CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, March 1 (TNSpconf) -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2023: As Penn State Dickinson Professor of Law Shaakirrah R. Sanders wrapped up a riveting presentation on "Race and the Supreme Court" during the Black Law Students Association's first Black History Month Symposium, she paused for a moment and looked out at the students, faculty, staff, and community members packed into the room. "I just want to say on a pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSgov) -- Green America issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Today Congress approved a measure aimed at overturning a recent Department of Labor rule that allows retirement plans to include investment options that consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria and allows retirement plan fiduciaries to vote on ESG-related shareholder resolutions. By passing a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), House and Senate  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells. The finding paves the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and more efficient solar cell technologies suitable for practical use. Perovskite materials, which are defined by their cr  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, March 4 (TNSpp) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Penn State University Libraries' Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg will welcome author-illustrator Laura Gao to campus for a speaking and book signing event 5 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at 210 Capital Union Building on the Penn State Harrisburg campus. Space is limited and pre-registration is required to attend. Students, staff and faculty may secure a ticket online. St  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, March 1 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Roderick Lee, associate professor of information systems in the Penn State Harrisburg School of Business Administration, has been appointed to serve on the inaugural advisory council of The PhD Project, a nonprofit organization helping to diversify college business schools and, ultimately, the business world. Called the PAC-15, the advisory council is made up of 15 professors from   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Recent identification of the giant lacewing points to deeper ecological questions * * * A giant insect plucked from the facade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata or giant lacewing is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over 50 years -- and the first record of the species ever in the state. The giant lacewing was f  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 2 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on March 1, 2023: As the saying goes, "When life gives you lemons, turn that tartness into little translucent balls in which to grow your young." At least, that's how the saying goes for a tiny insect called a cynipid wasp, whose larvae were recently discovered inducing plant growths called galls that contained acidity levels akin to lemons. "This is exciting because it represents a novel  more

NEW YORK, March 1 (TNSpar) -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: The Rockefeller Foundation announced $1 million in funding between The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and CellWatch - a collaboration between the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Northern Arizona University - to launch complimentary initiatives aimed at closing America's broadband equity gap. Over the next year, Penn State, through its extension or  more

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 1 -- The Stockholm Environment Institute issued the following news release: The Colombia-USA Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Alliance, a research coalition composed of The Pennsylvania State University, the Stockholm Environment Institute - Latin America Center (SEI) and three Colombia universities, the National University of Colombia, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, and Javeriana University, today announced the launch of its partnership with Amazon. One of the Alliance's  more