LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 (TNSPol) -- Bucknell University issued the following news: This week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a district court judge's decision ruling that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) had violated antitrust law by placing limits on the education-related benefits that schools can provide to athletes. The decision allows schools to now provide student-athletes modest, education-related payments. But a new nationally representative survey  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news on June 22, 2021: President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett today announced the appointment of Dolores Albarracin as the University of Pennsylvania's twenty-eighth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, beginning July 1, 2021. Albarracin, a world-renowned social psychologist, will be the Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor, with j  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Yesterday, in an interview on FOX 43's Capitol Beat, PA Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward made it clear that she will continue to block legislation that would give childhood sexual abuse victims their day in court. The reason? Harrisburg Republican leaders are in the pockets of the insurance lobby. For years, the insurance lobby has waged a quiet, behind-the-scenes campaign to kill legislation bene  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news: Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead announced the start of distribution of $224 million in federally funded food assistance to low-income Pennsylvania families of about 223,000 young children through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. P-EBT is designed to help eligible families cover the cost of breakfasts and lunches their children might have  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Tom Wolf announced that, for the first time ever, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was named one of the best employers in the nation for new graduates in a survey conducted by Forbes and market research company Statista. * Forbes Article: Meet America's Best Employers for New Graduates 2021 * Forbes List: America's Best Employers for New Graduates 2021 * Commonwealth of PA Video: H  more

SHARON, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSPer) -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: Throughout the spring, occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students at Penn State Shenango worked with peers from the University of Nanterre in Paris, France, on an interdisciplinary project that explored wellbeing and happiness across cultures. "We found that the students went way beyond the scope of the project and deeply explored the other culture," said Associate Teaching P  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSPer) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Kelly Austin, associate vice president for administration in the Office of the Senior Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, has been named interim senior vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor effective Aug. 1. Austin succeeds Madlyn Hanes, who will retire from Penn State on Aug. 1 after a 33-year career with the University. A national search, headed by Yv  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, June 25 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, and Katalin Kariko, PhD, the pair of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania whose innovative mRNA research laid the foundation for development of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines being deployed across the globe, have been named among recipients of the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Te  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * New experiments show that, even when undisturbed, piles of sand grains are in constant motion, challenging theories of how soils and other types of disordered materials behave. * * * A new study published in Nature Communications finds that piles of sand grains, even when undisturbed, are in constant motion. Using highly-sensitive optical interference data, researchers from the Uni  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine led by Jorge Ivan Alvarez and Molly Church found that the canine disease granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis shares many of the same pathological and immunological features as multiple sclerosis. * * * The canine disease granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis (GME), the most common neuroinflammatory disease that affects dogs, shar  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, June 23 (TNSOps) -- Westminster College issued the following news: D3football.com announced its 2020-21 postseason honors and the Westminster football team had four players recognized, including a school-record three All-Americans. Juniors linebacker Ian Barr (State College, PA / State College Area) and defensive end Brayden Thimons (Natrona Heights, PA / Highlands) both earned First Team All-America, both the first D3football.com First Team All-Americans in progr  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education issued the following news release: Julie E. Wollman, president of Widener University, has been named Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania's #1-ranked Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). The announcement made today by Penn GSE's Dean Pam Grossman. The appointment is effective July 1, 2022; Dr. Wollman will be part of the school's highly-ranked higher education divis  more