WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 26, 2023, by Antitrust Division Policy Director David Lawrence at an event at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy: * * * Thank you so much John (Mayo) for the kind introduction and to Georgetown for hosting this event. The last time we spoke was actually at the version of this event you all put together on the vertical merger guidelines. It's great to be back. I do know I speak for the   more

NEW YORK, July 27 -- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers issued the following news release: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the regional winners of the 2023 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), the prestigious international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation. Eight social ventures from throughout the Americas and England presented their design prototypes at ASME ISHOW USA held virtually July 18-26. Three of these ventures emerged as regional IS  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, July 25 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: Narratives and storytelling are all around us. A new book co-edited by School of Arts and Communication professor Heidi Hatfield Edwards looks at how narratives are used and how effective they are across political, corporate and other areas of communication. The book, "Narratives in Public Communication," is a collection of communications research material edited by Hatfield Edwards and Fuyuan Shen, Penn   more

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, July 25 (TNSres) -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: In deep long trenches that a backhoe shoveled near Franklin & Marshall's campus, students spent the past six months collecting samples from black wetland soil that has not seen the light of day for more than 300 years. In the process, they extracted ancient seeds of wetland plants and other organic matter that date back to the waning stages of the last Ice Age more than 13,000 years ago. "It'  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New sensor array mimics cone cells and neural network to process information and produce high-fidelity images * * * Drawing inspiration from nature, Penn State scientists have developed a new device that produces images by mimicking the red, green and blue photoreceptors and the neural network found in human eyes. The research findings, reported in Science Advances, are fundamental break  more

UNION CITY, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger visited the Union City Senior Center in Erie 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 Deployment (BEAD) Program. As   more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, July 28 -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Penn State Harrisburg managing chef Athan Spanos won an American Culinary Foundation (ACF) silver medal for his signature dish at the National Association of College and University Food Services' (NACUFS) National Conference Culinary Challenge, held July 20 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor. Spanos earned his place in the national competition after winning a gold medal at the mid-Atlant  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, July 27 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: * * * First season focuses on five of the college's many graduate programs * * * Penn State Harrisburg has piloted a new podcast, titled the "Harrisburg Huddle," which explores the programs, research and people of the college. Each episode features conversations focusing on the real experiences of students, faculty and staff. This pilot season showcases five of Penn State Harri  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, July 25 (TNSper) -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine have compiled the following list of appointments and awards to showcase accolades for faculty, staff and students. This list includes achievements from April 1 through June 30, 2023. Photos may be available upon request. APPOINTMENTS * Zarnescu named associate dean. Daniela Zarnescu, a professor of cellular and molecular physiology, has been named the ne  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: Social inequities like housing and access to health care put individuals from marginalized racial and ethnic groups with substance use disorders at greater risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms than white individuals with substance use disorders, according to researchers. The study findings suggest that treatment strategies that consider multiple dimensions of vulnerability may help hea  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: The Penn State College of Education has selected Elizabeth Scalise to serve as student marshal for the University's summer 2023 commencement ceremony, which will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Bryce Jordan Center. Originally from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Chartiers Valley High School, Scalise is graduating with a 3.73 grade point average with a bachelor of science in rehabilit  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 27 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on July 26, 2023: * * * Discovery of fragmented populations in state's southwest corner suggests conservation efforts are needed * * * The presence of a second species of ramp, Allium burdickii -- commonly known as narrow-leaved wild leek -- has been documented in southwest Pennsylvania by a team of Penn State researchers in a new study. This plant species never before has been documented in the  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Beginning in fall 2023, undergraduate students will incur additional tuition charges when their class schedule exceeds 19 credits per semester. The change comes after a task force explored the implications of adding a tuition surcharge when students exceed 19 credits in a semester. Data shows that approximately 1,760 undergraduates University-wide were enrolled in more than 19 credits during the f  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Two Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the World History Association, held recently in Pittsburgh in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh's World History Center. Recognized as a major conference in the world history field, the gathering hosts scholars from across the globe. Craig A. Miller, professor of history/political scien  more

TROY, New York, July 28 (TNSres) -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * A pilot-scale system, enabled by an $82 million award from the FDA, aims to accelerate the development and production of mRNA technologies * * * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Steven Cramer, William Weightman Walker Professor of Polymer Engineering, and Todd Przybycien, professor of chemical and biological engineering, will contribute to a three-year research program led by faculty at Ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care issued the following written testimony by Raymond Lynch, a liver and kidney transplant surgeon and professor of surgery and public health at Penn State College of Medicine, involving a hearing on July 20, 2023, entitled "The Cost of Inaction and the Urgent Need to Reform the U.S. Transplant System": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, my name is Raymond Lynch. I am a liver and kidney tra  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, July 25 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway wanted someone with several specific attributes for the newly created position of Associate Dean for Antiracism and Critical Pedagogy at Penn State Dickinson Law. They had to embrace growth and learning new things. They had to be curious. And they had to show a deep commitment to teaching and learning. Dean C  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Transportation Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for Supply Chain Management that says it features supply chain, logistics and transportation, posted research articles on the following topics in its April 2023 edition: ARTICLES: * Consumer Reactions to Incidents within a Retailer's Supply Chain: A Collective Reputations Perspective * Managing Terminal and Transport Processes with Access Management Services * An On-Demand Dynamic   more