FRESNO, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: The Maddy Institute and California Water Institute at Fresno State will hold a one-day ag summit focused on how water users coexist in California from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Resnick Student Union at Fresno State. This event will bring together stakeholders from across the state to discuss pressing issues and foster collaborative solutions. The summit is also avail  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 23 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * A new Presidential Global Democracy Fund at SDSU will support faculty, staff and student projects dedicated to dialogue, unity and understanding. * * * By Jeff Ristine San Diego State University President Adela de la Torre opened the 2024-25 academic year with a focus on the university's essential role in constructive civic engagement and upholding the expression of a full range of viewpoints. "At  more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 23 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Neurobiologists provide new understanding of the origin of environmentally triggered autistic behavior * * * Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) involve mild to severe impairment of social, behavioral and communication abilities. These disorders can significantly impact performance at school, in employment and in other areas of life. However, researchers lack knowledge about how these   more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 23 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Iconic Hall of Fishes to be reimagined into immersive Pacific Ocean experience * * * Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego today announced Living Seas, a reimagined exhibition that will replace the aquarium's famed Hall of Fishes next summer. The exhibition, the largest capital improvement since the aquarium was built in 1992, invites guests to journ  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. T-17837) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Grant of authority to First 5 San Benito to serve as the 2-1-1 service provider for San Benito County. SUMMARY This resolution grants First 5 San Benito the authority to use the 2-1-1 abbreviated dialing code to provide information and referral services to San Benito County. BACKGROUND For individuals seeking non-emergency community in  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * What you need to know: California's local elected leaders, business representatives, and law enforcement officials expressed strong support for California's new laws cracking down on retail crime and property theft. Last week, Governor Newsom signed legislation, which is the most significant bipartisan legislation in California history to crack down on property crime.   more

MERCED, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Brenda Ortiz UC Merced was the site of the 22nd Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate computational chemistRY (MERCURY) Conference held in mid-July. "MERCURY is delighted to have the University of California, Merced, host this year's annual meeting on the campus," said Furman University chemistry Professor George Shields, consortium founder and director of its execu  more

FRESNO, California, Aug. 23 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Thanks to the generous support of Fresno State alumni, partners and community organizations, gifts to the university during the 2023-24 academic year hit the second-highest amount ever -- $38.8 million. The total includes $28.9 million for academics and $9.9 million for athletics. That's a 34.52% increase in overall giving from the year before. * * * "Our alumni, friends and communit  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: A new UCSF-led study suggests international guidance released in 2020 needs to be expanded beyond infants to be effective. When UC San Francisco research showed that routinely treating children in Sub-Saharan Africa with a common antibiotic could reduce deaths in children under five, the World Health Organization (WHO) moved quickly to recommend the treatment - bu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 23 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. S272113) on Aug. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Supreme Court of California, Ninth Circuit, Northern District of California MICHAEL R. RATTAGAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendant and Respondent. Justice Corrigan authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. Opinion  more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Center draws from health, engineering, agriculture, and social sciences to advance pandemic science for emerging threats * * * Preventing the next pandemic begins before diseases emerge. This "pre-emergence" phase is the focus of a new Center--funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)--that is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies for disease inves  more

STANFORD, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * A new method for extracting lithium from briny water offers a more efficient, cost-effective, and environmental alternative to traditional lithium production. It could also help solve lithium supply chain issues. * * * A new technology can extract lithium from brines at an estimated cost of under 40% that of today's dominant extraction method, and at just a fourth of lithiu  more

IRVINE, California, Aug. 23 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Landmark effort will enhance learning, community engagement at James Monroe Elementary * * * The University of California, Irvine School of Education will join with the Santa Ana Unified School District to launch their first university-assisted partnership at James Monroe Elementary School. While the School of Education regularly engages in research-practice partnerships with S  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 22 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The metallic element samarium, when bound with other elements, is an incredibly useful chemical reagent for synthesizing molecules that can lead to new pharmaceuticals. Discovered in a Russian mine in 1879, the element was named after the mineral it was found in, called samarskite, which itself was named after Russian mining engineer Vassili Samarsky-Bykhovets. The most common samarium reagent is   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 23 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Clean energy tax credits can make or break megatons of emissions, says UCLA Law's Kimberly Clausing * * * Climate policy will look significantly different depending on whether we have a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump presidency -- and the tax code may play an outsize role, says Kimberly Clausing, a UCLA law professor. Clausing, who previously served as a top tax official at the U.S. Treas  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * A year after graduating from UCSC, Sarah Xia works as a genomics research associate at Stanford School of Medicine * * * By Haneen Zain Sarah Xia (College Nine '23, biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics) found her passion for genomics at UC Santa Cruz. Now, a year after earning her B.S. in biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics, Xia is a research associate a  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 23 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Samantha Moore's journey in human rights advocacy one year after UCSC graduation * * * By Jaden Huerta Samantha Moore (Merrill '23, politics) has always had a passion for human rights advocacy. She graduated UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in politics and government and knew her interests would one day take her to the East Coast or Europe. Now, a year after graduation, Moore has foun  more

STANFORD, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at Stanford and Colorado State University used machine learning to determine how much global warming has influenced extreme weather events in the U.S. and elsewhere in recent years. Their approach could change how scientists study and predict the impact of climate change on extreme weather. * * * Researchers at Stanford and Colorado State University have developed a rapid, low-c  more