PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 22 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: San Francisco - October 21, 2024 - Cooley advised 20VC, a UK-based firm focused on the intersection of venture capital and media, on the closing of its $400 million third venture capital fund. 20VC intends to dedicate $125 million to seed investments and $275 million for Series A investments across all sectors in Europe and the US. Harry Stebbings, the founder of 20VC, also hosts an essential industry podc  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 22 -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Elevating lab efficiency with enhanced automation, connectivity, and sustainability capabilities * * * Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the release of its next generation Agilent InfinityLab LC Series portfolio, which includes the 1290 Infinity III LC, 1260 Infinity III Pri  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 22 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: * * * 112-km Morava Motorway Project in Serbia Honored for Conservation Efforts * * * The International Road Federation (IRF) has recognized the Bechtel-ENKA Joint Venture with the Global Road Achievement Award for its environmental stewardship on the Morava Corridor Motorway project located in Serbia. This distinguished award showcases Bechtel-ENKA's strong commitment to meeting and exceeding national and inter  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The Blue Shield of California issued the following news release: * * * Nonprofit health plan's prior authorization platform solution built on Salesforce Health Cloud will work within physician systems to gather relevant clinical data from electronic health records and streamline 20+ disparate systems; members and physicians will get prior authorization in near real-time. * Testing begins in early 2025 with limited rollout later in year; near real  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Giving the stimulant to pregnant mothers and their newborns may mitigate brain damage from birth asphyxia. * * * A few doses of caffeine during the perinatal period may help prevent cerebral palsy and related neurodevelopmental disorders that are rooted in lack of oxygen to the brain near the time of birth, a new UC San Francisco study found. Cerebral pa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * What you need to know: California is deploying 10,000 service members in the upcoming service year, offering paid positions and higher education financial support for young Californians looking to give back to their communities. * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the start of an ambitious new service year for the California Service Corps, with 10,000 service   more

FULLERTON, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * CSUF Pilot Study Offers Perspectives From Individuals Living on the Streets in Fullerton * * * Alumna Stephanie Jeffcoat's journey of homelessness spurred her interest in learning more about the challenges faced by people living on the streets. "For many years, I was caught in a destructive cycle of addiction that slowly consumed every part of my life," said Jeff  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 22 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Departments comprising 250,000 civil servants select Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a single platform for shared services. * * * Oracle today announced that the Synergy Programme, which will provide shared services for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Department for Environment, Food &  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 22 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: (Marin County, CA) - Hanson Bridgett LLP's former Managing Partner and market-leading trial lawyer, Andrew Giacomini, has filed several federal court motions to protect families currently living and working on agricultural properties in the Point Reyes National Seashore and West Marin region. "The pressure put upon the existing ranchers in the Park by the environmental groups and the National   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 22 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates sale of 13201 Dahlia St., a prime industrial asset in Inland Empire West * * * LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the $70.1 million sale of a fully leased 278,650-square-foot industrial property located at 13201 Dahlia St. in Fontana, California. JLL facilitated the transaction between the se  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Oct. 22 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: * * * Times Columnist Anita Chabria won the Excellence in Opinion Writing award for a series of columns examining the Scandinavian rehabilitation approach in prisons. * * * The Los Angeles Times has won a Scripps Howard Journalism Award in the organization's 71st annual competition. Presented by the Scripps Howard Fund, the awards recognize journalism that spurs action, news organizations that go the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- Loyola Marymount University issued the following news release: Loyola Marymount University's Yoga Studies program will host its 13th annual Yoga Day, themed "What would Green Tara Do? Confronting Systems of Oppression through Women's Scholarship and Leadership." The free event, co-sponsored by Yoga Alliance and made possible by a grant from the Frederick P. Lenz Foundation, runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. This year's event explores how Dharm  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Oct. 22 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news: * Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, and Aardman, the multi-Academy-Award winning animation studio behind Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Wallace & Gromit, are teaming up to co-develop a brand-new stop-motion 3D animated television series featuring Pingu, the charming and cheeky pengu  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 22 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: * * * Acquisition strategically enhances Parsons' infrastructure capabilities in the Southeast U.S. * * * CHANTILLY, VA (October 21, 2024) - Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BCC Engineering, LLC (BCC), one of Florida's leading transportation engineering firms, in an all  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised global investment firm The Riverside Company in the sale of the Plasti-Fab and Insulation business units of its portfolio company, PFB Holdco, Inc. (PFB), to Carlisle Companies Incorporated. PFB is a leading vertically integrated provider of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)-based insulation products throughout North America. PFB was the first Riverside portfolio company to partner with  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: NEW YORK - Further strengthening its preeminent Chambers Band 1-ranked employment practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that the premier four-partner employment team of Paul Evans, Krissy Katzenstein, Blair Robinson, and Jeffrey Sturgeon has joined the firm in New York. Uniquely well-positioned to join the firm's elite employment platform, this top-tier employment litigation team bolsters the firm's  more

PLEASANTON, California, Oct. 22 -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, October 21, 2024 - Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support and innovation solutions, today announced it will report earnings after market close on October 30, 2024. The company will host a conference call and webcast on that date to discuss the third quarter 2024 results and the fou  more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Disney/Gilles Mingasson*Series photos are available here. After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the season four premiere of ABC's acclaimed, award-winning series "Abbott Elementary" has jumped to 6.19 million Total Viewers and a 2.17 rating in Adults 18-49. The beloved workplace comedy, starring Emmy(r) Award winner Quinta Brunson, rose over its initial  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * Drawing on his own experiences, Peter Phillips uses microbiology and business degrees, plus a passion for athletics and sailing, to give back to the community * * * By Bryana Quintana At 17 years old, double San Diego State University alumnus Peter Phillips was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare autoimmune condition that can lead to paralysis. An avid surfer, sailor, skier and   more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: FRIDAY, NOV. 8 8:00-9:01 p.m. EST Shark Tank: "1606" (1606) Logline: Entrepreneurs take a chance and pitch one-of-a-kind products to the Sharks, including a new plant-based seafood, an intelligent chamber that grows mushrooms, unconventional mens swimwear, and convertible clothing designed to fit your lifestyle. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 21 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: "I grew up in the car-heavy Bay Area, and I didn't like it but didn't know why. Then I lived in Boston without a car for five years, and it was fantastic. I enjoyed walking and taking the subway and biking. The experience opened my eyes and galvanized me. "So, a while after I moved to Pasadena, when someone mentioned the Complete Streets Coalition (CSC), I went to a social mapmaking event. It felt  more

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Toyota Motor Sales USA issued the following news: IRWINDALE, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2024) - Toyota has clinched its ninth Formula DRIFT Auto Cup title after the season finale at California's Irwindale Speedway on Saturday. "We are pleased to take back the top spot on the podium as we claim our ninth Auto Cup title," said Paul Doleshal, group manager, motorsports, Toyota Motor North America. "This would not be possible without the dedicated work of our teams and talented driv  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2024: Researchers at the Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC) of the University of California San Diego are part of two cutting-edge Energy Innovation Hub teams that have collectively been awarded $125 million in funding over the next five years by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The aim: to accelerate the development of the next generation of energy storage t  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Dhananjay "DJ" Bambah-Mukku, a neuroscientist who is an assistant professor of psychology in the UC San Diego School of Social Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious NIH Director's New Innovator Award. Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program (HRHR), the NIH Director's New Innovator Award provides significant support to early-career investigators "of exceptional cre  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * New pilot study examines AI tools to streamline reporting processes in a hospital setting that could enhance health care delivery and improve access to quality data * * * A pilot study led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that advanced artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially lead to easier, faster and mor  more

MERCED, California, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Lorena Anderson A group of faculty members at UC Merced has been awarded a $1 million seed grant from the National Science Foundation to form a research collaborative to expand participation and access to materials, research-focused facilities, education, training and careers. The Venture for Innovation in Self-assembly and Integration of Optoelectronic Nanostructures (VISION) at UC Merce  more

CAMARILLO, California, Oct. 22 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: The Ventura County NAACP recently presented CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) President Richard Yao with their Community Empowerment Corporate Award in recognition of his commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and more. Yao accepted the award on behalf of the University at the local NAACP's Annual Freedom Fund Award Banquet, held on Oct. 12. "This is especially meaningful   more

BURBANK, California, Oct. 22 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release: * * * He Will Succeed Mark G. Parker, Who Is Departing After Nine Years of Service on the Disney Board Gorman Provides Update on Succession Planning Process, Says Board Plans to Announce Disney's Next CEO in Early 2026 * * * The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors (the "Board") has named James P. Gorman as Chairman of the Board, effective January 2, 2025. He will succeed Mark G. Parker,  more