UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The American Journal of Education, a journal that says it seeks to bridge and integrate the intellectual, methodological and substantive diversity of educational scholarship from the Penn State College of Education, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2023 edition: Articles: * The Story of DACA as Told by Friends of the Court: The Role of Interest Convergence, Color-Evasiveness, and Exceptionality in Policy Discourse * From   more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 13 (TNSfund) -- Cedarville University issued the following news: At its regular May meeting, Cedarville University's board of trustees unanimously approved the next step for One Thousand Days Transformed: The Campaign for Cedarville. The campaign will continue through the 2025 school year, with a new goal of $175 million. The university currently has commitments of $131.8 million, surpassing the original goal of $125 million. Trustees also approved a new Master of Arts d  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: * * * The report by the Chesapeake Bay Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee offers options on how restoration can be accelerated * * * Reducing the amount of pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay and improving its water quality is proving to be more challenging than anticipated, according to a new report released by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Commit  more

MONACA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Beaver Chancellor Jenifer Cushman will be leaving the University to become president of the University of Maine at Augusta, starting her new position on July 1. Cushman was named chancellor of Penn State Beaver in 2016. During her time at Penn State Beaver, she enacted the University's land-grant mission through various initiatives that had impact beyond the campus. "We express our dee  more

NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * $1.5 million awarded to the Digital Foundry by the ARM Institute through regional Build Back Better Challenge Grant * * * The Digital Foundry at New Kensington, an initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, has been selected as one of four makerspaces in the region to receive funding to build upon and strengthen existing entrepreneu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Beginning June 1, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Andrea Dowhower and Student Affairs will report to Executive Vice President and Provost Justin Schwartz. As a critical University leader, the vice president for Student Affairs will remain a member of President's Council and will continue to head the unit, which oversees the delivery of programs and services for undergraduate and  more

SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSpro) -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: PennEnvironment, State Senator Tim Kearney and State Representative Jennifer O'Mara were joined by Congresswoman May Gay Scanlon Saturday to host a clean energy expo promoting renewable energy solutions for Delaware County. The expo gave local residents the opportunity to explore the tools they can implement to promote clean energy and fight climate change in their own homes and that are being used a  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 12 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * A new Princeton-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics - the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based innovations - has been awarded a development grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program. * * * The grant will lay the groundwork for a multistate collabor  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Diane Boyd Rauber, executive director of the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, involving a hearing on April 26, 2023, on legislation to enhance programs and benefits: * * * The National Organization of Veterans' Advocates (NOVA) thanks you for the opportunity to offer our views on pending legislation. NOVA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) educational membership organization incorporated in t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Regional Innovation Engines Development award to Hazleton-based Vytal Plant Science Research for the development of an Industrial Hemp Engine as part of its newly launched Regional Innovation Engines (NSF E  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news on May 9, 2023: * * * A symposium held by the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication brought global media scholars to Annenberg to share research that transcends borders. * * * This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) at the Annenberg School for Communication. To celebrate the  more