UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: ERIE, Pa. -- The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) and the Department of Defense will invest $4.4 million in several metals-based manufacturing programs at Penn State's Behrend and University Park campuses, where researchers are creating workforce development programs that will strengthen the U.S. metal casting and forging industries. The three-year initiative -- t  more

IRVING, Texas, May 31 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: The Big 12 along with its television partners ESPN and FOX Sports have announced early season and special date football selections across linear and digital platforms. The 2024 season marks the Big 12's first as a 16-team league as it welcomes Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah. The season kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 29 with four games before a single game Friday, Aug. 30 when TCU t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the stage for the development of more advanced AI systems to explore extreme environments or distant worlds, according to research from an interdisciplinary team at Penn State. In the first two years of life, children experience a somewhat narrow set of ob  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Newly generated, complete "end-to-end" reference genomes for the sex chromosomes of five great ape species and one lesser ape species -- produced by an international collaborative team led by researchers at Penn State, the National Human Genome Research Institute and the University of highlight extremely rapid changes on the male-specific Y chromosome among ape species. These findings shed light on  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund issued the following news release: The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is pleased to announce the addition of Emily Gray to the organization as Chief Development Officer. In this role, Gray will spearhead the organization's fundraising initiatives, providing strategic vision and oversight to NLEOMF's fundraising efforts with a specific focus on major gifts. With more than a decade of experience i  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Big Ten Academic Alliance's (BTAA) Department Executive Officers (DEO) program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States' preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. Through its leadership program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability through  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Big Ten Academic Alliance's (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program (ALP) in 2024-25 will include five new fellows from Penn State. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States' preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. The ALP focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities. Thr  more

CARLSBAD, California, May 27 -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news: NCAA Division I PING All-Region honorees have been announced by the GCAA. Players across six regions and 83 schools earned all-region honors in 2024. Division I PING All-Region Teams Northeast Ben Carpenter, Yale Peicheng Chen, St. John's Tommy Dallahan, UCONN Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton Matthew Ferrari, Siena Jackson Fretty, Princeton Jake Griffin, Penn State Nathan Han, Columbi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State has named alumni Jason and Julie Borrelli as its 2024 Philanthropists of the Year. The award recognizes individuals, couples or families who have demonstrated exceptional generosity in the promotion and support of the University. In 2021, the couple's $5 million commitment named the Jason and Julie Borrelli Institute for Real Estate Studies, building upon their past support for real est  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) has named Penn State landscape architecture student Julia Li as the undergraduate 2024 National Olmsted Scholar. It is the third time in the last five years that a landscape architecture student in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School has been selected as the recipient of the Olmsted honor, which comes with a $15,000 prize at the underg  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: When public health officials make policies about when and how vaccination programs are implemented, they must weigh the benefits and risks of how infectious diseases spread throughout the country. However, these analyses are often based on national-level data and, in some countries, may overlook nuances at the local level. A new analysis by an international team, including Penn State researchers,   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 31 -- The Maryland Department of Transportation's Transit Administration issued the following news release: The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has named Martha Gross the agency's Executive Director of Transit Development and Delivery. Ms. Gross will oversee the project teams managing the Purple Line, Baltimore's Red Line, Southern Maryland Rapid Transit, and other mega-projects at the agency. "We are delighted to welcome Martha Gross to our management team at th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Burrowed into streambeds and rarely moving for their decades-long lifespans, freshwater mussels are biomonitors, meaning they indicate how clean their environment is, according to Penn State researchers. As the bivalves feed on organic matter and filter the water around them, their inner tissues and hard shells begin to reflect whatever is in their environment -- including radioactive particles.   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing broke ground on a $28 million expansion of the Nursing Sciences Building at the University Park campus on May 6. With this expansion and renovation, the college will gain a new 180-person simulation-ready classroom and a knowledge commons for students across 2,700 additional square feet. With flexible learning environments and communal areas designed for   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL took part in a recent meeting with experts from across the national lab system, academia and industry who gathered at Pennsylvania State University to discuss the development of atom-thin two-dimensional (2D) coatings with wide-ranging applications. The Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC) Industry Advisory Board meeting, which was he  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2024. The list of tenure-line faculty promotions is available here. The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor: Faiza Abbas, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College Mark Birschbach, Department of Advertising & Public Relations, D  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State and the National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU) in Taiwan announced that they will partner on the development of educational and research programs focused on semiconductor technology and photonics. The Penn State College of Engineering and the NSYSU College of Engineering and College of Semiconductor & Advanced Technology Research signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in early Apr  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Skin can send certain health-related signals, such as dry skin feeling tighter to indicate the need for moisture. But what if skin could be smarter, capable of monitoring and sharing specific health information, such as the concentration of glucose in sweat or heart rate? That was the question driving a team led by Penn State researchers that recently developed an adhesive sensing device that seaml  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 31 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Arabinda Choudhary, MD, MBA, FACHE, has been named chair of the Department of Radiology at Upstate Medical University. His appointment, effective July 1, was announced by Lawrence Chin, MD, dean of the Norton College of Medicine. Choudhary comes to Upstate from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he has held numerous positions, including most rec  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Aneurysms form in weak spots in arteries, often where the blood vessels form branches. "An aneurysm is like a blister on a water hose," said Dr. Scott Simon, a neurosurgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. "They can happen on any blood vessel in the body." For roughly 6.8 million Americans currently living with aneurysms, those blisters occur in the brain, ac  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * In Alaska, UTA architecture professor explores viability of 3D-printing sustainable homes * * * University of Texas at Arlington architecture Professor Shadi Nazarian is a member of an interdisciplinary team exploring the viability of 3D-printing homes in rural Alaska to provide affordable, sustainable and resilient housing. Nazarian and her team plan to print these homes   more