PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 22 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news release: Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is proud to salute an executive for receiving national recognition for his support of National Guard and Reserve employees. Jeffrey Thompson, director of Aftermarket Supply Chain Planning, received the Employer Support for the Guard & Reserve Patriot Award at a ceremony Friday, Jan. 17, at DTNA headquarters in Portland. Thompson   more

COOS BAY, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Dirks, Van Essen, Murray and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: The sale of the Coos Bay (OR) World, the Western World in Bandon and the Umpqua Post in Reedsport to Country Media, Inc. was announced yesterday. Country Media president Steve Hungerford said the transaction will close Jan. 31. The newspapers are being sold to Country Media by Southwest Oregon Publishing Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lee Enterprises Incorporate  more

LA GRANDE, Oregon, Jan. 14 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * - Improving intercultural competence in the global world * * * "Being different is not bad. We should strive to understand each other, whether that be understanding different cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic statuses and so on," said Michael Fields, a business professor at Eastern Oregon University. "When we understand each other better, we work together better, learn together be  more

OREGON CITY, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- The city of Oregon City issued the following news: The City of Oregon City welcomes the new Economic Development Manager, James Graham, effectively January 21, 2020. With over 25 years of experience in economic development, James Graham has worked for the federal government, several state governments, county governments, a myriad of local municipalities, regional agencies, and various private non-profit organizations. His work with several communities across the  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 21 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: * * * - Metro 300 initiative also kicks off new regional cross-sector investment fund. * * * Kaiser Permanente in the Northwest is funding a $5.1 million project that will take an "anything necessary" approach to achieving the goal of housing 300 homeless, medically vulnerable seniors by the end of 2020. "Without a safe, stable place to call home, it's nearly impossible to focus on basic health and medical nee  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Newmark Knight Frank, a division of BGC Partners, issued the following news release: Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has announced the sale of the first phase of a more than 344,000- square-foot, 10-property portfolio for Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) for a total value of approximately $59 million. The 10 properties are located in the states of California, Washington, Oregon and Montana and range in asset type from medical to office and flex industrial. NKF Executive Mana  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a group of 21 Attorneys General in a lawsuit filed last night challenging the Trump administration's latest rule allowing 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet. The rule would effectively enable anyone to access 3D-print files online and make unregistered, untraceable firearms. These untraceable firearms, sometimes called "ghost guns," are ve  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown addressed Deschutes County residents during a meeting of the City Club of Central Oregon. She gave an overview of her legislative priorities for the upcoming short session, including addressing climate change and wildfire response. "Central Oregon is changing fast, but is still very much a natural resource-dependent economy, meaning it is often the first region to see the impacts of clim  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown addressed the south Willamette Valley community during a meeting of the Eugene City Club. She shared an overview of her legislative priorities for the upcoming short session, including addressing climate change, wildfire response, and affordable housing. "We are being impacted by climate change now: with last year's water quality crisis in the Willamette Valley, the diminishing shellfis  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 22 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown's 2020 Census Team in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announced the Oregon 2020 Census Website , a platform that will help create awareness about the 2020 Census, and encourage participation. "Our democracy's strength relies on representation, and the 2020 Census is integral to making sure that Oregonians receive their fair share of federal resources and congressional repr  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Elected officials, subject matter experts to provide information on proposed early warning system * * * On Monday in Portland, Governor Kate Brown will speak about her vision for the state's earthquake resiliency and preparedness. As part of her 2020 short session legislative priorities, she will be introducing a bill to improve Oregon's readiness for an eventual Cascadia earthquake, also commonly  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 24 [TNSgrants] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Inaugural Faculty Excellence Awards will fund research in marijuana use in pregnancy, new therapies for heart disease, leukemia * * * A new award, made possible by the Silver Family Innovation Fund, recognizes exceptionally creative early- and middle-stage investigators with a total of $750,000 for each researcher over three years. Jeffrey Tyner, Ph.D., Steven Mansoor, M.  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 22 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - OHSU patient began treatment with a tumor more than 15 inches in length * * * In 2017, 50-year-old Diana Dowd was feeling lethargic, like her body wanted to "shut down." After a multitude of tests, including colonoscopies and endoscopies, her oncology team in Spokane, Washington, determined the source of her fatigue: a malignant mass in her stomach they determined was a rare gastroint  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 21 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - OHSU, OSU researchers examine commonly prescribed medication for multiple sclerosis * * * Generic versions of expensive drugs are supposed to constrain prices paid by patients. However, new research focused on one commonly prescribed drug to treat multiple sclerosis reveals that the introduction of a generic version had little effect on escalating prices within t  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Amanda Bruegl honored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program * * * An OHSU gynecologic oncologist is among 15 people nationwide named to a prestigious fellowship for physicians with backgrounds that are underrepresented in medicine. Amanda Bruegl, M.D., of the Oneida and Stockbridge-Munsee Nations, has been named a scholar of the Harold Am  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Oregon State University issued the following news on Jan. 24: The Oregon State University Board of Trustees approved a 10-year business forecast that includes initiatives to advance the university mission and provide for financial stability while OSU seeks to address shifts in national and statewide student demographics and manage increased expenses, including a substantial rise in employee retirement costs. Driven by the university's Strategic Plan 4.0, the forec  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 24 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: People with facial paralysis are more likely to face depression and anxiety than the general population, especially if the paralysis occurs later in life rather than at birth, according to a recent study from Oregon State University. OSU College of Liberal Arts researcher Kathleen Bogart surveyed people around the world with different forms of facial paralysis, both congenital and acquired, to  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 22 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news on Jan. 21: A study of early school-aged children shows a connection between the bacteria in their gut and their behavior, and that parents play a key role in their kids' microbiome beyond the food they provide. The analysis showed that children with behavioral problems and higher socioeconomic stress had different microbiome profiles than those who didn't, and also that the quality of the pa  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 22 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Oregon State University's newly renovated and expanded Marine and Geology Repository, one of the nation's largest repositories of oceanic sediment cores, will officially open Jan. 31 with tours and an open house for the public. The facility, at 4700 SW Research Way in Corvallis, is one of only four National Science Foundation-supported repositories in the country and the only one on the west coast, said Co-directo  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 22 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Oregon's unique health care delivery system for low-income patients is resulting in fewer infant deaths, according to a recent study by Oregon State University researchers. The study found that Oregon's implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) in 2012 was associated with infant mortality rates falling significantly among Medicaid patients relative to non-Medicaid patients, who are not managed by the  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: If you're a gardener, you've heard it a thousand times: Add compost to improve the soil, feed the microbes that release nutrients and grow better plants. But what if that isn't always the case? Believe it or not, research by Oregon State University found too much organic matter can have a negative effect. Wait. What? There are the environmental consequences of fertilizer leaching and runoff, the expense and time   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 24 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Why are some citizens in developed countries such as the United States less trusting of science, expert scientific consensus and government? Why are they, instead, prioritizing their ideological values? At the February 10 Science Pub Corvallis, Erika Wolters and Brent Steel, professors in the OSU School of Public Policy, will examine these questions. Wolters and Steel will explore how proponents of scientific find  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Portland General Electric, is a fully integrated electric utility, issued the following news release: Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) awarded $2.25 million in PGE Drive Change Fund grants to 16 community-based projects across Oregon that will expand access to electric transportation for Oregonians. These grants are part of PGE's overall commitment to decarbonization through transportation electrification. Funded by the sale of Oregon Clean Fuels Progr  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: A free workshop on Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) will be held for SOU faculty and staff at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 in the Stevenson Union's Rogue River Room. CRT is an educational method that recognizes the importance of students' cultural references in all aspects of learning. The approach was explained last year during a campus theme lecture by Zaretta Hammond, national education consultant and author   more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Southern Oregon University French professor and Summer Language Institute director Marianne Golding will present a "Campus Theme" lecture this month on World War II France. The free lecture, which is part of SOU's Campus Theme lecture series, will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Hannon Library's Meese Room. It follows the uncertain journey of three young Jewish refugees from Germany and Czechoslovakia   more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Emeritus professor Joseph Raymond Smith, who taught business at SOU for 26 years, passed away on Jan. 5 at age 98. Smith joined the faculty in 1964 of what was then Southern Oregon College. He taught courses in accounting and taxation until his retirement as an emeritus professor in 1990. Smith was born in Magrath, Alberta, Canada in 1921, and graduated from high school in Salt Lake City, Utah before joining the  more