PASADENA, California, Aug. 15 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Aaron Ames Named Director of the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies * Aaron Ames, the Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Control and Dynamical Systems, and Aerospace at Caltech has been named the director and Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair of the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST). He succeeds Mory Gharib, who was the center's founding directo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Leads Coalition of Over 50 Organizations to Oppose California SB 771 The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is leading a coalition of 55 advocacy, civil rights, community-based, and grassroots organizations in strong opposition to California Senate Bill 771 (Stern), warning that it threatens free expression online, undermines civil rights, and disproportionately h  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Aug. 14 [Category: BizTelecommunications] (TNSrep) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * AI Build-Out to Propel Data Center Physical Infrastructure Market to $63.1 Billion by 2029, According to Dell'Oro Group REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - August 15, 2025 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about   more

TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 16 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU Online offers California community college students even more affordable path to degrees Arizona State University is launching special tuition for California community college students pursuing bachelor's degrees online By Meenah Rincon For thousands of California community college students, the decision to transfer is a step toward opportunity. But for students living in California, rising costs, incr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Kailan Carr, a parent, former teacher and early childhood advocate who lives in Bakersfield, California, has cautioned the U.S. Department of Education against implementing artificial intelligence in schools without independent research to ensure it is safe for children. The public comment letter from Carr expresses strong opposition to the technology's widespread adoption, stating that children should not be treated as test subjects. Carr's letter emphasizes the need to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The California Department of Education has expressed its concerns in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding proposed changes to the interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 that could adversely affect Head Start programs. The CDE is particularly worried about how these changes may restrict access for immigrant families to critical services that promote early childhood develo  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 15 (TNSrpt) -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * CALSTART Applauds Revised NEVI Guidance; Consumers, States, Economy to Reap Benefits of Nationwide EV Charging Network WASHINGTON, D.C: On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation published new guidance concerning the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, followin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Chairman Hudson statement on Newsom redistricting * NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) issued the following statement on Gavin Newsom's hyper-partisan attempt to rig California's Congressional map: "Gavin Newsom failed to solve the homelessness, crime, drug, and cost epidemics plaguing the Golden State. Now he is shredding California's Constitution and disenfranchising voters to prop u  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Child Care Law Center, a non-profit legal organization based in Berkeley, California, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging the agency to withdraw its anticipated reinterpretation of what constitutes "federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). This reinterpretation could have far-reaching implications for families and children across th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Children Now, Oakland, California, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong opposition to proposed changes related to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization argues that the rule change is counterproductive, potentially resulting in harm to American children by complicating service access and enrollment processes. The proposal, which aims to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The organization's comments oppose a proposal to designate the Health Center Program as a "Federal Public Benefit," stating that the change would be contrary to law and damaging to public health. The letter argues that the designation departs from nearly three decades of consistent federal   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Community Health Association Inland Southern Region, San Bernardino, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) voicing strong opposition to the recent proposal to classify the Health Center Program as a "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The association advocates for 25 organizations operating 129 community health center si  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Comprehensive Community Health Centers, Glendale, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging the agency to reconsider the classification of the Health Center Program under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The health centers assert that designating their program as a "Federal Public Benefit" contradicts legal requirements and jeopardizes critical health services for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on Submission of California Congressional Map * DCCC Executive Director Julie Merz released the following statement after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee submitted a congressional map for consideration by the California state legislature: "Earlier today, the DCCC submitted a proposed congressional map to the legislative public portal with collaborat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- DTEX Systems, Saratoga, California, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) emphasizing the need for enhancements to the NRC's Insider Threat Program. The letter outlines the organization's responses to questions from the Federal Register regarding this program, advocating for improvements aimed at increasing program efficiency, reducing burden, and bolstering threat detection capabilities. In its correspondence, DTEX highlighted  more

MONROVIA, California, Aug. 15 -- World Vision International issued the following news: * * * Early Marriages and Sexual Violence Persist Despite Legal Progress, Warns World Vision Mozambique By Benjamim Capito Maputo, August 15, 2025 - 907 children were victims of sexual violence and early marriage in the first half of this year across the country. These cases were reported to Mozambique's Child Helpline (Linha Fala Crianca - Portuguese), a free public service accessible nationwide by dialin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Family Winemakers of California has submitted a public comment letter to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau addressing the proposed regulations for major food allergen labeling on wines, distilled spirits, and malt beverages. The trade association, which represents predominantly small, family-owned wineries in the state, emphasizes the need for accurate consumer information regarding allergens. In their communication, Family Winemakers of California highlighted   more

KEENE, California, Aug. 15 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * Farm Worker Unions Expand Mushroom Boycott to Oregon * Portland, OR - Building on growing support throughout Washington State, the United Farm Workers' (UFW) will formally expand its boycott of Windmill Farms mushrooms to Oregon, alongside PCUN (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste), Oregon's farm worker union. A joint UFW-PCUN boycott demonstration will be held in downtown   more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Giant Radar Antenna Reflector on NASA-ISRO Satellite in Full 'Bloom' Seventeen days after NISAR's launch from southeastern India, an essential piece of science hardware has unfurled in orbit. * Spanning 39 feet (12 meters), the drum-shaped antenna reflector on the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite mission from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Greater Fresno Health Organization Inc., California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The organization's comments oppose a proposal to designate the Health Center Program as a "Federal Public Benefit," stating that the change is contrary to law and damaging to public health. The letter argues that the designation conflicts with the statutory mandate that health centers  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Head Start California (HSC), Citrus Heights, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expressing serious concerns over a reinterpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). This reinterpretation, they argue, would impose new eligibility barriers that jeopardize the Head Start program's mission of ensuring school readiness for low-income children. Head Start serves approxima  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * In the News: Steve Katz Quoted in Law360 on California Arbitration Fee Ruling * Constangy partner Steve Katz shared his insights with Law360 on the California Supreme Court's recent decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, a case stemming from a worker's wage and hour suit against Golden State Foods Corp. The court upheld Cal  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 16 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust issued the following news release: * * * Ever Present: TRANSA--A Celebration at the Getty Center Event Celebrates Trans Artistry With Outdoor Music Performances and Garden Sound Installation * On September 6 Getty's performance series Ever Present will host "TRANSA--A Celebration," a sitewide music event celebrating transgender artistry in collaboration with Red Hot Organization, the storied activist art collective using music as a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues California to End Enforcement of Unlawful Emissions Standards for Trucks * Note: View EDCA complaint here. View EDCA motion to intervene memo here. View NDIL complaint here. View NDIL motion to intervene memo here. The Justice Department this week filed two complaints in federal courts against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the State's enforcement of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Justice Department Sues California to End Enforcement of Unlawful Emissions Standards for Trucks The Justice Department this week filed two complaints in federal courts against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the State's enforcement of preempted emissions standards through its so-called "Clean Truck Partnership" with hea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * King Newscum & his Court Jester Adam Gray * Self-proclaimed King Gavin Newsom and his loyal court jester, Democrat Adam Gray, are turning California's democracy into a royal joke. Adam Gray and Sacramento Democrats are carving California into rigged, safe blue seats to cling to power - even though, by a two-to-one margin, voters from both parties want an independent panel to draw distric  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * King Newscum & his Court Jester George Whitesides * Self-proclaimed King Gavin Newsom and his loyal court jester, Democrat George Whitesides, are turning California's democracy into a royal joke. George Whitesides and Sacramento Democrats are carving California into rigged, safe blue seats to cling to power - even though, by a two-to-one margin, voters from both parties want an independe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * King Newscum & his Court Jester Jim Costa * Self-proclaimed King Gavin Newsom and his loyal court jester, Democrat Jim Costa, are turning California's democracy into a royal joke. Jim Costa and Sacramento Democrats are carving California into rigged, safe blue seats to cling to power - even though, by a two-to-one margin, voters from both parties want an independent panel to draw distric  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * King Newscum & his Court Jester Mike Levin * Self-proclaimed King Gavin Newsom and his loyal court jester, Democrat Mike Levin, are turning California's democracy into a royal joke. Mike Levin and Sacramento Democrats are carving California into rigged, safe blue seats to cling to power - even though, by a two-to-one margin, voters from both parties want an independent panel to draw dist  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * King Newscum & his Court Jester Raul Ruiz * Self-proclaimed King Gavin Newsom and his loyal court jester, Democrat Raul Ruiz, are turning California's democracy into a royal joke. Raul Ruiz and Sacramento Democrats are carving California into rigged, safe blue seats to cling to power - even though, by a two-to-one margin, voters from both parties want an independent panel to draw distric  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * King Newscum & his Court Jesters Derek Tran and Dave Min * Self-proclaimed King Gavin Newsom and his loyal court jester, Democrats Derek Tran and Dave Min, are turning California's democracy into a royal joke. Derek Tran, Dave Min and Sacramento Democrats are carving California into rigged, safe blue seats to cling to power - even though, by a two-to-one margin, voters from both parties   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, California, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services opposing recent announcements that threaten access to federally funded programs, including Head Start, which are vital for children and their families. The agency's reinterpretation of federal public benefits could significantly impact vulnerable children by restricting their access to essential educational services. The le  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Wine Institute, an advocacy group representing over 1,000 California wineries and associated businesses, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The letter responds to the agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking No. 238 regarding major food allergen labeling for wines, distilled spirits, and malt beverages. The Wine Institute expressed support for the current interim rule allowing for voluntary allergen labeling, yet rais  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * MAJOR LEAK: THE DCCC DREW THE CALIFORNIA MAPS * So much for "following the will of the people." The DCCC just dropped the mask, literally submitting their gerrymandered California map and a cover letter directly to Sacramento politicians. This isn't democracy. This is Gavin Newscum's political hit squad at work. Californians didn't vote for this. They voted overwhelmingly for an indepe  more

BURBANK, California, Aug. 15 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * MICHELLE WILLIAMS, ADAM SCOTT, ANDY SAMBERG, JESSICA WILLIAMS WITH GUEST HOST TIFFANY HADDISH ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' AUG. 18-22 * ABC's Emmy(r) Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-inte  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended The twin cube satellites will operate through at least September 2026, expanding focus from the poles to the whole planet to improve modelling and weather forecasts. * NASA's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission has been extended through September 2026 and is broadening its focus from Earth's poles to the entire gl  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Neal Potischman discusses Ninth Circuit arguments in securities class action case with Bloomberg Law Davis Polk partner and Northern California office co-head Neal Potischman was quoted in Bloomberg Law previewing the Ninth Circuit oral arguments in Jaeger v. Zillow. The Ninth Circuit is considering the Supreme Court's Goldman standard for certifying a stockholder class. In discussing the potential r  more

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 16 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix Celebrates Mexican Cinema Day by Announcing the Production of More National Films Mexican cinema brings together stories, characters and perspectives that invite us to recognize ourselves and discover new ways of seeing the country. It is memory, identity and creativity that connect with audiences both inside and outside of Mexico. This Mexican Cinema Day, Netflix celeb  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses and labor, communities allies vow to fight back against Medicaid cuts * At a town hall on Thursday, registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) - along with local elected officials and leaders and members of community organizations from Bakersfield and the Central Valley - vowed to take on the elected officials and corporations  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- Pacific Environment issued the following news release: * * * Resumed fifth global plastics treaty negotiations end with no agreement GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- The fifth resumed session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to advance a global plastics treaty (INC-5.2) ended with no global agreement to end plastic pollution and no clear path forward. The nearly two week negotiating process was haphazard with limits on civil society participation. Whi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer, Wyden Urge IRS to Maintain Vital Multilingual Services for Taxpayers * Senators: "Maintaining and expanding multilanguage services is critical to the federal government's financial bottom line." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and 23 Dem  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * Phase 3 Expansion of Singapore's Changi Water Reclamation Plant set to commence * SINGAPORE (August 15, 2025) -- A Binnies and AECOM (NYSE: ACM) joint venture today announced that it has been appointed by PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, to deliver the professional engineering services for the Phase 3 expansion of Changi Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) i  more

CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 15 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Prof. Stephan Ramon Garcia on New Frontiers in Operators, Functions and Matrices Stephan Ramon Garcia, W.M. Keck Distinguished Service Professor and professor of mathematics, received a $285,236 grant from the National Science Foundation last month for a project concerning the dynamic interaction between operator theory, linear algebra, combinatorics, and probability theory. The three-year grant, which Garcia w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Public Law Center, Santa Ana, California, has submitted a public comment letter in opposition to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) new interpretation of the term "Federal public benefit" pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization voiced serious concerns that the reinterpretation, which moves away from nearly three decades of established policy, could adversely affect million  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 16 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * America Should Rent, Not Sell, AI Chips to China By Janet Egan and Lennart Heim President Trump announced Monday that Nvidia will pay the U.S. government 15 percent of the revenue it derives from sales of its H20 chip to China--an unusual arrangement that gives up leverage. The United States could do better: Rather than selling AI chips, the United States should instead rent them to China to per  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * Evidence, not fear, should guide the FDA's vaping policies To reduce the spread of illicit products and improve public health outcomes, the FDA should authorize a broader range of regulated, appealing alternatives. By Layal Bou Harfouch, Drug Policy Analyst In a recent appearance on Politico's The Conversation podcast, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary stressed the im  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 16 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Proxy firms' lawsuits highlight need for public pension systems to prioritize investment returns When pension funds follow flawed advice, the result is lower returns and higher taxpayer costs. * By Ryan Frost, Managing Director With news that the world's two largest proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, are suing the state of Texas over  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * REPORT: "Constituent" in ad falsely attacking Tom Kean, Jr. is a Dem activist * A bombshell new report exposes that the "constituent" attacking Tom Kean, Jr. in a recent ad over his vote to PROTECT Medicaid, is actually a "longtime Democrat activist with a history of fearmongering about alleged Republican Medicaid cuts." This misleading ad wasn't "Theresa's" first rodeo: This Dem activis  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 15 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release: * * * San Diego Foundation Awards $500,000 in Grants to Expand Access to Mental Health Resources for San Diego County Youth * August 15, 2025 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Foundation (SDF) announced today that it awarded $500,000 in grants to expand mental health services to nine nonprofits reducing disparities in healthcare for those furthest from opportunity in San Diego County. This includes local   more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Zombie cancer cells give cold shoulder to chemotherapy Study shows that combining chemotherapy with targeted treatment for these lumbering cells improves outcomes in mice * Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in childhood. This is in part due to cancer-associated genes called oncogenes that can be found far from chromosomes in cell nuclei on ring-shaped DNA inside tum  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following news release: * * * Since LA wildfires, California's fossil fuel industry spending even more on lobbying Last year the fossil fuel industry spent an unprecedented amount of money lobbying California's state capital, Sacramento. New analysis from Global Witness shows they are on tra  more

GLENDALE, California, Aug. 16 -- ADT Inc., a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses, issued the following news: * * * Small business symposium: Embracing intelligence and innovation through collaboration When change is constant and competition is fierce, small businesses need more than just good ideas; they need to stay nimble and adapt despite limited resources. Many small business owners are exploring the transformative power of artificial intelligence, and   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Space Systems Command Activates New Systems Delta Summary: Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for developing and delivering resilient space capabilities, activated a new Systems Delta to support the Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Program Executive Office portfolio. This activation synchronizes ac  more

STANFORD, California, Aug. 16 -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Study of promising speech-enabling interface offers hope for restoring communication By Bruce Goldman Stanford Medicine scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that detects inner speech from speech-impaired patients, in a step toward restoring rapid communication. Assistant professor of neurosurgery Frank Willett, PhD, and his teammates are using brain-computer interfaces, o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Celebrates Opening of Cotoni-Coast Dairies to the Public as Part of California Coastal National Monument * San Francisco, CA -- Today, Trust for Public Land celebrated the public opening of California's newest national monument--Cotoni-Coast Dairies, part of the California Coastal National Monument--welcoming communities to explore one of the   more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego Awarded $80M to Expand Clinical Trials and Train Tomorrow's Researcher Leaders UC San Diego and a growing coalition of regional institutions are making clinical research more accessible and more impactful across Southern California By Miles Martin The University of California San Diego's Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) has received a seven  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz-based survey uses AI to spot explosive stellar death by black hole Machine learning enables real-time detection of fleeting anomalies before they fade away Key takeaways * Astronomers used a UC Santa Cruz-led AI system to detect a rare supernova, SN 2023zkd, within hours of its explosion, allowing rapid follow-up observations before the fleeting event fad  more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * A Microbial DNA Signature Differentiates Two Types of Cancer in the Liver By Susanne Clara Bard Determining whether a cancerous tumor originated in a given location or spread there from another tissue or organ in the body is important when assessing the likely course of a patient's disease. When the origin of the primary tumor cannot be identified, it can be challenging to  more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Study Finds That School-Based Online Surveillance Companies Monitor Students 24/7 By Lizelda Lopez A recent study from researchers at University of California San Diego is the first detailed assessment of companies offering school-based online surveillance services such as social media monitoring, student communications monitoring and online activity monitoring to middle a  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 15 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following Q&A on Aug. 14, 2025, by Allison Arteaga Soergel with Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha: * * * Building a clean energy economy that benefits everyone New book offers a model for tackling climate change while supporting workers and communities in the transition to renewable energy By Allison Arteaga Soergel Floods. Fires. Drought. Extreme Heat. Massive storms. It's i  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 16 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * New program to train U.S. college students from all backgrounds to be conservation leaders $1 million from Cedar Tree Foundation will fund a conservation-leadership academy to continue the work of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars program at UC Santa Cruz By Mike Pena An immersive program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, that brought over 150 exceptional college  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rashmi Joglekar, associate director of science, policy and engagement at the University of California San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, has issued comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stating that the agency has failed to use the best available science in its risk evaluations of four phthalate chemicals. The comments argue that the EPA's methodologies fall short across all phases of the process, from systematic review to risk  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 -- The University of California's Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news: * * * Eleven Cancer Research Projects Funded in Spring 2025 RAP Cycle By Erin Hayes Eleven investigators and teams were awarded grants in support of cancer research projects in the spring 2025 cycle of the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP). Funded by various agencies across UCSF, the awards span a range of topics from establishing a tumor board   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Teens with higher blood levels of PFAS regain more weight after bariatric surgery, study finds Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that the manmade chemicals were linked to greater weight regain and increased waist circumference up to five years after surgery. By Zara Abrams Adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery face a higher r  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC School of Advanced Computing Launch an Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence First cohort to start on campus in Fall 2026 * The USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC School of Advanced Computing are proud to announce the launch of a new undergraduate degree program, the Bachelor of Science in   more

IRVINE, California, Aug. 16 -- Western Digital, a developer and manufacturer of storage solutions that enable people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Western Digital to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences Western Digital Corp. (Nasdaq: WDC) today announced management participation in the following upcoming investor conferences: Event: Citi's 2025 Global TMT Conference Date: Wednesday, September 3,   more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 15 -- Westmont College issued the following news: * * * Where Curiosity Meets Discovery By Scott Craig Nearly 50 students participated in the 29th annual Student Research Symposium presenting their scholarly research in April. The 34 projects spanned the humanities, social sciences and natural and behavioral sciences. Topics included sports anxiety and athlete burnout, stress in spiny lizards, analysis of a reusable launch vehicle, and the ortho-arylation of a  more

MONROVIA, California, Aug. 15 -- World Vision International issued the following news: * * * A call to safeguard humanitarian action amid rising threats and global aid cuts By Annila Harris London/Geneva -- World Humanitarian Day 2025 arrives at a critical juncture for the global humanitarian community. This year's theme--#ActForHumanity--underscores a triple crisis: escalating violence against aid workers, legitimacy, and unprecedented funding shortfalls that shook the global humanitarian s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Yamaha Motor Corp. USA, Cypress, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security in response to an investigation into the effects of unmanned aerial systems and their parts. The company's comments detail its history and operations in the agricultural sector, highlighting its gas-powered drones as a tool for American growers. The corporation, a pioneer in the agricultural UAS industry for decades, provide  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Youth Law Center (YLC), San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opposing a new interpretation of the definition of "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization, which advocates for children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, believes that the proposed changes will hinder the a  more