State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Thursday August 31, 2023 ( 41 items ) |
ABC: 'Live With Kelly and Mark' Ushers in Brand-New Season!
BURBANK, California, Aug. 31 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Helmed by beloved fan-favorite husband-and-wife co-hosts, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, "Live" kicks off its record-breaking 36th season on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The iconic, nationally syndicated talk show jumps into fall with lots of laughs and love, engaging interviews, cooking demos and must-have home and life tips that have kept audiences smiling across the country like no other
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ABC: 'The Golden Bachelor' Reveals the Incredible Women Embarking on a History-Making Journey to Find Love ... Again
BURBANK, California, Aug. 31 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release:
For the first time in Bachelor franchise history, 22 incredible women in the prime of their lives will roll up their stockings and step into the spotlight, hoping to find lasting love with Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner. Ranging in age from 60 to 75, these accomplished golden ladies will take time away from their established home lives, friends and family, in the quest to rediscover love - and perha
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Apple Announces Next Impact Accelerator Class for Businesses Advancing Environmental Innovation
CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 31 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Apple today announced its third Impact Accelerator class: a cohort of 12 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned environmental solution and service providers on the cutting edge of green technology and clean energy. Established to help mature, diverse businesses scale their impact and reach the next stage of development, t
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Cadence Collaborates With Arm to Accelerate Neoverse V2 Data Center Design Success With Cadence AI-Driven Flows
SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 31 -- Cadence Design Systems, a provider of electronic design automation and semiconductor intellectual property, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced an expanded collaboration with Arm to speed data center silicon success on the Arm(R) Neoverse(TM) V2 platform. Through the collaboration, Cadence fine-tuned its AI-driven RTL-to-GDS digital flow for Neoverse V2 and delivered corresponding 5nm an
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Cal. State-San Bernardino: Faculty in the News, Aug. 29
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up:
Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the latest study by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, and Nicholas Moon (psychology) was one of the authors of a study that examined military readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hate crimes in big cities hit record high for second year in a row, new data compiled by CSUSB center shows (http
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Cal. State-San Bernardino: Faculty in the News, Aug. 30
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up:
Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed the effect of Donald Trump skipping the first GOP presidential debate on other Republican hopefuls, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the latest hate crime numbers, and Thomas McWeeney (public administration) wrote of his appreciation for the efforts of the Coachella Valley Economic Pa
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Announces New State-Local Program to Tackle Illegal Commercial Cannabis Activities
FRESNO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023:
Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an innovative new partnership with the City of Fresno to tackle unlicensed, illegal commercial cannabis activities. The agreement signed today makes the city of Fresno the first in the state to participate in the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor Program (CAPP). The program provides Californi
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Files Amicus Brief to Continue Supporting Strong Wage Protections for Federal Contractors
OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate amicus brief in support of stronger minimum wage protections for federal contractors in Nebraska v. Su. In the amicus brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the coalition of attorneys general wrote in support of the U.S. Department of Labor, highlighting the importance of strong w
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Issues Statement on Favorable Court Decision Regarding McDonald's Use of "No-Poach" Agreements
OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023:
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Delandes v. McDonald's, holding that a lower court prematurely ruled against former McDonald's workers who are seeking to hold accountable the fast-food corporation for using "no-poach" agreements.
"Workers should be
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Issues Statement on Senate Leader Agreement
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023:
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after yesterday's announcement by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) that Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) will serve as the Pro Tem Designee, with a transition to be announced in 2024:
"Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins is a barrier-breaker and a California ic
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Letter to FDA on Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes
OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in issuing a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ways to better address the youth vaping crisis. The bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general urged the FDA to adopt new regulations and stronger enforcement mechanisms to address the rise of flavored, disposable e-cigarettes, whi
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Leads Coalition in Calling for 3M to Pay More and Sooner for Contaminating Americans' Drinking Water Supply With Toxic PFAS
OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023:
Leading a coalition of five attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced filing an amicus letter expressing strong concerns regarding 3M's revised proposed class action settlement with public water suppliers. While 3M made several important concessions at the request of states led by Attorney General Bonta, 3M declined to pay more than the $10 bil
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Calif. A.G. Bonta, Newsom Administration Announce Settlement With City of San Bernardino for Violating State's Housing Element Law
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramirez, and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez today announced a settlement with the City of San Bernardino for violating the state's Housing Element Law
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Calif. Gov. Newsom: California Invests $757 Million to Create Affordable Housing and Clean Transportation
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Today, Governor Newsom, along with the California Strategic Growth Council announced $757 million in funding to advance the building of affordable housing in jobs-rich, walkable neighborhoods. This investment will create more than 2,500 affordable homes, 150 new zero-emissions buses, over 50 miles of new bikeways, and improve miles of sidewalks in communities across the state.
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Calif. PUC Issues Proposed Decision Involving TAG Mobile, TAG Mobile Bankruptcy Sale Entity, Softel Holdings
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 21-11-008) on Aug. 30, 2023:
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Joint Application of TAG Mobile, LLC (U-4411-C), TAG Mobile Bankruptcy Sale Entity, LLC, and Softel Holdings, LLC For Approval of the Reorganization of TAG Mobile, LLC's Regulated Assets into TAG Mobile Bankruptcy Sale Entity, LLC and the Transfer of Co
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California Bankruptcy Trustee Praises Dinsmore Team's Counsel in Debt Firm Fraud Case
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 30 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release:
We are grateful to Richard Marshack of Marshack Hays LLP for recently trusting the Dinsmore team with a very important and widely reported bankruptcy matter for which he was the appointed Trustee, that affected more than 50,000 consumer clients across the United States.
"The work of Chris Celentino, Christopher Ghio and the five other attorneys on the Dinsmore team has been nothing short of amazing,
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CalState-Fullerton: $2.4 Million Grant Supports the Education of Migrant Farmworkers
FULLERTON, California, Aug. 31 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release:
Educator Pablo Jasis has dedicated his career to community-based education to break the cycle of poverty among Southern California's migrant farmworkers.
In 2015, Jasis first led a Cal State Fullerton federal grant project to ensure farmworkers and their families received the equivalent of a high school diploma.
Now, Jasis, a former middle school teacher and professor of elementar
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Chico State's Efforts to Advance Post-Graduate Education Recognized Nationally
CHICO, California, Aug. 30 -- California State University's Chico Campus issued the following news:
By Sean Murphy
The last year has been a successful one for Chico State's Office of Graduate Studies, receiving two multi-year, multi-million-dollar grants from the Department of Education, while also being recognized by a national educational organization.
The two grants come in the form of the Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) grant (five years, $3 millio
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Civica Partners With Experian to Transform Employee Payday Experience
COSTA MESA, California, Aug. 31 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news:
Customers of global software provider Civica will benefit from enhanced payroll information thanks to a new partnership with Experian.
Through Experian's interactive digital platform, PayDashboard, Civica users will be empowered to better engage with, and understand their payslip information, helping them to take control of their finances and improve their financial wellbeing.
Alongside ac
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Fox News Media's Stuart Varney & Dana Perino and Univision's Ilia Calderon to Co-Moderate Second Republican Presidential Debate on Sept 27th
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release:
FOX News Media's Stuart Varney & Dana Perino and UNIVISION's Ilia Calderon will co-moderate the second Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 election, announced Jay Wallace, President and Executive Editor of FOX News Media and Maria Martinez-Guzman, Executive Vice President of News for UNIVISION Networks.
Broadcast on FOX Business Network (FBN) and UNIVISION from 9-11 PM/ET, the debate
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Greenberg Traurig's Nikki E. Dobay Appointed to Law360 2023 Tax Authority S&L Editorial Advisory Board
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Nikki E. Dobay has been appointed to Law360's 2023 Tax Authority State & Local (S&L) Editorial Advisory Board.
Alongside other state and local tax legal professionals, Dobay will provide feedback on Tax Authority's coverage and insight on how best to shape Law360's future coverage of state and local tax (SALT) issues and legislation.
Dobay is nationally known
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GW University Experts: Homeowners Insurance & Climate Change
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news:
As the impact and frequency of natural disasters intensifies due to climate change, analysts say it could cause a home insurance meltdown. Over recent years, several homeowners' insurance groups have already changed their policies in disaster-prone areas, with many insurance companies declining to offer or renew coverage in states like California and Florida. Additionally, according to The Wall Street Journa
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Joined by Calif. A.G. Bonta, Biden-Harris Administration Approves $72 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for Over 2,300 Borrowers Who Attended Ashford University
OAKLAND, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Joined by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of $72 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 2,300 students who attended Ashford University (Ashford) and applied for relief. Ashford University was an online, for-profit school based in San Diego. The approvals come from a review by the U
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Joint Statement From SCUSD and SCTA Regarding Compensation
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- The Sacramento City Unified School District issued the following news release:
The Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento City Teachers Association have reached an agreement to close out the contract reopener negotiations for the recently completed 2022-2023 school year. This agreement comes one day before students begin the new fall semester and after negotiations resumed earlier this month with a commitment by both the District and SCTA t
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Keysight Accelerates Open RAN by Co-Organizing First Global OTIC Summit
SANTA ROSA, California, Aug. 31 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release:
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) co-organized the first Global Open Testing and Integration Centers (OTIC) Summit with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in close partnership with O-RAN ALLIANCE. The event, which took place August 23-24, aimed to fo
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Nexstar Media Group: The CW Network and Gray Television Expand and Extend Affiliation Partnership
BURBANK, California, Aug. 31 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
The CW Network (The CW) today announced that it has expanded and extended its network affiliation agreement with Gray Television, Inc. (Gray). Gray will continue carrying The CW's entertainment and sports programming on television stations in a total of 55 markets across the country, 42 of which are covered under the terms of the new agreement and 13 of whi
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Occidental College: Prof. Jane Hong Wins National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Occidental College issued the following news:
By Laura Paisley
The associate professor of history will use the funds to help bridge the gap between academic research and K-12 education by leading a two-week summer institute on AAPI histories for middle and high school teachers.
Working as a Teach for America teacher after college, Occidental College Associate Professor of History Jane Hong remembers how difficult it was to cover everything she want
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OSU Carpentries Marks Eighth Year Leading Data Literacy
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
OSU Libraries has reached its eighth year as a leader in promoting data literacy through its free Carpentries workshop series. Since 2015, the Library has taught over 400 participants across 113 sessions focused on interdisciplinary, data-related topics such as coding and programming.
OSU Carpentries workshops, which have brought in attendees from 17 institutions, emphasize the value of using open-so
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Singularity University: Scientists Unveil the First Complete Sequence of the Y Chromosome
MOFFETT FIELD, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Singularity University issued the following news:
By Shelly Fan
After over two decades, the human genome sequence is finally complete.
The holdout? The Y chromosome. Although far smaller than the other 23 chromosomes, Y is a genetic contortionist, carrying multiple strange structures that are notoriously difficult to disentangle, and not for lack of effort. As one of the two sex chromosomes--X being the other--Y houses genes essential for produci
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Tina Hahn Joins BRIDGE Housing as Vice President of Strategic Projects
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 31 -- Bridge Housing issued the following news release:
Tina Hahn has joined BRIDGE Housing as Vice President of Strategic Projects, effective August 28, 2023.
BRIDGE is a leading nonprofit developer, owner, and manager of affordable housing on the West Coast.
In this new role, Ms. Hahn will oversee strategic project initiatives, from development through successful execution, in accordance with BRIDGE's mission and core values. She will work with President & CEO
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UC-San Francisco: Can an Artificial Kidney Finally Free Patients From Dialysis?
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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The Kidney Project proves its bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week.
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Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant.
They have shown for the first time t
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UC-Santa Cruz: The Sky's the Limit - Becca Fenwick Gives Research and Education a New Perspective With Drone Tech
SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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The CITRIS principal investigator and director of the CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research at UC Santa Cruz advances wildland management, ecology research and workforce development with uncrewed aerial vehicles and remote sensing systems
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"The nature of CITRIS is that you can work with all campus departments on different types of issues -- not just en
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UCLA Engineering Professor, Alum Inducted Into National Academy of Inventors
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 31 -- The University of California's Los Angeles Campus Samueli School of Engineering issued the following news:
C.K. Ken Yang, a professor and chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, and alumnus Adrian Tang have been selected to join the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2023 class of senior members.
The academy describes its senior members as "active faculty, scientists and administrators from NAI
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University of California-Davis: Satellite Data Show Disparate Nitrogen Dioxide Trends Across California
DAVIS, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news:
By Emily C. Dooley
Satellite data from across California's landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a paper from University of California, Davis, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Nitrogen dioxide is short-lived in the atmosphere but plays a central role
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University of California-Merced: Department of Energy Grant Will Fund EECS Professor Lu's Research Into Improving Federated Machine Learning
MERCED, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
By Patty Guerra, UC Merced
UC Merced Computer Science and Engineering Professor Xiaoyi Lu is leading a collaboration that secured a $4.35 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to improve federated machine learning systems.
Lu is partnering with the University of Iowa and Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago to improve the understanding of scalable, federated, privacy-preservi
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University of California-Merced: NIH Grant to Study Immigration Policy Impacts on Mental Health and Access to Health Care for Latinos in Rural Communities
MERCED, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
UC Merced public health Professor Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The $3 million grant will fund Young's ambitious, five-year research project to understand how immigration policy influences health care access and the well-being of Latinos in rural California and Arizona counties, including Merced, Tulare, Imperial, Mon
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University of Houston: New Survey Suggests General Society Not Willing to Allow More Rights for Transgender People
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023:
With the subject more in the public eye than ever before, you might assume transgender people's quest for rights would be gaining significant support across the country. Not so, reveals a survey conducted in three southwestern and western states, and released today.
"While we expected restrictive responses from conservative Texas and moderate Arizona, it was interesting to see the
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University of La Verne: Professor Launches International Health Leadership Collaboration
LA VERNE, California, Aug. 31 -- The University of La Verne issued the following news:
Louise Kelly, professor of management in the University of La Verne College of Business, recently returned from sabbatical to Germany. During her trip, she visited the Institute for eHealth and Management in Healthcare (IEMG) at Flensburg, a renowned applied university in northern Germany. IEMG is a pioneer in the field of e-health, and was the first in Germany to offer a master's degree in the subject.
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University of Southern California: Dr. Royel Johnson Named as Co-Editor of AERA's Educational Researcher Journal
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- University of Southern California's Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news:
Dr. Royel Johnson, USC Rossier School of Education Associate Professor and Pullias Center faculty member, has been named as a co-editor of Educational Researcher (ER), the journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). His appointment is for the 2024-2026 editorial team.
"I am deeply honored by the opportunity to lead one of the natio
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering: Origami-Inspired Strain Sensors for Stretchable Soft Robotics
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news:
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USC researchers have developed an innovative solution to measure the motion of soft components in robotics.
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Hollywood is a go-to source of inspiration for roboticists. The astonishingly lifelike movements of animated characters in movies such as "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings" are produced using the technique of motion capture - in which r
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Verizon Brings the Digital Ready Experience to the Los Angeles Small Business Expo
BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Verizon will showcase its resources for small business owners at the Small Business Expo, an all-day experience for small business owners to network and attend live educational events designed to help them increase revenue and scale their business, in Los Angeles, California on September 6, 2023, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank.
At Verizon bo
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