BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, FEB. 11 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3408" (3408) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/3/23) Logline: Bid farewell to 2023 with a laugh as influencers encounter hilarious mishaps, including a makeup tutorial vlogger who accidentally swallows a bug midsentence, plus birthday blunders and a man and his dogs narrowly dodging a bear on the chase. (TV-PG) Wa  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, FEB. 11 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST - Celebrity Jeopardy!: "Final: Mo Rocca, Lisa Ann Walter and Katie Nolan" (213) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/23/24) Logline: Who will be crowned the "Celebrity Jeopardy!" champion? Finalists Mo Rocca (CBS Sunday Morning), Lisa Ann Walter (ABC's "Abbott Elementary") and commentator Katie Nolan vie for the title and the $1 million grand prize fo  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: * * * WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7 8:30-9:00 p.m. EST - Not Dead Yet: "Not Owning It Yet" (201) (Season Premiere) Logline: Lexi's father and owner of the SoCal Independent, Duncan Rhodes, comes into the office and forms a bond with Nell, much to his daughter's dismay. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrele  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7 8:00-8:30 p.m. - The Conners: "The Publisher Cops Show Pilot" (603) (Season Premiere) Logline: Jackie faces problems at the Lunch Box and must take advice from an unexpected guest. Elsewhere, Dan and Darlene take a trip into Chicago. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, FEB. 6 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST - The Rookie: "A Hole in the World" (519) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/28/23) Logline: The team investigates a pattern of kidnappings which leads them to a discovery that hits close to home with one of their own. Meanwhile, Lucy and Tim's relationship is put to the test as they begin to feel the hard hours of their jobs. "A Hole in the World"  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, FEB. 6 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - The Rookie: "The Enemy Within" (517) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 2/28/23) Logline: Now that Elijah and Abril have become allies, the team must rely on Monica, Elijah's lawyer, to uncover their plans. Meanwhile, Officers Nolan and Juarez reopen her sister's case and discover a discrepancy that leads them on a new trail. (TV-14, V) Watch episod  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: * * * TUESDAY, FEB. 6 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST - Will Trent: "A Bad Temper And A Hard Heart" (113) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/2/23) Logline: When an APD agent goes missing, Will examines the crime scene and locates a secret message putting him back on the path to justice. Meanwhile, with his lineage in question, Will realizes the answers he seeks have been in front of him all along. (TV-14, DLV) Watch epi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has selected an AECOM joint venture to provide inspection services for the Kensico - Eastview Connection project. In this role, the joint venture will oversee the delivery of the Kensico Third Conveyance Tunnel, which will  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 23 -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced it will exhibit its expanding portfolio of advanced high voltage application solutions at the upcoming APEC 2024 Conference. As one of the leading power conversion components suppliers worldwide, Bourns continually  more

POMONA, California, Jan. 23 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona issued the following news: In fall 2023, Cal Poly Pomona implemented a new digital subscription program for textbooks and course materials that saved students a collective $2.2 million in one semester. More than 75 percent students participated in and remain in the program. The key to that success was making the Instant Access Complete program as easy as possible. Undergraduate students were automatically charged a f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision closing proceeding (Case No. 24-01-007) on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In The Matter of the Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902G) and Southern California Gas Company (U904G) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Pipeline Safety & Reliability Project. DECISION CLOSING THE PROCEEDING   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-01-015) on Jan. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Oversee the Resource Adequacy Program, Consider Program Reforms and Refinements, and Establish Forward Resource Adequacy Procurement Obligations. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO GREEN POWER INSTITUT  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-01-027) on Jan. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking Concerning Energy Efficiency Rolling Portfolios, Policies, Programs, Evaluation, and Related Issues. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DE  more

SAN MARCOS, California, Jan. 23 -- California State University's San Marcos Campus issued the following news: A clinical director of palliative medicine and leader in the growth of palliative care in San Diego has been named the 2023 recipient of the Doris A. Howell Award for Advancing Palliative Care, presented annually by the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. MaryCarol Reeder, the palliative care integrations director for Scripps Health in La Jolla, is this year's Howell honor  more

TURLOCK, California, Jan. 23 -- California State University Stanislaus issued the following news: Sometimes the best way to learn is to get your hands dirty. That's true for some agriculture students at Stanislaus State enrolled in classes using the raised beds in the campus' Sustainable Garden. Ag majors are spending time in the garden experimenting with various methods. Each group has a separate section, and during the past semester grew fall crops including cabbage, broccoli, chard, beets a  more

CAMARILLO, California, Jan. 23 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following agency statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * The California State University (CSU) respects the rights of the California Faculty Association to engage in strike activity and takes seriously any such planned union action. All CSU campuses, including CSU Channel Islands, will remain open to serve students during a strike scheduled for Jan. 22-26, 2024. Arrangements have been made to maintain  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: Using the world's most powerful ground-based solar telescope, astronomers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State University Northridge are one step closer to understanding one of the most enduring solar mysteries. Captured images show the highest-resolution representations of the magnetic field of the so-called "quiet" surface of the sun. They r  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * The discovery by a team led by J. Stephen Gosnell and Xochitl S. Clare has implications for better stewardship of the oceans. * * * In Earth's vast oceans, a small but significant creature is capturing the attention of marine biologists: Kellet's whelk. The marine snail plays a crucial role in the ecosystem of kelp forests along the western U.S. coastline. The whelks are also the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 22 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that it has appointed Benno Schwarz as the new Partner in Charge of its Munich office. Barbara Becker, Gibson Dunn's Chair and Managing Partner, said: "Benno is already an important leader for our firm in Germany, and I look forward to working with him in this new role. We are continuing to expand Gibson Dunn's presence throughout Euro  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Jan. 23 -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., received the Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award during the 21st Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards ceremony held Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California. The Living Legends of Aviation Awards, produced by Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, was established in 2003 to celebrate people who have   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Jan. 23 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Last week, the Los Angeles Times debuted its News Quiz adding to its growing collection of games, puzzles and crosswords. The weekly 10-question quiz will run online every Friday and focus on the news and coverage within The Times, with a distinctive California perspective. "The hope is that it gives readers another way to engage with us and discover more of the great stories people are  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 23 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Wayne Maier and the team at Maier & Associates Financial Group has joined LPL Financial's' broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. The firm reported serving approximately $615 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 21 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: In the latest of a series of innovative designs for wearable sensors that use sweat to identify and measure physiological conditions, Caltech's Wei Gao, assistant professor of medical engineering, has devised an "electronic skin" that continuously monitors nine different markers that characterize a stress response. Those wearing this electronic skin--a small, thin adhesive worn on the wrist, calle  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- George Washington University issued the following news: A new U.S. government analysis finds nearly 75% of the U.S. could experience damaging shaking from earthquakes in the next century, The Washington Post reported. According to the National Seismic Hazard Model, the greatest risks are in southern Alaska, California and Hawaii, while parts of the Mississippi Valley are predicted to have a 90% chance of experiencing damaging shaking in the next century. Central Virginia   more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 23 -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Bay Area transit's ongoing transformation into a more connected, more efficient and more customer-focused mobility network today took another big step forward as transit agency and MTC staff at the January meeting of the Bay Area's newly formed Regional Network Management Council unveiled design protoypes for a common set of signs to be used by all agencies at all locat  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 23 -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued the following news release: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this month finalized agreements with the Alameda Transportation Management Association (Alameda TMA) and City of Menlo Park to provide up to a combined 1,900 people with passes for unlimited free travel for one year on any of 24 Bay Area transit agencies. The agreements with the two entities are part of Phase 2 of the Clipper(R) BayPass p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Jan. 22, 2024: Ahead of today's California Senate debate, Democrats are turning on each other. POLITICO reports: * "Some Democratic House campaigns in California have already seen the Senate race start to siphon money and attention away from swing-seats. Money like that could help flip multiple House seats and power Democrats' attempt to regain control of Congress." * "But some down-ballot De  more

MERCED, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Cesar Alvarado-Gil joins UC Merced as chief campus counsel, bringing his broad background in the law, deep affinity for education and firm ties to Merced. "Higher education is critical for everyone - and particularly for those like me, who come from lower-income, socially disadvantaged backgrounds," Alvarado-Gill said shortly after being appointed by Chancellor Juan Sanchez Munoz. "Higher education is  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 22 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Nearly five years ago, a globe-spanning team of astronomers gave the world its first-ever glimpse of a black hole. Now the team has validated both their original findings and our understanding of black holes with a new image of the supermassive black hole M87*. This supermassive black hole, 6.5 billion times the mass of our Sun, resides at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy in the Virgo gal  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 23 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that its television stations serving the state of California will host a multi-market exclusive live telecast of a debate between Adam Schiff, Steve Garvey, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, the top four candidates for U.S. Senator from California. Nexstar uses specific and transparent criteria to  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- Occidental College issued the following news: On Jan. 21, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. signed the Second Nature Climate Commitment to combat climate change and support sustainability at Occidental College. The Climate Commitment is the most comprehensive of Second Nature's three Presidents' Climate Leadership Commitments, focusing on both carbon neutrality and climate resilience. With President Elam's endorsement of this pledge, Occidental became part of Sec  more

FOLSOM, California, Jan. 23 -- PowerSchool, a provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: PowerSchool Acquires Allovue, a Leading K-12 Financial Budgeting and Planning Software Provider, Expanding PowerSchool's Industry Leading Data & Analytics Capabilities to Support Greater K-12 Organizational Effectiveness The addition of Allovue's solutions to PowerSchool's product suite provides schools and districts the most comprehensive K-12   more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * Stanford researchers have developed a new phase-change memory that could help computers process large amounts of data faster and more efficiently. * * * We are tasking our computers with processing ever-increasing amounts of data to speed up drug discovery, improve weather and climate predictions, train artificial intelligence, and much more. To keep up with this demand, we need faster, mor  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California San Diego, is among 20 individuals being honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for extraordinary scientific achievements. Prather has been awarded the 2024 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, which honors innovative research in the chemical sciences that contributes to a better understanding of the nat  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 22 -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California San Diego, is among 20 individuals being honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for extraordinary scientific achievements. Prather has been awarded the 2024 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, which honors innovative research in the chemical sciences that contributes to a better un  more

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Over 18 million people worldwide are annually diagnosed with cancer, with each case hiding many mutations in its genome. Understanding these mutations furthers cancer research, while also providing a deeper understanding to create possible cures, therapies and prevention strategies. The Triton Shared Computer Cluster (TSCC) at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * UCSF leads first large-scale study to identify the characteristics of underdiagnosed syndrome * * * A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first signs of Alzheimer's disease. These symptoms oc  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Emily Cerf In order to better study and diagnose disease in the brain, UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Shiva Abbaszadeh is developing technology that will enable precise multitracer positron emission tomography imaging of the human body's most complex organ. Positron emission tomography, or PET, uses radiotracers to allow researchers and cli  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences. Among the esteemed awardees is Terrie M. Williams, a comparative ecophysiologist from the University of California, Santa Cruz, who will be honored with the 2024 NAS Awar  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Dan White From the moment the New York Times started to roll out installments of The 1619 Project in 2019, this painstakingly researched and groundbreaking long-form origin story heightened ongoing discussion about slavery and its painful legacy in the United States. That project also put 1619 into the popular imagination as a fateful year in slavery's history. But why was that y  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 22 -- The University of California's Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: UCLA School of Law professors Jon Michaels and Joanna Schwartz have been elected to the membership of the American Law Institute, among the most prestigious positions for legal academics and professionals. The ALI is the "leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law." Its wide array of proj  more

DAVIS, California, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * Historical Research Project Reveals a Legacy of Resilience Despite Decades of Asian Exclusion * * * By Carla Meyer A step into Woodland, California's, Chicago Cafe is an immediate leap into the past. Customers sit on black swivel stools at a classic diner counter enjoying $12 combination plates heaped with chow mein, pork fried rice, fried shrimp and egg foo young (hot tea and fortun  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to be an accurate biomarker of the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported. The researchers, working with  more

POMONA, California, Jan. 23 -- Western University of Health Sciences issued the following news release: Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry student Emmanuel Nwagha received a 2023 Eye Care Access Scholarship from Zenni Optical. The scholarship program advances Zenni's commitment to helping the world live better and see better by supporting the growth of the optometry profession in the U.S. Students awarded the Zenni Eye Care Access Scholarship for the 2023-24 academic ye  more