LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 2 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix has released the main trailer for Culinary Class Wars Season 2, revealing fresh rules for the upcoming season -- and teasing the unexpected return of two mystery contestants who declare they're "back for a second chance." The hit reality competition returns December 16, exclusively on Netflix. The newly unveiled White Spoon chef posters feature ingredients arranged on a   more

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release: * * * Agilent Announces 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Software for xCELLigence RTCA eSight * Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) today announced the release of a new 21 CFR Part 11 compliance software for the Agilent xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analysis (RTCA) eSight system. The software  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 1 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Azad Madni Honored by ASME with Spirit of St. Louis Medal * Azad Madni December 1, 2025 - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) will be honoring USC Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace, and Mechanical Engineering, Azad Madni, with the 2026 Spirit of St. Louis Medal, established in 1929. This recognition is one of the most prestigious honors   more

BEMIDJI, Minnesota, Dec. 2 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Bemidji State STEM Scholars Share Research on a National Stage Seven Bemidji State University STEM Scholar students attended the S-STEM Scholars Meeting in San Diego, California, this fall, with three presenting their original research. The conference, hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), brought together hundreds of undergraduate researchers from acros  more

MARINA DEL REY, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * Bridging the Valley of Death: ISI's Computational Systems Division and the DREAMS Evolution A team at USC is democratizing advanced semiconductor development by providing researchers with rapid design generators, validated IP libraries, and FPGA-based prototyping platforms that compress the journey from c  more

TURLOCK, California, Dec. 2 -- California State University Stanislaus issued the following news: * * * Economic Uncertainty Deepens as Tariffs, Slowing Job Growth and Rising Delinquencies Pressure Valley Outlook, New Business Forecast Shows Expectations Point to Cautious Conditions as Households, Firms Navigate Tightening Financial Realities * California's Central Valley faces rising recession risks as tariffs, slowing employment growth and heightened financial stress continue to weigh on b  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Celebrity Family Feud: Shaq vs. Sherri Shepherd (12/15) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/4/24) * MONDAY, DEC. 15 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - Celebrity Family Feud: "Shaq vs. Sherri Shepherd" (1010) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/4/24) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, this special holiday episode filled with holiday cheer, features teams led by Shaquille O'Neal and Sherri Shepherd   more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Celebrity Family Feud: The Housemaid vs The Housewives All-Stars Holiday Special (12/15) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/4/25) * MONDAY, DEC. 15 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST - Celebrity Family Feud: "The Housemaid vs The Housewives All-Stars Holiday Special" (1110) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/4/25) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, it's an all-star holiday special as the cast of "T  more

LONG BEACH, California, Dec. 2 -- California State University Long Beach campus issued the following news: * * * CSULB faculty turn AI proposals into bold new paths for student learning By Richard Chang From inventing a teaching chatbot nicknamed after a fish to incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in research and learning activities, CSULB faculty members are harnessing the power of AI to prepare students for the next generation of work and education. Four Cal State Long Beach facult  more

LONG BEACH, California, Dec. 2 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSUs Bring Learning to More Communities Through Additional Campus Sites By Alex Beall A number of CSUs operate additional campus sites in regions not otherwise served by bachelor's degree-granting institutions, bringing a life-changing education to more people across California. While the majority of the California State University's instruction is offered at the main campuses of its 22 universiti  more

ARCATA, California, Dec. 1 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * Donors Rally, Giving More than $62,000 for Students' Basic Needs * A testament to the collective power of generosity and care that defines the Humboldt spirit, the outpouring of assistance from donors, including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and supporters of the university, fortified two essential lifelines on campus: Oh SNAP! Student Food Programs and the Student  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The Epstein Family and ATRI Continue to Lead USC's Fight Against Alzheimer's The San Diego-based USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute will be named in honor of its longtime philanthropic leaders. * The USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute will be renamed the USC Epstein Family Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute in honor of Lif  more

MERCED, California, Dec. 1 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Giving Tuesday at UC Merced: Collective Generosity Transforms Lives * When UC Merced launches Give to UC Merced 2025 on Dec. 2, it won't just be about one day of giving; the month-long campaign will be about hope, opportunity and community impact. For the 12th year, the campus joins the global Giving Tuesday movement, inviting donors to power change through the university's UC Merced Fund. Co  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Checkmate (12/16) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/23/25) * TUESDAY, DEC. 16 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - High Potential: "Checkmate" (202) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/23/25) Logline: As the Major Crimes team desperately seeks answers amidst a string of unresolved crimes, Morgan suspects the Game Maker is responsible. Meanwhile, Daphne and Oz set out to find Roman,  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Pawns (12/16) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/16/25) * TUESDAY, DEC. 16 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST - High Potential: "Pawns" (201) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/16/25) Logline: While working tirelessly to shield her family from the Game Maker's threats, another crime drags Morgan back into his game and the LAPD must decide whether to trust her instincts before the ne  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 1 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * In Memoriam: Joel Primack * Joel Primack, a renowned physicist and cosmologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, whose most influential scientific feat was co-developing the theory of cold dark matterthe standard modern theory of structure formation in the universedied on November 13, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Primack, also widely  more

ARCATA, California, Nov. 25 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * A Legacy of Opportunity: Alum's Gift Empowers Chemistry Students and Faculty * He hopes to open doors for students and strengthen the program that first set him on his path. His two gifts - a scholarship endowment and a planned departmental endowment - share a single throughline: opportunity. With his $30,000 gift, Walker established the Daniel Walker, Ph.D. Chemistry Schola  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New Bilingual Opera Explores Migrant Journey in 'Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote' * "I've never done a story like this," shared Davis. He was first approached about the project in 2017 by Bodhi Tree Concerts. "Sometimes complexity is overrated. We're presenting the story in a playful way that is meant to be engaging for children and provocative for adults." The opera is inspired by t  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Nobel Prize-Winning Metal-Organic Frameworks Are the Jungle Gyms of Chemistry * It's a huge lattice that is mostly empty space inside. If you think about a jungle gym, the reason kids play inside it is because even though it's big, it's really mostly empty spaces. That's exactly what a MOF looks like, where the rods of the jungle gym are the organic component, and the struts, where   more

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * NVIDIA and Synopsys Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Engineering and Design * Key Highlights * Multiyear collaboration spans NVIDIA CUDA accelerated computing, agentic and physical AI, and Omniverse digital twins to achieve simulation speed and scale previously   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Synopsys Inc., Sunnyvale, California, and NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California, announced an expanded strategic partnership aimed at transforming engineering and design workflows across multiple industries, including semiconductor, automotive, and aerospace. The collaboration seeks to integrate NVIDIA's expertise in AI and accelerated computing with Synopsys' comprehensive portfolio of engineering solutions. The two companies confirmed that R&D teams globally face increasing co  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Optical Transport Market Surges 15% in 3Q25, According to Dell'Oro Group * Dell'Oro Group recently published its 3Q25 Optical Transport report, highlighting continued strength in the market as demand accelerates across customer segments and technology areas. Below is a summary of  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Health Secures TEFCA QHIN Designation, Further Strengthening Interoperability Leadership * Oracle Health Information Network Inc., a subsidiary of Oracle, has been designated as a Qualified Health Information Network (r) (QHIN(tm)) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement(tm) (TEFCA(tm)). Buildi  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * PennWest names VP for Strategic Enrollment Management * PennWest University has appointed Darren Wagner as Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management, effective December 1, 2025. Wagner joins PennWest from Rowan University, where he served as Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management. In that role, he provided strategic leadership for undergraduate and graduate recruitment, admissions, and enroll  more

PLEASANTON, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: * * * Rimini Street Announces Additional Stock Repurchase Transactions * Company will share its vision, strategy, sales and execution model, financial model and guidance at its Investor Day event on December 3, 2025 LAS VEGAS - December 1, 2025 - Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shark Tank: Revolutionizing Sound: 3D Printed Instruments Shake Up the Music Biz (12/17) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/12/25) * WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 10:01-11:00 p.m. EST - Shark Tank: "Revolutionizing Sound: 3D Printed Instruments Shake Up the Music Biz" (1707) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/12/25) Logline: Entrepreneurs bring their one-of-a-kind ideas to the Tank, includin  more

ARCATA, California, Nov. 25 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * A Space for Makers Again: Jenkins Hall Reopens After $12M Renovation * Jenkins spent decades piecing together makeshift workshops from scrap lumber, salvaged auto parts, and locally-sourced clay so students had a place to build, shape, and experiment. The hall that was named in his honor was a major step forward: a purpose-built space that originally housed a machine shop, a  more

ORANGE, California, Dec. 2 -- Chapman University issued the following news: * * * Struppa and Panza Spotlight Chapman's Cross-Disciplinary Research on Global Stage Through Infinity Exhibit Fresh off his return to the faculty, President Emeritus Daniele Struppa has wasted no time bringing Chapman's interdisciplinary work to global audiences. In partnership with Marco Panza, Kennedy Professor of Philosophy, the duo recently helped showcase Chapman University's commitment to interdisciplinary sc  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 26 -- The University of California posted the following research brief: * * * Study suggests many men may not need long-term hormone therapy for prostate cancer * FINDINGS A study co-led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that most of the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer occur within the first 9 to 12 months. Extending therapy beyond that provides only a small additional protection an  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * The $100,000 Pyramid: Matt Walsh vs Malin Akerman and AJ McLean vs Howie Dorough (12/15) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/13/23) * MONDAY, DEC. 15 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST - The $100,000 Pyramid: "Matt Walsh vs Malin Akerman and AJ McLean vs Howie Dorough" (710) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/13/23) Logline: Actress Malin Akerman ("Billions") battles against actor and comedian M  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * The Great Christmas Light Fight: SEASPN FINALE - It's Gonna Be Elftastic" (12/18) * THURSDAY, DEC. 18 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST - The Great Christmas Light Fight: "It's Gonna Be Elftastic" (1304) (Season Finale) Logline: In the final showdown of the season, the Loder, Perez and Plourde families share their versions of winter wonderlands with judge Taniya Nayak  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * The Great Christmas Light Fight: You Decked My Battleship (12/18) * THURSDAY, DEC. 18 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - The Great Christmas Light Fight: "You Decked My Battleship" (1303) Logline: In this festive heavyweight special episode, Carter Oosterhouse judges displays created by Nauticus' Winterfest, Imaginarium and River of Lights, all vying for the $50,000 g  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * The Sound of Music (12/21) * SUNDAY, DEC. 21 7:00-11:00 p.m. EST - The Sound of Music Logline: Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in the heartwarming film that features fan-favorite songs, including "Edelweiss," "My Favorite Things," "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "The Sound of Music." Stream on Disney+. Media Contacts You must  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Long-Term HIV Control: Could this Combination Therapy Be the Key? This is the first study using a combination of immunotherapies in humans. The results show promise for sustained control of the virus. * A new study from UC San Francisco shows it may be possible to control HIV without long-term antiviral treatment -- an advance that points the way toward a   more

BERKELEY, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * All life copies DNA unambiguously into proteins. Archaea may be the exception. A study finds that one microbe, a member of the Archaea, tolerates a little flexibility in interpreting the genetic code, contradicting a 60-year-old doctrine. * The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon  more