UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: WPSU will host an alumni trustees candidate forum at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 13, via livestream to introduce alumni candidates seeking to join the University's Board of Trustees. Viewers will be able to join the livestream at www.watch.psu.edu/botforum2024/. The program will also be archived for later viewing. This forum is an opportunity for candidates to introduce themselves to alumni vo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: For soft tissue to recover and regrow, it needs blood vessels to grow to deliver oxygen and nutrients. Sluggish vascularization, however, can slow or even prevent recovery and regrowth of lost or damaged soft tissue after a severe injury or serious illness such as cancer. To speed up the formation and patterning of new blood vessels, Penn State researchers have combined a novel biomaterial with a   more

PALO ALTO, California, March 7 -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release: EPRI has been selected by the Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response to lead five projects with more than $22.2 million in funding to develop tools and technologies to reduce cyber risks to energy infrastructure. Collaborating with technology providers, EPRI will work on projects that: * Develop advanced artificial intelligence and data proc  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 7 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Kristina Pierre-Louis is recognized in the 2024 National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) Rising List. The NAWL Rising List recognizes early- to mid-career attorneys committed to NAWL's mission by either advancing women in the profession or advocating for women under the law. Since 1899, NAWL has been empowering women in the legal field cultivating a diverse membership   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Lung cancer cells survive better and exhibit less cell damage when exposed to cigarette smoke in cell culture experiments compared to non-cancerous lung cells. New research by a team of undergraduate students led by a Penn State molecular biologist may have revealed how lung cancer cells can persist in smoke. The mechanism could be related to how cancer cells develop resistance to pharmaceutical t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Lung cancer cells survive better and exhibit less cell damage when exposed to cigarette smoke in cell culture experiments compared to non-cancerous lung cells. New research by a team of undergraduate students led by a Penn State molecular biologist may have revealed how lung cancer cells can persist in smoke. The mechanism could be related to how cancer cells develop resistance to pharmaceutical t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses and the state's community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses and the state's community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSres) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following fact sheet on March 8, 2024: * * * Marking major progress on President Biden's Unity Agenda, the Biden Cancer Moonshot secured new commitments from health plans and oncology providers to deliver important support services to more Americans living with complex health conditions, including cancer * * * Today, the Biden Cancer Moonshot announced new commitments from seven leading health   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Alumni Association will honor 11 prominent young alumni at the 2024 Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. EST on Friday, March 15.  The ceremony will be held at the State Theatre in downtown State College and can be viewed everywhere by livestream. The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their extraordinary professional accomplishment  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Alumni Association will honor 11 prominent young alumni at the 2024 Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. EST on Friday, March 15.  The ceremony will be held at the State Theatre in downtown State College and can be viewed everywhere by livestream. The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their extraordinary professional accomplishment  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Centre Stage will produce "Tartuffe" by Moliere, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, March 19-30 at the Pavilion Theatre on the University Park campus.  Tartuffe is a sanctimonious scoundrel who, professing extreme piety, is taken into the household of Orgon, a wealthy man. Under the guise of ministering to the family's spiritual and moral needs, he almost destroys Orgon'  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: More than 94% of all patients who receive a heart transplant at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center survive for at least three years after their surgery. That is the best three-year post-transplant survival rate in Pennsylvania, and almost 10% higher than the national average among transplant centers, according to new data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). SRTR data, collec  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on March 7, 2024: In a nationally televised broadcast, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi shared her thoughts about growing opportunities and continuing challenges for women leaders in higher education, and discussed the important role of Penn State and other top U.S. universities in preparing students for successful lives and careers. "It's great news on the one hand to see progress (in the num  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Living in neighborhoods with more white residents and greater lifetime experiences of racial discrimination are linked to increased systemic inflammation during pregnancy among Black women, according to new research led by a team from Penn State. The study, published in the February issue of the journal Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, found that these social-environmental factors were associ  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Living in neighborhoods with more white residents and greater lifetime experiences of racial discrimination are linked to increased systemic inflammation during pregnancy among Black women, according to new research led by a team from Penn State. The study, published in the February issue of the journal Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, found that these social-environmental factors were associ  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight issued the following testimony by Sherri A. Mason, director of sustainability at Penn State University, involving a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Understanding the Presence of Microplastics in Water": * * * Thank you, subcommittee Chairmen Merkley and Padilla, Ranking M  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution issued the following testimony by Laurel Hattix, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama": * * * Chairwoman Butler, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama was founded in 1965, the same  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 5 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: An analysis of health data in the UK Biobank found a 20% higher risk of irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation, among people who said they drank two liters or more per week (about 67 ounces) of artificially sweetened drinks. The risk was 10% higher among people who said they drank similar amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages. Drinking one liter  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Some women spend as much as a month of every year in so much pain they can do little more than endure it. "We're talking about pain that's beyond 'I took two ibuprofen and went to work,'" said Dr. Kristin Riley. "We're talking about pain that keeps people from living their lives." As chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. He  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Some women spend as much as a month of every year in so much pain they can do little more than endure it. "We're talking about pain that's beyond 'I took two ibuprofen and went to work,'" said Dr. Kristin Riley. "We're talking about pain that keeps people from living their lives." As chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. He  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: In 1916, the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society was established on the Syracuse University campus, the 16th chapter in the nation at the time. The society, the nation's oldest and most selective, is unique in that it comprises both undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines, making it a good fit for Syracuse. In 2014, reorganizations left the Syracuse chapter without someone to lead it. But that is changing,   more