CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 13 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, Advanced Energy United, the national association of businesses working to achieve 100% clean energy and electrified transportation, commended Governor Lombardo for signing into law AB 184, which established a Nevada Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program. "This legislation will drive Nevadan businesses and fleets forward into a modern, high-performing, lower-cost, clean transport  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 17 (TNSgov) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Last week, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 281, creating a new long-term resource planning process for the state's gas distribution utilities. The bill is designed to bring gas utilities under a similar statutory framework as electric utilities, giving the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and stakeholders new oversight, transparency, and input into the infrastructure  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 13 -- Acuity Brands, a providers of lighting and building management solutions, issued the following news: Atrius, part of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI), today launched Atrius DataLab, its most comprehensive building automation platform product to date, to transform and unify operations across a built space. Atrius DataLab enables applications to quickly automate and centralize control of built spaces at scale. The applications built on top of DataLab support facilitie  more

AVONDALE, Arizona, June 15 (TNSres) -- Estrella Mountain Community College issued the following news release: When three Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) students applied to take part in an undergraduate research experience last semester, they had no idea they would A) be presenting their findings at the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting and Conference; B) be the only team there completely comprised of community college students; and C) win the Outstanding Oral Presenta  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Genetic variation is the ultimate fuel for evolution, says Utah State University evolutionary geneticist Zachariah Gompert. But, over centuries, that fuel reservoir gets depleted in the course of natural selection and random genetic drift. Whether, or how, genetic variation can persist over the long haul remains a big question for scientists. Gompert and colleagues from the University of Montpellier in France, th  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 17 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the approval of the use of $4,466,662 million in T-Mobile settlement money to fund grants for three Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) programs. These innovative programs aim to reduce recidivism of Nevada's female prison population, increase support for Nevada students and address our teacher shortage cr  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Nevada Independent reported, the 2024 Republican field's extreme records on Yucca Mountain are on full display: Everyone from Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis to Nikki Haley and Tim Scott has supported efforts to make the Silver State a nuclear waste dump, putting them out of step with the majority of Nevadans and even Nevada Republicans. The Nevada Independent: Where Republican presidential candid  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 16 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: This afternoon, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 1. "I'm excited to officially sign SB1 this afternoon," said Governor Joe Lombardo. "This is an incredible opportunity to bring the A's to Nevada, and this legislation reflects months of negotiations between the team, the state, the county, and the league. Las Vegas' position as a global sports destination is only growing, an  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Forensic Pathology Fellowship Director Lisa Gavin calls the program 'paramount' in bringing more specialists to the state. * * * Forensic pathologists are problem solvers. They are tasked with determining the cause and manner of sudden, unexpected, and/or unattended deaths -- drawing from their medical school education, residency training in pathology, and, oftentimes, fe  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 13 (TNSpp) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University's Story State, a competitive Department of Communication event that hosts storytellers from across the state, has been recognized by the National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho, a national electronic media association. "Story State 2022: Fostering Innovative Storytelling" won first place in the academic/professional production category at the organization  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 14 (TNStalk) -- The University of Virginia issued the following Q&A on June 13, 2023, with Professor Michal Barzuza: Back in 2012, professor Michal Barzuza spotted a trend in corporate law that continues to reverberate today. In fact, in one of today's most high-profile courtroom battles, the shareholders of TripAdvisor.com cited the University of Virginia School of Law scholar for observations she made more than a decade ago: Nevada has deliberately created a le  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 15 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: UNLV announced today the establishment of the Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management within the Lee Business School. The center, made possible through a $5 million gift from the Nevada Surplus Lines Foundation, will advance faculty and student research in the areas of insurance and risk management and serve as an important resource for students seekin  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * From de facto time machines to the story behind your TV static, UNLV cosmologist and computer scientist Paul La Plante shares four fun facts you probably didn't know about the universe, the beginning of time, and an origin story 13.8 billion years in the making. * * * All stories start somewhere - even the incomprehensibly vast expanse above us has a beginning. Scientists  more