PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * - Team explorer performs impressively at subterranean challenge's tunnel circuit * * * eam Explorer from Carnegie Mellon University and Oregon State University deployed robots to autonomously map and search underground mines and outscored 10 competing teams at the initial scored event in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge. On four occasions during the eight-day event, each team deployed multiple r  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley will begin its second cohort of a unique digital marketing professional development program that offers industry-recognized certification in platforms like Google Analytics and HubSpot. The program will begin September 3. Offered by the Center for Adult and Continuing Studies, it's operated in partnership with GreenFig, an Oregon company that offers professional development in applied business  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Aug. 23 -- Linfield College issued the following news release: MONEY magazine has once again named Linfield a top choice among Oregon colleges and universities. The magazine this month released its rankings for the 2019 "Best Colleges for Your Money," and for the second straight year Linfield earned the No. 1 spot among liberal arts colleges in Oregon. Linfield ranked No. 2 out of all Oregon colleges, and climbed an astounding 131 slots from last year's report of universit  more

OREGON CITY, Ore., Aug. 12 -- Clackamas Community College issued the following news: Clackamas Community College has hired a new executive director of the college's Foundation. John Chang will begin his new role effective Sept. 2. Chang brings experience in fundraising, donor relations, business development and grant management. His previous work includes working as executive director of Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW), a statewide organization providing business programs and pre-coll  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement: In 1934, Oregonians voted to amend the Oregon constitution to allow for non-unanimous 11-1 or 10-2 jury verdicts in criminal prosecutions. The United States Supreme Court upheld the use of non-unanimous verdicts in a 1972 case called Apodaca v. Oregon. This fall, the Court will be considering another case (Ramos v. Louisiana) in which it is being asked to overrule Apodaca and conclude that non-un  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * - Oregon recently hit the halfway mark toward its goal of 50K registered EVs by 2020 * * * Governor Kate Brown today applauded Oregonians on reaching the halfway point of the state's goal to reduce carbon emissions through adoption of 50,000 electric vehicles registered by 2020, which she outlined via executive order (https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/executive_orders/eo_17-21.pdf) in November 2017  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Brown announced today that she will fill the vacancy in the Josephine County District Attorney position created by the planned resignation of District Attorney Ryan Mulkins on September 30, 2019. Pursuant to ORS 8.640, Governor Brown intends to fill the vacancy by appointment, as provided in Article V, Section 16 of the Oregon Constitution. The Governor's Office is now accepting applications from c  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 22 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - OHSU cancer researcher helped lead study finding first effective drug therapy for tenosynovial giant cell tumor, or TGCT * * * Brian Matekovich was in his late 30s when he began experiencing inexplicable pain and swelling in his right knee. It took years to get a correct diagnosis: tenosynovial giant cell tumor, or TGCT, a rare type of tumor that slowly destroys j  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 20 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: In 2001, forest pathologists in Oregon discovered what was killing trees in Curry County in southwest Oregon - a devastating disease known as sudden oak death. Almost 20 years later, sudden oak death hasn't spread beyond the county's borders. Although the initial goal was eradication, limiting sudden oak death's spread proved to be a success, said Everett Hansen, a now-retired Oregon State Uni  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 21 -- South Coast Air Quality Management District issued the following news release: * * * - Heavy-duty battery electric trucks ready to move freight for Penske Truck Leasing and NFI * * * Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) announces the delivery of the first two Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks to customers, Penske Truck Leasing and NFI. The trucks are part of Freightliner's Electric Innovation Fleet and both customers will use their vehicles to test the int  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Aug. 24 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology has received a grant of about $15,000 from a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to analyze and report on artifacts unearthed during 2010-11 digs at Jacksonville's Peter Britt Gardens. The excavations by SOULA were conducted as the city of Jacksonville prepared for a restoration project on the 4.5-acre Britt Gardens   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 21 -- Portland General Electric, is a fully integrated electric utility, issued the following news release: Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) recently launched Green Future Impact, a new solution that helps large commercial and industrial customers source 100% of their electricity from new wind or solar renewable energy facilities. After enrollment opened, customers committed to purchase output equal to an approximately 160-megawatt renewable energy facility in just o  more