AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jennifer Zima, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Public Affairs Women in the military have been breaking barriers since long before the birth of the U.S. Air Force in 1947. Each year, Women's Equality Day on Aug. 26 marks the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Col. Julie Sposito-Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * ARM field campaign will contribute to urban laboratory in Maryland's most populous city * * * An upcoming field campaign supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will study surface-atmosphere interactions around Baltimore, Maryland, to see how they influence the city's climate. Ken Davis, professor of atmospheric and climate science  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- The Foundation for Enhancing Communities issued the following news release: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce the Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $45,000 to one Franklin County resident studying law. The Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $230,000 since 2017 to support young persons from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, entering their first, second, or third year of a J.D. Program wi  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 28 -- The Journal of Child Neurology, a peer-reviewed biomedical journal that says it focuses on child neurology, pediatric neurosurgery, neuropsychology and neuroradiology, child psychiatry, developmental and behavior pediatrics, pediatric neuroscience and developmental neurobiology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2023 edition (Vol. 38, Issue 6/7): Original Articles: * Corticomuscular Coherence in Children with Unilateral Cerebral  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1 -- La Salle University issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Greg Nayor, Ph.D., will serve as La Salle's Vice President of Enrollment Management, effective Monday, Oct. 2, the University announced. Nayor comes to La Salle with 23-plus years of professional experience in higher education. He most recently served as senior vice president of strategic initiatives at Daemen University in Amherst, Ny. The role included overseeing the student experie  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * NBC and Peacock Kick Off Big Ten Football in TWO Days (Sat., Sept. 2): No. 2 Michigan Hosts East Carolina at Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock; No. 7 Penn State Hosts West Virginia at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock * * * NBCUniversal presents a comprehensive slate of content and promotion surrounding the launch of NBC Sports' new Big Ten Football partnership this Saturday, Sept  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Notre Dame's dominant 42-3 win over Navy played in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 3.81 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms, making it the series' most-watched game in nine years. Navy-Notre Dame viewership also achieved the following milestones: * Most-watched Notre Dame season opener on NBC in three years (2020  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Energy independence is a goal worth pursuing, according to House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington). His concern is how badly our state and country want to achieve that goal. "We find out child labor is being employed to dig cobalt in the Congo, and then federal regulators shut down an attempt to open a mine in Minnesota...you'd think we'd be doing e  more

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Altoona Chancellor Dr. Ron Darbeau has been appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors Committee to Promote Cultural Diversity and Equity. "I am honored to serve in this role. As a Black immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago serving in higher education leadership for 25 years, I recognize and understand keenly the value of diversity in all its glorious forms," said Darbeau. The committee was estab  more

SHARON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: A faculty and student duo from Penn State Shenango traveled to Paris over the summer and presented at Universite Paris Nanterre after years of collaboration through Penn State's EDGE program. EDGE, or Experiential Digital Global Engagement, is a project-based international virtual exchange program that provides Penn State faculty and students the opportunity to work together with other i  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Health dedicated the Behavioral Health Clinic waiting area at Penn State Health Children's Lancaster Pediatric Center in honor of the High Foundation, which gave $100,000 to support the families of children receiving a range of care services at the center. The gift provides funds to assist with care costs not covered by insurance, such as medication or medical device costs, and vouchers to support meals,   more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following Q&A on Aug. 30, 2023, with Dana Hallahan, assistant director of alumni relations: * * * Dana Hallahan joined Penn State Brandywine as the new assistant director of alumni relations in the campus development and alumni relations office in August. She graduated from Penn State this past spring with a bachelor's degree in biology and minors in human development and family studies and gerontolo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Mapping tool allows users to highlight a particular location or area and get information about the habitat quality for bees * * * New updates have come to Beescape, an online tool created by a Penn State-led team for assessing the quality of landscapes for supporting bees and other pollinators. Beescape is a mapping tool that allows users to highlight a particular location or ar  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced that Pennsylvania has reached the critical milestone of HPAI-free status recognized by the World Animal Health Organization. The designation marks a return to normal international trade conditions for Pennsylvania's $7.1 billion poultry industry for the first time since April 2022, when t  more