VALENCIA, California, May 11 -- California Institute of the Arts issued the following news release: California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Ranu Mukherjee as Dean of its School of Film/Video. Mukherjee, who comes to CalArts from California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco, begins Aug. 15. Mukherjee brings 30 years of experience as an artist and educator to her role as dean of the largest of CalArts' six schools of visual and performing arts. Currently   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 11 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: By Caroline Grace Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the May Revision to his 2024-2025 budget proposal, which maintains most of its multi-year commitments to critical clean energy programs, including the Distributed Electricity Backup Assets (DEBA) Program, and clean transportation programs, including those related to zero-emission school buses and medium- and heavy-duty v  more

CAMARILLO, California, May 11 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Associate Professor of Health Science Lydia Dixon and Professor of History Jim Meriwether will both travel overseas in Spring of 2025 on Fulbright Scholar Awards. Dixon is headed to Edinburgh, Scotland to research rural midwifery practices and Meriwether is off to Budapest, Hungary to lecture to American Studies classes and to continue   more

SANTA CLARITA, California, May 11 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: Students enrolling in the College of the Canyons Fall 2024 semester will notice a new course type featured in the class schedule: Focused Classes. Eight weeks in duration, Focused Classes were created to provide students with added flexibility, speed, and information retention. As an alternative to enrolling in a traditional four-class semester for 16 weeks, a focused semester allows students   more

LONG BEACH, California, May 11 -- California State University issued the following statement on May 10, 2024, by Chancellor Mildred Garcia: * * * "The California State University (CSU) recognizes that the governor's May Revision seeks to address the state's significant fiscal challenges. We acknowledge the governor's commitment to the CSU but are deeply concerned about what the proposal means to our students and 23 universities. As the institution that educates the evolving workforce of Califo  more

COSTA MESA, California, May 11 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: In recognition of Experian Employer Services' commitment to provide employers across the country with best-in-class solutions to serve their employees, the company was presented with a 2024 HR Tech Award from Lighthouse Research & Advisory for its income and employment verification fulfillment solution. Experian's product was recognized as the Best Comprehensive Soluti  more

FULLERTON, California, May 11 -- Hope International University issued the following news release: A team of four outstanding HIU College of Business undergraduate students scored 12th in a global GLO-BUS online business strategy competition that included 1591 teams from 98 colleges/universities participating in the simulation worldwide. Chandler De Jong, Cassidy Koffroth, Omar Rodriquez, and Noah Stevens competed as co-managers of "Company C" as part of Professor Tom McGlinchey's capstone Strat  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, May 11 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on May 9, 2024: Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced that Ynon Kreiz, Mattel's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Anthony DiSilvestro, Mattel's Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at J.P. Morgan's 52nd Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. The webcast will be available on Mattel's Inves  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 11 -- National University issued the following news on May 10, 2024: National University (NU) -- the Veteran-founded nonprofit serving a diverse population of non-traditional, working, and military-affiliated students nationwide -- today announced that 25 recipients have been awarded one of the Whisper Military Spouse Scholarships. The scholarship recipients will receive $10,000 annually that can be used toward tuition fees and other financial support to pursue a bach  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 11 -- San Diego State University issued the following Q&A on May 10, 2024, with Douglas Leonard, associate professor of astronomy: * * * By Susanne Clara Bard Every 11 years the Sun's magnetic pole flips. Leading up to this event, there is a period of increased solar activity -- from sunspots and solar flares to spectacular northern and southern lights. The current solar cycle began in 2019 and scientists predict it will peak sometime in 2024 or 2025 before the Sun   more

SANTA BARBARA, California, May 11 (TNSres) -- Yardi Matrix, a part of Yardi Systems, issued the following news release: Preleasing at Yardi 200 schools reached 73.5 percent in April, exceeding last year's rate by 50 basis points, while rent growth stood at 5.5 percent, according to the latest Yardi(R) Matrix National Student Housing Report (https://www.yardimatrix.com/publications/download/file/5620-MatrixStudentHousingNationalReport-May2024?__hstc=78826315.6485650fd40910ac486671e25bd9b0a5.1711  more

BERKELEY, California, May 11 -- The University of California issued the following statement on May 10, 2024: * * * University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (May 10) issued the following statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2024-25 revised budget proposal: "This is a challenging budget period for California, and Gov. Newsom's revised budget proposal reflects that reality. For more than 150 years, the University has improved the lives of Californians through transformative e  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * The UCSC entity Moving Image Lab, a new partnership between the Isaac Julien Lab and The Humanities Institute, will receive the prestigious Mellon Foundation funding that will provide the hands-on experience and career-building training in production, curation, and research and publication that distinguishes this project * * * By Gwen Jourdonnais The University of Calif  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: Strong local newspapers are tied to greater support for funding dams, sewers and other basic infrastructure vital to climate resilience, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA and Duke University. Just a few extra paragraphs of context increased support for spending and increased voters' willingness to hold local politicians accountable for infrastructure neglect by voting them o  more