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Phong Au-Hong, a junior in UC Riverside’s entomology department, has been awarded one of 20 spots in the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Every year, the PPIA selects high-performing undergraduates from throughout the United States to participate in its seven-week summer …

Bianca Rae, morning news anchor for KESQ-TV Ch. 3 in Thousand Palms, will receive a community service award from the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission. Rae is being recognized for her work with the Bianca Rae Foundation, which she founded and serves as chief executive officer. The foundation serves animals …

Palm Springs is scheduled to hold a Town Hall meeting Monday regarding CV Link, the proposed 50-mile alternative transportation route that would run through much of the Coachella Valley. The meeting will be conducted by Councilwoman Ginny Foat and Councilman Chris Mills, according to a statement. It will be held …

Dena M. Smith, San Bernardino County’s chief operating officer, will serve as the county’s interim chief executive officer beginning April 1. Smith will serve while the county conducts a nationwide search to replace Greg Devereaux, who announced his retirement in January, according to a statement. Devereaux, who spent seven years …

Joe Mouawad has been named assistant general manager of planning, engineering and construction by the Eastern Municipal Water District. Mouawad, who has worked for the district since 2006, most recently served as its senior director of engineering, according to a statement. He has also worked for the Elsinore Valley Municipal …

Desmond & Louis, one of the Inland Empire’s leading public relations firms, has added Georgine Trujillo, chief executive officer of Trujillo Communications in Los Angeles, to its team. Trujillo will be Desmond & Louis’ senior vice president of government affairs and will be responsible for growing and managing that part …