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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Saturday July 20, 2024 ( 8 items )  

AI Tool Spots Breastfeeding Complications From Phone Photos for Streamlined Lactation Care
LA JOLLA, California, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Image classification tool could provide faster, more accurate breastfeeding support * * * In a step toward using artificial intelligence (AI) to provide faster and more accurate lactation care to breastfeeding mothers, engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a tool to identify breastfeeding-related conditions from simple phone images. The tool leverag  more

California Created 107,100 Jobs During the First Six Months of 2024
SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Bringing California's job expansion to its 50th month, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state created 22,500 jobs in June 2024. * * * "California continues to lead the nation's economy and create good jobs throughout the state. Just this year, the state created over 107,000 jobs - more than doubling what we accomplished in the same time period last year." - Governor  more

California Feeds Over 3.2 Million Kids Through Summer SUN Bucks While Republican States Refuse Free Federal Dollars
SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * What you need to know: So far this summer, California has provided over 3.2 million low-income children with free meals through the SUN Bucks program, resulting in more than $162 million in food purchases. Over a dozen Republican-led states have refused to take part in this free federal food program. * * * Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that through SUN Bucks,  more

Celebrating 20 Years, Sac State's Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection is a Destination and Resource for Worldwide Scholars
SACRAMENTO, California, July 19 (TNSres) -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Daniel Wilson The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection is celebrating a major milestone: 20 years at Sacramento State. A part of the University Library's Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives, the collection has been an essential resource for students, the wider community and scholars worldwide seeking valuable information about Greek culture and histor  more

Fareed Zakaria of CNN to Speak on U.S.-China Relations at UC San Diego on Aug. 7
LA JOLLA, California, July 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * The event, free and open to the public, is part of the annual China Forum at the School of Global Policy and Strategy * * * Fareed Zakaria, host of the renowned CNN program "Fareed Zakaria GPS," will deliver the 2024 Susan Shirk Lecture on U.S.-China Relations at 5 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 7, on the UC San Diego campus. The event is free and open to the public and part of the UC San Dieg  more

How Will AI Shape Next Generation Wireless?
LA JOLLA, California, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. hosted the San Diego Wireless Summit to discuss Wireless in the Era of AI * * * With 5G network connectivity now a reality, wireless industry and academic research leaders met at the San Diego Wireless Summit to assess the state of 5G, and focus on how artificial intelligence could impact the capabilities of next-generation wireles  more

The Walt Disney Company Announces Departure Of Board Director Safra A. Catz
BURBANK, California, July 20 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that Safra A. Catz, Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corp., is departing its Board of Directors after six years of distinguished service. "Throughout her tenure on Disney's Board of Directors, Safra has provided invaluable insight that has helped shape the company's long-term strategic planning amid a rapidly changing technological lan  more

UC Regents Approve New School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences at UC San Diego
LA JOLLA, California, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New school meets critical demand to advance data science and AI innovations and educate workforce of the future * * * The University of California Board of Regents has approved the creation of the new School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at UC San Diego, a critical advance in UC San Diego's long history of leading innovation and education in artificia  more