KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 (TNSpp) -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: The Kutztown University Department of Social Work will host the 19th annual Community Forum Friday, March 3, including keynote speaker Admiral Rachel L. Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This in-person event brings together social work professionals, university community members and community leaders to raise awareness and develop solutions  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 14 (TNSpp) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: Cybersecurity is vital for organizations to maintain the integrity of their financial data and meet regulatory requirements, and this spring, the University at Buffalo School of Management will host Dave Burg, cybersecurity leader at EY Americas, for a free lecture. Presented by the school's Helen and Oscar Sufrin Lectureship in Accounting, Burg's talk -- titled "Cy  more

CRESSON, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 (TNSper) -- Mount Aloysius College issued the following news: After a national search, Mount Aloysius College announced that Kary C. Milan, CFRE, has been named Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Milan will be responsible for overseeing and guiding all development and alumni relations activities for the College. "Kary brings extensive campaign experience and fundraising success to Mount Aloysius," said John N. McKeegan, president of Mount Aloysius Coll  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (TNSjou) -- New York University issued the following news release: * * * Results provide close-up view of melting beneath Antarctic Glacier using underwater robot Icefin * * * The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica appears to be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf than researchers previously understood, a team of scientists has concluded. Its assessment is based on novel observations from where the ice enters the ocean--these show th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: On the eve of International Childhood Cancer Day, Senator Scott Martin (R-13) highlighted advancements made in recent years to support families affected by pediatric cancer. Over the past six years, the General Assembly has passed several critical laws to provide additional resources to fight pediatric cancer. Act 39 of 2017 established the Pediatric Cancer Research Fund  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 (TNSpp) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Taura L. Barr, associate professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University's College of Nursing, will be the speaker at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's 2023 joint Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation/WE LEAD Inspirational Leader Speaker Series from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at the Wyndham Garden State College. The lecture will be offered  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 (TNSpp) -- Pennsylvania State University's Mont Alto campus issued the following news: Taura L. Barr, associate professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University's College of Nursing, will be the speaker at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's 2023 joint Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation/WE LEAD Inspirational Leader Speaker Series from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at the Wyndham Garden State College. The lecture wi  more

SCHUYKILL HAVEN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 (TNSconf) -- Pennsylvania State University's Schuykill Campus issued the following news: Teaching and Learning with Technology is excited to announce its first-ever virtual Symposium Lite on March 23, the week after the in-person TLT Symposium. The half-day event will feature four 30-minute, prerecorded presentations followed by 15-minute, live facilitated discussions with the presenters. The presentations will be a mix of new material and repeated presen  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: COVID-19 survivors have a 66% higher risk of developing type 1 or type 2 diabetes following their diagnosis compared to those not diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Their findings are among the latest evidence suggesting that people diagnosed with COVID-19 may experience a range of health issues in the time period following their i  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Older adults living with food insecurity are more likely to experience malnutrition, depression and physical limitations that affect how they live. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federally funded nutrition-assistance program in the United States, and research has shown that SNAP has reduced hunger and food insecurity in the general population. Little   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 (TNSpp) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: At 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, Penn State's Microbiome Center will present "The Invisible Extinction" -- a movie that spotlights the trailblazing work and charismatic personalities of renowned scientists who aim to save the vanishing microbes that are essential for our survival. The film joins Drs. Martin Blaser and his partner in the lab and in life, Gloria Dominguez-Bello, as they endeavo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2023: * * * Researchers create compliant mechanism-enabled, reconfigurable antenna * * * Reconfigurable antennas -- those that can tune properties like frequency or radiation beams in real time, from afar -- are integral to future communication network systems, like 6G. But many current reconfigurable antenna designs can fall short: they dysfunction in high or low temperatur  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Rachel A. Pell has been named Penn State's vice president for Strategic Communications, effective immediately. Pell has served in the role on an interim basis since Oct. 29, 2022. As vice president for Strategic Communications, Pell leads the University's award-winning central communications division, which consists of University Public Relations, University Marketing, Campus and Communi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Advances in computing power over the decades have come thanks in part to our ability to make smaller and smaller transistors, a building block of electronic devices, but we are nearing the limit of the silicon materials typically used. A new technique for creating 2D oxide materials may pave the way for future high-speed electronics, according to an international team of scientists. "One  more

DARIEN, Illinois, Feb. 15 -- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has announced the following event: Title: Sleep Health Across the Lifespan Date of event: March 23, 2023, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT Overview from the organization: The Sleep 101 Symposium highlights advances and opportunities in sleep and circadian science and research to the sleep and circadian community, and federal research funding representatives. The Spring 2023 symposium is titled "Sleep Health Across the Lifespan" and w  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Researchers develop a framework for guarding against the potential harms of AI that also overcomes the inflexible nature of government regulation * * * Texas A&M University School of Public Health researchers are developing a new governance model for ethical guidance and enforcement in the rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence (AI). Known as Copyleft AI with   more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: Throughout her entire career, Venus L. Ricks has focused on work that changes lives. Whether serving as the Commonwealth's first director of diversity, equity, and inclusion or leading multicultural affairs departments at a college or university, Ricks always placed antiracism at the center of that work. She recently joined the Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) at P  more

PULLMAN, Washington, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: Cannabidiol or CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, inhibits the metabolism of nicotine, new research has found, meaning it could help tobacco users curb the urge for that next cigarette. A team led by Washington State University researchers tested the effects of CBD and its major metabolite on human liver tissue and cell samples, showing that it inhibited a key enzyme for nicotine  more