UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- The 40th annual Children's Miracle Network Hershey (CMN) Telethon raised $361,528.43 to benefit equipment, programs and research at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. The event aired June 3-6 on WGAL8. "We want to share our story and make sure people know that Children's Miracle Network is right here in their community," said Lyndsay Morgan, whose 7-year-old daughter Harper was  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Older adults who utilize food assistance programs to reliably access quality food may fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer than their peers who do not use such programs, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences. Ashley Flores, who anticipates earning her doctorate in nutritional sciences from Penn State in August, and Muzi Na, associate pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news: By Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer More than 1 in 3 medical students and residents say they've experienced faculty mistreatment, from public humiliation to sexist remarks. Here's what some institutions are doing to stop bad behaviors and foster a positive learning environment. When Jennifer Kram* shadowed a neurosurgery team at her West Coast medical school earlier this year, she was repeatedly sha  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter. A new study by Penn State researchers has found that using not one but multiple pest treatments may help bees make it to spring. The researchers found that beekeepers who used a combination of treatments for Varroa mites -- tiny parasites that can wea  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome seven summer associates across the firm's Boston, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C. offices for the 2024 session. "Every year we are delighted to welcome summer associates into our offices. Their arrival marks an exciting chapter in our growth and a level of enthusiasm that is contagious," said Scot  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by Penn State biologists explores how this trait might have evolved and lends new insight into this iconic question. The reigning hypothesis is that competition among males influenced neck length, but the research team found that female giraffes have proportionally longer necks than males -- suggesting that high nutritional needs of females may have  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: Dr. Scott Gartner, who has served as the 16th Provost of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) since November 2020, recently announced that he will be returning to scholarship as a full professor in the NPS Department of Defense Analysis. During his tenure as Provost, Gartner played a pivotal role in guiding NPS through a time of budget challenges and transformational change, coming aboard during the tumultuous COVID-  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, June 5 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: In 1984, Bob Beretta was named captain of the St. Bonaventure University baseball team. Forty years later, Beretta is being waved home, this time by the president, not the third-base coach. The Le Moyne College athletics director, who navigated the Dolphins' move from Division II to Division I last year, has been named vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics at St. Bonaventure,   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Feed costs for producing broiler chickens accounts for 60% to 70% of total production costs, and stump waste from the production of button mushrooms comprises nearly 30% of total mushroom weight. Marrying the two has the potential to reduce both cost and waste, especially in Pennsylvania, which is a national leader in the production of broiler chickens and button mushrooms. To learn whether the tw  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 30 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Northwestern University has announced the winners of the 2024 Nemmers Prizes in Earth sciences, economics and mathematics. The biennial prizes recognize top scholars for their lasting contributions to new knowledge, outstanding achievements and the development of significant new modes of analysis. This year's recipients are Barbara Sherwood Lollar for Earth sciences, Michael Woodford for economics and Lui  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 5 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: * * * GDIT And The Area Fund Single Grants In New Specialty Areas * * * ORAU has awarded competitive research grants totaling $175,000 to 35 junior faculty from its member institutions. Additionally, General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. [gdit.com] (GDIT) and the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance [thearea.org] (AREA) have partnered with ORAU to fund one award each. The ann  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 31 health care facilities in Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Cumberland, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Susquehanna and York counties. "Our audits ensure hospitals have  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Patrick Drew, professor of engineering sciences and mechanics, of neurosurgery, of biology and of biomedical engineering and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim director of the Huck Institutes with the appointment of Troy Ott as dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State. Drew's position will be effective July 1. As   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Amy Allen, associate dean for faculty affairs and advancement in the College of the Liberal Arts and distinguished professor of philosophy and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State, has been selected as a 2024-26 Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow. The fellowship is part of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's initiative designed to cultivate acad  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State tied for No. 89 in the world in the recently released 2025 QS World University Rankings, placing the University in the top 6% worldwide among the 1,503 institutions ranked by QS. Joining Penn State at No. 89 globally are Durham University in the U.K. and fellow Big Ten member Purdue University. Penn State also placed, out of 197 ranked U.S. institutions, at No. 8 (tied) among public un  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and surpass Division I national averages, according to Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released today (June 4) by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Penn State's all-sport APR multiyear average for 2022-23 was 989, which is above the national average of 984 and meets one of the academic achievement unit benchmarks fo  more

FRISCO, Texas, June 6 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: PGA of America Golf Professional Matt Keller, Owner of York Indoor Golf & Training Center in York, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster Indoor Golf & Training Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has earned PGA Master Professional Status, the highest educational designation a PGA of America Golf Professional can obtain. The PGA Master Professional program was established in 1969 to recognize PGA of  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State announced today (June 4) the recipients of the inaugural Presidential Public Impact Research Awards (PPIRA), a new program designed to support faculty and students who are working on research projects that directly benefit communities. The program, with funding totaling nearly $700,000 from Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi's office, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Resear  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Multiple states since March 2024 have reported dairy herds displaying symptoms caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI. The H5N1 strain found in the cows is the same virus that, since 2022, has caused outbreaks in poultry across the country, leading to the loss of almost 97 million birds -- mostly chickens and turkeys -- including more than 4.7 million in Pennsylvania. Although there  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: If a material absorbs light, it will heat up. That heat must go somewhere, and the ability to control where and how much heat is emitted can protect or even hide such devices as satellites. An international team of researchers, including those from Penn State, has developed a novel method for controlling this thermal emission, with what they called promising implications for thermal management and   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Between 2005 and 2020, the number of children facing simultaneous water and food insecurity in the United States more than doubled. Additionally, Black and Hispanic children were several times more likely than white children to experience food and water insecurity at the same time. This is according to new research by Asher Rosinger, associate professor of biobehavioral health and anthropology at P  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 7 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Between 2005 and 2020, the number of children facing simultaneous water and food insecurity in the United States more than doubled. Additionally, Black and Hispanic children were several times more likely than white children to experience food and water insecurity at the same time. This is according to new research by Asher Rosinger, associate professor of biobehavioral health and anthropology at Penn Stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety released the following written testimony by Steven Schafrik, an associate professor and director of Graduate Studies for Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Digging Deeper for Health and Safety: Examining New Standards and Practices in Mining": * * * I'd like to thank this subcommittee of the United States Senate Commi  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 7 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: A recent Southeastern Louisiana University honors graduate has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program grant to further his academic career at Pennsylvania State University. Devin Schwaibold, who graduated from Southeastern in May with a degree in chemistry, was offered a position in the PhD program at Penn State to continue the research he began at Southeaste  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Troy Ott, interim director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been named dean of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, effective July 1. Ott succeeds Laszlo Kulcsar, professor of rural sociology and demography, who served as interim dean of the college for nine months, following the retirement of Rick Roush. As dean, Ott will oversee all aspects of Penn State's oldest c  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Ibrahim Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, researches 3D bioprinting of living tissues like skin and organs. Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field combining biology, chemistry, engineering and medicine. Penn State's bioprinting research is pushing the boundaries of medical technology toward solutions for skin replacement -- including hair follicles, wh  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, June 4 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news release: Two Westminster College seniors participated in the Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference on April 20 in Erie, Pa. Sophia Galietta of Bethel Park, Pa., was awarded second place for an oral presentation at the conference, while Alaina Kutsch of Home, Pa., presented her independent research with a poster presentation. Galietta's project, "Th  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 6 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive and competitive nationwide search, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) President Grace J. Wang, PhD, has appointed Andrew Sears, PhD, as the university's new Provost and Senior Vice President. A successful academic leader, administrator, and distinguished computer scientist, Sears brings over 30 years of experience in higher education to WPI. "Dr. Andrew Sears is a  more