STANFORD, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news: A new report looks back at the most impactful environment and sustainability research from Stanford scholars in 2023. Each year, researchers at Stanford produce hundreds of studies that advance our knowledge of environmental systems and generate innovative solutions to some of the most pressing energy, ecology, and sustainability challenges. The Stanford Environmental Research  more

BURBANK, California, March 7 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "Will Trent" (6.87 million Total Viewers and 0.86 rating among AD18-49 in MP+3): After three days of viewing on ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, "Will Trent" improved over its week-earlier season premiere by 8% among Adults 18-49 (0.86 rating vs. 0.80 rating). The sophomore ABC drama outdelivered the prior week's season premiere and the final three original telecasts of its previous season. "Wil  more

PASADENA, California, March 6 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: New research by Caltech's Kirby Nielsen, assistant professor of economics and William H. Hurt Scholar, shows that the gender gap in confidence that is often held responsible for women's underachievement in the workplace is "contagious"; that is, when evaluating a worker's performance based on self-assessments, reviewers will reward apparent self-confidence--and conversely, penalize a lack of confi  more

COSTA MESA, California, March 7 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release: A four-student team from Bowie State University (BSU) took the top prize in the #IYKYK Pitch Competition (If You Know, You Know) for their business idea to address the financial challenges from student loan debt, sponsored by Experian and HomeFree-USA. Their winning concept, "Lotus Wallet" is a multi-generational app with credit education resources, human and AI-driven advisors, and  more

NAPA, California, March 7 -- Hawkins Parnell and Young, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hawkins Parnell & Young was recognized as a Top 10 ESOP Services Company for 2023 by Manage HR. David Johanson, chair of Hawkins Parnell's ESOP practice group and partner-in-charge of the Napa office, was quoted, "Our ability to identify practical solutions stems from years of experience gained from working with corporate plan sponsors and officers, selling shareholders, institutional trustee  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight attorneys secured a win for 600 Foothill Owner LP, a project sponsored by Cedar Street Partners LLC, by challenging the City of La Canada Flintridge's denial of a mixed-use development project with 80 mixed-income residential dwelling units, 14 hotel units and 7,791 square feet of office space as a violation of the California Housing Accountability Act. On March 4, Judge Mitc  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 7 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: "Finally! A Show" about women that isn't a thinly veiled aspirational nightmare launches on March 13 produced by Bradley Cooper's Lea Pictures, iHeartPodcasts, and Jane Marie's Little Everywhere. The new show has no host, no narrator, and no interviews. Each 30-minute episode of the fifteen-episode season invites listeners to hang out with a different woman as she takes you through her day. Social media marketin  more

SANTA ROSA, California, March 7 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and ETS-Lindgren announce an industry-first over-the-air (OTA) test solution for devices supporting the narrowband non-terrestrial networks (NB-NTN) technology. Non-terrestrial networks (NTN), a feature of 3GPP Release 17 (Rel-17), enables cellular communications to be delivered by satelli  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, March 7 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has earned the prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors' grand slam, a best-in-show award presented to publications that place in the top 10 across four major competition categories. The Times was the sole publication to earn a grand slam in the largest circulation category for work completed in 2023. "The APSE grand slam award is very hard to earn and such a meaningful award be  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 7 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Brice Lowe CFP(R), CPWA and Bradley Moser CFP(R), have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms, aligned with Mariner Advisor Network. They reported having served approximately $150 million in advisory, brokerage and  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 7 -- National University issued the following news on March 6, 2024: National University (NU) -- a nonprofit Minority Serving Institution (MSI) that serves 50,000 degree-seeking students and 80,000 workforce and professional development students annually -- today announced that NU Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Michelle Bello has been honored as one of the San Diego Business Journal's 2024 Women of Influence in Accounting & Finance. "Michelle  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 -- Occidental College issued the following news: Barbara and Michael Gibby '68 will donate $1 million to the Norris Chemistry Renovation Fund once Occidental has raised $700,000 toward the fund by June 30, 2024. "With the passing of time, Norris is showing her age and modern pedagogy has stressed her limits," says Michael Gibby, a former trustee and the founder, president, and chairman of Arion Systems, Inc. "Barbara and I are committed to ensuring future Oxy g  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 6 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised the lenders on the financing for the acquisition by Carlyle and Insight Partners, a global software investor, of Exiger, a market leading SaaS company revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage supply chains. Global Finance co-chairs John Cobb and Jennifer Yount led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners Jason Busch and Jesse Kirsch a  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- PennWest Clarion campus issued the following news: PennWest Clarion Alumni Association will present its annual Distinguished Awards March 15 in Gemmell Student Center. The premier event was established in 1966 to recognize exceptional alumni and friends. "The true measure of a university's greatness can be found in the achievements of its alumni and friends," said Ann Thompson, PennWest Clarion executive director of Alumni Engagement. "Many Clarion graduate  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- PennWest issued the following news on March 6, 2024: The American Democracy Project at Pennsylvania Western University will present a virtual panel discussion exploring global identification and connection-building across societal divides at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 26. The event, "Ask an Expert: Are we able to identify with and feel connected with people around the world?," will be accessible via Zoom and streamed live in the following locations: * Californ  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, announced it is working with Turtle Bay Resort, the luxury vacation destination nestled on O'ahu's legendary North Shore, to help the resort augment service agents with AI and personalize the entire guest experience. "Our work with Salesforce marks a new chapter for Turtle Bay Resort," said Rober  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 7 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Abby Butler The University of California, Santa Cruz has once again received a record number of applications highlighting the desirability of the educational experience the campus provides. Leading at the intersection of innovation and social justice, UC Santa Cruz is actively fostering a community of forward-thinkers committed to driving positive change. The campus draws a diverse a  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 7 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: UCR has set a record for first-year applications for fall 2024, with 57,240, according to numbers released March 6 from the UC Office of the President. The previous UCR record was set this past year, when 56,462 first-year students applied for fall quarter 2023. Overall applications to the University of California's nine undergraduate campuses for fall 2024 increased by 9% over fall 2023.  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: Gathering essential atmospheric data needed to better understand climate change can get cold and turbulent for a UC Riverside professor and two of his graduate students. UCR Professor Markus Petters and students Sunandan Mahant and Lintong Cai are now spending more than a month with an international research team that's making bumpy flights from northern Sweden to the Arctic Ocea  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Discovery could lead to more sustainable food supply * * * Scientists have discovered the gene that enables marine algae to make a unique type of chlorophyll. They successfully implanted this gene in a land plant, paving the way for better crop yields on less land. Finding the gene solves a long-standing mystery amongst scientists about the molecular pathways that allow   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers find Achilles heel of neuroblastoma, which accounts for 15% of all pediatric cancer deaths. * * * Researchers recently identified a universal, essential biomarker for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma - and the biomarker could be a potential new target for treatment. Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of all pediatric cancer deaths and is the mos  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Ricardo Sanfelice and a team of researchers have been awarded $2.5M to model complex aerospace engineering problems * * * By Emily Cerf Imagine Earth from space: a blue marble, a pristine orb that is our one and only home. But like many other places on the planet itself, this view is littered with the evidence of humans: in the earth's orbit floats more than 30,000 ind  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 7 -- The University of California issued the following news release: UCLA received a total of 173,400 applications for fall 2024 admission, including 146,250 from first-year applicants and 27,150 from transfer applicants, representing a 2% rise over last year. The increase was largely driven by a steep surge in transfer applicants and an uptick in applications for first-year admission from California residents. UCLA remains the most applied-to four-year universit  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: National Groundwater Awareness Week is next week, and in the spirit of promoting groundwater knowledge, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is excited to announce that its innovative groundwater mapping project is complete and will provide critical information about our underground water supply. The Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Proj  more

BERKELEY, California, March 7 -- The University of California issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The University of California today (March 6) announced that it received a total of 250,436 applications (206,893 for first-year admission and 43,543 applications for transfer admission) for fall 2024 admission. Overall, application numbers increased 1.5 percent compared to the previous year. The uptick was driven by a rise in applications from transfer students, California residents  more

BERKELEY, California, March 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Haas School of Business issued the following news release: The Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation aims to shape the future of AI in healthcare through groundbreaking economic research, data partnerships and more. UC Berkeley experts are developing a trailblazing infrastructure to translate cutting-edge AI and behavioral economics healthcare research into powerful real-world advances in patient outcomes and drastic  more

PASADENA, California, March 6 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: For decades, scientists and pathologists have tried, without much success, to come up with a way to determine which individual lung cancer patients are at greatest risk of having their illness spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body. Now a team of scientists from Caltech and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has fed that problem to artificial intelligence (AI) al  more