THOUSAND OAKS, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: 11 Sage titles spanning education, psychology, sociology, business, and more, received awards from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's (TAA) 2024 Textbook Awards. Sage textbooks were recipients across all three award categories: McGuffey Longevity Award, which "recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time"* * Infants, Children, and Ado  more

OAKLAND, California, March 29 -- The Blue Shield of California issued the following news release: * * * Blue Shield of California, Clorox, Kaiser Permanente and PG&E to support increased security and other programs to make Oakland safer and protect employees. * * * The chief executive officers of four of the largest employers in Oakland have announced plans to collaborate on a $10 million security enhancement program to improve public safety while protecting their collective employees. This  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news: A Cal Poly research team led by physics professor Jodi Christiansen will study extremely high-energy photons emitted by the intense environment found near mega-sized black holes, thanks to the Astronomy Faculty Research Fellowship in the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics. Christiansen, the 2024 faculty fellow, is working with VERITAS, a ground-based gamma ray instrument   more

VALENCIA, California, March 28 -- California Institute of the Arts issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Lareese Hall as its new dean of Library. Hall will begin her work as a member of the Institute's academic leadership team in June 2024. Hall brings more than 14 years of experience in academic libraries to CalArts. Until 2022, she served as director of the Libraries at Colby College where she oversaw the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the California Second District Court of Appeal affirming a lower court opinion, which found that Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) was constitutional. SB 10 empowers local governments to allow for denser housing, irrespective of local restrictions, if the local government so cho  more

OAKLAND, California, March 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta led 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al. in support of the plaintiffs' motion to vacate the Trump Administration's 2020 federal rule (the Rule), which strips nondiscriminati  more

FULLERTON, California, March 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and will independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Fullerton, California on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at approximately 5:27 p.m. The OIS incident resulted in the death of one indivi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: To support the mental health of California's young people, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) awarded $25 million to 28 tribal and community-based organizations across the state. The awarded organizations, as part of the state's Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), are working at a community level to address youth mental health challenges throughou  more

LONG BEACH, California, March 29 -- California State University issued the following news release: The California State University (CSU) has been awarded $1.5 million from the Mellon Foundation to help increase the number of credit-bearing programs that link ethnic studies concepts to gender and sexuality studies. The CSU is among five public universities receiving select larger grants as part of the Mellon Foundation's Affirming Multivocal Humanities initiative. In all, the foundation is award  more

FRESNO, California, March 29 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Fresno State junior Jessica Perez is investigating college students' perceptions on the potential addictiveness and harm of psychedelic substances compared to cigarettes, alcohol and non-prescription opioids. The topic is a long way from Perez's original major in art, but it was an art class that got her interested in science. The art teacher gave her a book that explored the history   more

NORTHRIDGE, California, March 29 -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: Veteran DJ and television host Matt Pinfield is joining 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound, as the award-winning, non-commercial radio station's new afternoon drive host. The award-winning music personality is taking the spot left open by Andy Chanley, who announced earlier this month that he was leaving the station to become music director at Triple-A (Adult Album Alternative) legacy c  more

PASADENA, California, March 28 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: On Saturday, March 9, Caltech released its final round of undergraduate admissions letters, bringing the total number of admitted applicants to 315. Among the group of stellar students are individuals with remarkable stories, lived experiences, and accomplishments. There are scuba-certified biologists, speedcubers, NaNoWriMo participants, musicians, athletes, and STEM competition winners, among o  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: * * * News Summary: * Only three percent of organizations globally have the 'Mature' level of readiness needed to be resilient against today's cybersecurity risks. * Readiness is critical as 73% of respondents said a cybersecurity incident is likely to disrupt their business in the next 12 to 24 months. * Companies are taking action to address this as 97% of companies plan to increa  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: * * * News Summary: * Only three percent of organizations globally have the 'Mature' level of readiness needed to be resilient against today's cybersecurity risks. * Readiness is critical as 73% of respondents said a cybersecurity incident is likely to disrupt their business in the next 12 to 24 months. * Companies are taking action to address this as 97% of companies plan to increa  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, March 29 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news on March 28, 2024: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) today announced that it has appointed Patrick J. Ford to the company's Board of Directors, effective March 27, 2024. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, he will also be a member of Clean Energy's audit committee. Patrick Ford, 62, served as an Audit Partner at KPMG LLP from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure at KPMG, he s  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, the DCCC announced that Derek Tran has been added to the committee's highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Tran, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs for California's 45th Congressional District. "Derek Tran is ready to turn his lifelong call to service  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 29 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: * * * WHAT: iHeartPodcasts and Best Case Studios today announced "Fallen Angels: A Story of California Corruption." When investigative reporter Paul Pringle of the LA Times received a tip in the spring of 2016 saying that the powerful dean of USC's medical school may have been caught up in the overdose of a young woman in a hotel room in Pasadena, California, he expected it to be a "quick spot" sto  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, March 29 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * The following announcement is sent on behalf of Deputy Managing Editor Maria L. La Ganga: We're pleased to announce three key changes in reporting roles that will bolster coverage of education, courts and transportation, critical topics for our readers. Jaweed Kaleem has joined the education team and will initially focus on exploring the intersection of America's culture wars in   more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 29 -- Yardi Systems, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: Macerich, one of the nation's leading owners, operators and developers of one-of-a-kind retail and mixed-use properties, is an early adopter of Yardi(R) Floorplan Manager and is excitedly collaborating with Yardi(R) to enhance the solution that is poised to change the game for floor plan visualization. Macerich   more

PASADENA, California, March 28 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Iron screws and other so-called ferromagnetic materials are made up of atoms with electrons that act like little magnets. Normally, the orientations of the magnets are aligned within one region of the material but are not aligned from one region to the next. Think of groups of tourists in Times Square pointing to different billboards all around them. But when a magnetic field is applied, the orie  more

LOS GATOS, California, March 29 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix has announced The Seven Dials Mystery penned by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) executive produced by The Crown executive producer Suzanne Mackie of Orchid Pictures and Chris Sussman (Good Omens). Chris Sweeney (The Tourist, Back to Life) will direct. Suzanne Mackie said "I am excited to be bringing The Seven Dials Mystery to life, and to be intro  more

LOS GATOS, California, March 29 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: The trending hashtag #HeeramandiKabReleaseHoga (when will Heeramandi release?) has an answer, at last. In a mesmerizing aerial spectacle above Mumbai's Mahalaxmi Race Course, Netflix and renowned director Sanjay Leela Bhansali announced that Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar premieres on May 1. The media and college students were joined by the heeras of Heeramandi -- Manisha Koirala, So  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 29 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news on March 28, 2024: Paul Hastings LLP advised NervGen Pharma Corp. in connection with the company's bought deal offering. NervGen Pharma Corp. (TSXV: NGEN) is a clinical stage biotech company dedicated to developing innovative treatments that enable the nervous system to repair itself following damage, whether due to injury or disease. Partner and co-chair of Equity Capital Markets and co-chair of the Cor  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 29 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news on March 28, 2024: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised Pemberton Asset Management ("Pemberton"), one of Europe's leading private credit managers, in relation to the launch of the Zurich Private Debt ELTIF, Zurich Insurance Group's first European Long-Term Investment Fund 2.0 ("ELTIF 2.0"), the portfolio of which will be managed by Pemberton. The new ELTIF 2.0 will provide individual investors and life insu  more

NEW YORK, March 29 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Amid growing scrutiny of how companies use and protect consumer information, Pillsbury has recruited highly regarded data privacy and technology partners Jeewon Serrato and Shruti Bhutani Arora to the firm's San Francisco office. Both join Pillsbury from Baker Hostetler. Serrato and Bhutani Arora are well-known in technology and privacy circles, particularly given their landmark representation of   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 29 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Los Angeles and New York -- Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. ("Rexford Industrial") (NYSE: REXR), a real estate investment trust focused on creating value by investing in and operating industrial properties located throughout infill Southern California, and Blackstone (NYSE: BX), today announced Rexford Industrial acquired approximately 3 million square feet of industrial pro  more

PASADENA, California, March 27 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: This Pi Day, March 14, in an upstairs workspace in Caltech's W. M. Keck Engineering Laboratories building, eight robotic arms were showing off their stuff. Under the watchful eye of the undergraduate students who built and programmed them, each robot performed a unique task. One arm picked up and arranged toy train tracks and another arm built tangram puzzles, while a third played backgammon, and  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, telecom operators are now scaling back their investments in 5G. Preliminary findings show that worldwide telecom capex, the sum of  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Xochitl Rojas-Rocha Ask what sets Thomas Levy apart, and you'll hear stories about curiosity, connection, and an enthusiasm for collaborating with people across very real boundaries. Since his start in archaeology as a teenager in the late 1960s, Levy has pioneered new sub-disciplines in his field, helped shape dozens of mentees' careers and even challenged our understanding   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Mario Aguilera Each day, hundreds of billions of cells in our body cycle through a period of growth and division. Yet in that time, only about 30 minutes is spent on the critical orchestration of mitosis, when chromosomes are carefully segregated from one parent cell to the next generation of two daughter cells. It's during this crucial period of cell division that things can  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 29 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Joyce Pritchett It is often said that the best way to understand what someone is experiencing is to walk a mile in their shoes. For University of California San Diego student Andrea Sawaya having a mentor who has walked a similar path has been invaluable in helping him get where he is today. While studying at Cuyamaca and Grossmont Community Colleges, Sawaya was accepted into the inau  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Robert Monroe A problem is coming for global timekeeping, according to a paper published in the March 27, 2024 issue of Nature by Duncan Agnew, a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and global warming is influencing when that problem might arrive. Worldwide coordination of timekeeping is how all smartphones and computers can keep the same time  more