SHARON, Pennsylvania, July 11 (TNSpconf) -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: Penn State Shenango's "green chemistry" courses were the topic of global discussion at the recently held "Integrating Green Chemistry into Higher Education Day" event. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. It can be applied across a chemical product's life cycle, including its de  more

GREENWOOD, Indiana, July 21 -- College Sports Communicators issued the following news: * * * Volunteer 15 is an initiative launched in 2014-15 to get College Sports Communicators members more involved in their communities. CSC members promote the great civic works done by their athletics teams but there is no promotion, or very little, about our members doing community service either with these teams or independently. CSC members are encouraged to volunteer at least 15 hours of community servi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The University Coalition for Basic and Applied Fossil Energy Research and Development (UCFER), which was established in 2015 to promote collaboration among NETL and 15 universities, is preparing to conclude the seven-year effort, which resulted in more than $16 million of federal funding awarded to 43 research projects that significantly advanced energy research,  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSper) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed Robert P. Martin and Thomas E. Roberts to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for four-year terms. The ACRS, a group of highly experienced technical experts, advises the Commission independently from the NRC staff on safety issues related to the licensing and operation of nuclear power plants, nuclear materials and waste management, and r  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Sensors' affordability, accessibility and versatility could make them useful for public health applications * * * A Penn State-led team of researchers has literally put pencil to paper to create an accessible, affordable, waterproof and wearable sensor to monitor multiple vital signs. The team published the details of the pencil-on-paper sensor in Chemical Engineering Journal. The researc  more

NORTHERN CAMBRIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) Executive Director Brandon Carson visited the Northern Cambria Senior Center in Cambria County to highlight the Shapiro Administration's plans to expand broadband access across the Commonwealth using more than $1.16 billion in funding through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) held a briefing for members of the press on July 20, covering the Great Betrayal Budget Impasse and a path forward to funding state-related universities. "On March 21 of this year at their budget hearing, the state-related universities, Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Lincoln universities, all stated they would not freez  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, July 20 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Penn State Harrisburg has announced that Sharareh "Sherri" Kermanshachi has been named the college's associate vice chancellor and associate dean for research, effective Aug. 1. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Kermanshachi, an internationally recognized scholar, to Penn State Harrisburg," said Chancellor John M. Mason. "Her extensive experience in teaching, research and administrati  more

SHARON, Pennsylvania, July 18 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: * * * Research Match and Community Event is the first of its kind * * * When it comes to innovation in health care, the saying "if you want to go far, go together" couldn't be more apt. And Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is working to connect people and institutions to cultivate community research collaborations that improve population health an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 21 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named Penn State as the lead institution for one of five new Vector-Borne Disease Regional Training and Evaluation Centers. These centers are aimed at enhancing national efforts to prevent and control vector-borne diseases. The CDC awarded a total of more than $7.1 million to Penn State and four other entities for the first year o  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * New research shows that the gene, Period 1, becomes more active in a memory-forming region of the brain in daylight hours after learning and plays a crucial role in consolidating memories * * * A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories better during the day than at ni  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 21 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Developing technology to quickly and efficiently bioprint human tissues at scale is the goal of a new project led by Penn State researchers. When fully developed, the technology will be the first to enable the fabrication of scalable, native tissues such as bones, tracheas and organs. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering at the National Institute of Health has awa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 19 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on July 18, 2023: * * * These resilient corals may dominate reef ecosystems of the future * * * If, as the saying goes, "nothing in life is free," then corals might pay a price for being resilient to climate change. Indeed, the prevailing belief among scientists has been that corals must suffer reduced growth or other tradeoffs when they partner with symbiotic algae that help them toler  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology's brewing and fermentation science instructor, Timothy L. Yarrington, spoke at Homebrew Con, the nation's largest annual gathering of brewing and fermentation enthusiasts, held recently in San Diego. Yarrington's educational session was titled "Managing Bitterness While Pursuing Significant Flavor and Aroma From Hot-Side Hop Additions." The talk   more