SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2024, as Patriot Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION On this 11th day of September, we mark 23 years since our nation came under devastating attack by terrorists seeking to destroy our spirit and cherished values. On Patriot Day,  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and Wei Gao, Professor of Medical Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar, have been selected as finalists for the 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists in the categories of Physical Sciences & Engineering and Life Sciences, respectively. The Blavatnik   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in a letter requesting the United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) open an investigation into raids recently conducted by the Texas Attorney General's Office targeting Latino voting rights organizers, candidates for office, and community volunteers to determine whether these raids constitut  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * AB 1853 by Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) - San Joaquin Regional Transit District: meetings: surplus money investments. * AB 1879 by Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) - Property taxation: filing. * AB 1940 by Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) - Alcoholic beverage  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Air Resources Board issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Effort expands vehicle purchasing assistance to communities in need across the state * * * The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the launch of a new $242 million effort, the Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP) (https://drivingcleanca.org/), which will prioritize low-income Californians who need grants and loan assistance to get a zero-emiss  more

FULLERTON, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Funded by the National Institutes of Health, Project EAGER Partners With UC Berkeley Researchers * * * Cal State Fullerton has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to create a program designed to help students dive into the fascinating world of genomics and build diversity in the field. The grant funds "Project EAGER: Enabling Access to  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Doctor Odyssey: "Pilot" (101) (Series Premiere) Logline: Max Bankman is The Odyssey's new onboard doctor, where the staff works hard and plays harder. It's all-hands-on-deck as he gets acquainted with Capt. Massey and his medical team, Avery and Tristan, while treating crises miles from shore. (TV-14, DLS) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original t  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 12 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT Doctor Odyssey: "Pilot" (101) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/26/24) Logline: Max Bankman is The Odyssey's new onboard doctor, where the staff works hard and plays harder. It's all-hands-on-deck as he gets acquainted with Capt. Massey and his medical team, Avery and Tristan, while treating crises miles from shore. (TV-14, DLS) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Ori  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Mark Gaige What environmental and health consequences do electric vehicle fires pose to firefighters? Electric vehicles (EVs) comprise 6.8% of motorized vehicles in the United States. The number will continue to grow as prices decrease and charging stations proliferate. Eight states, including California, New Jersey and New York, have pledged to phase out the sale of new, gas  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 13 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: In a landmark decision that marks a new chapter for Fresno State, the Pac-12 Conference Board of Directors has unanimously voted to admit Fresno State, along with Boise State University, Colorado State University and San Diego State University, into the Pac-12 Conference. The addition of these four distinguished institutions will take effect on July 1, 2026, with competition beginnin  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Hampshire College issued the following news: * * * Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall class. * * * Before joining the faculty at Hampshire, Jennifer VanWyk taught a variety of courses at a range of institutions: the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of California, Davis, Cal State Chico, and Mount Holyoke College. She most often taught ecology and specialized courses i  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: This summer, the PFAS Annihilators came to play! Housed in the lab of Matt Thomson, an assistant professor of computational biology and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, this group of seven local high school students took on an ambitious project in synthetic biology: Finding proteins that may be able to degrade per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called forever chemi  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 11 -- Westmont College issued the following news: Six new professors on tenure track or with multiyear contracts joined the Westmont faculty this fall. Jonathan Diaz (English), Kevin McGuire (economics and business), Sara Morrisset (history) and Jada L. Willis (kinesiology) step into tenure-track positions. Stephanie Cowell '04 (chemistry), Laura Drake Schultheis '06 (biology) and Mike Ryu (computer science) all previously taught at Westmont and return on tenure  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Today, California Community Colleges released a new report, "The State of Apprenticeships in California: Growth and Learnings from the Golden State." The report provides an analysis of how the California Community Colleges, the largest system of public higher education in the nation, is expanding apprenticeship programs through its 116 colleges.  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Daniel Wilson Sacramento State's new apartment building for incoming faculty and staff is officially operational. Around 45 members of the campus community gathered on Sept. 11 to celebrate the grand opening of Nine Ten Place, located across the Guy West Bridge just steps from campus. The event, which included speakers, refreshments and a tour of a two-bedroom apartment, highlighted ho  more

SANTA ROSA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Santa Rosa Junior College issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) today announced that they have been awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program. This grant will fund the college's latest initiative, Transformando, aimed at enhancing SRJC's ability to serve its growing Latinx and underrepresented student populations. Since 2014, SR  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Charlotte, NC (Thursday, September 12, 2024)--This fall, students at California's Scholarship Prep Schools (SPS) are stepping back into classrooms with innovative new resources enhancing science education. With the California Discovery Education Science Experience, all SPS students can discover science in new ways that spark their natural curiosity. Developed by g  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Center will focus on the impacts of climate change on marine species' nervous systems * * * By Alex Fox The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments.   more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 12 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego opens the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox, an unrivaled cluster of state-of-the-art instruments for cutting-edge research and training * * * To fully grasp the intricate details of the dynamics behind life's mysteries like never before, science will need to zoom into the complex machinery underlying biological and physical processes like never before. And to meet th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Young voters cite Harris' tone and substance more than race, ethnicity or gender Key takeaways * Harris motivates non-voters. Almost half of Gen Z respondents in a UCLA study said they were not motivated to vote at all in the 2024 presidential election prior to Kamala Harris' nomination. A third of that group now says they are motivated to vote for Harris. * Tuned-in voters fa  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Charlie Cruz An associate lecturer with the University of Wyoming at Casper's Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program is the recipient of an American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Leadership Institute Scholarship. Charlie Cruz is a board-certified international specialist in microbiology and medical laboratory scientist through ASCP. Additionally, he holds certifications as a clinical laborat  more