SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Lindsey Oliver, a second-year law student in the College of Law is making strides in the criminal defense field while actively contributing to the University's Community Review Board (CRB) as the new vice chair. With a background in criminal justice studies and psychology from Westminster College in Pennsylvania, Oliver's journey to law school was shaped by a series of pivotal experiences, including a study on racial a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 9 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP successfully defended Hanson Building Materials Limited through trial in an environmental liabilities case brought by the city of Emeryville, California. Based in London, Hanson Building Materials was formerly named Hanson Plc, the previously listed ultimate parent company of a number of industrials in the US and the UK and whose wider group today is a leading supplier of   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 9 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: K&L Gates recently obtained a pre-answer voluntary dismissal of a patent troll case in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of Syte - Visual Conception Ltd. The case was brought by prolific non-practicing entity Pointwise Ventures LLC. The dismissal resulted from a series of correspondences the firm sent to Pointwise Ventures, each strategically targeting a particular vulner  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on November 8, 2024. Dear Bryn Mawr Community, We write, following the College's October Board of Trustees meeting, to update you on the conversations and decisions that took place. We plan to do this after each of the three Board meetings (in October, February and April) as we learn together more about how the College works and the important roles each o  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Families who save in their PA 529 GSP by December 31, 2024, can receive up to $100 in matching contributions * * * Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that families saving with the PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan (GSP) may be eligible for up to $100 in matching contributions. Current and new PA 529 GSP account owners who make contributions that are received  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: At a time when multiple wars are waging, United Nations peacekeepers find themselves in incredibly stressful situations. To aid the mental health of its peacekeepers, the U.N. has looked to Duquesne University's Partnership in Education (PIE) for help. The organization is providing the U.N.'s Division of Healthcare Management & Occupational Safety and Health with its popular YouTube videos on mindfulnes  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: When Cynthia Wyeth Peterson '54 first joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut in 1968, she was the only woman teaching in the physics department. It would remain that way until 2002. She was an energetic presence in the department, serving as the second director of the university's planetarium, the first in the state, which opened in 1954. Peterson also led the construction of a state-of-the-art observa  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Christendom College issued the following news: Christendom women's soccer: National Championship Tournament-bound. The team, coming off the best season in program history, earned their third trip to the USCAA DII National Championship Tournament, as announced by the organization on Wednesday, November 6. They will travel to Pennsylvania for the tournament beginning on November 15, aiming for a shot at the National Championship game on November 17. The women's s  more