DUARTE, California, Feb. 19 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * CITY OF HOPE ANNOUNCES 2025 EAST END CHAPTER/JEANNE KAYE LEAGUE SPIRIT OF LIFE AWARD RECIPIENTS Advancing Breast Cancer Research: Cassie Rosenthal and Jill Martin Honored for Their Dedication to Philanthropy and Innovation LOS ANGELES -- City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and ranked among the nation's top 5 cancer centers by U.S  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on Interior Plans to Advance Trump Energy Agenda Houston, TX -- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum issued a series of Secretarial Orders on Feb. 3, directing agency staff to start formulating plans to carry out executive orders issued by the Trump administration on mining and fossil fuel extraction across federal lands. Burgum directed bureaus and off  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Green Lights CHamoru Lawsuit to Protect Ancestral Lands, Guam Beach from Air Force's Open Detonation of Bombs Hagatna, Guam -- Prutehi Litekyan: Save Ritidian (now known as Prutehi Guahan), represented by Earthjustice, won an appeal in the 9th Circuit Court this month, reviving their lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force for violating the National Environmental Poli  more

MILPITAS, California, Feb. 18 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Reports Solid Q4 2024 Results, SEMI Reports MILPITAS, Calif. - February 18, 2025 - The global semiconductor manufacturing industry closed 2024 with strong fourth quarter results and solid year-on-year (YoY) growth across most of the key industry segments, SEMI announced today in its Q4 20  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: * * * International Trademark Association Opens Applications for 2025 Open Innovation Challenge at its Annual Meeting in San Diego The International Trademark Association (INTA) has officially launched its 2025 Open Innovation Challenge (OIC). The competition, now in its third year, is designed to rapidly propel start-up and scale-up businesses by offering professional guidance through expert judge  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Aims to Protect Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in Pacific Northwest PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Center for Biological Diversity and allies sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for delaying Endangered Species Act protection decisions for spring-run Chinook salmon in Oregon, Washington and Northern California. The Center, Native Fish Society and Umpqua Watersheds pe  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 19 -- The Milken Family Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Lowell Milken Surprises Alta Loma Teacher with $25,000 Milken Educator Award for California Alta Loma High School's Danyel Smith earns national accolade for outstanding contributions to furthering American Sign Language education A celebration of Alta Loma High School's California Distinguished School status carried with it an additional honor for one exceptional teacher. Milken Educato  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 19 -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: * * * The Planetary Society Strongly Opposes Mass Layoffs of Probationary Employees at NASA "Workforce changes should be in service of improving the agency's ability to execute its mission. Indiscriminate layoffs do not serve this purpose." The Planetary Society, the world's largest independent space advocacy organization, issued the following statement following reports that every probationary employee  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 18, 2025, to Foreign Affairs: * * * The Democratization of Strategic Bombing By Raphael S. Cohen As the war in Ukraine reaches its third anniversary, it has increasingly become defined by one particular kind of warfare: strategic bombing. Russia has incessantly targeted Ukraine's energy grid and attacked population centers near the frontlines using Iskander missiles and Shahed drones. Ukr  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2024, to the Salt Lake Tribune: * * * I'm a Scientist and Sleep Expert. Utah Needs to See the Light on Daylight Saving Time By Wendy M. Troxel The Utah House's recent passage of HB120, which proposes a temporary switch to permanent standard time until federal law permits permanent daylight saving time (DST), addresses the widely held desire to eliminate the biannual clock changes. However, the disc  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Focus on the New Economy, Not the Old: Why China's Economic Slowdown Understates Gains By Gerard DiPippo Today, one hears two narratives about China's economy. One is about economic decline, and the other is about China's growing economic and technological power. China's economy has slowed substantially. Local governments are straining under debt burdens. The property sector has nearly  more

MILPITAS, California, Feb. 18 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * SEMICON Korea 2025 Kicks Off with a Focus on Edge Technologies to Drive AI Innovation SEOUL, South Korea - February 19, 2025 - SEMICON Korea 2025 opens today in Seoul at the COEX spotlighting major trends shaping the semiconductor industry's future, from artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced packaging to sustainable manufacturi  more

MILPITAS, California, Feb. 18 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * Synopsys Teams Up with SEMI Foundation to Drive Workforce Development Initiatives in Semiconductor Industry Expanded Collaboration Aims to Bridge Talent Gap, Drive Innovation and Growth SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 18, 2025 - Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) and the SEMI Foundation today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Unders  more