PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- The American College of Healthcare Sciences issued the following news release: * * * ACHS Launches Foundation to Support Community Wellness The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has announced the official launch of the ACHS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Foundation dedicated to expanding awareness and access to integrative health education and global sustainability practices. Rooted in ACHS's 45-year commitment to integrative health, the Foundatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Bynum Leads Another Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill * House has already passed three bipartisan bills from Bynum this summer Janelle Bynum is making a name for herself as a bipartisan leader who will reach across the aisle to get things done for Oregonians. Her latest bill could even "marry the interests of Oregonians and the Trump administration," Oregon Capital Chronicle writes. J  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU research team lands federal funding to study aggressive head and neck cancer $3.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health will fund organ-on-a-chip model of oral cancer and bone invasion By Angela Yeager Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have been awarded $3.5 million in federal funding to study the interactions of oral cancer with bone using advanced organ-on  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * DEQ issues 12 penalties in June for environmental violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 12 penalties totaling $756,921 in June for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $2,550 to $464,678. Alleged violations included a construction company fi  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- Portland Community College issued the following news on July 28, 2025: * * * PCC, MHCC launch collaborative CDA Program to train next generation of preschool teachers Portland Community College and Mt. Hood Community College have collaborated on a 12-month program to help build the local workforce of preschool educators. The Child Development Associate: Preschool (CDA) Program, with support from the Child Care Resource and Referral of Multnomah County (CCR&R), Wo  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Research - Changing landscapes for community engaged learning in Vietnam Changing landscapes for community engaged learning in Vietnam: Exploring excitement and confusion in community-campus partnership development Faculty member: Dr. Kevin Kecskes * Change can be both exciting and challenging. Given that higher education in Asian contexts is changing rapidly, and especially so in Vietnam  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * PSU-led mission helping bring closure, connection at WWII crash site More than 80 years after a U.S. bomber was shot down in western Germany, a team led by a Portland State University professor is working to bring closure and healing to the families of the missing crewmen and surrounding communities. In partnership with the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), archaeologists, cultural and  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: * * * Public can now access wildfire monitoring camera network used by dozens of local first responder and safety agencies The Portland General Electric camera network spots potential wildfires early for enhanced firefighting and safety response * Portland, Ore. - For the first time, anyone can access PGE's wildfire camera network, https://portlandgeneral.wildfirewatch.com  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news release: * * * SOU biologist receives NSF grant for grasshopper research (Ashland, Ore.) -- Southern Oregon University biologist Jacob Youngblood has been awarded a three-year, $422,183 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how insects respond to two aspects of climate change - rising air temperatures and declining plant nutrients - potentially improving pest management strategies and forecasts of i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- UScellular issued the following news release: * * * UScellular Donating Mini Golf Courses to Boys & Girls Clubs of America The company is giving parts of its GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM Title holding golf hole to six Clubs * CHICAGO (July 29, 2025) - After setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for the longest temporary mini golf hole in the world, UScellular is donating the hole to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The company is dividing the 507-foot hole into smal  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Olympia, has approved a request (Docket No. UE-220599) of PacifiCorp dba Pacific Power and Light Co., Portland, Oregon, to defer accounting treatment for costs connected to its "2025-2027 Participatory Funding Agreement". This approval, granted on July 24, 2025, comes with the condition that carrying costs will be set at the authorized cost of debt. The Participatory Funding Agreement is a three-year program, set to   more