CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * As societies move to cleaner technologies, the MIT senior seeks to make the transition more sustainable and just. * * * Anushree Chaudhuri has a history of making bold decisions. In fifth grade, she biked across her home state of California with little prior experience. In her first year at MIT, she advocated for student recommendations in the preparation of the Institute  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Christine Casey, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Freight Policy at the California State Transportation Agency. Casey has been a Senior Consultant at the California State Assembly since 2019. She was Director of Partner Engagement at the California Council on Science and Technology from 201  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) delivered a $7 million boost for high-speed internet projects in rural communities across the state today. The newest multi-million-dollar grant award is a continuation of the CPUC's work to support California's Broadband For All initiative (https://broadbandforall.cdt.ca.gov/). Details of today's actions are as f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today took significant steps to accelerate California's progress toward a clean energy future. In a new decision in the CPUC's Integrated Resource Planning proceeding, the CPUC adopted a plan to advance clean energy production while prioritizing affordability. The plan's combination of a diverse set of resources co  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-5311) on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Continuation of Notification-Only Approach Pilot by Southern California Edison Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the modified utility requests included in Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Advice Letter 6888-E, Southern California Edison Company's Advice Letter 4  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: In a significant move toward assisting energy consumers and addressing service disconnections, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today launched a pilot program that utilizes community-based organizations (CBOs) to help those who are behind in paying their utility bills. The new Arrears Case Management Pilot Program is aimed at reducing residential  more

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 16 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Cisco and Jefferies will host a webcast for the Financial Community on corporate purpose as a sustainable business driver at 8:00 a.m. PT/11:00 a.m. ET/4:00 p.m. GMT, on February 23, 2024. Fran Katsoudas, Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer at Cisco, and Mary de Wysocki, Chief Sustainability Officer at Cisco, will discuss how Cisco's Purpose, "to Power an Inclusive  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Jade Griffin Two leaders within the University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) Center for Community Health (CCH) were honored this week for their dedication and work fostering healthy communities where everyone has an equitable opportunity to thrive. Blanca Melendrez and Amina Sheik Mohamed were recognized with the James Irvine Founda  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Katherine Connor UC San Diego's newest cafe is now open in Franklin Antonio Hall. Crafted @ Minerva's Cafe brings coffee, boba tea and fresh, organic food with a focus on sustainability to the new Franklin Antonio Hall. Crafted @ Minerva's Cafe will also offer a happy hour selection of beer and wine in their indoor dining area and outdoor patio. The cafe offers sweeping views of campus'  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 15 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Javelin Global Commodities in connection with its entry into multiple agreements with Battery Mineral Resources Corp.'s Chilean subsidiary, Minera BMR SpA. Under the agreements, Javelin will market the copper concentrate, gold, silver, and other metals produced at the Punitaqui Plant located at the Punitaqui Mining Complex, provide a $5 million copper concentrate pre-payment, and  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 16 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings has won the "Liability Management Deal of the Year" award at Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2024. The firm was recognized for advising the arrangers and lenders in connection with the up to $600 million term loan facilities and up to $120 million revolving credit facility to refinance the existing debt facilities of Helios Towers (New Facilities). Concurrently with the New  more

IRVINE, California, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Academics explore roles of clean energy and AI in combating global warming * * * Throughout human history, technologies have been used to make peoples' lives richer and more comfortable, but they have also contributed to a global crisis threatening Earth's climate, ecosystems and even our own survival. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, the University   more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Suncica Worth Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, SC Yen Endowed Chair of the Department Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and tenured professor of obstetrics and gynecology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, is now president of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) for the 2024-2025 term, after serving as president-elect last year. Based in Wa  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Triveni Sheshadri John Evans, professor of sociology, Tata Chancellor's Chair in Social Sciences and associate dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California San Diego, has been elected a fellow of the Hastings Center, which is the honorific society for the field of bioethics. The Hastings Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute focused on e  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: The University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is launching two new master's degree specializations designed for working professionals.The two new specializations are an expansion of the systems engineering master's, focused on the systems engineering of Cyber-Physical Social Systems and Value Supply Chains. Both are part-time, with courses beginning in the fall of 2024  more

BERKELEY, California, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California Haas School of Business issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: A paper published today in the journal Nature finds that online images show stronger gender biases than online texts. Researchers also found that bias is more psychologically potent in visual form than in writing. A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, and research has shown that the human brain does indeed better retain informatio  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release: * * * So Why is It Underprescribed? * * * A new study by researchers at USC explains why kids aren't getting a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhea. * * * Health care providers in developing countries know that oral rehydration salts (ORS) are a lifesaving and inexpensive treatment for diarrheal disease, a leading cause of death for children worldwide -- yet few prescrib  more