SACRAMENTO, California, June 22 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release: This month's Government Relations Update video highlights crucial legislative developments for California's manufacturing sector. The California Legislative Summer Recess is approaching on July 3, 2024. This date marks the deadline for policy committees to meet and report bills, after which the State Legislature will take a break and reconvene on August 5, 2024. AB 292  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 22 -- Equality California issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, today announced the endorsements of ten out LGBTQ+ candidates running for local offices -- the organization's latest round of endorsements in its largest get-out-the-vote effort in the organization's history. "We are thrilled to endorse these openly LGBTQ+ candidates running for local offices," said Exec  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 20 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' President and CEO Antonio R. Flores and HACU's Western Regional Office were recognized for representing Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the California Legislature on , in Sacramento, California. Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes made the introduction to members of the California Assembly during their  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Honolulu, Hawai`i -- Today, June 20, 2024, youth plaintiffs in the Navahine v. Hawai`i Department of Transportation constitutional climate suit joined Hawai`i Department of Transportation (HDOT) Director Edwin Sniffen and Governor Josh Green to announce and celebrate a groundbreaking agreement resolving the case. The settlement agreement, which the court has approved, recognizes childre  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 22 -- The San Francisco Foundation issued the following news on June 20, 2024: * * * Shakirah Simley is the 2023 winner of SFF's Phyllis K. Friedman - Retha Smith Robinson Community Leadership Award. The award is named after the daughter of Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (SFF's co-founder), and Retha Robinson, longtime SFF staff member and director of SFF's Koshland Program. In 2023, this award recognized an emerging woman-of-color leader under 40 in San Francisco. Futu  more

NOVELTY, Ohio, June 22 (TNSres) -- ASM International posted the following news: The scientific community has successfully engineered nanosized cubes that exhibit the remarkable ability to spontaneously form a two-dimensional checkerboard pattern when placed on the surface of water. This innovative research introduces a simple and efficient approach to creating complex nanostructures through the application of a technique known as self-assembly. "It's a cool way to get materials to build themse  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 22 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * A Bridge for Ukraine into NATO By Ann Marie Dailey The Biden administration sometimes refers to the need to build a "bridge" to NATO membership for Ukraine. It's an apt metaphor--just not in the way its proponents might think. One might think of a bridge as a mere symbol of hope. But, invoked in a military context, a bridge is best understood in its role as wartime infrastructure. And that metaphor wor  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- Environment America issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The retail giant Amazon announced on Thursday its plan to cut its use of plastic air pillows from deliveries in North America. The company claims that it has already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows it used to put in packages in North America, and plans to phase them out entirely by the end of the year. This is expected to eliminate the use of 15 billion plastic air pillow  more

PALO ALTO, California, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: * * * Animal regeneration requires communication across many different cell types, but in this case, it also involves communication between species. * * * It's a microbial world; we're just living in it. In recent years, researchers have revealed that complex microbial communities shape organismal biology and ecosystem dynamics. Elucidating the details of these relationships and the mo  more