WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- George Washington University issued the following news: As the WNBA regular season comes to a close, there's a lot of excitement for what's in store for the league over the next few years. This week, the WNBA announced its latest expansion franchise is headed to Portland, Oregon and will begin play in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 21 -- Lane Community College issued the following news: Lane Community College Nursing Programs wish to announce they will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its Licensed Practical Nursing, LPN to RN Pathway and Registered Nursing programs by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN.) You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at Lane Community College in Buildi  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 19 -- Lane Community College issued the following news: Lane Community College is excited to kick off its 60th academic year as a trusted educational institution in the Eugene community. As the college prepares to welcome students for the start of the Fall Term on Sept. 30, it celebrates both its rich history and its continued commitment to innovation by unveiling a slate of new programs aimed at preparing students for today's evolving job market. As part of its commitmen  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Sept. 19 -- Linfield University issued the following news: Lindsey Mantoan, the Ronni Lacroute Chair in Theatre Arts and an associate professor at Linfield University, won the 2024 Excellence in Editing Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Mantoan was honored with co-editors Angela Farr Schiller and Matthew Moore for their book, "Troubling Traditions: Canonicity, Performance, and Theater in the US." The Edited Works Award recognizes up to three edite  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * New OHSU Mission Control Center houses technology, teams that use real-time data to find care for hospital, behavioral health patients * * * By Sara Hottman Oregon Health & Science University on Tuesday opened a centralized Mission Control center -- the first time since the coordinating effort launched in 2017 that all of the technology and teams have been in one centralized location. Driven  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Results raise questions about how to assess student learning among physicians-in-training, students across academia * * * By Erik Robinson William Hersh, M.D., who has taught generations of medical and clinical informatics students at Oregon Health & Science University, found himself curious about the growing influence of artificial intelligence. He wondered how AI would perform in h  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study with 4.8 million Medicaid enrollees shows lack of policy implementation, changes in prescribing practices leave many patients at increased risk for unintended pregnancy * * * By Nicole Rideout Oregon Health & Science University researchers have found that despite legislation in 19 states requiring insurers to cover a 12-month supply of contraception, patients aren't receiving a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study results suggest placing defibrillation pads in the front, back could improve dire survival rate -- less than one in 10 people nationwide * * * By Erik Robinson Joshua Lupton, M.D., has no memory of his own cardiac arrest in 2016. He only knows that first responders resuscitated his heart with a shock from a defibrillator, ultimately leading to his complete recovery and put  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study lead author calls the published study results a 'critical win' for patients * * * By Amanda Gibbs Cachexia is a condition that causes weight, muscle and fat loss, as well as physical weakness, in people with cancer. To date, there are no Food and Drug Administration-approved medications to prevent or treat cachexia, making it an urgent, unmet need in cancer research and tr  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Telehealth visits for buprenorphine treatment made possible by pandemic-era exemption -- rule is set to expire at the end of the year * * * By Erik Robinson Patients who initiated treatment for opioid use disorder through a telehealth mobile app stayed with treatment at a greater rate over six months than those who started treatment in a physical clinic, a new study led by Oregon Hea  more

HAMILTON, New York, Sept. 17 -- Colgate University issued the following news: If there are places on Earth that resemble the conditions of Mars, Joe Levy wants to know. Levy, an associate professor in Colgate's Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, has spent years studying such locations as part of his work to determine where on Mars water and ice might be present. Now, Levy's research has caught the attention of NASA. Levy and two of his students Riley Taylor '26 and Flannery   more

WILSONVILLE, Oregon, Sept. 20 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: Teledyne is excited to announce the launch of a website dedicated to its Teledyne Vision Solutions (https://www.teledynevisionsolutions.com/en-hk/) group. The new platform combines and leverages the strengths of Teledyne's leading business units focused on imaging technology and presents their combined offerings in a single site. The initiative offers a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of vision solutions fo  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 21 -- The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Wild Fish Conservancy, and The Conservation Angler have settled litigation alleging some WDFW hatchery programs were operated inconsistent with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The litigation focused on federally-funded Mitchell Act and Select Area Fishery Enhancement (SAFE) hatc  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 21 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news: Tonkon Torp attorney Will Gent has been accepted into the 2025 class of Leadership Portland, an annual program offered by the Portland Metro Chamber to cultivate and develop community leaders. Leadership Portland is the Portland Metro Chamber's longstanding civic engagement program, designed to help Portland professionals understand the institutions and critical issues impacting our region. Class cohorts meet mon  more