LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 23 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Erica L. Okerberg, shareholder and vice chair of the firm's global Gaming Practice, will be honored by Global Gaming Women (GGW) as a 2023 Patricia Becker Pay It Forward Award recipient. The awards ceremony will take place at the organization's annual fundraising event, "Kick Up Your Heels," Oct. 11 at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel's XS nightclub. GGW is a networ  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 22 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis) is again calling on the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to pause Medicaid disenrollments to prevent Hoosiers from abruptly losing health care coverage. "Just this week, the state of Nevada reinstated 114,000 of their Medicaid recipients who had erroneously lost coverage due a flawed procedural disenrollment process," Porter said. "If Indiana f  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Joe Lombardo and State Superintendent Jhone Ebert unveiled focused accountability metrics while touring schools. During the 2023 legislative session, Governor Lombardo signed and the legislature passed the largest education budget in state history, committing an additional $2.6 billion dollars to Nevada's K-12 education system. Several bills also put accountability measures into place to ensu  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced his appointment of Iris Ramos Jones as Director of the Governor's Office for New Americans (ONA). "I'm pleased to announce my appointment of Iris Ramos Jones as the new Director of the Office for New Americans," said Governor Joe Lombardo. "Iris understands the unique challenges and opportunities facing new Americans firsthand, and I have the  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Oracle today announced the limited availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service. The new generative AI service will support large language models (LLMs) to help organizations automate end-to-end business processes, improve decision-making, and enhance customer experiences, while keeping their data secure and private. Buil  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Oracle today announced significant enhancements to MySQL HeatWave, including support for vector store, generative AI, new in-database machine learning features, MySQL Autopilot enhancements, new HeatWave Lakehouse capabilities, support for JavaScript, acceleration of JSON queries, and support for new analytic operators. Currently in private preview,  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Oracle today announced upcoming availability for new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute instances powered by NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, NVIDIA L40S GPUs, and Ampere AmpereOne(TM) CPUs. The new OCI Compute instances are designed to make running a variety of workloads--from training, fine-tuning, and AI model inferencing to running cloud-nat  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Oracle continues to expand its distributed cloud offerings to meet organizations' diverse needs and the growing worldwide demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services. The latest additions to OCI's distributed cloud include Oracle Database@Azure and MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse on AWS. As a result, organizations gain even more flexibility to deploy cloud service  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Oracle today announced its plans to add semantic search capabilities using AI vectors to Oracle Database 23c. The collection of features, called AI Vector Search, includes a new vector data type, vector indexes, and vector search SQL operators that enable the Oracle Database to store the semantic content of documents, images, and other unstructured   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Oracle today announced it is participating in an industry-wide initiative to design a new open standard for network and data security that will help organizations better protect their data in distributed IT environments. Under this new initiative, Oracle will collaborate with Applied Invention, other major technology providers, and other leading org  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Oracle today announced the availability of Java 21, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 21 (Oracle JDK 21) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including platform enhancements that will help developers increase productivity and drive innovation and growt  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Continuing to deliver on its commitment to build an open and integrated technology ecosystem that helps healthcare organizations improve patient care, optimize clinical expertise, and reduce costs, Oracle today announced several significant enhancements to its healthcare solutions. These included new cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) capa  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and Oracle today announced the expansion of their alliance to offer customers a greater choice in deploying applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). As part of the expanded collaboration, Red Hat OpenShift, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 22 (TNSres) - The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Using tangible symbols may increase communication skills in children with complex support needs * * * Currently, there is very limited intervention research addressing instructional strategies for individuals who are deafblind. This groundbreaking new study, conducted by Chevonne Sutter, Ph.D. BCBA-D, project coordinator for the Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project and MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D.  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 21 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: Reynolds School of Journalism Assistant Professor of Video Production and Immersive Media Melissa McClinton has secured official selections at more than 40 domestic and international film festivals for her film "Interception: Jayne Kennedy American Sportscaster." The short documentary follows the story of Jayne Kennedy, a trailblazer for Black women in the entertainment and sports broadcasting industries. Ken  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 20 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: A momentous year is about to take place for the University of Nevada, Reno. Our institution's 149th anniversary is on Oct. 12, 2023 and will kick off a yearlong celebration to honor the impact and legacy of the University, and all who have exemplified The Wolf Pack Way, culminating in the 150th anniversary on Oct. 12, 2024. As we begin to look back at our impressive history and dream of the next 150 years that  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Analyzing children's writing may provide earlier diagnosis and targeted support * * * A new research study shows that dysgraphia and dyslexia may be identified during the first two years of school by analyzing children's writing. Early intervention may help children work on skills while they are learning to read and write rather than waiting until later in their academic career in Grade 3 or   more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 21 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: Recently, the University of Nevada, Reno's Northern Nevada International Center, a nonprofit leading northern Nevada's global engagement, had the honor of bringing 10 supply chain professionals from Korea to the state through a program run in conjunction with the United States Embassy in Seoul. The U.S. - ROK Global Supply Chain Leaders Program was an international exchange program that offered participants th  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 20 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: A UNLV-led Las Vegas urban forestry initiative received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service to help counteract the growing impacts of extreme heat and climate change in Southern Nevada. Over the next five years, UNLV and host of community partners will engage and educate residents of Clark County about the importance of trees in cities and add thou  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: UNLV and Nevada officials have partnered on an innovative approach to stem a statewide teacher shortage that ranks among the nation's most severe. The Nevada Forward Initiative, a teacher prep program housed within UNLV's College of Education, was recently approved by the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner's Apprenticeship Council as the state's first teacher training apprenticeshi  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV research shows that a simple serving of strawberries each day can boost cardiometabolic health without the need for medication. * * * Strawberries may seem like a small dietary addition, but their health benefits pack a serious punch. For more than a decade, UNLV professor Arpita Basu has been studying how strawberries can help reduce the risks of diabetes and impr  more