SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his appointment of eight Superior Court Judges, which include one in Los Angeles County; one in Nevada County; two in Orange County; one in San Bernardino County; one in San Diego County; one in Ventura County; and one in Yolo County. * * * Los Angeles County Superior Court Gary Rowe, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve a  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Since the 1980s, researchers have observed significant periods of unrest in a region of California's Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains characterized by swarms of earthquakes as well as the ground inflating and rising by almost half an inch per year during these periods. The activity is concerning because the area, called the Long Valley Caldera, sits atop a massive dormant supervolcano. Seven hundre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Doomed House hopefuls Drew Johnson and Elizabeth Helgelien continue their competition to be the most extreme Republican candidate vying for Nevada's 3rd Congressional district in their latest endorsements for anti-abortion extremist Jim Jordan for speaker - calling Jordan a "principled leader" and retweeting praise of him "being" MAGA, respectively. Meanwhile, Heidi Kasama lacks the backb  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Flemming Larsen, a far-right Republican running in Nevada's 1st Congressional District, issued his support for extreme, Trump-endorsed House Speaker candidate Jim Jordan if he was in Congress. Jim Jordan is a radical House speaker candidate who authored the text of a nationwide abortion ban with no exceptions, advocates for cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and actively attempted to b  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 19 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strengthened its global Hospitality and Restaurant Industry practices with the addition of Shareholder Brandon Roos, who re-joined the firm's Las Vegas office. Roos was most recently in-house counsel at hospitality, restaurant, and nightlife powerhouses Hakkasan Group and TAO Group, launching the general counsel role for the former and managing legal matters fo  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Whether you're reviewing market research or creating a plan for your startup, business librarian Patrick Griffis can point you in the direction of future success. * * * A key mission of the UNLV Libraries, and a core area of UNLV's Top Tier 2.0 strategic plan, is to stimulate the economic development of Southern Nevada. To help meet this mission, the Libraries has develop  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 17 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the release of a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Nevada law enforcement agencies, prosecutorial offices, courts and non-profit organizations to apply for the Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutor (STOP) and Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) grants. The Office of the Nevada Attorney General receives grant funding   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced the vacancy for the First Judicial District Court of Nevada, District 2, following the resignation of Judge James E. Wilson, Jr. In a letter addressed to Governor Lombardo, Judge James E. Wilson, Jr. announced his retirement from the First Judicial District Court, effective January 8, 2024. In his retirement letter to Governor Lombardo, Judge   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Governor Joe Lombardo today announced his appointment of two charter school leaders to key state education posts. Governor Lombardo appointed Melissa Mackedon to serve as the Executive Director of the State Public Charter School Authority and Angela Orr to serve on the State Board of Education, District 2. "I'm pleased to announce that I've selected Melissa Mackedon to serve as the   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 19 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Oracle NetSuite today announced new generative AI-powered capabilities to help organizations reach their goals faster and more efficiently. Supported by the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) generative AI service and embedded across the suite, NetSuite Text Enhance helps users leverage company-specific, relevant data from across NetSuite to create and refine c  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 19 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Oracle NetSuite today announced a series of new product innovations to help organizations reduce costs and run more efficiently so they can grow their top and bottom lines. The latest NetSuite innovations include both traditional and generative AI-powered capabilities across the entire suite; new field service management and enterprise performance management (  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Scientists and natural resource managers gather to collaborate on environmental policy * * * On October 11-13, 2023, local Lake Tahoe scientists and resource managers met as part of the 2023 Tahoe Science Conference at Lake Tahoe Community College, hosted by the Tahoe Science Advisory Council and sponsored by the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. Of the many experts presenting was prof  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 21 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: In a recent interview, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Sheena Pena, the newly appointed director of catering at Nevada Dining's Silver & Blue Catering. With a warm smile and a genuine passion for the food and beverage industry, Sheena shared her vision for the future and her journey into the world of catering at the University of Nevada, Reno and beyond. "We're not just providing food. We're creating   more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 20 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), and Renown Health are pleased to announce the E. L. Wiegand Foundation awarded a donation of more than $500,000 to the new Pediatrics Residency Program. The contribution will help fund the program's startup of operations and salaries, playing a pivotal role in addressing the critical shortage of pediatricians in Nevada, as well as nurturing the next g  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from the Wonders of the Mekong project tagged the fish when it was caught over a year ago * * * It's o-fish-al! The world's largest freshwater fish has made its debut in the 2024 Guinness Book of World Records. The 661-pound stingray, caught in June 2022, was over 13 feet long, from snout to tail. The fish was hooked in the Mekong River, which flows through several countries in Sou  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Scott Huber aims to continue tradition of success at University of Nevada, Reno Experiment Station * * * The College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, has hired Scott Huber as the new senior assistant director of its Experiment Station unit. With nearly 30 years as a private ranch manager and five years with the Experiment Station, Huber brings the knowledge and experience nee  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Three recent grants to bolster training opportunities for UNLV students and assist Southern Nevada businesses in protecting against cyber attacks. * * * UNLV has received a series of recent grants totaling over $3 million to support cybersecurity education and community programming. The grants will also support programs that assist local small businesses in securing their  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Surgical oncologist and cancer researcher joins the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV as an assistant professor of surgery. * * * Lorena Patricia Suarez-Kelly, MD, was 4 years old then. A little girl growing up in the Mexican state of Michoacan. A curious child fascinated by how people who weren't feeling well, or who had been injured, or whose children were ill,   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * A UNLV-led team studying potentially fatal, diarrhea-causing Shigella bacteria uncovers a possible way to prevent it from causing disease. * * * The legendary Alexander Fleming, who famously discovered penicillin, once said "never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening." And the path of science often leads to just that. New UNLV research is turning the page i  more