SAN BERNARDINO, California, June 25 (TNSPro) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: Formerly the child development program in the Department of Psychology, the new Department of Child Development will provide the opportunity to create new coursework that supports a state-of-the-art child development degree. The 2021 fall semester will mark the launch of California State University, San Bernardino's Department of Child Development, opening up new opportu  more

OAKLAND, California, June 25 -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued the following news release: CIRM is welcoming back two former Science Officers as it adds to its world class team in the wake of the voter approval of Proposition 14, which gave the Stem Cell Agency $5.5 billion in renewed funding. Rosa Canet-Aviles, PhD., has been named as the new Vice President Scientific Programs. Rosa is a familiar face at the agency, serving as a Science Officer with CIRM from 2008 t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today enhanced and updated existing guidelines and rules for utility Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in advance of the 2021 wildfire season. As a result, electric investor-owned utilities are now required to take a results-based approach to improving notification and mitigating the impacts of PSPS events. In implementing  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to ensure electricity reliability in the state and meet clean energy goals, today approved a historic decision ordering utilities to procure 11,500 megawatts (MW) of new electricity resources to come online between the years 2023 and 2026, enough to power approximately 2.5 million homes, with all of the resource  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to ensure continued access to essential utility services during the COVID-19 pandemic, today suspended disconnections of residential and small business customers for an additional three months, through September 30, 2021. This provides time for energy utilities to notify customers of a new CPUC solution to resol  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to support energy reliability, today took action, through the opening of a new proceeding, to modernize the state's electric grid to integrate a high number of distributed energy resources, including electric vehicle charging. The proceeding focuses on preparing the grid to accommodate what is e  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, June 24 (TNSRes) -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news release: * * * Pregnant prairie rattlesnakes bask on a rocky hillside near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. * * * A multi-university team that includes Cal Poly researchers today launched a community science project that seeks to understand rattlesnake behavior by using cameras to view the snakes in their natural habitat. Project RattleCam, which is hosted on the Zooniverse communi  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, June 24 (TNSOps) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: To the general public, juvenile crime is displaced and concentrated in certain neighborhoods but, in reality, it is because poverty is displaced, according to California State University, Northridge criminology and justice studies professor Brianne Posey. High poverty, overcrowding in the home, mental health disruptions and community trauma are some factors that lead   more

FULLERTON, California, June 24 (TNSOps) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: A high school's suspension of a cheerleader over her profanity-laced social media posts is a violation of her First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 23 in one of the most significant First Amendment cases involving student speech rights in years. "I think the Supreme Court struck the right balance here," said Jason Shepard, chair and professor of comm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 24 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: This morning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the next phase in its wind-down of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), the Trump administration policy that trapped over 70,000 asylum seekers in perilous conditions in Mexico. Under DHS's expanded eligibility criteria, many people blocked from protection will now have the opportunity to   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 (TNSsro) -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B307235): BRIGHTON COLLECTIBLES, LLC, Cross-complainant and Appellant, v. NATALIE HOCKEY, Cross-defendant and Respondent. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on June 3, 2021, be modified as follows: 1. On page 5, the last paragraph beginning with "The evidence submitted during the proceedings  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 (TNSsro) -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D078566): NANCY MICHELLE MENDOZA, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS in mandate. Eugenia E. Eyherabide, Judge. Petition denied. Elizabeth E. Comeau and Carl Fabian for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Summer Stephan, District Attorney, Mark A. Amador, Linh Lam and Martin E. Doyle, De  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 (TNSsro) -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B294181): ROBERT SWANSON et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. THE MARLEY-WYLAIN COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, C. Edward Simpson, Judge. Reversed and remanded. Horvitz & Levy, Curt Cutting, Dean A. Bochner; Manning Gross & Massenburg and David M. Glaspy for Defendant and Appellant. Waters Kraus & Paul and Mic  more

BERKELEY, California, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of California issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The University of California has selected Brent Colburn to be the next senior vice president of External Relations and Communications for UC's Office of President, as approved today (June 23) by its Board of Regents. Colburn brings more than two decades of high-level experience across higher education, the nonprofit sector, the federal government, and national politics to   more

BERKELEY, California, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of California Law campus issued the following news: By Andrew Cohen With 60 new students recently joining Berkeley Law's LL.M. Program for the summer term, the school adds a wealth of international experience, inspiring achievements, and diverse perspectives to its learning environment. Overall, the new LL.M. Executive Track cohort represents 28 countries from five continents. Here are just three examples of this remarkable group. Josh  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 24 (TNSPar) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news on June 23, 2021: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced the creation of the Advancing Inclusive Research(R) Site Alliance. This coalition of clinical research sites will partner with Genentech to advance the representation of diverse patient populations in the company's oncology clinical trials, test recruitment and retention approaches, and establish best practices that can be leverag  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 24 (TNSPol) -- The University of California's Hastings College of Law issued the following news: Recent work by the UC Hastings' Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) helped reverse U.S. immigration policies harmful to domestic violence victims and influence the outcome of a related Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case. CGRS lawyers pushed the U.S. Justice Department to restore asylum for people escaping gender-based violence, gang brutality, and persec  more

IRVINE, California, June 25 (TNSAwa) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: Philip Felgner, Ph.D., professor in residence of physiology & biophysics at the University of California, Irvine, is one of seven scholars worldwide to win Spain's prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research in recognition of their contributions to designing COVID-19 vaccines. "It is a great honor, and I am so happy the jury selected me for this  more

MERCED, California, June 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Farmworkers can learn more about their labor rights and workplace safety protections as a mobile informational caravan makes multiple stops across the Central Valley this weekend. UC Merced's Community and Labor Center is one of several partners involved in the outreach effort being launched by the California Labor Commissioner's Office, California Department of Industrial Relations and Cal/O  more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Research shows which types of updates and comments keep donations flowing * * * Why do some crowdfunding campaigns hit or exceed their goals quickly while others languish? The answer often has to do with what finance experts call "herding," where people follow the crowd and invest wherever everyone else is investing. Effective use of crowdfunding platforms' communication  more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Ability to capture prey unaffected by defensive tail detachment * * * A new UC Riverside study finds geckos are fierce hunters whether or not their tails are attached to their bodies. Geckos and other lizards can distract predators by quickly dropping their tails. The tail vertebrae are perforated, making it easier to disconnect them without any formation of scar tissue   more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UC Riverside mouse study suggests inflammation could play key role in progression to asthma * * * Communities surrounding the Salton Sea, the inland body of water straddling California's Riverside and Imperial counties, show high rates of asthma due, possibly, to high aerosol dust levels resulting from the sea shrinking over time. Scientists suspect, however, the Salton   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that extreme caloric restriction diets alter the microbiome in ways that could help with weight loss but might also result in an increased population of Clostridioides difficile, a pathogenic bacterium that can lead to severe diarrhea and colitis. Such diets, which allow people only 800 calories per day in liquid form, ar  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Mark Greaves Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz, the University College London, and the University of Cambridge. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, suggests that the NASA James  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 24 (TNSBook) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news on June 22, 2021: By Scott Rappaport A new book by UC Santa Cruz history professor Nathaniel Deutsch details how a group of determined Holocaust survivors survived in one of the roughest parts of New York City--reshaping the urban landscape of postwar Brooklyn and successfully dealing with the challenges of poverty, street crime, deindustrialization, and gentrification. Co-aut  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel New research from the University of California, Santa Cruz shows how regional shelter-in-place orders during the coronavirus pandemic emboldened local pumas to use habitats they would normally avoid due to their fear of humans. This study, published in the journal Current Biology, is part of a growing wave of research working to formally document the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Southern California (USC) issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: USC remains among the top private institutions in federal funding for Alzheimer's research, and its fleet of dedicated researchers continue to lead the way on understanding the disease. Now, during Alzheimer's and Brain Health Awareness month, USC scientists are covering new ground, revealing cultural barriers to reaching people who need support with care,  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: * * * Researcher from ICT and ISI devise CaSiNo, a scenario-based dataset for teaching negotiation. * * * Despite unprecedented advancements in technology and countless depictions of complex human-AI interactions in sci-fi movies, we have yet to fully achieve AI bots that can engage in conversation as naturally as humans can. Kushal Chawla, res  more

BURBANK, California, June 25 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy, alongside an epic ensemble cast of Hanna-Barbera characters, are returning to television screens in the all-new animated comedy, Jellystone! The Max Original series helmed by acclaimed showrunner and executive producer C.H. Greenblatt (Chowder, Harvey Beaks) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, presents a reimagined take on these beloved  more