CHICAGO, Illinois, June 7 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section has launched an inaugural diversity program to encourage law students to pursue government and not-for-profit careers in antitrust, privacy and consumer protection law, awarding nine law students with stipends of $5,000 each to foster their career paths. The Antitrust Law Section Law Student Diversity Stipend Program is geared toward developin  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, June 7 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Amma Johnson has been named director of the Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State. LaunchBox is a signature program of Invent Penn State, a commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation and student career success. The Harrisburg LaunchBox provides no-cost programming that supports innovative and entrepreneurial skill building for Penn State Harrisburg s  more

KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, June 7 (TNSper) -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: Dr. William W. Donner, professor of Anthropology, has received a two-year appointment as Freyberger Professor of Pennsylvania German Studies, a newly relaunched Faculty Fellowship at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, effective July 1. The Freyberger Professorship has been relaunched for the 2023-24 academic year as a faculty fellowship for the two-year appointment of a Kutztown Uni  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 6 (TNSper) -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Eckert Seamans will welcome 16 summer associates across six offices, including Boston, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. This 2023 class includes students from across the United States and is the largest and most diverse summer class in firm history. "We are excited to welcome this outstanding class of summer asso  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * * Tightly curled scalp hair protected early humans from the sun's radiative heat, allowing their brains to grow to sizes comparable to those of modern humans * Loughborough researchers worked with Penn State University, in the USA, to study heat transfer through human hair wigs and the environment to examine how diverse hair textures affect heat gain from solar radiation * * * Curly ha  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNStalk) -- The NAACP issued the following commentary on June 7, 2023: * * * NAACP Urges Swift Action Regarding Racial Harassment in Beecher Community Unit School District By Ivory Toldson As the NAACP Director of Education Innovation and Research, I stand in full support of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights' findings against Beecher Community Unit School District 200U. It is unacceptable for any student, regardless of race or ethnicity, to be sub  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news on June 6, 2023: In remarks to the Industrial Advisory Committee today, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Laurie E. Locascio will announce five leaders joining the CHIPS Research and Development Office within CHIPS for America. CHIPS for America was established by histor  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The 39th annual Children's Miracle Network Hershey (CMN) Telethon raised $336,556 to benefit equipment, programs and research at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. The event aired June 5-8 on WGAL8. "Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude and love for all those individuals and organizations that donated to CMN Hershey as part of this year's telethon," said Danielle Grumbine, whos  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim senior vice president for research at Penn State during the two-year appointment of Lora Weiss as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office. Read's position will be effective July 1. As a member of the President's Council, Read will serve as th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 6 (TNSper) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: Leah P. Hollis has been named associate dean for access, equity and inclusion in the Penn State College of Education. She will succeed Maria Schmidt, who, after 22 years in the college, is retiring in December. Hollis, who is originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and has been in higher education for more than 30 years, said she is excited to join the great work already happening in  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Lora Weiss, senior vice president for research at Penn State, has been selected to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) Office for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, pending final clearance. During Weiss' assignment, Andrew Read, currently director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, June 9 (TNSsel) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: In a meeting held Thursday at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Lumley Aviation Center, the college's Board of Directors approved the institution's budget for 2023-24 - one calling for no increase in tuition. The $122.1 million operating budget does include modest increases in per-credit technology and health and wellness fees that have not been raised in approximately 10 years,   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 7 (TNSpar) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Center for Air Quality (CAQ) at the University of Wyoming will help conduct research to accurately depict methane emissions from oil and gas supply chains in Wyoming and Colorado basins. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management recently selected the Colorado State University (CSU) Energy Institute's Methane Emissions Program to lead the project. With inten  more