BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 13 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Jonathan Pfeffer, M.S.S '24, has been named the first prize winner of the Awards for Clinical Excellence given by the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work (PSCSW). Pfeffer will be awarded $500 and a free one-year membership to the Clinical Society. In his Alumni Spotlight, Pfeffer discusses his placement experiences, professor connections, and takeaways from Bryn Mawr's Social Work program. Could you dis  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The Boren Awards provide scholarships for undergraduates or graduating seniors to study abroad for the summer or a semester in regions that are critical to U.S. security and are not widely studied in the U.S. Interested students can attend an info session on Nov. 12 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Quita Woodward Room and contact Eleanor Stanford for more information. Below, hear from two alums who received the Boren  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: PBS News Hour Classroom has been awarded the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics' 2024 Civic Mission of the Nation Award to develop civics-education resources for community colleges and young adults. The award from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (LAIC), an initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, will provide PBS News Hour  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Address High Blood Pressure Disparities in Communities of Color in West and Southwest Philadelphia * * * PHILADELPHIA-- At least 33% of people in Philadelphia - more in West and Southwest Philadelphia - suffer from high blood pressure. But many of them don't know it - that's why the condition, also known as hypertension, is known as "the si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news: The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) continues to flip seats from blue to red, ending the 2024 election season with yet another pickup, this time in Pennsylvania. Thanks to the resounding victory of Attorney General-elect Dave Sunday, RAGA will begin 2025 with 29 Republican attorneys general -- a new record. Outgoing RAGA Chairman and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes will now pass the   more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 13 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's building and environmental acoustics committee (E33) has presented its Wallace Waterfall Award to Robert Putnam. The award recognizes Putnam's distinguished contributions t  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 13 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Since moving to Philadelphia in 2006, Julien Suaudeau has been listening to what the city has to say. "Whenever I go away, I'm still in conversation with Philly," says Suaudeau. "It doesn't always take the form of a conscious process, but I carry the soundscape of the city with me." Suaudeau, who is a senior lecturer in the French and Francophone Studies department and heads the Film Studies program, shares his  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 13 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The National Institute of Mental Health awards a $344,589 grant to Associate Professor and Behavioral Neuroscientist Laura Grafe to lead research on sex differences in stress processing. If stress is a universal feeling, why do men and women experience it differently? As the most complex organ in the human body, the brain is at the center of how stress presents in each of us, and the mechanics of how it processes   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The Society of Hospital Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Foundation to Support Domestic and International Efforts to Advance Equitable Care for Acutely Ill Patients Through Travel and Equipment Grants * * * Earlier this month, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) launched the SHM Global & Rural Health Foundation in service of its mission to promote high-value care and optimal outcomes for acutely ill patients. Hospital-based clinician  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: Villanova University, in partnership with the Global Philadelphia Association, today unveiled a new mural dedicated to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Installed on an exterior wall of the Connelly Center, this striking artwork is one of 17 murals across the Philadelphia area designed to raise awareness of the UN SDGs. SDG 12 emphasizes th  more