PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Troutman Sanders, a law firm, issued the following news release: Tom Marshall, an associate in Troutman Sanders' Renewable Energy and Capital Projects and Infrastructure practices, has received a Phenom award from the Daily Journal of Commerce (DJC) for his professional accomplishments in the legal field. Phenom awards recognize rising stars in the local building industry who are under the age of 40. Marshall is one of 10 individuals to receive the award this year.   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN's week 8 college football schedule features the sport's marquee matchups -- No. 16 Michigan at No. 7 Penn State and No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington -- and a showcase of ranked teams across every game window and on nearly every one of its networks. Throughout Saturday, 16 ranked teams, including No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Clemson, will play on ESPN's networks, with ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SE  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today led a bipartisan coalition of 30 state Attorneys General requesting that U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos exercise her authority to extend the closed school discharge timeframe for students who were enrolled in schools operated by the Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC (DCEH). This is i  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today filed a lawsuit against the Vancouver, Washington company U.S. Air Ducts, its owners and their associated companies for violating Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act (UTPA) by using deceptive marketing practices to make over 11 million unwanted robocalls to Oregon phone numbers and sending 20 million print advertisements promising a "whole house" or "seas  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will appoint Joshua J. Eastman to be District Attorney of Josephine County, effective immediately. He fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Ryan A. Mulkins. "Josh Eastman is a respected prosecutor who not only cares deeply about improving Josephine County, but also works to build consensus among community partners," Governor Brown said. "His experience in  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Updated guidance concludes activity tailored to the individual can reduce side effects, improve quality of life * * * "Take it easy" and "don't overexert yourself" were common refrains for people with cancer until research made clear that exercising is safe during and after treatment. Now, drawing on the most current scientific evidence, experts have published detailed guidance for c  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Oregon State University has been awarded $8.8 million to help lead a 3 1/2-year effort to make the volumes of data arising from cancer research more accessible, organized and powerful. Scientists from OSU, Oregon Health & Science University, the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University and the University of North Carolina will team up to create and operate the Center for Cancer Data Harmonization. The cent  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 18 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon issued the following news release: Chris Herren wants people to think about the first day, not the worst day, of addiction. As part of his prevention education message, Herren, a former NBA star from Fall River, Mass., challenges the people he meets to rethink their perspective about the disease of addiction. Herren will be in Oregon on Nov. 13, bringing his powerful story of navigating the disease of addiction, the road to r  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: The American Association of State Colleges and Universities recognized Southern Oregon University today as this year's recipient of the organization's Excellence and Innovation Award for comprehensive sustainability and sustainable development. The AASCU program, now in its sixth year, honored member institutions for excellence and innovation in 2019 by announcing award recipients in each of eight categories. SOU  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 17 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Southern Oregon University, Southwestern Oregon Community College and Klamath Community College are teaming up to help aspiring teachers from Klamath Falls, Coos Bay and Brookings earn bachelor's degrees in education and teaching licenses, all with minimal commuting. For the past three years, the satellite teaching program has helped students from rural communities - who often work full-time jobs or have studied   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 16 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Chicago Medicine issued the following news release: The University of Chicago will help lead an $8.8 million effort to make the vast quantity of cancer research data being produced more accessible and useful to clinicians and researchers around the world. The 31/2-year contract was awarded by the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research on behalf of the National Cancer Institute. Scientists from the University of Chicago, Ore  more