UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A group of Penn State researchers is one of 18 teams selected to receive $1.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The two-year cooperative agreement supports early-stage research and development to advance low-cost, low-emissions production of geologic hydrogen, which is produced naturally in Earth's subsurface and could co  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Renewed support for a training program established at Penn State in 2018 ensures five additional years of funding for graduate students conducting cross-disciplinary studies of the mechanisms controlling where and when genes are used in cells. The Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (EGR) Predoctoral Training Program will continue to train future scientists in experimental, molecular a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to a team led by researchers at Penn State, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabricate and operate such devices, including advanced sensors and lasers. The researchers fabricated a switch to turn on and off the presence of kink states, which are electrical conduction   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, July 26 -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news: 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division I have been announced. To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must particip  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, July 26 -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news: 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division III have been announced. To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must partic  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. A team of researchers from Penn State College of Medicine found a new target for treating diseases associated with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). They determined that blocking a class of enzymes called kinases, which regulates cellular functions, leads to cell death caused by the degradation of Tax, a protein essential for viral gene expression, viral transmission and su  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: After hearing disturbing accounts of antisemitism on college campuses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) called on college administrators to take stronger actions against the perpetrators of this hatred during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee. "It's deeply troubling to hear that blatant antisemitism was allowed to fester on campuses here in Pennsylvania,  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: President Joe Biden announced he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris the top contender for the Democratic nomination. Biden's decision not to seek re-election comes after the states held their presidential primaries and his campaign raised tens of millions of dollars. What happens now that the presidential primaries are over, but the winning candida  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A longtime volunteer with decades of broadcast experience will be the new host of Morning Edition on WPSU-FM.  Sally J. Sherman, a Penn State journalism graduate, has been hired to take over morning duties at the station from Mel DeYoung, who retired earlier this month after hosting Morning Edition for 13 years. Morning Edition airs from 5 to 9 a.m. each weekday on WPSU-FM. "We think WPSU liste  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 25 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * New study evaluates racial disparities in prior authorization outcomes by a major national insurer * * * By Ann Kellett Prior authorization--the process by which a health insurance company denies or approves coverage for a health care service before the service is performed--became standard practice beginning with Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s. Although  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 27 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New study evaluates racial disparities in prior authorization outcomes by a major national insurer * * * By Ann Kellett Prior authorization--the process by which a health insurance company denies or approves coverage for a health care service before the service is performed--became standard practice beginning with Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s. Although  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: The Honorable Kim D. Eaton will be presented with the 2024 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Family Law Section Eric Turner Memorial Award during the section's Winter Meeting January 16-19, 2025, in Pittsburgh. The Eric Turner Memorial Award honors a lawyer who is dedicated to the practice of family law and who serves as a mentor and teacher to fellow lawyers. As part of the award, a $1,0  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Aiping Xiong, associate professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), earned a five-year, $585,818 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for a project titled "Enabling Human Situation Awareness across Physical and Cyber Spaces for Vehicle-to-Everything Communication Security and Driving Safety." Q: What do you want to un  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: Julian Gray, founder of Julian Gray Associates, will be presented with the 2024 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Elder Law Section's Jeffrey A. Marshall Excellence in Elder Law Award at the Elder Law Institute July 25 - 26, 2024. Julian Gray is the founder and managing attorney of Julian Gray Associates. Over the past 30 years Julian and his team have assisted thousands of clients and the  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The glass bottles we toss in the recycling bin don't always end up where we expect. Only about 33% of glass is recycled in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, partly due to expenses like sorting bottles by color. Penn State scientists recently found that mass-produced soda-lime silicate glass from post-consumer bottles of different colors can be safely melted toget  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Summer Olympic Games feature throwing events, such as shot put, hammer throw and discus. One training tool used by these athletes is throwing different mass implements to improve competitive performance, but the method could be improved, according to John Challis, professor in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology.  In a recent study, Challis used data from 20 record-setting male shot put  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 23 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Center will lead to new technologies and workforce development * * * By Amy Blumenthal A team from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, led by Behnam Jafarpour, professor of chemical engineering and material science at USC, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to establish a center  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A team of researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering and Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, led by Behnam Jafarpour, professor of chemical engineering and material science at USC, has received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish a center for CO2 Storage Modeling, Analytics, and Risk Reduction Technologies (CO  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: More than 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2024 sessions. A commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Community Arts Center, with 100 students expected to march in the proceedings. The ceremony is for graduates and ticketed guests. A livestream broadcast will be offered on the commencement w  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. With near-record results in its first year, a new Penn State fundraising campaign will be led by a group of alumni volunteers who bring a broad range of experience and expertise to the effort. The Campaign Leadership Council, steered by Andy Sieg, a 1989 graduate of the Smeal College of Busienss and head of wealth at Citigroup Inc., was announced today by President Neeli Benda  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Animal health experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have announced that out of an abundance of caution they will test the University's dairy herd for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, under a voluntary state testing program. The announcement comes amidst an outbreak of bird flu that has affected dairy cattle in more than a dozen states since March. As of July 19, the   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State and State College Area School District (SCASD) recently agreed to continue the LifeLink PSU program, a symbiotic relationship that has a positive impact for both local public-school students and Penn State students alike. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, LifeLink PSU supports SCASD students with disabilities ages 18-22 as they gain the skills and inde  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Thanks to algorithms, social media platforms can generate content that feels like it's made just for you. And while you may acknowledge that technology is what delivers the content, you may sometimes feel that a higher power is involved. Conspirituality is a belief system that blends new age spiritual beliefs and conspiracy theorizing. Algorithmic conspirituality combines alg  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As Penn State's Renaissance Fund celebrates its 48th year of recognizing outstanding community members and helping students in need, the Renaissance Fund Committee has announced that alumni, retired staff members, local volunteer leaders, and philanthropists Roger Williams and Karen Magnuson have been selected as the 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees. The couple will be celebrate  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As the Paris 2024 Olympics kick off, Penn State will have a strong presence with a school-record 30 current and former student-athletes or club athletes representing 13 countries when the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad begin competition. Additionally, two current assistant coaches are competing for two different countries, seven current coaches are serving as personal coaches, a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. On July 30, veterans, service members and military family members can apply online for complimentary tickets to the Penn State-Kent State football game on Saturday, Sept. 21, in recognition of Penn State's Military Appreciation activities/festivities. The annual Seats for Servicemembers program honors the dedication and sacrifices of those who have served and are currently se  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 27 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on July 26, 2024: * * * Penn State University's Butcher Apprenticeship Program will provide both classroom instruction and on-the-job training to address a growing industry shortage. Governor Shapiro wants to open doors of economic opportunity and give Pennsylvanians the freedom to chart their own course by investing in all paths to success. * * * Today, Departmen  more

FREDONIA, New York, July 23 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: It's summer, but learning doesn't go on hiatus for SUNY Fredonia science students undertaking of summer research projects, both on campus and out in the field. The work will strengthen their academic credentials ahead of applying to graduate and professional schools or pursuing direct employment opportunities. Ten students - a number that's rebounded to pre-pandemic levels - are  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: (STATE COLLEGE, Penn.) Teamsters at Penn State University have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. The four-year contract is retroactive to July 1, and includes a 20 percent wage increase over the life of the agreement, increased shift differentials and on-call pay, improved language for paid leave, Martin Luther King Jr. and Juneteenth as paid  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The membership of Teamsters Local 8 has ratified a new four-year contract with Penn State that sets terms and conditions of employment and provides salary increases for the University's approximately 2,500 technical service employees working at Penn State locations across the commonwealth. The contract, which is retroactive to July 1 and runs through June 30, 2028, was offici  more

IRVING, Texas, July 24 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Michigan Athletics Director to be honored for excellence in athletics administration during 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10. * * * The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that Warde Manuel, the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics at the University of Michigan who also headed the  more