BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 3 -- ACC Network, a part of ESPN, issued the following news release: ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will present 15 consecutive days of programming dedicated to each ACC member institution from the 2023-24 school year, July 5-19. The 24-hour takeovers will showcase some of the best games and greatest moments from the season for each ACC program. ACC Network School Takeovers will showcase instant classics and memorable performa  more

MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland, July 2 -- The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment issued the following news release: On June 10, 2024, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment to hold "Amplifying Momentum Among the Health Sector for Environmental Justice & Climate Action" at the Inn at Villanova. With an attendance of over 60 health professionals and students, the conference aimed to educate the audience on   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Arboretum at Penn State has been recognized with an international award for sustainable landscape architecture for its Pollinator and Bird Garden. The garden was awarded the A+ International Jury Award for Sustainability for Landscapes by Architizer, an online platform for architects and designers. "This is well-deserved recognition," said Harland Patch, director of pollinator programming a  more

CENTRE, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency issued the following news: The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) joined the Centre County's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) to recognize the 16 individuals who successfully completed a week-long CIT training. The goal of the CIT program is to increase first responder and community safety while decreasing the number of arrests by diverting individuals who are in crisis away from the criminal  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on July 2, 2024: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Forester Seth Cassell today announced the department is resuming a partnership with Penn State University to survey visitors about their experiences in two state forests. Visitors to Pinchot State Forest in Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, and Weiser State Forest in Dauphin, Carbon, Colu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Now more than two decades into its existence, the Penn State-based Hemingway Letters Project continues to offer the many shades of American literary master Ernest Hemingway's personality via his personal correspondence. Led by Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English and Women's Studies Sandra Spanier and Associate Research Professor of English Verna Kale, the project recently published the sixth vo  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following written testimony by Jonathan Berry, managing partner of Boyden Gray PLLC, from a June 27, 2024, hearing entitled "Ending Illegal Racial Discrimination and Protecting Men and Women in U.S. Employment Practices": * * * Good morning, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and members of the committee. My name is Jonathan Berry, and I am the managing partner of the law and public policy strategy firm Boy  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Nearly 20 years ago, the U.S. Congress approved funding to implement the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program across the country. SRTS promotes safe and accessible active transportation, like walking or biking, for students to school through infrastructure improvements, safety education, safety enforcement and incentives. Despite the demonstrated physical and mental health benefits of active transp  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A Penn State research team was one of eight chosen to receive funding from NASA as part of the agency's University SmallSat Technology Partnerships (USTP) initiative within NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program. According to a NASA press release, teams were selected by the USTP initiative to mature new systems and capabilities in collaboration with NASA centers. At present, small spacecraft,  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. They found that disrupting necessary sugar modifications of these proteins promotes cell repair and reverses cellular abnormalities that occur in neu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Treating cancer can sometimes feel like a game of Whac-A-Mole. The disease can become resistant to treatment, and clinicians never know when, where and what resistance might emerge, leaving them one step behind. But a team led by Penn State researchers has found a way to reprogram disease evolution and design tumors that are easier to treat. They created a modular genetic circuit that turns cancer  more