WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) marked a victory after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court decision to dismiss a case that sought to force the State of Oregon to grant driving privileges to illegal aliens. IRLI had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in 2016 on behalf of its client Oregonians for Immigration Reform (OFIR) in the case of M.S. v. Brown, in   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 4 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: The Academic Strategies Committee of the Oregon State University Board of Trustees will hold a telephonic meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, to receive updates on the university's Marine Studies Initiative, progress regarding Oregon State's institutional accreditation process, and lab safety throughout the university. The committee also will consider its work plan for 2019. Room 207 within the univers  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: Millions of civilians trapped in Idlib face the prospect of the greatest humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's seven-year war, should there be a major military escalation in the country's North West. Eight leading aid agencies are calling on world leaders meeting Friday to urgently work together to avoid this horrific scenario. The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey will meet in Tehran to discuss the situation in  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 4 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: Doctors have long known that in the months after a heart attack or stroke, patients are more likely to have another attack or stroke. Now, a paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology explains what happens inside blood vessels to increase risk - and suggests a new way to treat it. Heart attacks in mice caused inflammatory cells and platelets to more easily stick to the inner lin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 4 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors (BOV), a nonfiduciary, appointed advisory board of volunteers who advance the institution's mission to end cancer, marks the beginning of Fiscal Year 2019 with nine new members, effective Sept. 1: * Kimberly Alfonso, Las Vegas, Nevada: retired vice president and owner of Vic Alfonso Cadillac Hummer Inc. in Portland  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 5 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: With the fate of the Affordable Care Act at risk in federal courts and access to safe, legal abortion threatened under President Trump's appointments to the Supreme Court, the Democratic Party of Oregon is again reminding voters of what's at stake in this upcoming election. "Voters have a choice between Governor Kate Brown, who stands up and defends Oregonians' right to health care, and Knute Buehler, who  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: The Lane Community College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is currently accepting registrations for their award winning Small Business Management (SBM) Program. This business management program runs from September 2018 through June 2019 and is now offered in both Eugene and Florence. All Small Business Management Programs are designed in the Lane SBDC's recognizable formula of: education, business coa  more

ASTORIA, Oregon, Sept. 4 -- Clatsop Community College issued the following news release: Clatsop Community College is pleased to announce that on September 17, 2018, the college will transition to a 100% tobacco-free campus. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in this country. As an institution of higher education, we strive to provide a safe and healthy environment for our students, faculty and staff to learn and work, and adopting a tobacco-free policy is an exa  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Sept. 5 -- Linfield College issued the following news release: The U.S. college with the first interdisciplinary wine studies degree will now be the first U.S. college with a five-year program leading to both bachelor's and master's degrees in wine studies. Linfield College, with campuses in McMinnville and Portland, Ore., is teaming up with Ecole Superieure d'Agriculture (ESA) in Angers, France, for the initiative. Students who complete the program will receive a bachelor  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- Linfield College issued the following news release: Linfield College will observe Constitution Day with an event on the relationship between civility and inclusion. The Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice and the Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE) will hold a "Conversation about Civility, Diversity and Inclusion" on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 4:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall. The conversation w  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 5 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: A new study implicates remodeling of nerves in the airways as a key contributor to heightened sensitivity and airway constriction in patients with asthma. The study published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine. The results provide new insight into a little-understood factor in the development of asthma, a condition that affects about 235 million people worldwide. The study is   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: Today OHSU announced the official completion of the Knight Cancer Research Building, a facility dedicated to the mission of ending cancer as we know it. The 320,000-square-foot building's unique design will bring together people from different scientific disciplines with the goal of accelerating research progress. The Oregon State Legislature provided $160 million of the total $190 million in f  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion today upholding a lower court's ruling dismissing industry claims against Oregon's groundbreaking Clean Fuels Standard. The clean-transportation policy, authorized in 2009, has already reduced climate pollution by more than 1.7 million tons, or the equivalent of 365,000 cars off the road, in its first two years. The Clean Fuels Standard aims to help Oregon address cli  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 5 -- Pacific Northwest College of Art issued the following news release: Congratulations to the incoming cohort of the MFA in Applied Craft + Design program on completing the annual design build project, this year in collaboration with the Urban League of Portland. The Urban League identified the need for a gathering space outside of the Urban League's headquarters. With lots of community members coming and going from the Urban League, there was no place to stop and rest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: Attorneys General from New York, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon today filed litigation challenging the Trump Administration's move to eliminate longstanding protections for waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Today's suit, led by New York's Attorney General, was filed in the Southern District of New York and will be considered  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 6 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: Approximately 6.1 million women in the United States, aged 15 to 44, have difficulty getting or staying pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A common cause is polycystic ovary syndrome, an incurable disease characterized by high levels of male sex hormones, obesity and infertility. A research team at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU in Portla  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 5 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Oregon State University announced Tuesday that it recorded its second-best year ever in competitive grants and contracts for research that benefits every corner of the state and provides students with opportunities for hands-on experience. As Oregon's largest comprehensive public research university, OSU earned a total of $382 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. A National Science Foundation grant of $88 mi  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: "Littoral Patterns," an exhibit featuring paintings by Oregon State University's Lee Ann Garrison and Jay Noller is now on exhibit at the Fairbanks Gallery, 220 S.W. 26th St., Corvallis. A reception will take place in the gallery from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through Oct. 4. The exhibit's title, "Littoral Patterns" is inspired by the adjectiv  more

GRESHAM, Oregon, Sept. 7 -- Mt. Hood Community College issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Sept. 5, officials from conservation-focused organizations throughout East Multnomah County visited several sustainable stormwater management projects currently under construction at Mt. Hood Community College. The series of engineered rain gardens, swales, drywells and planters will capture and clean rainfall from the Gresham campus's west parking lots. The projects were planned and construc  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- Chowan University issued the following news: Seven Chowan University members of the North Carolina Phi Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, led by sponsor, Syble Shellito, presented academic research at "Our Green Planet": The 2018 Alpha Chi National Convention in Portland, Oregon. Carrie Blowe of Murfreesboro, NC- "Effects of Agricultural Runoff on Lepomis Macrochirus" Katrina Hodge of Columbia, MD- "Racial Differences in Reported  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 5 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: A new clinical trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, offers hope for patients who suffer from progressive multiple sclerosis. Results from the phase 2 clinical trial suggest the medication ibudilast potentially could be among the first effective therapies for primary and secondary progressive MS. The study found that brain atrophy was slowed considerably among patients treate  more