ARCATA, California, March 22 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: When Dr. Kathleen Welsh asked her father, Emeritus Professor of Zoology James F. Welsh, how else she could support Cal Poly Humboldt, he told her to consider the students' hands-on learning experiences and access to advanced research equipment. Thanks to a $500,000 gift from Kathleen, students will have access to a new Hitachi HT7800 transmission electron microscope (TEM) with digita  more

LOS GATOS, California, March 22 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix, Goodfellas and GKIDS have extended worldwide catalog streaming rights (ex-US and Japan) for Oscar-winning Japanese studio Studio Ghibli. Netflix will be the future home of the Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-winning film The Boy and the Heron, with an announcement of the Netflix streaming premiere date to be made later this year. Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 year  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 22 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, national business association Advanced Energy United applauded the commitment of Portland General Electric and Idaho Power to join the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) extended day-ahead market (EDAM), an electricity market poised to deliver enhanced reliability, economic, and environmental benefits to utilities and communities through the West when it begins in  more

PASADENA, California, March 21 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: To test bold new ideas in space and on Earth with the potential to expand understanding of our planet, the solar system, and beyond, The Brinson Foundation has donated $100 million to Caltech to create The Brinson Exploration Hub. The Brinson Exploration Hub will provide teams of scientists and engineers from Caltech's campus and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which Caltech manages for NASA  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today on the additional $103 million in funding to address the Tijuana River sewage crisis included in the FY 2024 appropriations package: "The package announced today secures urgently needed federal funding - over $100 million more than last year - to help repair the federal South Bay plant and fix the sewage crisis   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 21 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following executive director's order (Case No. 24-03-050) on March 20, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Arjuna Transportation, LLC DBA Wine Country Airporter for authority to operate as a scheduled passenger stage corporation between points in Napa, CA, American Canyon CA and San Francisco Airport and to establish a Zone of Rate Freedom EXE  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 22-04-008) on March 20, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority to Establish Its Authorized Cost of Capital for Utility Operations for 2023 and to Reset the Cost of Capital Adjustment Mechanism (U39M). And Related Matters. DECISION DENYING PETITION TO MODIFY DECISION 22-12  more

CHICO, California, March 22 -- California State University's Chico Campus issued the following news: By Ashley Gebb The Book in Common has a history of choosing reads that explore topics relevant to higher education, Butte College and Chico State, and the greater community. Next year's selection, Hector Tobar's "Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of 'Latino,'" works to decode the meaning of "Latino" as a racial and ethnic identity in the modern United States and  more

FRESNO, California, March 22 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * From Fresno State President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval: I want to share with you that Director of Athletics Terry Tumey and I have mutually agreed that he will be leaving Fresno State to pursue other opportunities. We are working together on a transition plan to ensure that we have continuity of leadership in the Athletics Department. I sincerely appreciate Terry's  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, March 22 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: According to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, 4Q 2023 worldwide Campus Switch sales declined by 4 percent year-over-year (Y/Y), marking the first quarter of decline since 4Q 2020 and signaling the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 22 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partner and Cyber Team vice chair Sarah Rugnetta will present at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 2024 Cybersecurity Summit. The event is schedule to take place on March 25th and 26th at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles, California. ACC's Cybersecurity Summit programming is focused on the latest cyber threats and innovations and  more

CORNING, New York, March 22 -- Corning, a manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, issued the following news release: Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) will showcase the next generation of optical network solutions at the 2024 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC). These latest innovations are designed to prepare data centers for the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications and to help carrier networks simplify and accelerate their deployments and c  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Business Insurance awarded Heather Habes with its 2024 Break Out Award. The awards program recognizes 40 individuals who represent the next generation of insurance industry leaders from all areas of the commercial insurance sector. Heather is a special counsel in Covington's Los Angeles office focused on representing policyholders in complex insurance disputes across a variety of i  more

PALO ALTO, California, March 22 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: Stan Young has been selected by the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area as the 2024 recipient of the Joe Morozumi Award for Exceptional Legal Advocacy. This award is bestowed on lawyers who best exemplify Joe Morozumi, advisor to the lawyers who founded the Asian Law Caucus, and his spirit of uncompromising legal advocacy in matters of conscience on behalf of the poor and powerless.   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- EVgo Services, a charging public network for electric vehicles, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) ("EVgo" or the "Company"), one of the nation's largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced the opening of its first fast charging station deployed using the Company's new prefabrication approach. Located at the Bay Colony Town Center in League City, TX, this EVgo station is the fi  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 22 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: In a move that will be welcomed by many of its international customers, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has installed enhanced operating software into its Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) simulator that resides at GA-ASI's Flight Test & Training Center (FTTC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The new PMT Plus software was developed jointly by GA-ASI and CAE-USA allowing inter  more

SONOMA, California, March 22 -- Sonoma State University issued the following news: Sonoma State University will bestow honorary degrees on two longtime North Bay community leaders during the university's 2024 Commencement ceremonies on May 18. Dr. Greg Sarris, chairman of The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR), and Larry Brackett, who owned and operated one of the largest real estate firms in the region, both will receive Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) degrees at Commencement. Sarris  more

LAKE FOREST, California, March 22 -- iBASEt, a provider of software solutions, issued the following news release: iBase-t, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, announced this year's recipients of its Customer Brilliance Awards, which celebrate the unique strategies customers in complex manufacturing industries have put in place to successfully drive innovation and evolution in their digital manufacturing, quality and MRO sustainment operations with iBase-t.  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 21 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A168081) on March 20, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three N.M., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. W.K., Defendant and Appellant. Defendant, W.K. (Husband), appeals after the trial court issued a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) protecting plaintiff, N.M. (Wife), and the couple's daughter. In the published portion of   more

RIVERDALE, New York, March 22 -- Manhattan College issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Manhattan College today announced that Dr. Hany S. Guirguis would serve as the Interim Dean of the O'Malley School of Business, one of the College's three schools, effective June 1, 2024. He will succeed Dr. Donald E. Gibson who is returning to his native California at the end of the current school semester. Dr. Guirguis brings a wealth of experience to the position along with 24 years of service to  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- Metrolink, a commuter rail system in Southern California, issued the following news: For the first time since the 2019 Major League Baseball season, Los Angeles Angels fans will be able to take Metrolink to select home games, leaving their cars and the hassle of sitting in traffic at home. Metrolink's special Angels Express service is returning on the Orange County (OC) and Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) lines for 42 games this season, including all regu  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's Final Rule strengthens the reg  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, March 22 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Pacific Life today announced its integration with Employee Navigator, one of the nation's leading benefits administration platforms, automating employee benefits management with the advantages of application programming interface (API) technology. Through this collaboration, Pacific Life's Workforce Benefits products are available to groups of all sizes. Erich Sternbe  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised PRP Real Estate Investment and Morning Calm Management in connection with the company's $323 million acquisition of the marquee Market Square office complex in Washington D.C. The deal represents the largest sale of office space in Washington D.C. in 2024 thus far. Market Square is a two-building property located on Pennsylvania Avenue, and houses government affairs offices of   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, March 22 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Mattel Television Studios' animated series Polly Pocket is coming soon to Netflix. The first batch of 13, 11-minute episodes will premiere on March 25, followed by an additional 13 episodes rolling out later this year. Season five follows Polly Pocket and her pals as they unlock their new pocket powers as they explore exciting new worlds. From Shani's ability to talk to animals  more

BURBANK, California, March 22 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today commented on a report published by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) in connection with the election of the company's director nominees at the Company's Annual Meeting on April 3, 2024: "While we're heartened to see support for Michael Froman and ISS' recommendation to withhold on dissident directors Jay Rasulo and the Blackwells' nomine  more

IRVINE, California, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Findings offer new targets for early detection and prevention strategies * * * A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United States each year. The findings offer new avenues of exploration for early detection and pre  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 22 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Triveni Sheshadri A new South Asia-focused forum, made possible by an endowment fund established by UC San Diego faculty member Mohan Trivedi, his wife Nayana and family, will be launched with an inaugural lecture at 5 p.m. April 17 at Great Hall. The Trivedi family's Gulistan (meaning land of flowers) South Asia Endowment Fund will support the forum in perpetuity. The forum honors As  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 22 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Abby Butler In acknowledgment of her dedication to community engagement, LEAD California awarded Kat Gutierrez, assistant professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the prestigious 2024 Richard E. Cone Award for Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement. This distinction recognizes Gutierrez's deep commitment to efforts fostering genuine partnerships between ac  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Angela Brooks received a $2.5 million award from the NIH R01 program to study how lung cancer gene isoforms influence disease development and treatment * * * By Emily Cerf To diagnose and treat cancer, researchers and clinicians typically look at a person's genetic material to find any mutations in genes that may "drive" cancer, helping to create a specialized treatme  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- The University of California's Los Angeles Campus Samueli School of Engineering issued the following news: Sergio Carbajo, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, recently collaborated with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science on a basic research needs workshop, co-leading a science panel on novel radiation and particle sources, and helping pen a report on laser technology in Janua  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: The symposium, headlined by Michael Chertoff, former U.S. secretary of homeland security, highlights two decades of work in security, risk and economic analysis. Celebrating a milestone of two decades at the forefront of improving homeland security, the USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies (CREATE) is hosting its 20th Anniversary   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 22 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is expanding its capabilities in energy transition research and education through the newly established Donald L. Paul Chair in Energy and Technology Management. Funded by a significant gift from Donald Paul, USC Viterbi's William M. Keck Chair of Energy Resources and executive director of the USC Energy Institute, the new c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 -- Weaver, a provider of an assurance, tax and advisory services, issued the following news release: National accounting and advisory firm, Weaver, is pleased to welcome Sharyl David, CFA, ASA, as a managing director in its growing Valuation Services practice. Based in Weaver's Sacramento, California, location Sharyl focuses on valuations for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), mergers and acquisitions, corporate planning, and trust and estate planning. Prior to jo  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 22 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Yesterday, new reporting from The 19th revealed disparaging comments megamillionaire California bank owner Eric Hovde made about single moms, women, and families. Hovde blamed many societal problems on single parents, suggested rolling back programs that help women and children, and "made comments that played into negative and racist stereotypes about Black women." Read more below: The  more