HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- The Foundation for Enhancing Communities issued the following news release: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce the awarding of the Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund, amounting to $40,000 over two years, to Ansel Childers, a dedicated law student now interning in Franklin County. The Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $270,000 since 2017 to support young persons from Franklin County, Pennsylvania,   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The 58th annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts returns to the streets of downtown State College and Penn State's University Park campus from Wednesday, July 10, through Sunday, July 14. Founded in 1967 by the State College Chamber of Commerce and Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture, the festival attracts approximately 125,000 visitors each summer. The 2024 festival kicks off w  more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, July 11 -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * Established in 2011, the ENA Lantern Award recognizes excellence in emergency departments * * * Since its establishment in 2011, the ENA Lantern Award has recognized emergency departments for demonstrating exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research. The 2024 class of ENA Lantern Award recipients is the largest yet, with a total of 94 emergency dep  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.Since the early 20th century, researchers believed that movements on the right and left sides of the body were controlled by the opposite hemisphere of the brain and that handedness resulted from the dominant side doing a better job at controlling movements. Nearly 30 years ago, though, a researcher at Penn State proposed the complimentary dominance hypothesisthe idea that both  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Alumni Association is teaming up with the College of Arts and Architecture and Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts to bring Arts Festival visitors a unique new event honoring a designer with deep ties to the festival's history -- the late Larry Sommese, world-renowned State College designer and Penn State distinguished professor emeritus. The Hintz Family Alumni Center will be  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 12 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Starting at first light on Tuesday, July 16, the Penn State Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will conduct the second round of its annual two-part elm-tree spraying program at University Park. An aerial spray application by helicopter is set to take place at daybreak (estimated time 5:30 a.m.). The application is weather-permitting and signage will be posted in the affected area  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HARRISBURG, Pa. The Pennsylvania General Assembly has passed a state budget that maintains Penn State's general support appropriation at $242.1 million for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which began July 1. The budget package, which now heads to Gov. Josh Shapiro for his anticipated signature, includes a funding increase of $4 million (13%) for Pennsylvania College of Technology, level funding of $57.7   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced today the promotion of three staff members. Andrew Jerome has been promoted to Vice President, Communications. Andrew Jerome joined IDFA in February 2020 as Director, External and Member Communications. Andrew's new role will allow him to expand his responsibilities managing the organization's communications, marketing of  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge. Offering significantly enhanced energy density, they are a safer alternative to the flammable lithium-ion batteries currently used in consumer electronics -- but they are not environmentally friendly. Current recycling methods focus on the limited rec  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, July 12 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has received the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 2024 Lantern Award, recognizing the excellence of its caregivers in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center earned Lantern Awards for both its pediatric and adult emergency departments. "This award showcases the outstanding efforts of our team in enhancing patient care  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's 2020 Philanthropist of the Year, Keiko Miwa Ross, has directed over $17 million in support to landmarks across University Park, from the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm to the spaces that welcome visitors to the new Palmer Museum of Art. Now her philanthropy is reaching beyond the Penn State campus to shape our understanding of the universe with a $2 million commitment to endow the Le  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 12 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is celebrating that $50 million in new annual funding for the Clean Streams Fund, which extends the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP), is included in Pennsylvania's General Fund budget for fiscal year 2024-25. The $47.6 billion budget was signed by Governor Josh Shapiro on Thursday. The legislature took the historic step of creating the Clean St  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HARRISBURG, Pa. A Penn State-supported bill that advances performance-based funding for Pennsylvania's state-related universities passed the Pennsylvania General Assembly on July 11 and is headed to Gov. Josh Shapiro for his anticipated signature. The bill, SB 1154, establishes the Performance-based Funding Council, which will be tasked with developing recommendations for a new process that utili  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced that he is confident that investments promised in this year's state budget, which passed Thursday night, will be crucial to the commonwealth. "We are seeing historic investments in public education, economic development and public safety," said Miller. "Additionally, tax reform will finally offer many commonwealth residents and businesses  more

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State is offering for the first time stackable credentials that can be used to earn master's degrees in engineering, data analytics, information science, artificial intelligence, human resources and psychology. The stackable credentials at Penn State are being offered through 27 graduate-level certificates that can be completed online, through Penn State World Campus. To earn a stackable cred  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Advocate Penn State is encouraging all Penn Staters to take action on its recent advocacy campaign to speak up and support Penn State's 2024-25 state appropriation. The timing of the campaign is critical, as a bill is moving through the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would provide a fifth straight year of flat funding to state-related universities, including Penn State. The action campaign   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa.Since the first time she treated a child with neuroblastoma, Giselle Saulnier Sholler wanted to do the impossible for her patients. Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children with roughly 700 new diagnoses every year. The survival rate is 30% and for patients who relapse following conventional standard of care treatments, the survival rate is less than 10%.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 11 -- The New Jersey State Board of Education issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The New Jersey State Board of Education (State Board) today selected the board's leadership for the coming school year. Kathy Goldenberg will continue to serve as board president and Nedd James Johnson, Ed.D., was named vice president. In addition to the selection of president and vice president, the State Board swore in a new member, Dr. Claudine Keenan of Galloway, Atlan  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 10 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa.Hardly a day goes by without another headline touting the benefits of new Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved, injectable weight-loss medications. "Weight-loss drugs are among the most sought-after products sold in the U.S.," said Dr. Taraneh Soleymani, director of Obesity Medicine at Penn State Health Medical Group. "Semaglutide and Tirzepatide have been game-changers in trea  more