BURBANK, California, Oct. 8 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Disney/Mitch Hasseth*Series photos are available here. After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, ABC's new fall drama "High Potential" reached new heights in its second week, growing to 10.72 million Total Viewers and a 2.20 rating in Adults 18-49. Demonstrating remarkable multiplatform growth over its initial Live +Same Day audience, "High Potential" achiev  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: An interdisciplinary team of Caltech researchers has received an NIH Director's Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health's High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program. The grant is part of the NIH Common Fund, which supports high-impact programs across NIH institutes and centers. The Transformative Research Award, established in 2009, promotes cross-cutting, interdisciplinar  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Joan Sullivan, a 31-year member of the professional staff at Caltech, has been appointed as the Division Operations Officer (DOO) for the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE). DOOs are responsible for overseeing operations, logistics, finance, infrastructure, compliance, and other crucial administrative functions of the division. "I am confident that Joan has what it takes to lead   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Platform designed to promote excessive, compulsive, and addictive use * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Attorney General   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that Caltrans will award $206 million for 149 local, clean transportation projects to reduce pollution, especially in disadvantaged communities across the state. The funding announced today brings the state's total investment in these projects to more than $1 billion in the last decade. "Thanks to California's cap-and-trade program, more cl  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Caltech professor emeritus John Hopfield has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics along with Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks," according to the award citation. Hopfield, who is currently a professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, served as a professor of chemistry  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 8 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: As a Carnegie R1 institution, Oklahoma State University continually attracts the best and brightest to contribute to its land-grant mission, expand research efforts across campus, and mentor students at all levels. Dr. Winyoo Chowanadisai, associate professor in nutritional sciences, exemplifies this commitment with a passion for research and mentorship that translates to his academic and professional endeavo  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, Oct. 9 -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * Four graduates recognized for contributions to their fields, communities * * * The California State University, Bakersfield Alumni Association is excited to announce its next class of Hall of Fame inductees. Author and retired optometrist Donna Barba Higuera, retired psychologist Janet Pierucci, Kern County Superior Court Judge Elizabet Rodriguez and Miramar International Real Estate   more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Somewhere between the virtuosic parodies of Frank Zappa and the screwball wit of Monty Python, the Firesign Theatre reinvented the comedy album in the 1960s and '70s. With a pioneering use of multitrack audio and avant-garde collage, the group's nine deliriously dense LPs released by Columbia Records were a countercultural salvo against the burgeoning information age. In his new book, "Firesign: The Electromagnetic Hist  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- House Majority PAC, an organization that says it focuses on electing Democrats to the House of Representatives, issued the following news release: House Majority PAC is launching new television ads across 14 districts in Arizona, California, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. AZ-01 HMP is launching a new television ad, "Saving Lives", highlighting Dr. Amish Shah's record of working with both parties to increase border security and cr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G062697) on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FRANK MOSELEY, Defendant and Appellant. OPINION Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Kimberly Menninger, Judge. Affirmed in part. Reversed in part. Remanded with directions. Paul R. Kraus, under appo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B328160) on Oct. 8, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOEL SANMIGUEL, Defendant and Appellant. Joel SanMiguel appeals from a judgment following a trial at which the jury found him guilty of willful, deliberate, and premediated attempted murder (Pen. Code,1 Sec.Se  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 14 AGs Alleging TikTok Addicted Young People to its Platform and Collected Their Data Without Consent Lawsuits Seek to Change TikTok's Harmful Features to Protect Young People * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys gene  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 9 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Salk Associate Professor Nicola Allen to receive a 2024 NIH Director's Pioneer Award. The award recognizes exceptionally creative scientists pursuing highly innovative research and groundbreaking approaches to major challenges in biomedical, behavioral, or social sciences. Allen will receive $3.5 million over five years to support her  more

IRVINE, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Findings could herald more efficient electronics, aerospace and automotive technologies * * * Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other international institutions have for the first time achieved atomic-scale observations of grain rotation in polycrystalline materials. Widely used in electronic devices, aerospace technologies, automotive applications   more

IRVINE, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Discovery advances development of new therapeutic options for cancer and other diseases * * * A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to synthesize artificial chains of TNA, which is inherently more stable than DNA, advances th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Generative AI still needs to find the right balance between too little and too much care before it can help doctors make decisions in the Emergency Department. * * * If ChatGPT were cut loose in the Emergency Department (ED), it might suggest unneeded x-rays and antibiotics for some patients and admit others who didn't require hospital treatment, a new stud  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Emily Cerf Two new apps will enable blind people to navigate indoor buildings with spoken directions from a smartphone app, providing a safe method of wayfinding where GPS doesn't work. UC Santa Cruz professor of Computer Science and Engineering Roberto Manduchi has devoted much of his research career to creating accessible technology for the blind and visually impaired. Th  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 9 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Erin Foley Environmental Studies Professor Stacy Philpott--who is the Ruth & Alfred Heller Endowed Chair in Agroecology, Center for Agroecology faculty director, and Agriculture Experiment Station executive associate dean for UC Santa Cruz--led the U.S. delegation to the "Agri-Young Hackathon," at the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Agriculture in Syracuse, Italy, from Sept. 26-28. G7, or t  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 9 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Laney Mae Velazquez To kick off a new academic year, faculty and staff from UC Santa Cruz's Division of Social Sciences gathered at the Hay Barn on October 4th for the division's annual fall breakfast. This convening includes an awards ceremony honoring outstanding achievements by faculty and staff across the division's eight academic departments and four programs. Attendees partook  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel As tools powered by artificial intelligence increasingly make their way into health care, the latest research from UC Santa Cruz Politics Department doctoral candidate Lucia Vitale takes stock of the current landscape of promises and anxieties. Proponents of AI envision the technology helping to manage health care supply chains, monitor disease outbr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The discovery could lead to better noninvasive sensors for studying chemical reactions involving chiral molecules Key takeaways * Chirality -- a geometric property that allows molecules to exist in two distinct forms that are chemically identical but are 3D mirror images of each other, like a right and left hand -- has a powerful effect on nuclear spin state but was thought to ha  more