SACRAMENTO, California, May 29 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: This week's Manufacturing Minute highlights three significant advancements that are shaping the industry's future. Manufacturing Minute is powered by Tri Tool Technologies. First, San Francisco State University has received a generous $14 million grant from CMTA board member Genentech. The Genentech Foundation is supporting underrepresented students in ST  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 29 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: As the American West faces intensifying water challenges, water managers, landowners, and water users are increasingly turning to the Groundwater Accounting Platform (https://www.groundwateraccounting.org/) as a data-driven tool that enables them to track water availability and usage with user-friendly dashboards and workflows. This critical tool is now available throughout California to  more

PALO ALTO, California, May 29 -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release: The global nuclear industry has identified a need to move nimbly in adopting innovation to help meet global net-zero goals. EPRI recently created an "Ambition into Action" framework, providing universal tools to help facilitate these efforts. In a recent survey of nuclear professionals, 83 percent of respondents believe the industry is ambitious, but 77 percent see a gap between this ambit  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 29 -- The Exploratorium issued the following news release: Clouds are taking over Salesforce Tower this summer as part of an stunning art collaboration between the Exploratorium and Jim Campbell Studio. San Francisco's beloved museum of science, art, and human perception is working with the local artist and engineer to transform water vapor data into a mesmerizing swirl of clouds that will be displayed atop the iconic tower nightly from June 9-14, 2024. Explorato  more

OAKLAND, California, May 28 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA--Tomorrow, ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) shareholders will vote on a proposal filed by United Church Funds and represented by As You Sow calling on Exxon to report how a significant reduction in virgin plastic demand would impact the company's financial position and the assumptions underlying its financial statements. Exxon tried and failed to block the proposal at the Securities and Exchange  more

BREA, California, May 29 (TNSres) -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is pleased to announce the successful transfers of multiple AVM Industries' Los Angeles Research Reports (LARRs) to ICC-ES. This transfer of LARRs to ICC-ES Evaluation Reports (ESRs) ensures AVM's uninterrupted compliance to the City of Los Angeles Building Code (LABC) and the City of Los Angeles Residential Code (LARC). ICC-ES is a trusted, reliable and accredi  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 29 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys and Vanderbilt University uncover a new role for a neglected lipid that may play a role in aggressive cancers Within the family of cell membrane lipids known as phosphoinositides and the kinase enzymes that regulate them, phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) have been cast in a starring role as scientists study their involvement in cancer, diabetes and many cell  more