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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 54 items )  

'Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale' Launches on Netflix on Her Birthday, November 18
LOS GATOS, California, Oct. 31 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Whistle podu (whistle loudly) for the Lady Superstar! On November 18, dive into the extraordinary life of Nayanthara on Netflix. From her modest beginnings to the heights of her illustrious career, this powerhouse performer -- famed for her versatile work in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi, cinema -- gives fans an exclusive glimpse into her journey with Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy  more

Advanced Energy United: Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Address Skyrocketing Energy Bills
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Advanced Energy United urges state leaders to take a careful approach to reevaluating clean energy programs that prioritize long-term affordability solutions. * * * SACRAMENTO, CA -- Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies to address skyrocketing energy bills. The order instructs state agencies to eliminate underperforming programs in an e  more

Apple Introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max
CUPERTINO, California, Oct. 31 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * M4 Pro and M4 Max join M4 to form the most advanced family of chips ever built for a personal computer * * * Apple today announced M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that -- along with M4 -- bring far more power-efficient performance and advanced capabilities to the Mac. All three chips are built using industry-leading, se  more

Apple's All-New Mac Mini is More Mighty, More Mini, And Built for Apple Intelligence
CUPERTINO, California, Oct. 30 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * The compact, do-it-all desktop now features the power of M4 and M4 Pro, and marks an important environmental milestone as the first carbon neutral Mac * * * Apple today unveiled the all-new Mac mini powered by the M4 and new M4 Pro chips, and redesigned around Apple silicon to pack an incredible amount of performance int  more

Apple's New MacBook Pro Features the Incredibly Powerful M4 Family of Chips and Ushers in a New Era With Apple Intelligence
CUPERTINO, California, Oct. 31 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * With an advanced 12MP Center Stage camera, Thunderbolt 5 on M4 Pro and M4 Max models, and an all-new nano-texture display option, MacBook Pro gets even more capable and even more pro * * * Apple today unveiled the new MacBook Pro, powered by the M4 family of chips -- M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max -- delivering much faster perfo  more

Archon Biosciences Announces $20 Million Seed Financing
PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 31 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Seattle - October 30, 2024 - Cooley advised Archon Biosciences, a biotechnology company pioneering computationally designed antibody cages (AbCs) to unlock powerful therapeutic targets beyond the reach of existing modalities, on its $20 million seed financing. Madrona Ventures led the financing, with participation from DUMAC, Sahsen Ventures, WRF Capital, Pack Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and C  more

Cal Poly Humboldt Joins CSU's First-Ever Direct Admission Pilot for Riverside County Students
ARCATA, California, Oct. 31 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: The California State University (CSU) has partnered with the Riverside County Office of Education to offer the first-ever direct admission pilot for the CSU system. Eligible students at every public high school in Riverside County will soon be offered direct admission to the CSU for the Fall 2025 term, before they even apply. Qualifying high school seniors in Riverside County--those o  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Issues Local Government Guidance for Tackling Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Recognizing the impact of the opioid and fentanyl crisis to both public health and public safety, California Attorney General Bonta today issued guidance to provide local governments with suggestions for the permissible, effective, and strategic use of opioid settlement abatement funds. This guidance is aimed at helping local governments maximize impact, save lives, and stre  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta to Congress: Federal Price Gouging Prohibition Protects Families, Small Businesses
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 16 attorneys general in supporting a federal prohibition on price gouging. While 40 states across the country, including California, ban price gouging, there is no federal price gouging prohibition. Because so many product supply chains are nationwide, states face heightened challenges when protecting consumers from price go  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta: Providence St. Joseph Hospital to Fully Comply With California's Emergency Services Law
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Stipulation resolves Attorney General Bonta's motion for preliminary injunction in the case * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a stipulation from Providence St. Joseph Hospital that will ensure the hospital follows California law while the case proceeds. The stipulation follows the Attorney General's lawsuit alleging that the hospital violates multi  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces First-of-Its-Kind Partnership With Airlines on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: A new agreement between Airlines 4 America (A4A) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will significantly reduce carbon emissions by accelerating the use of sustainable aviation fuels for flights within the state. The agreement sets a goal of increasing the availability of sustainable aviation fuel for use within California to 200 million gallons by 2035, an amount t  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order Tackling Rising Electric Bills
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order designed to reduce electric costs for Californians. The Governor's action encourages electric bill relief while maintaining the state's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and 100% clean electricity by 2045. The action comes as millions of Californians received an average credit of $71 on their October electric bills from  more

CalState-Fullerton: CNN Political Commentator Van Jones Gives Students a Glimpse 'Behind the Ballot' as Election Day Nears
FULLERTON, California, Oct. 30 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: With early voting underway and Election Day a week away, CNN political commentator Van Jones told Cal State Fullerton students that character matters in candidates as they cast their vote in the 2024 election. Jones responded to a student's question about candidates' character following his Oct. 24 talk at the inaugural Behind the Ballot civic engagement event, presented by Associ  more

Chimagen Biosciences Announces Sale of CMG1A46 to GSK
PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 31 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Palo Alto and Shanghai - October 29, 2024 - Cooley advised Chimagen Biosciences, a privately held biotechnology company, on its agreement to sell CMG1A46, a clinical-stage dual CD19 and CD20-targeted T-cell engager (TCE), to GSK, a global biopharma company. Under the terms of the agreement, GSK will pay $300 million upfront to acquire full global rights to CMG1A46, and Chimagen will be eligible to receive s  more

EBay Inc. Reports 3Q 2024 Results
SAN JOSE, California, Oct. 31 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * - Revenue of $2.6 billion, up 3% on an as-reported and FX-Neutral basis - Gross Merchandise Volume of $18.3 billion, up 2% on an as-reported basis and up 1% on an FX-Neutral basis - GAAP and Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $1.29 and $1.19, respectively - GAAP and Non-GAAP operating margins of 23.  more

Edison International Reports 3Q 2024 Results
ROSEMEAD, California, Oct. 30 -- Edison International, an electric power distributor and energy services company, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * - Third-quarter 2024 GAAP EPS of $1.33; Core EPS of $1.51 - Significant progress in resolving legacy wildfires: Settlement agreement reached on TKM; cost recovery application on Woolsey Fire filed with CPUC - Narrows 2024 core EPS guidance to $4.80-$5.00 - Reiterates long-term core EPS growth rate targets of 5%-7% for 202  more

Gibson Dunn Grows Its Powerhouse Litigation Practice With Acclaimed Trial Lawyer Barry Berke & Elite Team
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 31 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: Gibson Dunn today announced that Barry Berke, one of the country's leading trial lawyers and white-collar criminal defense attorneys, has joined Gibson Dunn, where he will serve as Co-Chair of the firm's global Litigation Practice Group. Barry joins Gibson Dunn's New York office with an elite team of first-chair trial partners, all of whom are former federal prosecutors: Dani J  more

Guest Engagement and Merchandising Capabilities Now Available in Oracle OPERA Cloud Hospitality Platform
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 30 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Hoteliers can now use AI-enabled functionality directly from their property management dashboard to automate the upsell processes before and during check-in, to enable guests to customize their stay while increasing revenue * * * Oracle today announced that Guest Engagement and Merchandising, powered by Nor1 PRIME is now available directly wi  more

Jones Lang LaSalle: $30M Financing Arranged for San Jose Affordable Housing Community
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets assists in securing HUD 223(f) refinance loan for Monte Alban Apartments, a 192-unit affordable complex in San Jose * * * LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged a $30,168,200 refinancing for Monte Alban Apartments, an affordable housing complex in San Jose, California. JLL worked on beha  more

Jones Lang LaSalle: Debt and Equity Arranged for Berkeley Student Housing Project
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets ensures financing for state-of-the-art student housing development, The Valiant, to meet growing demand near UC Berkeley * * * SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured construction debt and equity for The Valiant, an 83-unit, 262-bed class A+ purpose-built student housing community in Berk  more

Keysight to Demonstrate Solutions Designed to Accelerate Innovation at Electronic 2024
SANTA ROSA, California, Oct. 30 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: What: At electronica 2024, Keysight Technologies will showcase a range of solutions designed to accelerate innovations in electronic design and test. Demonstrations will include the new HD3 oscilloscope and the PNA-X vector network analyzer. In addition, Keysight will showcase innovations in RF, digital, power tes  more

LMU Receives $5.75 Million Department of Education Grant to Launch National Center Supporting English Learners
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Loyola Marymount University issued the following news release: Loyola Marymount University has received a $5.75 million grant from the Department of Education to establish the National Comprehensive Center for English Learners and Multilingualism. The center will be developed by LMU School of Education's Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) in partnership with the mission-driven strategy organization Education First. The center is one of 19  more

Male Success Initiative of SSU Advances Students of Color
SONOMA, California, Oct. 31 -- Sonoma State University issued the following news: Students of color often experience college differently than their white peers. Male students of color encounter considerable obstacles in higher education, predominantly Latino and Black men who have been traditionally underrepresented and have a higher rate of leaving college. With a goal of bolstering the academic success of Black and Brown men within the CSU system, the Young Males of Color Consortium was ini  more

Meharry Medical College and Oracle Collaborate to Advance Healthcare Access, Innovation, and Education
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 31 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Oracle is collaborating with Meharry Medical College regarding technology and resources for students and providers, a research collaborative, and a Meharry established community clinic and wellness center * * * Oracle Health and Meharry Medical College today announced plans to improve medical education and community healthcare across Middle T  more

Mosaic Life Care Selects Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to Increase Efficiency and Help Improve Patient Care
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 31 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Physician-led healthcare system consolidates finance, planning, supply chain, and HR processes in the cloud * * * Mosaic Life Care, a physician-led health care system, has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to support its vision to transform community health. With an integrated suite of cloud applications to manage finance, planning, supply chain  more

National Political Poll From Claremont McKenna College Highlights Narrow Margin Between Presidential Candidates and High Stakes of Election
CLAREMONT, California, Oct. 30 -- Claremont McKenna College issued the following news release: A Claremont McKenna College-Rose Institute of State and Local Government poll published today finds a question on which many Americans can agree: 90% of registered voters are concerned that electing at least one of the two major party candidates poses a threat to democracy. Americans disagree, however, about which candidate poses the threat: 47% answered former President Donald Trump; 38% answered Vic  more

National Republican Congressional Committee: Derek Tran Skipped 40 Percent of Meetings as City Commissioner
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Derek Tran repeatedly touted his work as a city commissioner in his campaign, but Tran skipped 40 percent of the meetings, according to a new investigation. Tran even lied about it, claiming in an interview "I find time in my schedule to continue to give back to the community as a City Commissioner." In case you missed it... NOTE: "Derek Tran demanded voters give him a promotion while refusing t  more

National Republican Congressional Committee: Jeffries' Dirty Tricks Subvert Democracy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Left-wing groups linked to Hakeem Jeffries are subverting democracy. The ironically-named "Voter Protection Project" - funded by Jeffries' Super PAC - is spending hundreds of thousands on dirty tricks to undermine David Valadao in California, Joe Teirab in Minnesota, Ryan Zinke in Montana, Paul Junge in Michigan, & Derek Merrin in Ohio- among others. This comes after Democrats preyed on disabled,  more

Netflix: Uncover the Secrets of 'The Trunk' - Mystery Melodrama Starring Seo Hyun-Jin and Gong Yoo, Launching November 29
LOS GATOS, California, Oct. 31 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: What secrets lie beneath the surface of a tranquil lakeside? Premiering on November 29, The Trunk, a high-class mystery melodrama, unveils its teaser poster and trailer. Directed by Kim Kyu-tae (Our Blues, It's Okay, That's Love) and written by Park Eun-young (Hwarang), the series stars Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo. Based on Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel of the same name, the story follows a se  more

New Oracle Cloud Services Help Pharmas Accelerate Clinical Trial Site Feasibility Assessment and Patient Recruitment
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Developments are the latest in Oracle's commitment to bridge the gap between clinical research and patient care to help speed the development of and access to breakthrough treatments * * * To help life sciences organizations accelerate and reduce the cost and complexity of clinical trials so they can get lifesaving treatments to mark  more

NVIDIA Sets Conference Call for 3Q Financial Results
SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 31 -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * CFO Commentary to Be Provided in Writing Ahead of Call * * * NVIDIA will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 20, at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended October 27, 2024. The call will be webcast live (in listen-o  more

Oracle Launches AI-Powered Oracle Analytics Intelligence for Life Sciences
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 31 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Life sciences, academic medical centers, health systems, and research institutes can gain insights into diseases and their impact on patients to optimize therapeutic launch strategies Pre-built and continuously updated analytics platform has unprecedented variety of real-world data sources, including CancerMPact and multiomics * * * Oracle t  more

Oracle: Orascom Reimagines Its Staff and Guest Experiences With Oracle Cloud
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 30 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Egypt's leading hospitality group improves its operational efficiency and elevates guest services with the Oracle OPERA Cloud hospitality platform * * * Orascom Hotels Management (OHM), one of the largest hotel owners and operators in the MENA region, has transformed its business operations with the Oracle OPERA Cloud hospitality platform. With the OPERA Clou  more

Parsons Reports Record Results Since IPO for the 3Q of 2024
PASADENA, California, Oct. 31 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: * * * Q3 2024 Financial Highlights * Record revenue of $1.8 billion increases 28% year-over-year * Record organic revenue growth of 26%, including six consecutive quarters with year-over-year organic growth above 20% * Record net income increases 52% to $72 million * Record adjusted EBITDA increases 31% to $167 million * Record cash   more

Paul Hastings Advised Lenders in Simpro's Acquisition of BigChange
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 31 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised the lenders in Australian software company Simpro Group's strategic acquisition of a majority interest in UK-based job management software company, BigChange. Global Finance co-chair Jennifer Yount led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners Kris Villarreal, Karan Chopra, Jesse Kirsch, and Chiraag Patel, and associates Billal Khan, Kassia Lewis-Deboos, Nicole Donadio  more

Rakuten Symphony Collaborates With Wind River, Expanding Partner Ecosystem and Accelerating True Open RAN Choice
ALAMEDA, California, Oct. 30 -- Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Wind River, a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge, today announced that it is collaborating with Rakuten Symphony to accelerate communication service providers' (CSPs) adoption of Open RAN technology. The collaboration involves Rakuten Symphony expanding its partner ecosystem for Open RAN 4G and 5G solutions, to support Wind River Studio Operator and W  more

Rimini Street Announces Fiscal 3Q 2024 Financial and Operating Results
PLEASANTON, California, Oct. 31 -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, October 30, 2024 - Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software, and a Salesforce and AWS partner, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Select Third Qua  more

San Diego State University: English Professor's Picture Book Adapted for Musical
SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * "Milo Imagines the World" will travel throughout the U.S. after the premiere in at Chicago Children's Theatre. * * * By Leslie L.J. Reilly The title character in San Diego State University English Professor Matt de la Pena's book "Milo Imagines the World" jumped off the page and onto the stage at the Chicago Children's Theatre on October 12 at the world premiere of the new musical. After  more

San Diego State University: Robotic Search-And-Rescue Research Snags an Early Career Program Award
SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Jeff Ristine The U.S. Army Research Office is supporting a mechanical engineering professor's work for detecting sound in difficult environments. Amid the devastation of Hurricane Milton in Florida earlier this month, Zahra Nili Ahmadabadi couldn't help but think of the project that had just helped her snag a $990,000 Early Career Program award from the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO). An assi  more

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment: Reversing Environmental Decline: Lessons From African Communities
STANFORD, California, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news: * * * In rural Africa, where livelihoods are often tied directly to the land, environmental degradation poses a critical threat to both ecosystems and people's well-being. New research reveals ways to tackle the dual challenges of land degradation and poverty. * * * By Rob Jordan In rural Africa, where livelihoods are often tied directly to the land, environmental degradatio  more

Thought Experiments and Art
PASADENA, California, Oct. 29 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: This quarter, American Artist is in residence at Caltech producing artistic installations that combine technology, performance, sculpture, and cultural criticism. They are also teaching the course "Seeing Systems: Critical Research as Visual Art." Artist grew up in neighboring Altadena and studied graphic design at Cal Poly Pomona. After working as a graphic artist in Los Angeles for a couple of   more

UC San Diego Awarded $8 Million to Uncover Genetic Foundations of Substance Use Disorders
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Funds will support NIDA P30 Core Center of Excellence * * * University of California San Diego School of Medicine has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the genetics of substance use disorders. The grant will support a NIDA P30 Core Center of Excellence, which ultimately aims to understand why some people are mo  more

UC-Riverside: Battleground States Straw Poll Gives Harris the Edge
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Social sciences and public policy professors say the 2024 cycle is more difficult to predict * * * Surveyed professors at UC Riverside predict Kamala Harris will prevail in five of seven battleground states, according to a straw poll conducted by UCR's news team beginning October 25. The poll considered the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Caroli  more

UC-San Diego: Digestive Enzyme Escaping From the Gut and Into Many Organs May Cause Aging in Rats
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers showed this mechanism could be transiently stopped by blocking the pancreatic digestive enzyme trypsin * * * The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into organs outside the intestine, including the liver, lung, heart, kidney and brain. As the enzymes are unable to distinguish tis  more

UC-San Diego: New Model Brings Insight to Cell Organelle's Structure and Function
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: The peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms a continuous, dynamic network of tubules that plays an important role in protein transport and quality control, cellular signaling, and stress response. Investigating how the unique structure of the ER arises and supports its function is critical to developing a mechanistic understanding of the many neurological diseases associated wi  more

UC-San Diego: Study Finds Pattern in DDT Contamination Among Fish Off Southern California
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * The findings could help predict fish toxin levels and inform fish consumption advisories * * * The toxic pesticide DDT was dumped into the ocean off Southern California more than 50 years ago by the Montrose Chemical Corporation, and it is still contaminating fish and sediments in the region decades later, according to researchers. Banned in 1972, the pesticide is now know  more

UC-San Diego: Turning Hatred Into Hope - Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society Presents Two Powerful Conversations on Gun Violence
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: The Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society, presented by UC San Diego Extended Studies, was founded to provide a dedicated platform for exploring the big questions that religion was meant to answer. Who are we? Why are we here? How are we supposed to live and treat each other in the world? What is the relationship between religion, ethics and humanity in contemporary society. This seaso  more

UC-Santa Cruz: A Popular Humanities Course is Unwrapping the Strange and Fraught History and Cultural Afterlife of Egyptian Mummies.
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * This spooky, one-of-a-kind class grew out of a years-long friendship between Associate Professor of Literature Renee Fox and Associate Professor of History Elaine Sullivan, with Sullivan reading Fox's scholarly work on the Victorian fascination with the supernatural, and Fox immersing herself in Sullivan's research on ancient Egyptian sites using 3D computer imaging. * *  more

University of California-Merced: Grant Opens New Research Possibilities for Central Valley Colleges
MERCED, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced When regents selected Merced for the newest University of California campus in 1995, the choice brought promise for the entire region: of an improved workforce, advanced technology, economic impact and groundbreaking research. Nearly 30 years later, a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is helping UC Merced fulfill part of that promise in a big wa  more

University of California-Merced: Western US Fires Getting Faster, More Dangerous, Study Shows
MERCED, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new study. "Fast fires," which thrust embers into the air ahead of rapidly advancing flames, can ignite homes before emergency responders can intervene. The study, published recently in Science, shows these fires are getting faster in   more

University of California: Meeting the Challenge for Student Success as an AANAPISI Institution
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 30 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The designation creates more opportunities to better serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students * * * Seventeen years ago, Congress established the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution designation, or AANAPISI, for colleges and universities that support underserved Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.   more

University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering: Toxic Metals Found in Wildfire Suppressants
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New research estimates 850,000 pounds of heavy metals have been released into the environment in the Western US from 2009-2021 * * * A team of researchers from the USC Viterbi of School of Engineering's Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have tested several wildfire suppressants, estimating in a paper in Environmental Sc  more

University of Tennessee System Joins Forces With Oracle Academy
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 31 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Educational program will provide students with experience in cloud technology to help them build career-ready knowledge and skills * * * Oracle announced today that the University of Tennessee (UT) System will offer Oracle Academy computing education curriculum and resources across its five public campuses. This initiative aims to enhance tec  more

UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: Study of Chemical Exposure, Dementia Risk Funded by $11M NIH Grant
UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * By poring over decades worth of data, researchers hope to better determine how pesticides, metals, and exposures to other elements impact Alzheimer's disease risk * * * PHILADELPHIA-- To better understand how day-to-day exposures to chemicals earlier in life can contribute to conditions like Alzheimer's disease later on, researchers at the   more