Frank Tessier was named chief investment officer of Santa Clara University in California, according to a Jan. 28 news release. Overseeing the Jesuit university’s $1.55 billion endowment, Tessier will be responsible for designing and applying investment strategies.

The OMB memo (first obtained by Marisa Kabas; there's a copy at The Washington Post), lays out the logic behind the freeze: Funding by the executive agencies of the federal government should align with the policies of the chief executive.

Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education programs, and other initiatives. Meanwhile, the White House offered all federal workers a buyout in effort to shrink the size of government.

One of President Trump's first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary states and cities. California is one of them.

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.

Students at UC Davis — particularly Hispanic and low-income students in STEM fields — will see a direct benefit from the university’s status as both an R1 research university and one with Hispanic-Serving Institution,

(KTLA) –The California Historical Society, following longstanding financial challenges, has closed and transferred its collection to Stanford University. The private nonprofit organization was

Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35 percent and its intensity by 6 percent.

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will revoke authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs under the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Red No. 3, a synthetic food dye, gives products like candies, frosting and frozen desserts their bright, cherry-red color.

Experts say it's common to wait until new teams are in place but is a concern if it means "going back to a prior approach of silencing the agencies".

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public, through at least the end of the month.