presents Challenges and New Opportunities for Job Seekers, CSUN Prof says Will artificial intelligence replace humans and create a new class of workers whose skills are no longer needed due to advancements in technology? This question haunts job seekers as the future of AI, depending on whom you ask, is poised to reshape and disrupt the job market over  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 5 -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, issued the following news release: * * * Gap Unveils "Give Your Gift" Campaign Through a soulful reinterpretation of "The Climb," from rising artist SIENNA SPIRO Gap shines a light on connection, hope, and the power of music to unite generations this holiday season * Gap launches their holiday campaign Give Your Gift, with creative that builds on momentum from last holiday season -- Give Your Gift celebrates h more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Half-billion-year-old parasite still threatens shellfish * A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct. The research, published in iScience, used high-resolution 3D scans to look inside 480-million-year-old shells from a Moroccan site known for  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * In Memoriam: Alice Gast 1958 - 2025 * USC Viterbi alumna Alice Gast, (B.S. ChE '80), an esteemed and globally recognized chemical engineering researcher and first woman president of both Imperial College London and Lehigh University, passed away on Oct. 27 in London after long battle with cancer. She was 67. A USC 1980 valedictorian, Gast made important co more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Intel vPro Is First Silicon-Based Fleet Management on Microsoft Intune * The challenge facing information technology (IT) teams today is simple: In an era of rampant cyberthreats and decentralized workforces, how do you fix a computer that won't boot up, is corrupted by malware, or is more PR

LOS ANGLES, California, Nov. 4 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2025: * * * Introducing the TikTok Awards 2025: New Era. New Icons. First-Ever Awards Show in the US Honors the TikTok Community's "New Era, New Icons" Set for December 18 Fans can watch the TikTok Awards LIVE on @TikTok starting at 6 PM PT, and on Tubi, the official streaming partner * Today, we're thrilled to announce the first-ever TikTok Awards in the US, a celebr more PR

SANTA ROSA, California, Nov. 5 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * Keysight and MediaTek Collaborate to Advance Pre-6G Integrated Sensing and Communication Technology Collaboration highlights industry leadership in advancing future 6G network performance and spectrum efficiency * Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and MediaTek have collaborated to advance pre-6G integrated sensing  more PR

LOMA LINDA, California, Nov. 5 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * How clinical trials shape the future of cancer treatment By Elena Aguirre Clinical trials are the driving force behind every breakthrough in cancer treatment, and at Loma Linda University Cancer Center they represent both scientific progress and profound human generosity. Each participant in a clinical trial helps shape the future of oncology care. "All the current standards of care that we use i more PR

ENCINO, California, Nov. 5 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Marcus & Millichap Closes Sale of 31-Unit Distressed Multifamily Property in Washington, D.C. 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 31-unit multifamily property in Congress Heights, Washington, DC. The property, part of an eight-property po more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Nov. 5 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix and Embratur Launch Audiovisual Tourism Guide at the World Travel Market in London to Promote Brazil With Series and Movies London, November 4, 2025 - Netflix and Embratur (the Brazilian Tourist Board) announced today, during the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, the launch of a virtual travel guide designed to help travelers from around the world discover Brazil thro more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * New GA-ASI Gambit 6 UCAV Adds Air-To-Ground Operations for International CCA * SAN DIEGO - 04 November 2025 - The latest iteration of the innovative Gambit Series of unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAV) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is Gambit 6, a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) that adds air-to-ground operations to its a more PR

PLEASANTON, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: * * * New Global Survey Reveals Oracle Database Customers are Evolving their Database Strategies Citing High Costs, Support Challenges and Need for Advanced AI/ML Capabilities * Third-party support provides Oracle Database customers with significant cost savings and premium support, allowing organizations to foc more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Open Philanthropy Awards Grant for Genetic Technology Designed to Stop Malaria * The new genetic technology is being developed to complement existing work by the University of California Malaria Initiative, a collaborative effort with researchers from four University of California campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and San Diego) and Johns Hopkins University. As announced in July,  more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle First to Achieve 1EdTech Certification for its Student Information System * Oracle today announced that PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is the first student information system to be certified on the 1EdTech Edu-API standards. This achievement gives higher education institutions the confidence to implement the standards-bas more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Nov. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * PPHE Hotel Group Implements Oracle OPERA Cloud to Improve Operations and Drive Innovation * International hospitality and real estate company, PPHE Hotel Group, has chosen the Oracle OPERA Cloud hospitality platform as its global property management system (PMS). By implementing the PMS across 18 properties with 5,200 rooms i more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * SDSC-housed Protein Data Bank Brings Molecules Up to Size * Birth of the first global bio database Founded in 1971 by a group of visionary structural biologists, the PDB was chartered on the concept of making the world's growing collection of molecular structures publicly available and standardized, turning isolated discoveries into a shared and collaborative global library of li more PR

STANFORD, California, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Smartphones can monitor patients with neuromuscular diseases Stanford Medicine researchers found that a smartphone could monitor patients with two types of muscular dystrophy as well as traditional methods and diagnose conditions more accurately -- at no cost. By Katia Savchuk Because researchers have made such striking progress in developing drugs to treat neuromuscular diseases more PR

IRVINE, California, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine scientists devise method for cities to measure greenhouse gas emissions Municipalities may employ the tool to evaluate initiatives to curb emissions * The method provides a cost-effective method for cities to measure their greenhouse gas emissions. * It involves sampling turfgrass, which is shown to be a reliable recorder of fossil carbon dioxide concentration more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 5 -- The University of California Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news: * * * 'Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy' He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health. By Elizabeth Fernandez Lee May's friends tried to assure him he'd only broken a rib on their marathon bicycle r more PR

MERCED, California, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Thinning, Burning Forests Provide Multiple Benefits, Some of Them Surprising Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California's Sierra Nevada is ground zero. Decades of fire suppression have left these forests overstocked and vulnerable to catastrophic fires, drought and pest outbreaks. Beyond destroying homes and infrastructure, high-seve more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * USC Rocket Propulsion Lab Launches First Payload * On October 18, USCRPL launched and recovered their experimental 6-inch vehicle, Malibu, built to test several new elements of rocket design. Most significantly, Malibu conveyed USCRPL's first ever payload capsule, CHASER, consisting of a camera and avionics unit. The USCRPL prepares to launch Malibu Mali more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Managing ponds may help save native salamanders New research from Virginia Tech shows that controlling pond water levels and removing invasive hybrids may be key to protecting the endangered California tiger salamander. By Max Esterhuizen The California tiger salamander relies on seasonal ponds to breed. But for decades, the species has been under pressure from non-native salamanders introduced in the 1 more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * What's Ahead for UC San Diego Basketball, Reigning Big West Champs * Defensively, VanDerveer's goal is for the women's team to play to their strengths with a total team strategy. How that plays out on the court will be with ball pressure and built-in help as players support one another. "We have to take pride in being great individual defenders, but player's don't have to rely on be more PR