FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 19 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: * * * - American, Atlantic Joint Business Partners Announce New London-Portland Route - Customers have access to 8 new transatlantic routes next summer and extended summer service on select Europe routes. * * * American Airlines and Atlantic Joint Business (AJB) partner British Airways announced the first and only year-round service from Portland, Oregon (PDX), to London (LHR). British Airways will operate th  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 17 [TNSscientificresearch-ACS OMEGA journal] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: An Oregon State University chemistry researcher who made history a decade ago with the accidental discovery of the first new blue inorganic pigment in more than two centuries is again pushing forward the science of color. Analyzing the crystal structure of pigments based on hibonite, a mineral found in meteorites, Mas Subramanian of the OSU College of Science has paved the  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 20 [TNSmedicalresearch-Cell and Host Microbe journal] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Scientists find mechanism behind reduced blood cell production, increased infection risk * * * For the first time, scientists have discovered the molecular mechanism behind how a common virus can wreak havoc on bone marrow and organ transplant patients, according to a paper (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2019.11.013) published in the  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 16 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - OHSU is part of multi-center study testing teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease * * * A federal committee's recommendation that a new drug be approved to treat a rare, but debilitating eye condition could mean more people like Judy Bachman get their lives back. "My eyes were protruding more and more each day and had become misaligned. I was seeing double and could not track objects I  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 20 -- Hyatt, a hospitality company, issued the following news release: Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center, marking Hyatt's first full-service hotel in the city of Portland, Ore. and the city's first convention center hotel. The hotel is located in the heart of Portland, just steps from the newly renovated Oregon Convention Center, local sport and concert arena Moda Center, and high-end eaterie  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 16 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: * * * - Garden-style property is located near major employers in the 'Silicon Forest' * * * JLL announced that it has closed the $34.1 million sale of Terra Murrayhill, a 137-unit, garden-style apartment community located in Beaverton, Oregon. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a West Coast-based investor, and procured the buyer, DB Capital Management. Terra Murrayhill is located near major t  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 20 -- Legrand, a provider of lighting controls, electrical components and data center solutions, issued the following news: Oregon recently adopted a new commercial building code, creating an energy efficiency increase in commercial buildings estimated at more than 14 percent from the previous energy code. The 2019 Oregon Zero Energy Ready Commercial Code is based on ASHRAE 90.1-2016. Previously, the 2014 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code, based on the IECC 2009  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 19 -- The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center issued the following news: Tom Galligan, dean of LSU Law and former president of Colby-Sawyer College, has been appointed LSU interim president while the LSU Board of Supervisors conducts a national search to replace F. King Alexander, who has been named the next president of Oregon State University. "I am honored to have been selected as Interim President, I am excited about the opportunity to serve LS  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 20 [TNSmedicalresearch-Lab on a Chip journal] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Miniature dental device gives up-close, real-time view into how teeth respond to dental materials * * * A so-called "tooth-on-a-chip" could one day enable more personalized dentistry, giving dentists the ability to identify dental filling materials that work better and last longer based on a patient's own teeth and oral microbiome. The minia  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 21 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced it will donate $60,000 to two funds established by The Dayton Foundation on behalf of WDTN-TV, Nexstar Broadcasting's television station serving the greater Dayton area. The Greater Dayton Disaster Relief Fund was created to benefit the thousands of residents affected by 15 tornadoes that ripped through the Dayton area last sprin  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 20 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v U.S. involving the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A coalition of 21 attorneys general, including Oregon, defended the ACA and the healthcare of millions of Americans in the Fifth Circuit in July. The attorneys general argued that every provision of the A  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: The noose is a symbol of hate, bigotry and racial violence against African Americans, and OHSU strongly condemns it and all other forms of harassment. We deeply regret that this incident has harmed people and are firm in our resolve to provide a safe, respectful environment free of harassment, discrimination, intimidation and retaliation. Danny Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, OHSU President Greg M  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 21 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * - Caucus notes legislative successes as new year approaches * * * As the end of the decade nears,Oregon House Democrats are celebrating 10 years of legislative successes that have built a stronger,more prosperous Oregon. "Over the last decade, Oregon House Democrats have compiled an incredible record of success, passing forward-looking policies and tackling some of our state's most persistent chall  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Dec. 16 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: All members of the SOU community have been asked to help set the stage for a statewide strategic plan on postsecondary education by completing an online survey from Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Respondents from throughout the state will be asked for their views on the future of postsecondary education in Oregon; the state's educational goals, public investment and accountability; and priorit  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 17 -- The University of Iowa issued the following news: Harriet B. Nembhard, the Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering and head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, has been named dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She will begin on June 29. As dean, Nembhard will oversee a dynamic multidisciplinary college with more than $50 million in annual research expenditures, 2,40  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 21 [TNSmedicalresearch-Journal of Nutrition] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Eating watermelon in the form of powdered supplements helped adult obese mice avoid some detrimental health effects of an unhealthy diet, according to a new Oregon State University study. The study is published in the Journal of Nutrition (https://academic.oup.com/jn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jn/nxz267/5621517). A significant next step in this research would be a human   more