MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana recently earned a four-year, $4 million Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) award from the National Institutes of Health. The award will establish the L.S. Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation-Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (SIHI-REACH). The UM-based hub will accelerate commercialization of biomedical innovation across Montana, Alaska,  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 22 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Yesterday, 24-year-old Christopher Wayne Espiritu-Simpson was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna for shooting into an apartment on Dec. 27, 2017, and for murdering 19-year-old Juanita Lolesio on Dec. 30, 2017, in Anchorage. Espiritu-Simpson previously pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder one count of second-degree weapons misconduct for s  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * As I enter my sixth year as Alaska's governor, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget introduced this past week reflects a continuing policy to be guided by priorities rather than the price of oil. Alaskans well understand how quickly prices can swing in either direction, and the past five years have offered no shortage of reminders to all of us. Under this administration, we've seen a price-  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 23 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced today that it will move forward with development of the Willow project in Alaska. This Final Investment Decision approves the project and funds construction needed to reach first oil. The decision follows the Department of the Interior March 2023 Record of Decision and recent positive court orders, including this week's Ninth Ci  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * Project brought access to 2.5 gig internet speeds to 4,800 more Alaskans in 2023 * * * It's been a big year for GCI's Aleutians Fiber Project, with project crews surpassing milestone after milestone throughout 2023. GCI's Aleutians Fiber Project is a two-phase, more than $100 million project that will deliver 2.5 gig residential internet speeds, unlimited data and urban prices t  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * Surveys, expansion and a visit from the First Lady highlight 2023 successes * * * It has been a busy year for the joint BNC-GCI AIRRAQ Network fiber project, which will bring transformational speeds, unlimited data, and urban pricing to effectively close the digital divide for 13 communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. The first segments of the AIRRAQ Network'  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Oracle Health and General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, are collaborating to modernize Indian Health Service's (IHS) electronic health record (EHR) system. An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, IHS provides federal health services to 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives belonging to 574 federally rec  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * University of Arizona researchers reconstructed lava flows from spacecraft images and radar to better understand Mars' surprisingly turbulent history. * * * A vast, flat, "featureless" plain on Mars surprised researchers by revealing a much more tumultuous geologic past than expected, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Arizona. Enormous amounts of lava have erupte  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * * * Stream The Debut of HBO Original "True Detective: Night Country" and Max Original "On the Roam," New Seasons Of Max Original "Sort Of," HBO Original "Real Time with Bill Maher," And Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty," And Debut of HBO Original Documentary "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" * * * Max announces programming coming to the platform this January, including the debut of  more