SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * 2025 iGEM team investigates solution to common food toxin * At an apple processing facility in Watsonville, the 2025 UC Santa Cruz iGEM team took a deep dive into mycotoxins in food, learning about the implications on both workers in the plant and food consumers. Like past iGEM cohorts, the team was dedicated to choosing a synthetic biology project with real community impact. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Advocates Urge California Law Revision Commission to Back Strong Merger-Reform Framework * Sacramento, CA Ahead of a vote today by the California Law Revision Commission ("the Commission") on sweeping reforms to California's antitrust law - the culmination of a three-year long study initiated by the State Legislature in 2022 - the American Economic Liberties Project  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release: * * * Agilent and Monash University Malaysia Mark 15-Year Partnership with New BioDiscovery Hub to Drive Regional Biotech Innovation * Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced the expansion of their strategic collaboration with Monash University in Malaysia to establish a stat  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Voices Support for Anti-Discrimination Law In Face of Court Challenge * American Jewish Committee (AJC) has filed a "friend of the court" brief in support of California's recently passed Assembly Bill (AB) 715, which protects students from discrimination in K-12 public schools. AJC's brief details the history of pervasive antisemitism in California's public schools and strong  more

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple announces executive transitions * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced that Jennifer Newstead will become Apple's general counsel on March 1, 2026, following a transition of duties from Kate Adams, who has served as Apple's general counsel since 2017. She will join Apple as senior vice president in   more

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple Podcasts names The Rest Is History the 2025 Show of the Year * Apple is proud to celebrate The Rest Is History with the Apple Podcasts Award for Show of the Year, a recognition that honors a show that demonstrates quality and cultural impact in podcasting. Produced by Goalhanger, the series has captivated   more

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple unveils the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards, recognizing 17 apps and games for their technical ingenuity and lasting cultural impact. This year's talented group of winning developers delivered remarkable experiences  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 4 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * As You Sow Commends Costco's Commitment to Address Deforestation Risks in Avocado Supply Chain * MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407 EL CERRITO, CA - December 4, 2015 - This week, Costco Wholesale Corporation introduced new commitments in its 2025 sustainability report aimed at reducing deforestation risks in its avocado supply chain. The move comes after As You Sow withdr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Breathing Easy Today Thanks to Lung Cancer Screening * Bricca Addison, a retired Metro transportation dispatcher, was completely unaware she had lung cancer. Addison, a former smoker, was referred for lung cancer screening by her primary care physician because Addison met screening guidelines. Those guidelines recommend screening those 50-8  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * California: No Significant Uptick in Marijuana Use by Adults Following Legalization * Berkeley, CA: The percentage of adults in California reporting current cannabis use has remained stable following legalization, according to findings published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse. Researchers affiliated with the Prevention Research Center in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Computer Technology] (TNSrpt) -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Report Highlights Evolving State Privacy Landscape, Trends in California, Massachusetts, and Vermont CCIA 2025 Privacy Landscape One Pager * WASHINGTON - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has released a new report today examining the expansion of state-level privacy legislation in 2025. As Congress stalls on a nat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Applauds White House's Ending of CAFE Standards for American Cars * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Trump administration's overturning of the Biden-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for American cars. The Biden CAFE Standards mandate  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Dani Montoya embraces public health and perseverance * By Amelia Heymann Growing up in Oxnard, California, Dani Montoya saw the social inequalities affecting her largely Mexican American community. She initially felt that becoming a doctor would be an ideal way to help others, but she ended up favoring data over diagnosis. "A lot of my people, good people in my life, recommended  more

LOMA LINDA, California, Dec. 5 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * Community and law enforcement raise $24,000 during annual No-Shave November Law enforcement agencies, Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) team members, community partners, and supporters gathered on Wednesday, December 3, for the 11th annual No-Shave November celebration, closing out a month dedicated to raising awareness for cancer prevention, early detection, and innovative treatment. This year'  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden, LaMalfa, Neguse Lead Push for Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), alongside their colleagues Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-California) and Joe Neguse (D-Colorado), led a bipartisan coalition of 89 lawmakers in sending a letter to House leadership requesting urgent consideration of S.356, the Secure  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, Dec. 5 -- California State University Bakersfield campus issued the following news: * * * New CSUB scholarship honors fallen deputy Phillip Campas scholarship will support students with public service background * The legacy left by a Kern County Sheriff's deputy who died heroically in 2021 will help members of the military, law enforcement officers, first responders and their children earn a degree at California State University, Bakersfield. A new annual scholars  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Emotionally supportive marriages may protect against obesity through brain-gut connection, UCLA study finds * Key takeaways * Married individuals with higher perceived emotional support had a lower body mass index and exhibited fewer food addiction behaviors compared to married participants with low emotional support, researchers found. * The findings suggest that the quality of rel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * EPA, MAHA Commission Urged to Assess Christmas Tree Pesticides Risks to Children * WASHINGTONThe Center for Biological Diversity and Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency and President's Make America Healthy Again Commission today to address the health risks posed by the heavy use of toxic pesticides on Christmas trees.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The California Public Utilities Commission has submitted a petition for reconsideration to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the rules that govern the E-Rate Program. This action relates to proceedings addressing the Homework Gap through the E-Rate Program and modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries. The petition asks the FCC to re-examine elements of its decision regarding the program, which helps schools and libraries obtain affor  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Finding Home in Oz: USC Student Helps Transform a Classic With AI * Suvaditya Mukherjee stared at Judy Garland's angelic face, projected on a 160,000 square foot wraparound screen the size of four football fields. It was the premiere of the "The Wizard of Oz" at the Sphere, the groundbreaking reimagining of the 1939 classic that opened Aug. 28 at the colos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a bid protest filed by the Building People LLC, a small business located in Leesburg, Virginia. The protest challenged the firm's exclusion from a competition and the subsequent issuance of an order to Transpacific Technologies Inc., Pasadena, California, by the U.S. Department of Energy for technical support services under a General Services Administration's multiple award schedule contract. The Building People contended   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Chugach Logistics and Facility Services JV LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, challenging the U.S. Navy's award of a contract to CCS King George 2 LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract is for integrated base operations support services at Naval Base Coronado, California. CLFS contended that the Navy unreasonably evaluated proposals and made a flawed source selection decision. The contract, a small business set-aside, wa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has denied a bid protest filed by Fidelity Contract Flooring LLC, Oceanside, California, challenging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs contract award to VA-TRAK LLC, Miller, South Dakota. The decision, dated September 30, 2025, determined that the VA reasonably concluded the awardee was eligible for the contract. The dispute centered on a Request for Quotations (RFQ) issued by the VA for vinyl flooring materials fo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Reversal of Class Certification for Folgers in Published Eighth Circuit Decision * Gibson Dunn represented the J.M. Smucker Co. on appeal after a series of class actions across the country were consolidated in a multidistrict litigation before the Western District of Missouri. The plaintiffs claim that they were misled by the labels on Folger  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Hanson Bridgett Deepens Statewide Presence with New San Diego Office SAN DIEGO - Hanson Bridgett LLP today opened its San Diego office, marking the firm's commitment to serving California's second-largest city and its specialized legal needs -- expanding its presence into all major legal markets in the state. The 5,475-square-foot office at 225 Broadway in the city's his  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release: * * * Home Telecom Grows Upgrades 5X With New Experiences Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced that Home Telecom opens in a new tab drove subscriber upgrades 5X in just six months after launching lifestyle-based residential Wi-Fi packages with Calix SmartHome (tm). This rapid adoption added nearly 500 percent in incremental monthly recurring reve  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, Dec. 5 -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following news: * * * IBPA Signs Joint Letter Supporting the Freedom to Read in Tennessee In advocacy news, The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is proud to be one of 34 organizations who signed this joint letter (https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/TN-SOS-Response-11.24.2025-1.pdf) to Tennessee's Secretary of State in response to his recent directives to Tennessee public librari  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Largest Utah Coal Plant Goes Quiet as Los Angeles Goes Coal-Free * DELTA, UTAH - Utah's largest coal-fired power plant the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western Utah and primarily serving southern California is no longer operating, after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the plug just before Thanksgiving. The shutdown ha  more

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL caps SC25 with HPC leadership, major science advances and artificial intelligence Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) capped a milestone week at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC25) with renewed leadership in supercomputing on the Top500, a Gordon Bell Prize win for real-time tsun  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Marriage, emotional support may protect against obesity through brain-gut connection, study finds Novel research reveals supportive relationships influence weight through oxytocin pathways linking brain, gut microbiome and eating behaviors A smiling couple looks at a smartphone while unpacking healthy groceries in their kitchen. * Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 4 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Microsoft AGM: Investors Raise Concern about Company Fueling Climate Change with Its AI Technology Products * MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407 EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIADECEMBER 4, 2025 Tomorrow, Microsoft investors will get a second chance to voice their support for a proposal asking the Company to assess risks related to the use of its artificial intelligence technologies  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction Set to launch by May 2027, the spacecraft will study mysteries of the cosmos while also testing the Coronagraph Instrument, a new technology designed and built by JPL. NASA's next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in  more

SUNNYVALE, California, Dec. 4 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release: * * * NetApp Collaborates with AWS to bring Enterprise Data to AWS AI Services NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced a new capability that enables enterprises to make their workflows simpler and more efficient by connecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI and Analytics services directly with their NetAp  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Network Security Market to Exceed $26 B in 2025 as SSE and WAF Lead Cloud-Delivered Expansion, According to Dell'Oro Group * [wp_tech_share] REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - December 4, 2025 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market inf  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Sen. Husted to Introduce Bill to Streamline Water Projects and Support Rural Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio) in introducing the Water Resources Technical Assistance Act of 2025, which would help rural communities navigate water funding resource programs available through the EPA. The bill would require  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 4 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: * * * OECD-Cisco research finds stark geographical and generational divides in AI uptake and digital well-being * Emerging economies, particularly India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa, are leading global adoption of generative AI, with younger adults showing the highest usage, trust, and engagement. * Significant generational and geographic divides exist, with under-35s far more likely to use and trust AI, wh  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 4 [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 (QHIN) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Building on a long leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Huffman Lead California Lawmakers in Condemning Trump's Plan to Allow Oil Drilling Along California's Pristine Coastline * 28 California lawmakers to President Trump, Secretary Burgum: "Further industrialization off our coast will inevitably pollute our beaches, spelling disaster for California's economy and detrimentally impacting the rest of the country, which relies on California as an  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Corporation Response to FAA BNATCS Award * The new air traffic control system remains a critical priority for the nation's safe and secure air travel. Having supported the FAA for nearly 50 years, Parsons proposed a solution based on our understanding of the national airspace mission that aligned with   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 5 -- The Asia Foundation issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Pathways to Justice: Learning from the past, charting the future in Asia, Sri Lanka (1960-2024) By Ramani Jayasundere and Dinusha Wickremesekera The second publication in the Pathways to Justice series traces more than seventy years of The Asia Foundation's engagement in Sri Lanka's law and justice sector, situating this trajectory within a political landscape marked by civil conflict,   more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * PennWest Edinboro brings bagpiping tradition to the community * PennWest Edinboro will offer a two-day virtual beginner's boot camp in January designed to introduce students, employees and community members to one of the campus's most cherished traditions: the sound of the bagpipes. The boot camp will be held January 12 and 13 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Participants should plan to attend both one-hour sessions. Open to   more

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Preempting a flesh-eating fly's return to California * The last time the New World screwworm invaded the U.S., it devastated livestock and required a decades-long eradication campaign. Now, University of California Riverside researchers are launching a preemptive strike against the parasitic fly's threatened return. The New World screwworm isn't a worm at all. It's the larval or   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 5 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * The Students Who Disappear Before They Count By Rita T. Karam, Charles A. Goldman and David Mahan U.S. community colleges are finally rebounding from the pandemic, though they are still not back to pre-2020 enrollment levels. Only about one-quarter of colleges have recovered their full student body. But there's a more troubling loss that institutions rarely measure: the new applicants who leave be  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Interdisciplinary harm reduction: A practical guide The goal is to identify where policies may be incongruent, such as through gaps in care, conflicting mandates, or fragmented accountability, and to design coordinated responses that reduce those harms without creating new ones. By Layal Bou Harfouch, Drug Policy Analyst Public policy often approaches complex problems as if they c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Reclamation updates long-term operation plan for the Central Valley Project Operational updates aim to maximize water deliveries across California SHASTA DAM, Calif. -- The Bureau of Reclamation today signed a Record of Decision adopting an updated long-term operation plan for the Central Valley Project. The decision advances actions designed to maximize  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release: * * * SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement establishing the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering intimacy coordinators working in scripted, dramatic television, theatrical and streaming productions. The a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce's Agentforce Life Sciences Selected by AstraZeneca as Its Unified Global Platform to Help Transform Customer Engagement * December 4, 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM, today announced that AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN), a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, has   more

MARINA DEL REY, California, Dec. 5 -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * Scientists Create Ultra Fast Memory Using Light Novel "photonic latch" technology paves the way for ultra-fast, light-based computing for AI and data centers. Scientists at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute (USC ISI) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have develope  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Study Finds Genetic Testing Reveals Often Overlooked Fungal Infections in California Clinics * A new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that a rarely-diagnosed and frequently drug-resistant species, Aspergillus tubingensis, may be one of the most common causes of fungal infections in Southern California. Using genome sequencing, researchers found that this fungi is routinely misidentified as another  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 4 -- Sutter Health issued the following news release: * * * Sutter Health Adds New Infusion Center and Welcomes Pacific Hematology-Oncology Associates to Expand San Francisco Cancer Care Not-for-profit Sutter Health today announced the opening of a new, expanded cancer infusion center at its CPMC Pacific Heights Outpatient Center (2333 Buchanan Street) and the integration of Pacific Hematology-Oncology Associates (PHOA) to its network. Together, these investments  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Helen Edison Lecture Series Presents Ambassador Jeff Flake, December 18 * A Call for principled leadership When Flake takes the stage at Park & Market, he plans to speak to the responsibilities citizens and future leaders share in shaping the country's democratic future. His message centers on the challenges of governing in a fractured climate, the importance of restraint and  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * Total Force Integration milestone with 99th, 100th Air Force KC-46A Pegasus delivery * ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. The Air Mobility Command welcomed the 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus aircraft into the U.S. Air Force, during an arrival ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 2, 2025. In a visible show of Total Force Integration, Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, commander of the Air Mobilit  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land New Report: Integrity of America's National Parks Depends on the Land and Water Conservation Fund New Analysis Reveals More Than 15,000 Private Inholdings - Totaling 2.5 Million Acres - Fragment America's National Parks, Threatening Their Natural and Cultural Integrity * SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A new report released today from Trust for   more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Researchers Uncover the Earliest Stages of Human Placenta Formation * The team treated the pluripotent stem cells which can develop into any type of tissue in the body with a signaling protein called BMP4 (bone morphogenetic protein 4) in order to mimic cell differentiation in early development of the embryo and placenta. They discovered that a gene called VGLL1 (vest  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz joins NASA project probing ocean worlds for signs of life * Earth and planetary sciences professor Andrew Fisher will lead hydrogeology simulations to study how water, heat, and chemicals circulate between rocky seafloors and subsurface oceans on worlds like Europa and Enceladus December 4, 2025 By Mike Pena Key takeaways * The project aims to strengthen fu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * UK Police Forces Transform Citizen Support with 'Bobbi', an AI Agent Built on the Agentforce 360 Platform * Built in just a few weeks, Thames Valley, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, and Humberside's 'Bobbi' is already resolving up to 90% of non-emergency citizen queries Agentforce deployment marks a major shift in digital   more

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate interns explore nuclear physics research at LLNL Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently helped launch a new internship program aimed at connecting with undergraduate students at two nearby California State University (CSU) campuses and inspiring them to consider a science-focused research career. The new program, whi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * PFAS exposure may limit improvements in blood sugar after bariatric surgery Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC studied the relationship between PFAS exposure and changes in markers of type 2 diabetes in teens who underwent bariatric surgery, finding that the "forever chemicals" were linked to worse metabolic outcomes five years lat  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * USC study reveals hidden cellular layers in the brain's memory center New research on the mouse brain uncovers a finely layered architecture within the hippocampus, resembling what has been observed in human brains, providing a blueprint for understanding memory and disease. By Sidney Taiko Sheehan Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroim  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Joins Durbin to Introduce the Dream Act to Provide Permanent Protections for Dreamers * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the D  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: * * * Yardi Matrix documents ongoing U.S. multifamily rent growth decline Rising economic anxiety, seasonal slowdown key factors in widespread market softness * U.S. multifamily advertised rents fell $8 in November 2025, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to new resea  more