TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * AI meets avocados: A Florida State University student's smart approach to reducing food waste * A doctoral student from Florida State University is using artificial intelligence to help make one of the planet's most wasted foods easier to preserve. Zhengao Li, currently pursuing his doctorate in measurement and statistics, joined two Oregon State University researchers to develop a smartphone-based A more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 8 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Insufficient sleep associated with decreased life expectancy * A good night's sleep is more than a luxury: New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that insufficient sleep may shorten your life. The study published today in the journal SLEEP Advances. Researchers tapped a vast, nationwide database looking for survey trends associated with average life expectancy county b more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU emphasizes crucial role of vaccines, including hepatitis B, for babies * For over three decades, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, has recommended all babies get a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. As a result, rates of hepatitis B infection in children have dropped by about 95% in the U.S. Recently, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 12 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU patient battles colorectal cancer on journey to Boston Marathon * Humans are faced with hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions daily. For Matt Hazard, there may not have been a better decision than to listen to his cousin and lifelong friend, Koree Anderson, on June 19, 2024. Matt Hazard (Courtesy) Hazard, who was training for the Eugene Marathon, noticed an abnormal amount of blood  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study: CAR-T therapy shows long-term survival for patients with lymphoma * A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology confirms that one of the first Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR-T cell therapies offers long-term survival and potential cures for adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, even years after treatment. CAR-T cells are genetically more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 2 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: * * * PGE employees raise $1.79 million for local nonprofits and schools during annual season of giving Amid ongoing economic pressures, housing needs and food insecurity, Portland General Electric employees -- together with a company match -- raised more than $1.79 million to benefit over 1,200 nonprofits and schools across Oregon through its annual Employee Giving Campaign. more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * Preview of Portland State University Transportation Research at TRB 2026 As the transportation world converges once again on Washington, D.C. for the 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) next month, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers will come together to explore tomorrow's mobility challenges. This year, Portland State University (PSU) brings a lineup of work t more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * Research Wrapped: 2025 Saw Great Strides Forward In PSU's Urban Research Innovation Leadership As the year draws to a close, Portland State University (PSU)'s office of Research and Graduate Studies is taking a moment to reflect on some of the changes this year has brought. Even amid ongoing uncertainty around the changing landscape of federal research funding, we're proud that PSU faculty have con more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * A New Roadmap for Safer Streets: PSU to Guide National Active Transportation Priorities As traffic deaths among people walking and biking continue to rise--and as new mobility technologies rapidly reshape how we all move--Portland State University (PSU) has been selected to lead a major national effort to improve roadway safety and accessibility. The Transportation Research and Education Center (T more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study implicates enzyme in neurodegenerative conditions * Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein, or CEMIP is associated with disorders ranging from multiple sclerosis to stroke to neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease. The next step is to develop a way to more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 10 -- Thomas Built Buses, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, issued the following news: * * * Thomas Built Buses expands Type A Minotour production capacity at plant in High Point HIGH POINT, N.C. - Dec. 8, 2025 -- Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America and a division of Daimler Truck Specialty Vehicles (DTSV), today gave an update on the expansion of its Type A Minotour production capacity at its legacy manufacturin more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 15 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Yuletide kissers, smooch without guilt: Research suggests your mistletoe didn't harm its tree host * CORVALLIS, Ore. - If mistletoe's status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been cooling your holiday ardor, new research led by an Oregon State University scientist may help relight the fire. A survey of urban forests in seven western Oregon cities found no observable connection between mistlet more PR