MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following news: Forty-six of Penn State Brandywine's fall student-athletes received Penn State University Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors following the conclusion of the fall 2023 semester. To earn a place on the PSUAC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must amass a minimum GPA of 3.0 during their semester of competition or own a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater and be at least a sophomo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on Jan. 2, 2024: Penn State's Forum on Black Affairs has announced that the 49th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Banquet will take place on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Doors will open at 4:30 pm, and the program will begin promptly at 5:30 pm. This year's theme, "The Movement Continues: Embracing MLK's Dream of a Better World for All,"   more

DUBOIS, Pennsylvania, Jan. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University's DuBois Campus issued the following news: Continuing and Community Education at Penn State DuBois is preparing to offer the Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) education program, with classes scheduled to begin in February. With the constant need for certified quality professionals in the region's manufacturing sector, this program provides education for those preparing to take the American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification exam  more

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Jan. 5 -- Lander University issued the following news on Jan. 4, 2024: There's a reason your friends and family find your aspirations to become a lawyer impressive and ambitious. The course of study you'll undertake in law school is rigorous, and the admissions standards can be exceptionally high. Luckily, Lander University has a proven track record of producing graduates who are routinely accepted into their law schools of choice and lead fulfilling legal careers acr  more

WOOSTER, Ohio, Jan. 4 -- The College of Wooster issued the following news: Lynn Holleran, a transformative and visionary leader in college athletics, has been selected as The College of Wooster's director of athletics and physical education following a national search. Holleran begins her role at the College on Jan. 8. Reporting to the interim vice president for student affairs, Holleran will serve as the senior administrator for Wooster's NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletics program, co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The National Restaurant Association issued the following news release: The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) today announced their 2024 board officers, directors, and trustees. Jeff Lobdell, president and founder of Restaurant Partners Management, LLC., will serve as chair of the National Restaurant Association Board of Directors, and Shaun Beard, senior vice president of SAVOR Hospitality, will serve as  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Rebecca Ward Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and recently published in the Journal Nature. A research team, led by ONR's Principal Investigator, Dr. Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University, developed a computational meth  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Penn State Health has appointed Don McKenna as the president of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on a permanent basis. McKenna had served as the president of Hampden and Holy Spirit medical centers before taking on the role of interim president of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in July 2023. McKenna's tenure as permanent Milton S. Hershey Medical Center president became effective  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Health has appointed Don McKenna as the president of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on a permanent basis. McKenna had served as the president of Hampden and Holy Spirit medical centers before taking on the role of interim president of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in July 2023. As permanent president of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Don will continue to focus on operational and financial manageme  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State officials are monitoring a potential winter storm that could impact travel for students returning to University Park and campuses across the state for the spring 2024 semester, which begins Monday, Jan. 8. While predicted snowfall totals and timing continue to evolve, current forecasts are calling for approximately 4 to 8 inches of snow in the State College area, with most of the precip  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news on Jan. 4, 2024: Ellen Stockstill, associate professor of English at Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities, has published a new book on Victorian documentary novels that presented themselves as nonfiction works. "Faking It: Victorian Documentary Novels" examines 19th century novels narrated through supposedly authentic documents such as letters, diaries and travel journals. "  more

DUNMORE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University's Scranton Campus issued the following news: Penn State Scranton Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Alan Peslak has been recognized with a Meritorious Paper Award for his outstanding contributions at the Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals (ISCAP) Conference. The conference, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico late last year hosted professionals from diverse areas such as information systems education  more

DUNMORE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University's Scranton Campus issued the following news: Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa has announced that Assistant Director of Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreation Sara Rinkunas is Employee of the Month for January. In nominating her for this recognition, the campus' Student Services and Engagement office commended her for "always going out of her way to find ways to improve our student-athletes' experiences at our campus." Th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The beginning of the spring semester at Penn State marks more than just the start of classes. For some students, the new semester also marks their first time living on their own, and with that independence also comes the need for personal responsibility for one's own safety and security. Officer Michelle Beckenbaugh, community policing liaison officer for Penn State University Police and Public Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and recently published in the Journal Nature. A research team, led by ONR's Principal Investigator, Dr. Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University, developed a computational method for creating new types of ceramics using   more

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Maine and Penn State discovered that molecules experience non-reciprocal interactions without external forces. Fundamental forces such as gravity and electromagnetism are reciprocal, where two objects are attracted to each other or are repelled by each other. In our everyday experience, however, interactions don't seem to follow this reciprocal law. For example, a pre  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop new "Words as Tools" intervention for emergent bilingual students * * * Dianna Townsend, Ed.D., professor of literacy studies, plays a crucial role as a co-principal investigator in the Institute of Education Science (IES) grant titled "Words as Tools: Vocabulary Development for Emergent Bilinguals (EB) for Science and Beyond." The U.S. Department of Education funded this su  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Honey yields in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, with honey producers and scientists unsure why, but a new study by Penn State researchers has uncovered clues in the mystery of the missing honey. Using five decades of data from across the U.S., the researchers analyzed the potential factors and mechanisms that might be affecting the number of flowers growing in  more