BURBANK, California, April 11 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: "Jeopardy! Masters" returns for its second annual tournament on ABC beginning May 1 and will showcase the six highest-ranked current "Jeopardy!" contestants playing two action-packed games per hourlong episode. Produced by Sony Pictures Television and hosted by the "GOAT" Ken Jennings, the high-stakes tournament will feature "Jeopardy! Masters" 2023 champion James Holzhauer, ret  more

PASADENA, California, April 11 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: During the Apollo missions of the 1970s, several seismometers were flown to the Moon, where they collected data on lunar seismic trembling for eight years. The data showed some lunar quakes were as powerful as a magnitude 5. Unlike the Earth, the Moon is not tectonically active. Lunar quakes have different origins: Some are caused by day-to-night thermal differences as the surface varies in temp  more

BURBANK, California, April 11 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, APRIL 28 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT - American Idol: "714 (Top 10)" (714) Logline: Vying for a coveted spot in the Top 8, the Top 10 take viewers on a nostalgic journey with performances of songs from their birth years. Host Ryan Seacrest reveals the results of America's vote by the end of the show, airing live coast to coast. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hul  more

GLENDALE, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- ADT, a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses, issued the following news on April 11, 2024: ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) will release its first quarter 2024 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Following the release, management will host a conference call at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results and lead a question-and-answer session. Participants may listen to a live webcast through the   more

AZUSA, California, April 12 -- Azusa Pacific University issued the following news release: Azusa Pacific University's Master of Social Work (MSW) program earned a place in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools 2024 rankings, positioned among the top programs in the nation, listed at No. 120 nationally and placing at No. 10 in California. APU is one of only two Council for Christian Colleges & Universities to make the top 150 MSW programs on the list. "We are thrilled to celebrate th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release: * * * New research from the USC Marshall School of Business reveals AI-generated responses can make humans "feel heard" but an underlying bias toward AI devalues its effectiveness. * * * A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found AI-generated messages made recipients feel more "heard" than messages generated by untrained humans,  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Jade Griffin La Jolla resident and businessman Brian C. Malk and his wife, Nancy, have pledged a philanthropic gift to support the expansion of the University of California San Diego's Department of Economics. "We are grateful to Brian and Nancy Malk for their generous support of UC San Diego," said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. "This gift will propel our nationally ranked Department   more

VALLEJO, California, April 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a settlement agreement with the city of Vallejo and the Vallejo Police Department (VPD) requiring reforms to VPD's policies and practices. The settlement agreement is the result of the reform work started under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DOJ an  more

OAKLAND, California, April 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended monitoring of the Stockton Unified School District (District) and its Department of Public Safety (Department), concluding the five-year term of the stipulated judgment that addressed system-wide violations of the civil and constitutional rights of Black and Lati  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced a request for a Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration to support impacted fishing communities. This request and the recommended season closure will protect salmon populations and support the fishing industry. These actions build on Governor Newsom's Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future to a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Reinforcing California's commitment to supporting a legal and safe cannabis industry and dismantling the illegal market, today Governor Newsom announced the Governor's Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) seized $53.62 million in illegal cannabis in the first quarter of this calendar year -- including 54,137 unlicensed cannabis plants and 31,866 pounds of unlicense  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement on today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reaffirming California's decades-old authority to set clean vehicle standards: "Today the court sided with common sense and public health against the fossil fuel industry and Republican-led states. This ruling reaffirms California's lon  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Newsom Administration officials today joined the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians at the groundbreaking of a large-scale solar and long-duration storage microgrid in Corning. The project will sustain tribal operations and relieve pressure on the grid during peak use times with new battery technology that can discharge power for 18 hours. The microgrid project received a $32  more

LONG BEACH, California, April 11 -- California State University 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

PASADENA, California, April 11 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Caltech has reinstated its requirement for prospective students to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of their application for admission to undergraduate study. The test requirement takes effect immediately, which means that all students who apply to Caltech beginning in fall 2024 and would enroll in fall 2025 are required to report test scores as part of their application. This decision, whi  more

ROSEMEAD, California, April 12 -- Edison International, an electric power distributor and energy services company, issued the following news release: After being named Edison International's 2024 Edison Scholars, 30 high school seniors are a step closer to realizing their dreams. The new class of Edison Scholars has been awarded $1.5 million in scholarships from Edison International to help them pursue a college career in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Since 2006, the Edison   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Stephanie Silva Most weekday mornings Tchad Sanger (Porter '93) can be found walking through the redwood trees and mist on the UC Santa Cruz campus. At this time of day, it's quiet and the sun is just starting to rise on the Monterey Bay and filter through tree branches and campus buildings. The walk, Tchad explains, is a ritual that sets the tone for his day, "It centers me. It rem  more

COSTA MESA, California, April 12 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release: For the fifth consecutive year, Fortune has named Experian North America to its 100 Best Companies to Work For(R) list. This recognition highlights the company's purpose-driven culture that prioritizes employee diversity, equity, and inclusivity. For this year's 100 Best list, Great Place to Work(R) surveyed more than 1.3 million employees and gathered data from companies represent  more

BERKELEY, California, April 12 -- The University of California Haas School of Business issued the following news release: Rich Lyons, former dean of the Haas School of Business and UC Berkeley's current associate vice chancellor and chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer, has been selected to become UC Berkeley's next chancellor. Lyons will assume his new role on July 1, 2024, when current Chancellor Carol T. Christ retires. University of California President Michael V. Drake announced  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 11 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A165646) on April 10, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NORMAN ALEXANDER LOZANO, Defendant and Appellant. Norman Alexander Lozano appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of multiple sexual offenses against two girls, Jane Doe 1 (Doe 1) and Jane Doe 2 (Do  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 11 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A167246) on April 10, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RAFAEL B.D.R., Defendant and Appellant. Defendant Rafael B.D.R. was sentenced to a six-year prison term for committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, Sec. 288, subd. (a)), and sending or exhibiting h  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 -- Levi Strauss & Co. issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Veteran commercial leader brings depth of retail experience to support direct-to-consumer transformation and accelerate international growth. * * * Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co., NYSE: LEVI) today announced the appointment of Gianluca Flore as executive vice president and chief commercial officer, effective July 29. Reporting to Michelle Gass, president and chief executive office  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 12 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Dr. Bryan Gaensler, dean of the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will deliver Marquette University's annual Rev. George V. Coyne, S.J. Lecture, "Fast Radio Bursts: An Enduring Cosmic Mystery," on Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. The annual lecture is hosted by the Department of Physics in the Klingler Coll  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 11 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud to make it easier for organizations to leverage their data for generative AI (GenAI) and other hybrid cloud workloads. NetApp and Google Cloud are announcing the Flex service level for Google Clou  more

MERCED, California, April 12 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: The newest major in UC Merced's School of Engineering is one of the most exciting subjects in - and out of - this world. Aerospace engineering, one of the fastest-growing industries in the state, will be available as a major area of study at the university in fall 2025. The adoption of an aerospace engineering major at UC Merced is exciting for all the romantic reasons you might expect - visions of   more

BELMONT, California, April 12 -- Notre Dame De Namur University issued the following news release: Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is delighted to honor Tad Taube with the University's inaugural Indefatigable Award. The annual award, named for the vessel that carried six Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from Belgium to the United States in 1844, is given to an individual whose body of work exemplifies the Sisters' "unflagging, inexhaustible determination to make the world a better place."   more

REDWOOD CITY, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: According to a newly published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, a trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security networks, and data center industries, Private Wireless Radio Access Network (RAN) revenue growth slowed in the fourth quarter on a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis; however,  more

BURBANK, California, April 11 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC today announced the 97th Oscars(R) will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The show will air live at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby(R) Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Academy key dates for the 2024 Oscars season are as follows: General entry, Best Picture, RAISE subm  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 12 -- National University issued the following news: National University (NU)--a nonprofit Minority Serving Institution that serves more than 50,000 students annually through its degree programs and another 80,000 through its workforce and professional training programs--today announced an ambitious new pilot project designed to foster student belonging and support by tapping into the power of peer engagement, discussion and academic support. The effort is now under  more

STANFORD, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what's likely to happen, psychosis can result, Stanford Medicine-led research shows. * * * By Erin Digitale Inside the brains of people with psychosis, two key systems are malfunctioning: a "filter" that directs attention toward important external events and internal thoughts, and a "predictor" composed of  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Gaby Messino The Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) program is showcasing the students' best work in its annual MFA exhibition. Entitled Embodiments, the show features multimedia exhibits including visual novels, games and virtual reality as explorations into identity. "I am looking forward to the ways in which these graduating artists explore challenging questions of identity and p  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah recently wrapped up almost three years of work co-chairing Harvard University's SCoPEX Advisory Committee, one of the world's first efforts to design and implement a governance framework for an outdoor solar geoengineering experiment. The panel's final report details a new governance framework that appl  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Elisa Smith Salt marsh restoration can mitigate flood risk and bolster community resilience to climate change in our local waterways, according to a recent study published in Nature by a postdoctoral fellow with UC Santa Cruz's Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR). The study, titled "The value of marsh restoration for flood risk reduction in an urban estuary," exp  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Triveni Sheshadri The UC San Diego Labor Center has appointed Satomi Rash-Zeigler as its first executive director. Rash-Zeigler will set the vision for the recently launched center and lead its strategic growth by fostering collaborations between faculty, students, workers and community organizations. The UC San Diego Labor Center is housed in the Department of Urban Studies and Plan  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Judith Myers University of California San Diego School of Medicine solidified its status as a national leader in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, as reported by the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings. In total, the medical school received more than $460 million in NIH grants in 2023, positioning it No. 5 among public institutions and No. 13 over  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * By learning how an old diabetes drug works, researchers are discovering new, safer treatment options * * * By Miles Martin Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are a class of drug that can be used to treat type 2 diabetes by reversing insulin resistance, one of the main hallmarks of the disease. While TZDs were extremely popular in the 1990's and early 2000's, they have fallen out   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz inventors of nanopore sequencing hail innovative use of their revolutionary genetic-reading technique * * * By Mike Pena We depend on our cells being able to divide and multiply, whether it's to replace sunburnt skin or replenish our blood supply and recover from injury. Chromosomes, which carry all of our genetic instructions, must be copied in a comple  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Erin Malsbury Modern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that is usable for life. Plants that fix nitrogen, such as legumes, do so by harboring symbiotic bacteria in root nodules. But a recent discovery upends that rule. In two recent papers, an international team of scientists describe the first kno  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA-developed experimental device demonstrates ability to reduce glare in images Key takeaways * Optical computing research aims to produce energy-efficient technologies that use particles of light, called photons, in ways conceptually similar to how electronic computers use electrons. * One obstacle to realizing optical computers is that using photons for nonlinear operation  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 12 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: Gail Francis is the featured speaker for the next Thursdays at the U presentation at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Barron County. Francis will present "Bliss(ters): Hiking Mexico to Canada" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. April 18 in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall in Ritzinger Hall. The presentation also will be livestreamed at ricelaketv.com. The Pacific Crest Trail is a stunning path tha  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 12 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Caitlin Dawson USC and Capital One announced today the USC-Capital One Center for Responsible AI and Decision Making in Finance (CREDIF). Supported by a $3-million gift from Capital One, the joint research center will focus on advancing foundations for algorithmic, data and software innovations for artificial intelligence (AI) and its applic  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 12 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Loop, a Chicago-based startup co-founded by USC Viterbi alumnus Matt McKinney, leverages AI to digitize shipment data, for the benefit of manufacturers and freight companies * * * By Marc Ballon In many ways, trucking is the backbone of the American economy. In 2022, trucks transported nearly 11.5 billion tons of freight in the United States, represent  more