FLOWER MOUND, Texas, March 22 -- The Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: * * * Dr. Arnav Moudgil from Stanford University Awarded $90,000 Knights Templar Eye Foundation Grant for Retinal Development Research Dr. Arnav Moudgil from the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California was awarded a $90,000 grant for the research entitled: 3D Genome Folding and Gene Regulation of Otx2 in Retinal Development. All cells in the bo  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA, Legal Partners File Lawsuit Against UCLA and Pro-Israel Extremists on Behalf of Pro-Palestinian Activists The California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with local civil rights attorneys and leading personal injury firms, announced the filing of a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Cali  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * California lawmakers introduce landmark bill to phase out harmful UPF from school meals SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Wednesday, California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) introduced a first-in-the-nation bill, A.B. 1264, to phase out "particularly harmful" ultra-processed food, or UPF, from school meals served in the state by 2032. If enacted, the bill would - if task state s  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 22 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * How scientists uncovered memory's hidden architecture New structural hallmarks of memory storage discovered by Scripps Research could lead to treatments for memory loss. LA JOLLA, CA--Using cutting-edge genetic tools, 3D electron microscopy, and artificial intelligence, Scripps Research scientists and colleagues have uncovered key structural hallmarks of long-term memory, called an engram. Their  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Maryland Public Service Commission Rules Washington Gas Light Misled Customers About Impacts of Gas Annapolis, MD -- The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has ruled that Washington Gas Light (WGL) misled customers about the environmental impacts of gas in ads sent out in October and November 2021. The decision, announced on March 20, follows a 2021 complaint filed by t  more

TUSTIN, California, March 22 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Trump's Education Smackdown: Shutting Down the Department of Education Politicians are pros at promising the moon and delivering a pebble. G.K. Chesterton nailed it: when they're out of power, they're wizards with a plan; in power, they're magicians at making excuses. Most folks have   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Adds to Protected Land for Future Arizona State Park Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the Town of Chino Valley, today announced the acquisition and protection of 23 acres within the boundaries of the future state park at the headwaters of the Verde River. The land, formerly privately-owned, will now be owned and managed by the Town f  more