PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 4 -- The American College of Healthcare Sciences issued the following news release: American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) is honored to announce that ACHS will be supporting students of the closing integrative health institution Huntington University of Health Sciences (HUHS) located in Knoxville, Tennessee in a teach-out agreement for HUHS students. With approval from the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, ACHS will be providing two individualized pathwa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 5 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.10-03-015) for Aug. 10, 2023: * * * In the Matter of the Application of PacifiCorp, an Oregon Company, for an Order Authorizing a Rate Increase Effective January 1, 2011, and Granting Conditional Authorization to Transfer Assets, pursuant to the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants PacifiCorp's unopposed petition to modify Decision 11-05-002 to  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: A study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Oregon State University based on national data found that in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, young adults who were not in college more often became frequent users of the drug than those in other states. The findings are published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. After state legalization, yo  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Aug. 2 -- Linfield College issued the following news: Linfield University joins the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities (the Alliance) in applauding the Oregon Legislature's passage of House Bill 5025. The bill dramatically increases funding for Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG), which provides need-based financial aid. The legislature approved a $100 million increase in Oregon Opportunity Grants, bringing the total budget to $308.4 million. The bill also  more

GRESHAM, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- Mt. Hood Community College issued the following news: The project is a result of several key occurrences, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which left many students in a state of food and housing insecurity and revealed a need for more student resources According to the MHCC Student Basic Needs team, the equity center will provide a range of resources and support to students. It will be a multi-faceted space, featuring the food pantry, housing support, and other resou  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief ("friend of the court" brief) supporting a challenge to Idaho's repressive law making it a crime for adults to help certain minors travel out of state for legal abortion care. The challenge to Idaho's abortion "travel ban" was filed in U.S. District Court in Idaho earlier   more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug.1, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced the full membership of the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council, which she has tasked with developing recommendations to strengthen educator preparation programs for teaching reading and writing in Oregon schools. "I am grateful that these issue experts have come forward to support our students and educators," Governor Kotek said. "My executive order was str  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that Juliana Wallace will join her administration as Behavioral Health Initiative Director in the Governor's Office. Wallace brings a combined two decades of experience as a clinical social worker, operational leader, and educator to the role. For the first 10 years of her career in Portland, Wallace worked with homeless youth at Outside In, developing and managin  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug. 2, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony for seven bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to support K-12 public education and child care. "My vision for Oregon is a state where every child has a safe place to receive a high-quality, culturally responsive public education, and every family has access to affordable child care," Governor Kotek said. "While I will always push for m  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- The Oregon Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: During the 2023 legislative session, Democrats championed historic gains for Oregon's K-12 schools and students and made critical investments in Oregon's child care infrastructure to support working families. With these investments, legislators are working to ensure every child in Oregon has a safe, nurturing place to learn and grow from cradle to career. Today, legislators who championed th  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Publication led by OHSU researchers is the first to modulate a protein related to the immune system to slow progress of disease in mice * * * New research reveals a type of monoclonal antibody already tested in certain forms of cancer may be a promising treatment in stopping the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Th  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 4 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: Eleanor Feingold, a statistical geneticist and associate dean with nearly 20 years of leadership experience at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named dean of Oregon State University's College of Science. She will start Oct. 31. "I am passionate about creative approaches to STEM education, diversity, equity and inclusion and research that has an impact on the state, nation and world," Feingold said.  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 4 -- The University of Portland issued the following news: The expanding human footprint has altered more than 80 percent of the earth's surface, with urbanization the most drastic form of alteration, leading to an unprecedented loss of species. While past research has focused on ecological factors to analyze the decline of wildlife populations, University of Portland (UP) professors and students have embarked on a three-year study to explore this biodiversity crisis thro  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- The University of Portland issued the following news: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Katie Danielson, PhD, assistant professor in UP's School of Education, to the state's Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council. In an August 1 announcement, the state billed the new council as "part of a long-term effort to boost reading and writing proficiency across Oregon." Dr. Danielson is one of 20 members on the Council, which includes teachers, principals, repres  more