BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Literatures in English Pardis Dabashi has been awarded the 2024 Modernist Studies Association First Book Prize for her monograph Losing the Plot: Film and Feeling in the Modernist Novel, from the University of Chicago Press. Each year, a panel of judges determines the book published in the previous year, that made the most significant contribution to modernist studies. Dabashi teaches class  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Since installation work began in September, hundreds of tons of paving stones, sand, gravel, soil, and equipment have been craned over the walls of Old Library into the courtyard of the Cloisters, where teams of craftspeople including landscapers, Bryn Mawr facilities staff, and electricians are taking Nekisha Durrett's Don't Forget to Remember (Me) from a design on a page to a reality. The installation uses cust  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: Earlier this month, nine East Stroudsburg University Clear Path Scholars and three professors attended the National Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars and Primary Investigators (PI) Meeting in Chicago. ESU's Clear Path Scholar program offers scholarships to full-time students transferring to ESU from community colleges and majoring in STEM discipline  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * * Highmark Wholecare is sponsoring the installation of area-exclusive technology at Allegheny Health Network hospitals and facilities that will make it easier to access reliable power sources for wheelchairs and scooters. * Nearly 325,000 adults in Pennsylvania live with a mobility disability. * The investment builds upon Highmark Wholecare's commitment to create an inclusive   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Peggy Robinson, director of the Center for Professional Development and certifying officer of the School Social Worker and HSV certificate programs, celebrates 20 years at the College this year. In this Staff Spotlight, Robinson discusses her career path at Bryn Mawr and beyond and the significant milestones she has witnessed during her tenure. Were you always in the position/department you are in now? If not, can  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The idea of an English degree having little real-world value is a common trope. But not at Bryn Mawr. The Literatures in English alumnae/i who gathered back at English House on Nov. 14 proved the often-maligned major's worth. Working in areas from law to finance to radio, they spoke with more than two dozen undergraduate students about how their Bryn Mawr educations and their English degrees in particular have led   more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: Shippensburg University is proud to announce Dr. George E. Fitch Jr. as the 2024 winter graduate commencement speaker, and Timothy M. Morris as the speaker for the undergraduate commencement ceremony. The graduate commencement ceremony will take place on Friday, December 13, at 7:00 p.m. at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center. The undergraduate ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 14, at 11:00   more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: To provide higher efficiency and power density for telecom, industrial, and computing applications, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new 150 V TrenchFET Gen V n-channel power MOSFET in the PowerPAK SO-8S (QFN 6x5) package. Compared to previous-generation devices in the PowerPAK SO-8, the Vishay Siliconix SiRS5700DP slashes overall on-resistance by 68.3 % a  more