PASADENA, California, Oct. 13 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A Breath of Fresh Air: Bacteria Confined to Droplets Form Complex Patterns * Even in an environment as seemingly simple as a drop of water, bacteria can organize themselves into complex patterns or arrangements. Through experiments, theory, and computational modeling, scientists from Caltech and Princeton University have found that the way these cells arrange themselves is shaped by oxyge  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Chasing Ghosts (10/21) * TUESDAY, OCT. 21 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - High Potential: "Chasing Ghosts" (206) Logline: It's almost Halloween, and the team investigates a spooky case where a wealthy lawyer is found dead in his haunted Victorian mansion, while Captain Wagner surprises everyone with his skills. At home, Eliott plays mediator betwe  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: The One That Got Away (10/28) * Oct. 13, 2025 TUESDAY, OCT. 28 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - High Potential: "The One That Got Away" (207) Logline: When a priceless painting is stolen in a museum heist, Morgan and Karadec team up with an art-recovery expert to unravel a tangled case and fierce ownership battle. Meanwhile, Soto is determined to  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Intel Recognizes Young AI Changemakers at Global Impact Festival * What's New: Today, Intel announced the global prize winners at its fifth-annual AI Global Impact Festival. The festival celebrates student-led AI projects from 32 countries that address real-world challenges using res  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Marc and Lynne Benioff, Salesforce Announce New Investments in Healthcare and Education, Surpassing $1B in Lifetime Contributions to the Bay Area * $100 million gift to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital will advance world-class pediatric care Salesforce pledges $39 million to equip educators and students with AI skill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: California Bans Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools * California just made U.S. history with the passage of the "Real Food, Healthy Kids Act," the first law in the nation to define and phase out ultraprocessed foods from school meals. Starting next year, the law will impact more than 1 billion meals served annually to California students. Faculty experts at the George Washington University a  more

MERCED, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Need for More Latino Doctors Highlighted at UC Merced Event By Patty Guerra, UC Merced In the United States, 20 percent of the population is Latino. By 2050, it's expected that one in three people will identify as Latino. But less than 7 percent of doctors come from a similar background. Dr. Michael Galvez, a board-certified pediatric hand surgeon at Valley Children's Hospital in Madera Count  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * NVIDIA DGX Spark Arrives for World's AI Developers News Summary:  * NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers DGX Spark to Elon Musk at SpaceX. * This week, NVIDIA and its partners are shipping DGX Spark, the world's smallest AI supercomputer, delivering NVIDIA's AI stack i  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet Switches Speed Up Networks for Meta and Oracle * News Summary: * Meta to introduce switches built on NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet for its Facebook Open Switching System platform. * Oracle to build giga-scale AI supercomputers with Spectrum-X Ethernet  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle and Duality Deliver Privacy-First AI to Government and Defense Customers * Duality Technologies secure data collaboration platform is now available in Oracle Cloud Marketplace and deployable on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This enables government, defense, and intelligence customers to secure their data collabor  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Unveils New Defense Ecosystem Members * Oracle today announced the second cohort of the Oracle Defense Ecosystem, a pioneering global initiative designed to accelerate technological innovation and strengthen the capabilities of the defense community across the United States and allied nations. Established in June 2025  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce Investing $15B in San Francisco, the World's AI Capital * Salesforce pledges to invest in AI innovation, customer success, and workforce development in the City Company welcomes nearly 50,000 attendees to the 23rd annual Dreamforce, the world's largest AI event, to hear from customers becoming Agentic Ente  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shifting Gears: Scary (10/29) * Oct. 13, 2025 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT - Shifting Gears: "Scary" (205) Logline: Matt plans to spend Halloween with Eve, but the real terror begins when Eve wants to sleep over. With Carter and Georgia out for the night, Riley invites Gabe and Stitch to a Halloween party, hoping to relive the crazy, epic Hall  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Spanish-Language Counseling Cuts Heavy Drinking Among Latinx Adults by 22%, UC San Diego Study Finds A culturally tailored program led by Spanish-speaking community health workers reduced alcohol use and may help close care gaps among Latinx adults By Lizelda Lopez - llopez2@ucsd.edu A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health wor  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Private equity takes airports to new heights Equity investors improved operating and customer service, global study finds Author: David Danelski A comprehensive study spanning two decades and four continents found that private equity ownership significantly boosts airport performance, while other forms of privatization often fall flat. The study, conducted by UC Riverside School  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Bioengineering Breathes New Life into Failed Cancer Treatment By Miles Martin - milesmartin@ucsd.edu Many advanced cancers develop resistance to treatment and become highly aggressive, often leaving patients with limited treatment options. In some cancers, including lung, pancreatic and prostate tumors, a key driver of treatment resistance and metastasis is a protein called integri  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Large Genetic Study Links Cannabis Use to Psychiatric, Cognitive and Physical Health Genetic associations between cannabis use and many different traits could inform the development of prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorders. By Susanne Clara Bard - scbard@ucsd.edu University of California San Diego of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Why Does Female Fertility Decline So Fast? The Key Is the Ovary With a new imaging technique, scientists discover an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age. * The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries -- the organs that store and release a woman's eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman's chance of conceiving each m  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Fall 2025 Emeriti Lecture: "Kicking the Prow: Reflections on a Life in Conversation with Past and Present People and Other Creatures" Featuring UCSC Professor Emerita Diane Gifford-Gonzalez By Christy Tall The UC Santa Cruz Emeriti Association proudly presents its Fall Emeriti Lecture on October 28, 2025, featuring UCSC Professor Emerita Diane Gifford-Gonzalez. An internationa  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * US Army Taps GA-ASI To Add MOSA-EW Capability Onto Gray Eagle UAS * SAN DIEGO - 13 October 2025 - The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) a new contract to add a C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)-compliant open architecture Electronic Warfare (EW) capability onto the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 13 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Welcome to the Agentic Enterprise: With Agentforce 360, Salesforce Elevates Human Potential in the Age of AI * At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce reveals how two decades of connecting customers, data, and trust have led to the next leap in business -- the rise of the Agentic Enterprise, where AI doesn't replace people, it   more