HANOVER, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- Ciena issued the following news release: * * * - Upgrade enables information and operational technology network convergence * * * Central Lincoln People's Utility District recently selected Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) and Schweitzer Engineering Labs (SEL) technology to transform its power grid, which services 33,000 residents and 5,600 commercial and industrial customers in Central Oregon. This upgrade will allow Central Lincoln to merge both information and operational   more

OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 1 [TNSgrants] -- Clackamas Community College issued the following news: Thanks to the band Metallica, Clackamas Community College (CCC) is ready to rock more heavy metals into its career technical education programs. For the second year in a row, the college is a recipient of a grant from the Metallica Scholars Initiative, funded by Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation (AWMH). Following a stellar inaugural year with results including job placement rates exceeding   more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 1 -- The Oregon Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) granted its approval for the transfer of all assets and control of Frontier Communication's Northwest territories in Oregon to Northwest Fiber, a telecommunications service provider with a strong financial position based in Everett, Washington. The PUC included 75 conditions to its approval to ensure Oregon customers are not harmed by the merger and that F  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 30: * * * - Mack to invest $13 million to establish new operation, create 250 manufacturing jobs * * * Governor Ralph Northam announced that Mack Trucks will invest $13 million to establish a manufacturing operation in Roanoke County, creating 250 new jobs. The new venture will allow Mack to produce and sell a new line of medium-duty trucks. Virginia successfully competed with sites in seve  more

OREGON CITY, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- The city of Oregon City issued the following news: The City of Oregon City welcomes the new Library Director, Greg Williams, to staff effective January 27, 2020. Recruitment for a new Library Director followed Maureen Cole's announcement of her pending retirement as Library Director. "I'm confident Greg will do a great job working with our fabulous staff and improving on all the things we have accomplished in the last few years. I am very excited that Greg will   more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release on behalf of Oregon State Rep. Karin Power, D-Milwaukie: Rep. Karin Power (D-Milwaukie) has been selected as the Oregon State Lead for the National Caucus of Environment Legislators (NCEL). This distinction recognizes Rep. Power's leadership in the Oregon House of Representatives for promoting innovative and effective environmental policy. "It is an honor to be recognized as a champion for environmental poli  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 31 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 7 states and the District of Columbia in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a requirement that threatens women's access to abortion, and puts Oregon women at risk of accidentally losing health insurance coverage. In December 2019, HHS issued a final rule that requires qualified health plans participating in th  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: In commemoration of Data Privacy Day (January 28, 2020), Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released a "Do Not Click" campaign to educate Oregonians about staying safe online. She is hoping to alert people to the dangers of clicking on links that appear to be legitimate-but are not. Scammers may pretend to be an official organization, bank, business or a familiar person in order to obtain s  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Dr. Brian Druker of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Dr. Mary McKenzie of Legacy Health among health care leaders bringing expertise to address vaping epidemic in Oregon * * * Today, Governor Kate Brown announced the membership of the Vaping Public Health Work Group, assembled by EO 19-09 , to address the epidemic of vaping-related illness and youth vaping in Oregon. The work group will meet on Janua  more

SALEM, Ore., Feb. 1 -- The Oregon Department of Administrative Services issued the following news release: The Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) recently recognized 27 state agencies who have contributed to certification through Marion County's EarthWISE program. Representatives from DAS, the Governor's Office and Marion County delivered words of appreciation at an event Monday, Jan. 27, honoring state agencies for their commitment to environmentally friendly practices. EarthW  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced a new statewide public service (PSA) campaign to make Oregonians aware of the state's new hate and bias crime law, which fully went into effect January 1, 2020. The PSA will be distributed this week at no cost to all television stations, radio stations and print media outlets across the state. "We want all Oregonians in every corner of the state  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - Judge Forte to Retire from Deschutes County Bench * * * Governor Kate Brown announced that she intends to fill the judicial vacancy on the Deschutes County Circuit Court created by the planned retirement of Judge Stephen P. Forte, effective February 29, 2020. The Governor thanked Judge Forte for his dedicated judicial service. Last summer, there was a prior judicial vacancy on the Deschutes County  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following remarks: Governor Kate Brown addressed the greater metro Portland community during a meeting of the City Club of Portland. She shared an overview of her legislative priorities for the upcoming short session, including addressing climate change, wildfire response, and affordable housing. "I've spent my career working to make Oregon a state where everyone can thrive, and an important part of that is planning for our fu  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Collaboration aims to expedite discoveries for patients with leukemia * * * Oregon Health & Science University announced the formation of a collaboration with Ionis Pharmaceuticals designed to discover and develop novel therapeutics in the area of hematologic malignancies, or cancers of the blood. The collaboration will begin by focusing on several priority areas of research for the   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 29 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - HIV-associated immune amnesia could explain why HIV-positive people still have shorter lives than HIV-negative counterparts * * * HIV patients lose immunity to smallpox even though they were vaccinated against the disease as children and have had much of their immune system restored with antiretroviral therapy, according to a study published in the Journal of Infe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 31 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on Jan. 30: * * * - Artificial intelligence algorithm receives FDA breakthrough device status * * * An artificial intelligence algorithm that can detect a potentially devastating cause of childhood blindness better than most human experts has been granted breakthrough status by the FDA. The FDA Breakthrough Device Program aims to accelerate development - and potentially approval - of medical   more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 25 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release on Jan. 24 on behalf of Oregon State Rep. Akasha Lawrence Spence, D-Portland: * * * - Lawrence Spence represents House District 36 * * * Rep. Akasha Lawrence Spence (D-Portland) was sworn in as the representative for Oregon House District 36 which covers portions of Northwest and Southwest Portland. Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson administered the oath of office on the floor of the Oregon Hous  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Feb. 1 -- Oregon State University issued the following news on Jan. 31: Oregon State University has been awarded its second Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a designation that acknowledges the strength of OSU's commitment to community engagement and engaged scholarship among Oregonians statewide. The re-classification vaults Oregon State into a select group of only 28 universities in the United States and its territories to earn the community engagement classif  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: People with a statistically rare disease are at greater risk of depression and anxiety than people with more common diseases, even if symptoms are similar. While the research and funding needed to cure thousands of individual rare diseases are a long way off, researchers have found that the millions of Americans collectively living with rare diseases have a lot in common when it comes to menta  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 31 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Research at Oregon State University has pushed science closer to developing an electronic nose for monitoring air quality, detecting safety threats and diagnosing diseases by measuring gases in a patient's breath. Recently published research (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsami.9b16561) led by Cory Simon, assistant professor of chemical engineering in the OSU College of Engineering,  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 1 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news release: Karen Hobson has joined the Estate Planning Practice Group at Tonkon Torp. Hobson comes to Tonkon Torp from Lane Powell, PC. "We are thrilled to welcome Karen to our firm," said Darcy Norville, Managing Partner. "Her inclusive approach and deep experience with complex estate planning, as well as business and tax law, is a perfect complement to Tonkon Torp's Estate Planning Group attorneys and clients." Hob  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 1 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: A new study suggests the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet is less stable than researchers once thought. As in the past, its collapse in the future is likely. The finding is based in part on the results of a paper published this week in Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1931-7), co-led by University of Wisconsin-Madison atmospheric scientist Feng He and Oregon  more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: A study conducted by Utah State University civil engineering researcher Patrick Singleton and doctoral student Prasanna Humagain was recently featured in an article on the Forbes magazine website. The study, conducted in Portland, Oregon, looked at which transportation users would be more likely to prefer teleportation over their current means of transportation. Over 600 people responded to the study, with a majority of r  more