FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 4 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines is donating $75,000 to the El Paso Community Foundation and $75,000 to the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund at the Dayton Foundation to support the communities in the wake of shootings this weekend in both cities. El Paso is one of 24 cities in its home state of Texas that American serves, and Dayton is home to PSA Airlines, one of American's three wholly owned subsidiary carriers. "We are sa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 6 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Since Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area two years ago, researchers have been studying the storm's effect on public health and the emergency response by healthcare providers during a major disaster. On Thursday, Aug. 22, they will share what they have learned at an all-day symposium at Baylor College of Medicine. The symposium brings together researchers from Baylor Colleg  more

THE DALLES, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- Burns and McDonnell, a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm, issued the following news release: * * * - Continues Partnership with Bonneville Power Administration in Providing Power to Growing Region * * * Burns & McDonnell, an engineering, architecture and construction company, completed design and construction of the new Quenett Creek Substation to meet increasing power demand east of Portland, Orego  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news release: "It is not enough to offer the best commercial vehicles available," said Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of DTNA, "we are fully embedding a focus on customer culture into the DTNA organization. I believe strongly in changing the customer experience and I will continue to prioritize from the top-down. Paul's leadership and team will be integral to driving this transforma  more

GRESHAM, Oregon, July 31 -- Mt. Hood Community College issued the following news release: Six students who excelled through MHCC's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program have been awarded the Ford Family Foundation Scholarship and are among only 197 recipients in the state of Oregon. Founded by Kenneth and Hallie Ford in 1957, the foundation supports rural communities in Southwest Oregon, and has since grown to help students from across the state overcome socioeconomic and other tradition  more

GRESHAM, Oregon, July 29 -- Mt. Hood Community College issued the following news release: Mt. Hood Community College, the Sandy River Watershed Council and other partners are preparing to complete planned parking lot improvements as part of the Salmon Safe initiative to enhance water quality and habitat on the College's Gresham campus. Funded entirely by local and regional grants, the series of engineered rain gardens, swales, and stormwater filtering planters will clean and capture millions of  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Louis Ignarro, a Nobel laureate whose research advanced treatments for heart disease as well as impotence, will deliver the keynote address at the Linus Pauling Institute's biennial conference on the contributions of vitamins, minerals and natural products on human health. Ignarro's keynote lecture is geared to the general public and will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. His talk, "The Road to Stockholm - A  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: In honor of the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Governor Kate Brown orders all flags at public institutions throughout Oregon be flown at half-staff beginning immediately, until sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019. "What happened this weekend in El Paso and Dayton is devastating, and Dan and I grieve with those who lost loved ones. Sadly, we've been here before. We must take a ha  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- The Oregon Department of Administrative Services issued the following news release: The Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, August 14, at the Oregon State Library. The meeting is open to the public and may be attended in person or via the web; public comments will be taken from those attending in person and online. To join the meeting virtually, please see the instructions. The agenda and handouts are posted on the advisory board'  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Judge Spicer to retire from Morrow County Justice Court * * * Governor Kate Brown announced today that she is accepting applications for a judicial vacancy on the Morrow County Justice Court created by the planned retirement of Judge Annetta Spicer. The Governor thanked Judge Spicer for her dedicated judicial service, and announced that she will fill the position by appointment. Judge Spicer's reti  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown will sign four housing bills into law at 2 p.m. tomorrow, August 8. She will be joined by housing advocates from across the state to celebrate the progress made on addressing Oregon's housing crisis this legislative session. The Governor will sign SB 5512 , the budget for Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, representing historic and transformative investments in housing solu  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - HB 2005 is the most progressive family leave bill in the country * * * Governor Kate Brown will sign Oregon's Paid Family Medical Leave bill into law at 11:15 a.m. tomorrow, August 9 at Bora Architects in Portland. House Bill 2005 is the country's most progressive family leave policy, and was passed in the legislature with bipartisan support. "Oregon families no longer need to make the difficult c  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown today vetoed one line-item appropriation in House Bill 5050 and issued direction to agencies and her staff on three line-item appropriations; vetoed one line-item reduction of funds in House Bill 2377; and issued a signing letter on House Bill 2437. Governor Brown submitted the following letters describing in detail her deliberations and actions regarding each bill: HOUSE BILL 5050 (http  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 7 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Like real bone, the material developed at OHSU has a 3D mineral structure populated with living cells, providing a unique model to study bone function, diseases, regeneration * * * Researchers in Oregon have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue with an unprecedented level of precision, from its microscopic crystal structure to its biological acti  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * - Barker Has Served in the Oregon House Since 2002 * * * Rep. Jeff Barker (D-Aloha), the longest currently-serving member of the House Democratic caucus,announced on Saturday that he will not be seeking re-election in 2020. "After 18 years in the Oregon House, 31 years in Oregon law enforcement, and three years in the United States Marine Corps, I've decided to end my career in public service," Bar  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 8 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Researchers from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community of northwest Washington and Oregon State University have been awarded more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to expand an environmental education program that focuses on traditional native foods. The five-year project is designed to address the challenges and concerns facing place-based people whose health, culture and   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 8 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands, according to an Oregon State University study. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, finds that if less than 1% of agricultural land was converted to solar panels, it would be sufficient to fulfill global electric energy demand. The concept of co-developing the same area of land for both solar photovoltai  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 10 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: You look around the garden and see aphids suck the life out of your rose buds, flea beetles chomp on the cauliflower and cabbage butterflies lay eggs that will turn into voracious caterpillars. What to do? Don't automatically reach for the spray can, said Heather Stoven, an entomologist for Oregon State University Extension Service. First, determine what is pestering your garden and the ways i  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 6 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Researchers have opened up a possible avenue for new cancer therapies that don't have the side effects that oftentimes accompany many current cancer treatments by identifying a protein modification that specifically supports proliferation and survival of tumor cells. Depending on the kind of cancer and the type of treatment, a patient might suffer from many side effects, including anemia, loss   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- Pacific Northwest College of Art issued the following news release: In an article entitled "Portland's Bletchley Park," Oregon Business shines a spotlight on PNCA's Make+Think+Code (MTC) creative technology lab and its Executive Director, Nandini Ranganathan, featuring the launch of her Disinformation Project. "The research studio [MTC] is now a venue for an ambitious new project to find a solution to one of the most pressing problems of our time: the dissemination   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- Pacific Northwest College of Art issued the following news release: We're delighted to welcome Dr. Christopher Maples as Interim President beginning August 12, 2019. The Board of Governors made the announcement of his appointment today. Maples comes to PNCA from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) where he served as Interim Chancellor for two years. Previously, Maples spent eight years as President of Oregon Institute of Technology, during wh  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 5 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Roseburg Forest Products was recently presented with incentive checks totaling $1,366,392.00 by the Entergy Arkansas Entergy Solutions Program. The program provides technical and financial support to help Entergy Arkansas customers identify and implement projects that reduce energy usage. Roseburg Forest Products Roseburg is a wood products company headquartered in Springfield, Oregon, USA. Founded in 1936 Roseburg h  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: This summer's second annual Creativity Conference at SOU attracted leaders of the academic field and working professionals looking for ways to bring creativity into their work, and set a high-water mark in the process. Last month's four-day conference got kudos from participants for the breadth, depth and structure of its presentations. "The first conference at SOU (in 2018) was a huge success - and 2019 improved  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts's Amherst campus issued the following news: Mike Jercinovic, associate professor and director of the campus's Geosciences Electron Microprobe/Scanning Electron Microscope facility, accepted the Microanalysis Society's (MAS) Fellow Award at its annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 5. The honor recognizes "eminent scientists, engineers and technologists in the field of microanalysis of materials and related phenomena who hav  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 5 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Yale University issued the following news release: Attitudes towards lesbians and gay men can be shaped early on in medical training, with early-career doctors expressing less bias towards sexual minorities two years after medical school the more contact and favorable interactions they had with members of the LGBT community during medical school. Conversely, the more negative views students were exposed to about sexual minorities during   more