MERCED, California, Jan. 19 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Elizabeth "Betsy" Dumont, Ph.D., has been named executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Merced after a robust process that drew candidates from across the United States. Dumont has served as dean of UC Merced's School of Natural Sciences since 2017 and is a professor of life and environmental sciences. Announcing her appointment, Chancellor Juan Sanchez Munoz said Dumon  more

LA MIRADA, California, Jan. 19 -- Biola University issued the following news release: Forty-nine Biola University students recently took on the challenge of talking politics with a stranger to build skills around civil discourse. Partnering with the nonpartisan nonprofit Unify America and 104 other universities across the country, Biola's Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, a professor of communication and co-director of Biola's Winsome Conviction project, and Dr. Mike Ahn, dean of spiritual development and cam  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured an appellate court order in the state's favor compelling a prompt resolution of the enforcement case against Huntington Beach for its failure to adopt a housing plan compliant with state law. On March 8, 2023, Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom and The California Department of Housing and Community Development sued the City of  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez, and the City of Fullerton today announced an agreement requiring the city to reach compliance with the state's Housing Element Law. The city will adopt a plan to allow for the development of 13,209 housing units, of whi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2023 Social Innovation Impact Report, the third report since 2020 to catalog California's collaborative approach to problem-solving and partnership. Under Governor Newsom's leadership, the State of California has partnered with leading philanthropies and community-based organizations to address problems decades in the making,  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 18 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition to modify decision (Case No. 24-01-006) on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue Implementation and Administration of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. DECISION DENYING PETITION TO MODIFY DECISION 14-12-081 AND THE BIOMAT TARIFF Summary This decision denies t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 19 -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) marked a major milestone in long-term water supply management efforts today with the completion of the review process of groundwater sustainability plans for high and medium priority groundwater basins in the state. The plans were prepared and submitted at the local level for the first time, ensuring that communities near these precious resou  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 19 -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: Members of the Sacramento State campus community spoke up, and President Luke Wood listened. After hosting 92 "100 Days of Listening" sessions with more than 1,500 faculty, staff members, students, and others in recent months, Wood on Thursday, Jan. 18, detailed specific actions he will pursue in response to the feedback. Wood, who became Sac State's president in July 2023, outlined those p  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Denver issued the following news: When neurons lose their shape, impaired brain function or neurodegeneration can result. Ann Wehman, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics at the University of Denver's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, has begun looking into how the shape of neurons is maintained in adults. Wehman collaborates on this project with Andrew Chisholm, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and C  more

FRESNO, California, Jan. 19 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: The Student Association of Geomatics Engineers Club of Fresno State's Lyles College of Engineering will hold its 63rd annual Geomatics Conference on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Pardini's and Friday, Jan. 26, at the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union. The Geomatics Conference will feature area businesses and agencies as they reveal the latest technologies in land surveying, photogrammetr  more

FRESNO, California, Jan. 19 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Kremen School of Education and Human Development will hold a teacher induction ceremony and orientation for about 150 Fresno State students starting teaching credential programs in spring 2024. The ceremony is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Satellite Student Union. The ceremony, held each semester, includes networking opportunities with education professionals, a panel of cr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 18 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa Stevens--who was an associate at the firm from 2011 to 2015-- will rejoin the firm as a partner in its Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group in London. Commenting on the addition, Scott Greenberg, Global Chair of Gibson Dunn's Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group, said: "2023 was an extr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 18 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce several new leadership appointments. Four partners are joining the firm's Management Committee: * Alex Grigorians (Real Estate + Environment, Los Angeles) * Michael Lateef (Business, San Rafael) * Deidre Schonfeldt (Health & Senior Care, San Francisco) * Julie Sherman (Government, San Francisco) Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workf  more

FOLSOM, California, Jan. 19 -- PowerSchool, a provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, today announced Rocket Online Schools (ROCS) in Meriden, Kansas has selected PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) and PowerSchool Enrollment Express, from the Student Information Cloud, to enhance its management of student data, inf  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 19 -- The Los Angeles Community College District issued the following news release: Seattle University and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) have signed a partnership agreement that guarantees admission to Seattle University for LACCD students who meet eligibility requirements. It is the latest SU initiative to increase access to higher education. "I'm delighted that Seattle University is partnering with LACCD," says Seattle University President E  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College alum Kwadwo Bempah, from Ghana and now living in Lowell, was selected for a prized internship with Juniper Networks in their California office. After graduating from MCC in Spring 2022, Bempah transferred to UMass Lowell to continue studying Electrical Engineering. He received the MCC Foundation Juniper Scholars Pilot Scholarship in 2021 and looks forward to continue work  more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 19 -- Mercyhurst University issued the following news release: The world of AI is burgeoning at Mercyhurst University, thanks to a new academic partnership with California-based Vizru that will bring its innovative AI platform, Rover, into operations at the university's Center for Intelligence Research Analysis and Training (CIRAT). Vizru representatives will be on site to deploy the platform on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 22-23, according to Brian Fuller, CIRAT chief and  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Sometimes hearing just a few notes of a song is enough to take us back through time to a moment long forgotten. Our brains can reconstruct entire memories through small pieces: Perhaps the scent of a perfume reminds you of your grandmother, or the taste of a casserole reminds you of home. How does this work? The human brain is composed of billions of neurons working collectively. Neurons are like  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 19 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce the successful resolution of the Estate of the Notorious B.I.G.'s long-running trademark and right of publicity dispute with late hip hop photographer Chi Modu. The estate initially sued Modu and others over the use of various photos of Christopher Wallace p/k/a Notorious B.I.G. on snowboards. In addition to snowboards, Modu had used images of the Notorious  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 18 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised the lenders in connection with the $883 million term loan and letter of credit facilities to finance two water infrastructure projects being developed by Patria in Chile, including the 1,000 l/s Aconcagua desalination plant in the Valparaiso region and the associated San Isidro Quilapilun aqueduct in the Valparaiso and Metropolitana region. The transaction is the first-ever finan  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 19 -- PBS issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: In a new four-part series, multi-talented actor and performer Dule Hill ("The Wonder Years," "The West Wing") and director Danny Lee ("Who Is Stan Smith?") take audiences on an emotional and celebratory road trip across the nation to explore the transformative power of the arts. Along his journey, Hill travels to California, the Appalachian region, Texas and Chicago to connect with local visionaries, activis  more

MALIBU, California, Jan. 19 -- Pepperdine University issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024: From Monday, October 9, to Thursday, October 12, 2023, members of Pepperdine Caruso School of Law's Sudreau Global Justice Institute, the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and the Rwandan Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as well as other leaders from the Rwandan judiciary and criminal justice stakeholders, held a training conference to explore alternative dispute resolution through both cr  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 19 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: Restoration efforts continue today as strong winds and freezing rain add to the existing wintry mix. Nearly 1,700 personnel, including crews and support staff, and mutual assistance crews from across the state and California, Idaho and Washington, are working to repair downed lines and transmission equipment and restore power to the remaining 5,800 customers without service.   more

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, Jan. 19 -- Skidmore College issued the following news: Skidmore College has been named one of the newest college partners to join QuestBridge, a national nonprofit based in Palo Alto, California, that connects the nation's most exceptional youth from low-income backgrounds with leading institutions of higher education and further life opportunities. Cornell University is also joining as a partner. "At Skidmore, we are extremely proud and honored to partner with Ques  more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from Stanford and the American University of Beirut have developed a lightweight, portable antenna that can communicate with satellites and devices on the ground, making it easier to coordinate rescue and relief efforts in disaster-prone areas. * * * When an earthquake, flood, or other disaster strikes a region, existing communication infrastructure such as cell phone and radio   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 19 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Erin Malsbury The National Science Foundation recently awarded $3.9 million to researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz as the lead institution for the development of a next-gen telescope alignment system. The researchers will work with an international team to build and test systems in Santa Cruz and eventually install the final designs in seven telescopes at three gr  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: When companies set challenging performance goals for their employees, the strategy may work well when their marketplace is stable or when the company wants fast results, but perhaps not as well when workers need to adapt to turbulent times. These are some of the findings of new research by Marlo Raveendran, an associate professor of management in UC Riverside's School of Business  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: In a groundbreaking study published on January 18, 2024, in Cancer Discovery, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine leveraged a machine learning algorithm to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing cancer researchers: predicting when cancer will resist chemotherapy. All cells, including cancer cells, rely on complex molecular machinery to   more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 18 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: With a shared focus on sustainability and climate justice, Tritons from around the globe will come together to engage, learn and share insights both virtually and in person during the upcoming Triton Leaders Conference 2024. Centered on the theme "Embracing Equity: Perspectives on Environmental Justice," the two-day conference, scheduled for Feb. 2-3, will feature leading experts a  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: In the depths of the desert and the magnitude of the mountains, a deafening silence rings--the type of silence that isn't silent at all. No noise from civilization pervades the air. Only the chirps of birds, the burbling of a creek or the wind rustling through leaves undercut the quiet. Look up and a watercolor sunset awaits with beads of color running across the sky in bright rivul  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons-with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons-in humans as well as a range of animal models, according to a study published in the Jan. 17, 2024 issue of the journal Nature Communications. The research team is led by the In  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is an extremely common bacterial infection; about 30% of people have colonies of SA living in their nose. SA is often harmless, but it is also a leading cause of hospital-acquired and community-associated infections. A vaccine for SA would be a game-changer for public health, but for decades, all vaccine candidates for SA have failed in clinical t  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 19 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2024: By Dan White Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead and her third husband Gregory Bateson believed that LSD and other psychedelic substances could enlighten the world and help save humanity from nuclear conflagration during the Cold War. But their dreams about the potentials of psychedelic research collided with seamier realities, including unethical government testing of  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 19 -- The University of California's Los Angeles Campus Samueli School of Engineering issued the following news: Carlos Morales-Guio, an assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, the agency's highest honor for faculty members in the early stages of their teaching and research careers. The five-year, $680,000 award will fund Morales-Guio's res  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 19 -- The University of California's Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: Taifha Natalee Alexander LL.M. '21, who directs the CRT Forward project within UCLA School of Law's Critical Race Studies program, has been honored as an Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Alexander is among 15 scholars, out of several hundred nominees, who earned the prestigious recognition for 2024. The honor celebrates the accomplishments and impact of  more

DAVIS, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * Researchers Study Anomalous 48-Hour Cycle of Large Black Chafer Beetle * * * By Andy Fell Life on Earth runs on a 24-hour cycle as the planet turns. Animals and plants have built-in circadian clocks that synchronize metabolism and behavior to this daily cycle. But one beetle is out of sync with the rest of nature. A new study, published Jan. 18 in Current Biology, looks at a beetle wi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA-led research casts doubt on a long-held theory about warming and body size Key takeaways: * Studies increasingly show animals, particularly birds, have been shrinking in body size in several parts of the world over recent decades. * Tropical research has examined low-lying areas, including the Amazon basin. Few studies have analyzed how warming temperatures affect species  more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Matt Jensen How do you maximize the length of a line that fits inside a confined space? One option is to fold the line into a zigzag. Another is to curve the line. How about a combination of both? That's the idea that started at the Utah Water Research Laboratory decades ago. Today, that concept is a concrete reality in Southern California. Many dams around the world feature a spillway structure with a weir,   more