IRVING, Texas, May 28 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news wrapup entitled AARC Members In The News: * * * Members in the News | State Board Appointments, Promotions, Awards, and Retirements AARC member Alan Roth, DHA(c), MS, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, FAARC, FCCP, FAAMA, has been appointed by Governor Tina Kotek and confirmed by the State Senate to serve a four-year term on the Oregon Respiratory Therapy and Polysomnographic Technologist Board. Read More H  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 28 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Center for Women's Health Circle of Giving awards $250,000 to OHSU scientists Funded studies focus on changes in brain function during menopause, why a specific gene predisposes women to Alzheimer's By Leslie Constans The Oregon Health & Science University Center for Women's Health Circle of Giving, a group of philanthropists who give to support innovative women's health research at OHSU, have   more

YONKERS, New York, May 28 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Oregon Legislature for passing key geolocation and kids privacy bill Salem, Oregon - Consumer Reports (CR) commended the Oregon Legislative Assembly for approving a landmark geolocation and kids privacy bill, Oregon H.B. 2008. CR worked closely with the bill sponsors to craft and support the legislation through the legislative process. If signed into law, the legislation would ex  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Extreme Weather Forced Another Schedule Adjustment in Softball World Series Games COLUMBUS, Ga. - [ Bracket | Schedule ] More severe weather at South Commons forces another schedule adjustment for game 16 between Southern Oregon and Georgia Gwinnett, which has been suspended in the bottom of the seventh in no outs as the Raiders lead 3-0. Game 16 b  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Leads Resolution Calling for a National Strategy to Defend Biodiversity Washington, D.C. - As climate chaos intensifies, threatening more than one million species and creating an unprecedented biodiversity crisis, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reintroduced a resolution in the Senate to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy. "The impacts of climate chaos are only becoming deadlier an  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is urging federal agencies to withdraw a proposed rule change that would alter the definition of "harm" within the Endangered Species Act, warning of severe negative economic and environmental consequences for the state. In a letter dated May 15, 2025, to Secretaries Doug Burgum and Howard Lutnick, Governor Kotek expressed strong opposition to the proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Comm  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 28 (TNSjou) -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * Slowly dying trees impact forest recovery post-wildfires, PSU study of 2020 fires finds By Cristina Rojas Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe -- and even trees that initially survive are dying in subsequent years, making it harder for forests to regenerate, according to new research from Portland State University. Building on previous research exploring   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Smith Celebrate The "Kids to Parks Day" Resolution Passing in the Senate Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today celebrated passage of their bipartisan resolution in the Senate that encourages children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 17, 2025, National Kids to Parks Day. Kids to Parks Day is a national day  more