MONT ALTO, Pennsylvania, April 21 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University's Mont Alto campus issued the following news: A historic grant benefiting nursing students across five Penn State campuses is set to boost recruitment, expand mentorship and leadership opportunities, and fund a wave of new scholarships. The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing has been awarded $2 million by the Bedford Falls Foundation, a donor-advised fund that supports a wide range of charitable and educational ca  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: Student-athletes were nominated for their performances and were selected out of a pool of conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) award winners. * * * Week 8 (April 18, 2023) Player of the Week: Priscilla Mora, Friends (Kan.) Priscilla Mora put together one of the finest weeks in Friends University history, batting .684 with four home runs and 18 RBIs. Ex  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, April 22 (TNSbook) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * This is the 57th refereed book by Viktor Wang, associate professor of educational leadership and technology, and covers topics such as andragogical leadership, instructional technology, and digital andragogy. * * * Viktor Wang, associate professor of educational leadership and technology at Cal State San Bernardino, has published his latest book, "Handbook of R  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman wrapped up his first week back in the Senate. Sen. Fetterman spent his time in Washington speaking at a press conference, questioning administration nominees, meeting with constituents, and chairing a subcommittee hearing. Sen. Fetterman on Tuesday joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), along with House colleagu  more

MARIETTA, Ohio, April 18 (TNSper) -- Marietta College issued the following news release: Marietta College has named Dr. Kathleen Poorman Dougherty to be the next Provost and Dean of the Faculty. Dougherty will begin her tenure at Marietta on July 1, 2023. As the second-highest ranking officer of the College, Dougherty will lead the Office of Academic Affairs, which includes more than 100 faculty members and dozens of staff, and serves more than 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students. Marie  more

SCHUYKILL HAVEN, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University's Schuykill Campus issued the following news: This spring, Penn State Schuylkill's largest cohort of student researchers had original research accepted into the Eastern Communication Association's James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference (ECA-USC) held in Baltimore, Maryland. Thirteen students had 20 projects, including both research papers and posters, accepted to the conferen  more

MONT ALTO, Pennsylvania, April 18 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University's Mont Alto campus issued the following news: An historic grant benefiting nursing students across five Penn State campuses is set to boost recruitment, expand mentorship and leadership opportunities, and fund a wave of new scholarships. The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing has been awarded $2 million by the Bedford Falls Foundation, a donor-advised fund that supports a wide range of charitable and educational c  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 22 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A historic grant benefiting nursing students across five Penn State campuses is set to boost recruitment, expand mentorship and leadership opportunities, and fund a wave of new scholarships. The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing has been awarded $2 million by the Bedford Falls Foundation, a donor-advised fund that supports a wide range of charitable and educational causes. The gra  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 18 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Farming is among the most dangerous work environments in the U.S., with higher fatality rates than emergency responders, according to the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. Among the factors that contribute to farming's risk profile is the potential presence of toxic gases associated with manure storage facilities. In 2012, two young boys were knocked unconscious near th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The first rapid test for mpox, more commonly known as monkeypox, has been developed by a team of researchers led by Penn State. The selective molecular sensor can detect the virus within minutes, without the use of any high-end instrumental techniques like polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Current tests require health care providers to swab lesions and send the samples to labs to be teste  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: For wearable electronics to live up to their promise for health care monitoring, they need to do at least two things: transform from rigid to soft to accommodate changing structural needs, and heal their own normal wear-and-tear. With the help of liquid metal and specialized polymers, researchers have developed sensors that can do both. A team of researchers led by Hyanyu "Larry" Cheng  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 20 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Study the first to show that organic beekeeping management supports high honey-bee survival and honey production * * * Honey bee colonies managed using organic methods were as healthy and productive as those managed in conventional systems, while avoiding the use of synthetic pesticides to control pests and pathogens inside the hive, according to newly published research led by   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 21 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Shara McCallum, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Penn State, has been named a Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The Guggenheim Foundation was created in 1925 "to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions,  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on April 18, 2023: Why did the Vikings disappear from Greenland 400 years after settling there? New research led by Harvard University and Penn State using geologic and climate records found that sea-level rise likely contributed to the Viking's disappearance from the island in the 15th century. "Sea-level change is an integral, missing element of the Viking story," said Richard Alley, E  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 22 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Wesley Sheets, interim chief of police and public safety for University Police and Public Safety (UPPS) has been named Penn State's permanent chief of police and public safety. Sheets' appointment began Monday, April 17. Sheets took on the role of interim chief of police and public safety on Jan. 1, upon the retirement of UPPS Associate Vice President Charlie Noffsinger. Sheets began hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Judith Curry, president of the Climate Forecast Applications Network, involving a hearing on March 22, 2023, entitled "Risky Business: How Climate Change is Changing Insurance Markets": * * * I thank the Chairman, Ranking Member and the Committee for the opportunity to offer testimony today on "Risky Business: How Climate Change is Changing Insurance Markets." I am President of Climate Forecast Applications N  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 20 (TNSper) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Cheryl Fabrizi has been named the University's associate vice president of auxiliary services. She has more than 15 years of experience in collegiate hospitality, food services, strategic and capital planning, and undergraduate/graduate student marketing communications, and has spent the last five years as assistant vice president of Housing and Food Services for Pennsylvania State University. Additionally  more

ALAMOSA, Colorado, April 22 (TNSper) -- Adams State University issued the following news: On April 21, David A. Tandberg, Ph.D., was selected by unanimous vote of the Adams State University Board of Trustees as the twelfth president, to take effect after finalizing contract terms, already agreed to in principle with all finalists. Dr. Tandberg has guided Adams State through the last 10 months as interim president. His dedication and strong leadership skills and practical management style stood  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 21 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga has named Paul M. Schwartzberg, DO, MBA, FAAP, the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Designated Institutional Official (DIO), effective May 1, 2023. In his new role, Dr. Schwartzberg will work in collaboration with the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) to oversee all 23 Graduate M  more