SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release: Four student leaders, dedicated to equity and inclusion on campus and in their communities, have been honored with the California Community College's annual Student Leadership Award. April Brown of Long Beach City College, Claudette Clark of Cuyamaca College, Jessica Lopez of Coastline College and Nikhil Masand of Contra Costa College were recognized April 5th at the Stu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 22435) on April 8, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider New Approaches to Disconnections and Reconnections to Improve Energy Access and Contain Costs. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 23-08-049   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), together with the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU) and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office announced today an alternative financial aid application option for California students from mixed-status households for those that have been unable to successfully c  more

ARCATA, California, April 9 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: Cal Poly Humboldt and the UC Davis School of Medicine have created the state's first post-graduate education program to help prepare Native American students for medical school at UC Davis. The Huwighurruk (pronounced hee-way-gou-duck) Tribal Health Postbaccalaureate Program seeks to enroll pre-med students passionate about providing health care to American Indian and Alaska Native co  more

CAMARILLO, California, April 9 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: CSUCI's annual Student Research Conference is set for Saturday, May 4! This year we are thrilled to share that there have been nearly 180 student projects submitted; a significant increase from 2023. The interdisciplinary group of projects ranges from Art and Chicana/o Studies to Chemistry and Computer Science and many, many more. The conference will take place   more

HAYWARD, California, April 10 -- California State University East Bay campus issued the following news: Indigenous Bay Area communities will soon have their own piece of land in Contra Costa County to practice their culture, learn about their history and continue their traditions. This spring, the United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Cal State East Bay's Concord Center $916,000 to develop and implement a four-year Climate Resilience Initiative project. The grant will m  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, April 9 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: The College of the Canyons football program had 29 players named to the 2023 Southern California Football Association (SCFA) Scholar-Athlete Team, by far the most of any school in the region. To be eligible for inclusion on the SCFA Scholar-Athlete Team players must participate on their respective school's football team for two seasons, while successfully completing a minimum of 36 units. At lea  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The Creative Coalition issued the following news release: Comedic force June Diane Raphael effortlessly blends her razor-sharp wit and impeccable timing while in the hot seat this week on Hollywood at Home. Raphael, known for her standout roles in "Burning Love," "Big Mouth," and "Grace and Frankie," captivates in a revealing interview that gives listeners the exclusive opportunity to delve into the life and experiences of the versatile actor and comedian, a  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 10 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: * * * Annual GLIDE Power of One Charity Lunch Auction to be hosted by Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff, powered by eBay * * * For more than 60 years, GLIDE has been dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis and transforming lives. GLIDE announced today its ann  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- EVgo Services, a charging public network for electric vehicles, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO), one of the nation's largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced that more than 50 EV models are eligible for its seamless Autocharge+ feature. Once enrolled, Autocharge+ showcases a best-in-class customer experience for EV drivers by eliminating the need to open an app, swipe a cr  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 10 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel Before being called to activism, Juan Pablo Orrego was an ecologist and musician in Chile, and Phyllis Omido was a working mother in Kenya. Both noticed dangerous injustices taking place around them that harmed people and ecosystems. Instead of looking away, they decided to take action. And, together with their communities, they mobilized successful social ch  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 10 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: Los Angeles Times Columnist Bill Plaschke has earned the Red Smith Award from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Considered to be one of the most prestigious honors in sports journalism, the Red Smith Award is given annually to a writer or editor who has made major contributions to the field. The award is named after Red Smith, whose sportswriting career spanned five decades. Recipients are enshrined  more

ALAMEDA, California, April 10 -- Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Wind River(R), a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced the latest release of Wind River Studio Developer, an edge-to-cloud DevSecOps platform that accelerates development, deployment, and operation of mission-critical systems. The new enhancements and delivery models for Wind River Studio are designed to help software te  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- Loyola Marymount University issued the following news release: Loyola Marymount University graduate programs in law, business, and education are once again ranked among the best in the country in the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings. "This year's U.S. News graduate program rankings again confirm the exceptional strength of our law, business, and education programs," said Thomas Poon, Ph.D., executive vice president  more

OAKLAND, California, April 10 -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: MTC and Lyft today announced the addition of 24 new docking stations and 565 next-generation docked e-bikes to the Bay Wheels regional bikeshare system in Oakland and Emeryville. New e-bikes also are scheduled for arrival in Berkeley in the coming weeks, pending final local approvals. The East Bay expansion marks the second phase of a two-step Bay Wheels growth strate  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Virginia Scope is out with a scathing new report about "backlash" against Eugene Vindman for his lack of connections to the VA-07 community and that only FOUR of his donations are from VA-07. Vindman has touted "grassroots support" as a reason behind his fundraising, but this report reveals Virginia isn't even in the top three donating states. Instead, Vindman has received the most support from C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 10 -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, announced the general availability of Unified Conversations for WhatsApp, which transforms one-way marketing promotions or service requests into dynamic, two-way conversations from a single WhatsApp number. Now, instead of managing separate threads for promotions and support, customers can automatically receive perso  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 10 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Aaron Burgin Nine San Diego State University students have received the 2024 Quest for the Best award, recognizing high-achieving SDSU students for outstanding performance in academics and community service. The annual Quest for the Best Vice Presidential Student Service Award has celebrated student achievement for three decades in four key areas: academic excellence, student service and activities, co  more

SUNNYVALE, California, April 10 -- Real-Time Innovations, an industrial Internet of Things connectivity company, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the infrastructure software company for smart-world systems, will exhibit at DeviceTalks 2024, held May 1-2 at the Boston Convention Center. At booth #606, RTI will showcase its Connext(R) software and how it simplifies the development of next-generation medical systems by enabling rapid and reliable dat  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 10 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Jeff Ristine San Diego State University's master's degree program in speech-language pathology is No. 12 in the nation and the College of Education is No. 48, according to new rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report. Released Tuesday, both numbers improve upon the most recent previous rankings for those programs. The speech-language pathology program climbed up from its last highest ra  more

ROCKLIN, California, April 10 -- Sierra College issued the following news release: Sierra College and its Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that Dr. David Martin has been appointed to serve as the new Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Administrative Services. David will succeed Erik Skinner who is retiring after seven years of service to the district. Prior to joining Sierra College, Dr. Martin served as Chancellor at City College of San Francisco (CCSF), where he returned af  more

IRVINE, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * The finding may help policymakers respond to the crisis * * * A University of California, Irvine-led team reveals a clear link between human-driven climate change and the years-long drought currently gripping southern Madagascar. Their study appears in the Nature journal Climate and Atmospheric Science. "Using remotely sensed observations and climate models, we could   more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Jade S. Sasser, associate professor at UC Riverside discusses how the climate crisis is affecting Millennials and Gen Zer's decision to have children * * * Young people are worried about heat waves, intense storms, fires, and clean air. The ever-changing climate crisis is reaching a turning point for them, so much that they are asking themselves whether to have children.  more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 10 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: The UC Riverside School of Business increased 20 positions in a U.S. News & World Report 2024 graduate school ranking released this week. UCR's business school was the benefactor of a methodology change this year that places greater emphasis on post-graduation earnings and how quickly graduates found jobs. The School of Business' Master of Business Administration program ranked No. 90 on  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Jade Griffin The University of California San Diego's Steven M. Strauss and Lise N. Wilson Center for Cardiomyopathy will host the inaugural Cardiomyopathy Precision Medicine Symposium in La Jolla, Calif., on May 3, 2024. The Strauss Wilson Center for Cardiomyopathy was established by Steven M. Strauss and Lise N. Wilson, who donated $3.25 million to UC San Diego in 2021. The  more

BERKELEY, California, April 10 -- The University of California issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), together with the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) announced today (April 9) an alternative financial aid application option for California students from mixed-status households for those that have been unable to successfully complete   more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 10 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Several University of Idaho theatre students were honored with top awards during the Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival held in Spokane in February. Master of Fine Arts candidate Stephanie Lutz of Oakley, California, received two awards: the Advocacy and Innovation Award and the first-ever Thornton Wilder Award for Theatrical Innovation for her groundbreaking work on the Vectorworks Art  more

LA VERNE, California, April 10 -- The University of La Verne issued the following news: The University of La Verne's education and public administration graduate programs are recognized again as the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2024 edition of Best Graduate Schools. The university has been consistently ranked in Best Education School and Best Public Affairs Programs listings. Designed for prospective students looking to further their education beyond college  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: By Amy Blumenthal Each year, students from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering participate in satellite graduation ceremonies that complement USC's main commencement ceremony. These include the Ph.D. hooding ceremony on Wednesday, May 8, and USC Viterbi-specific undergraduate and two master's-level graduate ceremonies on May 10 following the main USC commencem  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * ISI researchers are part of a core team developing the PDB-Dev repository, initiated by the Protein Data Bank, a foundational repository for macromolecular structures * * * By Bernice Chan Proteins work together in complex ways to support the processes of life, and their structures tell unique tales of functionality and purpose. Documenting the  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Bedsores--also known as pressure injuries--are the fastest rising hospital-acquired condition, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research in Quality, and as a result have become the second most common reason for medical malpractice suits in the United States. Although most hospital-acquired pressure  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- Westmont College issued the following news: By Scott Craig The annual Spring Student Research Symposium features the work of more than 40 student researchers on 23 different posters Thursday, April 18, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Winter Hall Atrium. "I'm looking forward to seeing the work our students have been doing this year," says Michael Everest, interim dean and chemistry professor. "One of the hallmarks of a Westmont education is the opport  more

FULTON, Missouri, April 9 -- William Woods University issued the following news release: Nearly 72 years after it was delivered, William Woods University (WWU) tonight announced the donation of an extremely rare recording of Ronald Reagan's historic 1952 commencement address at William Woods - to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, California. The official announcement of the donation of this historical artifact, in demand by historians, authors and journali  more