OAKLAND, California, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that he is increasing state law enforcement personnel in Oakland and the East Bay -- temporarily deploying California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers, including specialized units, and advanced investigative technology to crack down on crime and improve public safety. As part of the announcement, the CHP will begin a law enforcement surge operatio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the below statement today following Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry's announcement that she will not seek reelection: "Under Mary Kay Henry's visionary leadership, SEIU has been a powerful force lifting up workers and their families from coast to coast and championing an economy that works for working people  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release: The California Community Colleges, the largest workforce training provider in the nation, celebrates Career Education Month in February and the impact these programs have on the state's workforce and economy. Across 116 college campuses, California Community Colleges educate more than 2 million people a year and career education programs provide real-life training from expe  more

CAMARILLO, California, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: Research and Sponsored is pleased to announce that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, via subaward from National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF), has awarded $375,000 to Russell Bradley, Director of CSUCI Santa Rosa Research Station and Art Professor Matthew Furmanski's project: "High-Impact and Large Marine Debris   more

CAMARILLO, California, Feb. 7 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: Research and Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), via subaward from the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has awarded $17,595 in continued funding to Professor Alona Kryshchenko's project: "Precision Dosing for Critically Ill Children." Professor Kryshchenko works with the CHLA group on improving the methods she develo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Caltrans today released the initial findings and recommendations of the policy and practice review (https://dot.ca.gov/fix-10/airspace-lease-2) of state Airspace leases across California along with the latest site inspections. * * * In a statement, Caltrans said: Caltrans' top priority is safety. To improve safety and help ensure the protection of the state hig  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Feb. 7 -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * News Summary * Companies to offer enterprises simplified cloud-based and on-premises AI infrastructure, networking and software, including infrastructure management, secure AI infrastructure, observable end-to-end AI solutions and access to NVIDIA AI Enterprise software that supports the building an  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 7 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * News Summary * Companies to offer enterprises simplified cloud-based and on-premises AI infrastructure, networking and software, including infrastructure management, secure AI infrastructure, observable end-to-end AI solutions and access to NVIDIA AI Enterprise software that supports the building and deployment of advanced AI and generative AI workloads. * Cisco and NVIDIA's purpose-built E  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 7 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: * * * News Summary * Owned and operated by IGNIS, Cisco anticipates that the Spanish solar plant will provide enough solar energy to match 100% of its European operations' annual electricity needs* * The deal involves a 37-MWac new-built solar plant in a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) which will generate approximately 80,000 MWh of electricity per year (60,000 MWh allocated to Cisco) * This milestone h  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 7 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * News Summary: * Increases Generative AI (GenAI) adoption velocity from months to days. * Reduces GenAI security, trust, compliance, and cost risks. * Unlocks deep visibility and insights into operational and business metrics. * * * Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced Motific, Cisco's first SaaS product that allows for trustworthy generative AI (GenAI) deployments in organizations. Bor  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 7 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * News Summary: * Latest innovations include Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) with Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Session Replay for cloud-native applications, observability for Kubernetes workloads using extended Berkeley Packet Filters (eBPF), Unified Observability Experience across cloud and hybrid environments, and the new Cisco AIOps for Full-Stack Observability (FSO). * Expanded use  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 7 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * News Summary: * New innovations mark significant momentum for the Security Cloud, Cisco's unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform. * Cisco introduces first-of-its-kind Identity Intelligence to help protect against identity-based attacks. * With new AI capabilities, Cisco is tipping the scales in favor of defenders by helping make informed decisions, augmenting existing capabili  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * When interventions or policies perform well in studies, they may disappoint later on. An MIT economist's tools can help planners recognize this trap. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Back in the 1980s, researchers tested a job-training program called JOBSTART in 13 U.S. cities. In 12 locations, the program had a minimal benefit. But in San Jose, California, results were go  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Across the United States, a growing number of families with low income are being displaced from their homes due to inability to afford rising housing costs. In a study, published Feb. 6 in Pediatrics, researchers from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Pediatrics and Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigated the association between cost-driven housing moves (moves becau  more

MERCED, California, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced A study conducted by a UC Merced researcher found that people injured through violent acts have a substantially higher risk to die by or attempt suicide. The study, conducted by public health Professor Sidra Goldman-Mellor and Ping Qin, professor at the National Center for Suicide Research and Prevention in Oslo, has been published in eClinical Medicine, an open-acc  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 6 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Katherine de Kleer, assistant professor of planetary science and astronomy, has been named a 2024 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). The Cottrell Scholar Awards have been awarded by RCSA since 1994 and recognize early-career individuals for innovative research and teaching excellence. The awards are named after Frederick Gardner Cottrell, an inventor and p  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 7 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Jason Hohenstein, AIF(R), Kevin Snow, CFP(R), and William Zoromski of Equity Design Group have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. The team reported having served approximately $520 million in advisory, brokerage  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: A years-long study focused on the climate effects on coral reefs by California State University, Northridge marine biologists Peter Edmunds and Robert Carpenter reveals concerns for their future survival. The new study, published in Limnology and Oceanography and led by Edmunds and Carpenter - who have more than 30 years of experience researching coral reefs - shows the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro's address on his proposed $48.34 billion state budget proposal. "The governor's nearly $50 billion budget proposal is nothing more than an extreme liberal wish list that will cost hardworking taxpayers a fortune. "His plan is a copy-paste version of the Bidenomics that   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following statement on Feb.6 , 2024: * * * Rep. Tim O'Neal (R-Washington) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro's over $48 billion fiscal year 2024-25 budget: "The budget offered today by Gov. Josh Shapiro is more of the same - a long list of wants and dreams, light on details and fiscally bankrupting. It's a tax and spending agenda that brings California politics to Pennsylvania.  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 7 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Jefferies and other joint lead arrangers as the financing source for the refinancing of short-stay surgical facility owner and operator Surgery Partners' $2.1 billion senior secured credit facilities. Global Finance partner David Barash led the Paul Hastings team, which included of counsel Jordan Hook, and associates Cara Armani and Monica Han. More information about the transact  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 6 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised Keensight Capital in the combination of Biovian and 3P Biopharmaceuticals, two leading biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), to establish 3PBIOVIAN, a new pan-european leader in their field. Corporate partner Olivier Deren led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partner Allard de Waal, of counsel Charlotte Dupont, and associates A  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Identical twins Ashley and Verena Padres '26 were 10 years old and already obsessed with space exploration when they joined a competition to design and launch a rocket made from a 2-liter soda bottle. The grand prize was a chance to see a real rocket launch. "We were determined to win," Verena said. Ashley worked on balsa wood fins and Verena on a small parachute that the girls tested by throwing all over their yard in   more

ORONO, Maine, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine's Surveying Engineering Technology (SVT) program has received an equipment loan valued at $1.7 million from Topcon Positioning Systems Inc., an industry-leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of precision measurement and workflow solutions headquartered in Livermore, California. The university's SVT program, which has the largest number of undergraduate students per facul  more

BERKELEY, California, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Haas School of Business issued the following news release: In writing a good online dating profile, the average love-seeker is likely to fill it up with all the appealing qualities and interests that make them special. They paraglide and do hot yoga on the weekends; enjoy Riesling on the beach or seeing indie bands in basements; are a Libra with Scorpio rising; or have a dog or three kids or an iguana. There's one thing they   more