SALEM, Oregon, March 20 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Announces Homelessness Emergency Outcomes in Rural Communities Data from Emergency Homelessness Response shows progress, Governor commits to sustaining progress Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced progress on benchmarks for her homelessness emergency response led by local planning groups in rural Oregon, referred to as the Balance of State (Rural Oregon  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 21 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Announces State Land Inventory to Facilitate Housing Production New online tool for developers to identify state owned and leased land for potential housing production Governor Tina Kotek announced the launch of the Oregon State-Owned or Managed Lands Inventory, a new online tool where the public can find state owned or leased properties which may be suitable for housing development.  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Testifies for New Investments to Support Mental Health and Addiction Professionals to Improve Access to Care Four strategic investments would mean more trained people to help Oregonians get the mental health and addiction care they need Today, Governor Tina Kotek testified in support of Senate Bill 142 which would fund the key workforce investments of her 2025 Behav  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 18 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Clinical trial shows promising results for boosting colorectal cancer screening in rural areas With more than 5,600 Medicaid enrollees in rural Oregon, the study addresses low screening rates By Angela Yeager New research shows that a combined effort of mailing stool-based tests and providing patient navigation to follow-up procedures significantly increased screenings for colorectal cancer,   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * FDA approval of drug for rare genetic disorder gives families hope OHSU's pioneering research, clinical trials led to better testing, approval for CTX disease By Angela Yeager When Susan Stewart's son, Eric, was 2 years old, she noticed his speech wasn't developing like her two older sons. Concerned, she took him to a doctor but was told not to worry. Later, she took him to an audiologist, t  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 22 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers advance effort to turn spent coffee grounds into food packaging CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products. An estimated 60 million tons of spent coffee grounds are generated worldwide annually. Most end up in landfills and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. That h  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 20 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Uniquely shaped, fast-heating nanoparticles halt ovarian tumor growth PORTLAND, Ore. - New magnetic nanoparticles in the shape of a cube sandwiched between two pyramids represent a breakthrough for treating ovarian tumors and possibly other types of cancer, according to the Oregon State University researchers who developed them. The scientists say the study underscores the importance of shape in m  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: * * * PGE Renewable Development Fund awardee breaks ground on new senior house development, powered by solar Renewable Development Fund awards announced for 2024 applicants Two Portland-area nonprofits -- Northwest Housing Alternative and Urban League of Portland -began construction on a new senior housing development. This project will be equipped with renewable solar ene  more

WILSONVILLE, Oregon, March 18 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: * * * Teledyne FLIR OEM Launches Prism SKR Automated Targeting and Homing Software Goleta, CA, March 18, 2025 - Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today announced Prism SKR, the newest addition to the Prism embedded software ecosystem. Prism SKR, pronounced "seeker," sets a new standard in precision automatic target recognition (ATR) for autonomously guided weapon systems,  more