BURBANK, California, Jan. 11 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (5.04 million Total Viewers and 0.61 rating among AD18-49 in MP+3): In its first semifinal game of the season, ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!" grew to 5.04 million Total Viewers after three days of viewing on linear and streaming platforms, marking its most-watched multiplatform telecast of the season. "Celebrity Jeopardy!" also delivered a new season high in Total Viewers in t  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 11 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: * * * THURSDAY, JAN. 11 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST - Press Your Luck: "Royalty!!!" (503) Logline: Host Elizabeth Banks is keeping the energy high as contestants try and avoid the WHAMMY and take home the big bucks! (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/press-your-luck-roy  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Alphabet, a provider of internet services, issued the following news release: Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, January 30, at 1:30pm Pacific Time (4:30pm Eastern Time). The live webcast of the earnings conference call can be accessed here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4alwdVvn4Q). A replay of the webcast will be available through the same li  more

WILMINGTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Analog Devices, a manufacturer of data conversion and signal processing technology, issued the following news release: PALO ALTO, California - Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI), global semiconductor leader, and SambaNova Systems, makers of the only purpose-built, full-stack AI platform, announced that ADI is deploying SambaNova Suite to spearhead its global AI transformation, making AI pervasive enterprise-wide. "ADI is synonymous with innovation, and we   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 -- The University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2024: As the entertainment industry prepares to celebrate this year's Emmy Award winners, Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, and the Adobe Foundation are recognizing a different set of achievements. Today, the groups announced The Inclusion List, a first-ever data-driven ranki  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 12 -- Binghamton University issued the following Q&A on Jan. 11, 2024, with alumna Nourin Haque: * * * After receiving her computer engineering degree from Binghamton University's Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Nourin Haque '23 was offered a position at Cadence Design Systems, a leading electronic design automation and intelligent software system design company. Nine days after graduation, Haque moved to California, and her role as an a  more

LA MIRADA, California, Jan. 12 -- Biola University issued the following news release: Biola University is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracey Harrison as the new Vice President of Communication and Brand Marketing. Harrison currently serves as the associate vice president for marketing and communication at Mississippi College, and she will begin at Biola University on February 19, 2024. "With exceptional skills in print and digital marketing, public relations and communications, Trac  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 12 -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced its new automotive grade Model SRR0735HA and SRR0745HA Series High Temperature Shielded Power Inductors. These power inductors are designed with a ferrite core and ferrite shield for low magnetic field radiation, m  more

ARCATA, California, Jan. 12 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2024: On Jan. 5, Nick Pettit, Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Director, announced the hiring of Megan Corriea as the new Head Softball Coach. Corriea possesses two decades of coaching experience and most recently served as the head softball coach since 2007 at Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) in Coos Bay, Oregon, posting a record of 486-207. "Megan Corriea is an ou  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 -- California State University issued the following news release: Cal State LA has received a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to establish an educational and employment program that supports individuals during incarceration and throughout the period of reentry into their communities. The grant will help create a Prison to Careers Equity Pathway program at Cal State LA that will link formerly incarcerated college graduates with regional employ  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins, Inc. of Indiana (Cummins) for using illegal defeat devices to bypass vehicle emissions control equipment in diesel engines. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, includes approximately $164 million in penalties paid   more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, submitted a letter to the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention calling for a federal investigation after recent reports that billions of rounds of military-grade ammunition manufactured at the federally-owned Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri were sold on the civilian commercial market,   more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today commended Governor Gavin Newsom's state budget proposal for its investments into public safety and California's economic, educational, and environmental future. The budget includes critical and prudent funding for priorities like addressing homelessness and housing challenges, tackling the opioid and fentanyl epidemic and putting a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Coalition on Homelessness v. San Francisco. "This latest action by the court will only create further delays and confusion as we work to address homelessness. "It offers a troubling invitation to continued litigation that will hamper efforts to addr  more

SAN JOSE, California, Jan. 12 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: Cisco and New Street Research will host a webcast with Eyal Dagan, EVP, Common Hardware Group, and Rakesh Chopra, Cisco Fellow, Common Hardware Group, to discuss Next Gen Networking at Scale for AI & ML, with Silicon One. Interested parties can find more information on Cisco's Investor Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com/. No new financial information will be discussed on this conference call. Date  more

CLAREMONT, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Claremont Graduate University issued the following news: Grace Akinwande might be the most modest maverick you will ever meet. Soft-spoken. Grateful. Introspective. But talk to her and you will quickly see that she's determined and resilient--essential attributes when you're out to change a nation's mindset and economic trajectory. "In Nigeria, it's the general opinion that if you're doing math, you should be a male because math is a difficult subject  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, Jan. 12 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced that it has completed a new renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at Drumgoon Dairy in Lake Norden, S.D. The 6,500-cow dairy farm is expected to supply 1.66 million gallons of negative carbon-intensity RNG annually to the transportation market when at full capacity. Construction of the $38 million RNG digester project was completed in early-December 20  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 12 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced this year's state budget, reflecting the state's fiscal challenges. Despite reductions, the new budget preserves much of the critical funding for clean energy and transportation investments. Maintaining strong funding commitments in zero-emission vehicles and clean energy, water, and transportation infrastructure is crucial to help communities switch to less-po  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, Jan. 12 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: College of the Canyons is the only California community college to receive the 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Granted to 40 U.S. colleges and universities as part of the 2024 cyc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: Covington advised Japan's Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, in connection with its $339 million agreement to acquire California-based Transphorm, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of power semiconductors utilizing gallium nitride (GaN) technology, a key next-generation material. The acquisition affords Renesas in-house GaN technology capabilities, expan  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, Jan. 12 -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * System-wide project to bolster programming focused on career readiness * * * California State University graduate students will be able to take advantage of new programming starting in Fall 2025 that will help better prepare them for entering the workforce. Dr. Debra Jackson, associate vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of academic programs, is leading a CSU-wide project ai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Nearly three years to the day after a mob stormed the US Capitol, GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik would not commit to certifying the 2024 presidential election. Will the GOP candidates in California's 49th District - Margarita Wilkinson, Sheryl Adams, Matt Gunderson, or Kate Monroe - commit to certifying the election, or will they stand by Trump and Stefanik? Better yet, will the GOP  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Nearly three years to the day after a mob stormed the US Capitol, GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik would not commit to certifying the 2024 presidential election. In 2020, California Republicans Mike Garcia and Ken Calvert both stubbornly refused to certify President Biden's victory -- even in the wake of the January 6 riots. This time around, will Garcia and Calvert commit to certifyin  more

SAN JOSE, California, Jan. 12 -- eBay issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2024: eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) today stated that it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts with respect to actions taken in 2019 by former eBay employees against Ina and David Steiner. As set forth in the agreement, eBay takes responsibility for the misconduct of its former employees. "The company's conduct in 2019 was wrong and reprehensible,  more

COSTA MESA, California, Jan. 12 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2024: In an effort to help lenders verify income and employment information quicker and easier, Experian(R) today announced a new integration with Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter). Experian clients using the Empower(R) loan origination system (LOS) by Dark Matter or those with access to its Exchange service network can now easily leverage Experian Verify(TM), which provides   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 11 -- Hawkins Parnell and Young, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hawkins Parnell & Young has four partners from the Los Angeles and Orange County offices recognized in the 2024 edition of Southern California Super Lawyers, including Jeffrey Deane, Elaine Fresch, Jerry Popovich, and Ed Ulloa. In addition, Elaine is on the Top 50 Women Lawyers list and Jerry is on the Top 50 Orange County Lawyers list, each for the 11th year. * * * 2024 Southern Cali  more

LAKE FOREST, California, Jan. 12 -- iBASEt, a provider of software solutions, issued the following news release: iBase-t, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, today announced that Sebastian Grady has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Grady's strong track record in global customer service, enterprise software sales and go-to-market strategy will further accelerate iBase-t's growth in delivering value as a service to customers. Grady will be resp  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 -- The University of California issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: John Thomas, UCLA's interim police chief since December 2022, has been selected to permanently lead the university's police department, UCLA Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck announced today. "I look forward to working with Chief Thomas in the years ahead as he leads our campus safety team," said Beck, who also thanked the members of the campus police department "for t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 11 -- Loyola Marymount University issued the following news release: Loyola Marymount University welcomes 10 new members to its Board of Trustees and Board of Regents, leaning into their wisdom, diverse perspectives, and leadership experience to support LMU's mission and commitment to academic excellence. These new members are philanthropists and innovators, and are spiritual, community, and business leaders. They will help to guide LMU through the boldest compre  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: A public-sector administrator with more than 30 years of management experience in local government will mentor students in 2024 as Arizona State University's new Harrell-Hutchinson Visiting Urban Management Professional. Jan Perkins is former city manager of the California cities of Fremont and Morgan Hill, former assistant city manager of Santa Ana, California, and former deputy city manager of Grand Rapids, Michig  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 12 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Marvin Goldman has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. He reported having served approximately $120 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets/*, and joins LPL from Cadaret, Grant & Co. Based in   more

MONTEREY, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The Middlebury Institute of International Studies issued the following news: * * * Young Chinook salmon wriggle through salt-marsh shallows. A rare short-eared owl glides across pale blue skies. Sunlight dances on the water's surface at high tide. * * * The wild wetlands of the Stillaguamish River Basin and Snohomish County River Deltas in Washington state are beautiful. Their intrinsic value is clear, but what is the return on investment for rewild  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: California's number of locked up criminals is set to plummet by nearly one-third from 2020 to 2026. Soft-on-crime policies enabled this and California crime is skyrocketing. 68 percent of criminals released from California prisons are arrested again within three years. "It's not rocket science -- extreme soft-on-crime policies lead to more crime. "Gavin Newsom and Josh Harder have proven they w  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 12 -- National University issued the following news: National University, which houses one of the largest colleges of education in the United States and is the largest provider of teaching credentials in California, today announced it received $14.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education to bring a nationally-recognized school model to high-need elementary, middle, and high schools in San Diego County. Through the five-year grant, the university as the grantee  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to have represented G.W. Aru, LLC (GWA) in two recent wins in its patent infringement and false advertising dispute with W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. (Grace). GWA is an innovator in the petrochemical and petroleum refining catalyst industry, whose products include its patented Great FCC Promoter(TM) (GFP(TM)), a novel and innovative CO to CO2 combustion promoter. GWA alleges  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Citizens Capital Markets, Fifth Third Securities, RBC Capital Markets, and Wells Fargo Securities as joint book-running managers in connection with Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership's public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2029. These notes will be senior unsecu  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 12 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: A year into its launch, UC San Diego's online Master of Data Science (MDS) program is empowering a diverse new generation of students to make their mark on the rapidly expanding data science industry. As the university's first venture into online education at the graduate level, the accessible online program allows students to earn a degree from wherever they call home. The two-ye  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: The effects of aging and external factors like UV exposure on skin are well documented. As people age or spend more time in the sun, their skin tends to become drier and more wrinkled. Recent findings have identified an exciting potential new link to signs of skin aging--the skin microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that inhabits our skin. The results come from a c  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a neural implant that provides information about activity deep inside the brain while sitting on its surface. The implant is made up of a thin, transparent and flexible polymer strip that is packed with a dense array of graphene electrodes. The technology, tested in transgenic mice, brings the researchers   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Erin Malsbury Fieldwork often puts researchers and students in remote environments that have unique challenges. The unusual setting of fieldwork can make sexual harassment and assault more likely, and it also calls for distinct approaches to prevent and respond to it. To address this systemic problem, University of Santa Cruz scientists developed a sexual harassment preventi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California's Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: * * * Key takeaways * Businessman and philanthropist Lowell Milken's recent gift of $8.05 million and his 2021 gift of $3.7 million enabled UCLA Law create the new research center. * The center will focus on the study and analysis of philanthropy and nonprofit law and policy. * UCLA Law's Rose Chan Loui will serve as the center's executive director, and UCLA Law p  more

BERKELEY, California, Jan. 12 -- The University of California Berkeley School of Public Health issued the following news: This January, Berkeley Public Health welcomes assistant professor of environmental health science Misbath Daouda. Dr. Daouda received her PhD in climate and health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2023; her MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2018; and a BS in chemistry and BA in Hispanic Studies from Washington College in 2015. W  more

MERCED, California, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: For professors, it's up or out when it comes to tenure and promotion: After five years on the job as assistant professors, junior professors' promise is evaluated by their more senior colleagues. These senior colleagues judge whether a junior colleague has developed a reputation for their research, and contributed to teaching, service, and sometimes to other priorities such as equity or commu  more

CUPERTINO, California, Jan. 12 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Apple today announced Dr. Wanda Austin, former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, has been nominated for election to Apple's board of directors. Dr. Austin brings decades of science and technology experience to her role, and she has a significant track record of advancing innovation and shaping corporate strategy. A  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Jan. 12 -- Westmont College issued the following news: By Scott Craig This month's Stargazing at the Westmont Observatory features Jupiter and its four Galilean moons as well as M42, the Orion Nebula, on Friday, Jan. 19, beginning after 6 p.m. and lasting for several hours. The observatory, home of the powerful Keck Telescope, is open to the public every third Friday of the month and held in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit (SBAU) whose members br  more