BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Activist Fredrika Newton Will Give Black History Month Keynote on Feb. 28 Fredrika Newton, head of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation and Newton's widow, will give Bryn Mawr College's annual Black History Month keynote address at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the Great Hall of Old Library. Fredrika and David Hilliard, former Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, founded the foundation in 1995. In the   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Last night the Trump Administration issued an executive order attempting to criminalize and silence people protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza. The order calls for the deportation of students involved in protests and instructs the Justice Department to aggressively prosecute pro-Palestinian activists. This is a clear infringement on freedom of speech and expression,  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Antibody Treatment Prevents Severe Bird Flu in Monkeys PITTSBURGH - A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in Science. The broadly neutralizing antibody, which recognizes a relatively stable region of th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Bellisario College Dean Marie Hardin named president at Quinnipiac University UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dean Marie Hardin, who has led the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications since 2014 and has been a member of the Penn State faculty since 2003, was announced Jan. 30 as the 10th president of Quinnipiac University. Hardin will begin work at Quinnipiac on July 1 and serve as the B  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Faculty Look at the Liberal Arts of the Future The first Current Topics in Higher Education event of the spring semester took place on Tuesday. These events allow the community to come together and discuss topics in the larger context of the higher education sector, how the issues may impact Bryn Mawr, and planning for the College's future. Facilitated by the president's office, the events draw   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Materials can remember a sequence of events in an unexpected way UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Many materials store information about what has happened to them in a sort of material memory, like wrinkles on a once crumpled piece of paper. Now, a team led by Penn State physicists has uncovered how, under specific conditions, some materials seemingly violate underlying mathematics to store memorie  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Meet Bryn Mawr's 2026 Mellon Mays Fellows The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program is the centerpiece of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's initiatives to increase diversity in the faculty ranks of institutions of higher learning. Established in 1988, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship works to achieve its mission by identifying and supporting students of great promise and helping them t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Nature journaling provides differing benefits to adults, youth UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Nature journaling -- a recreational activity where people use words or pictures to capture an observation while outside in nature -- became increasingly popular during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study led by researchers in the Penn State Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Managem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * PA Gov. Shapiro Doubles Down On Weak Energy Plan New energy plan embraces false solutions over popular anti-fracking stance Today, at a press conference in Allegheny County where 35 municipalities have passed anti-fracking ordinances, Governor Shapiro unveiled an energy plan that failed to address the destructive impacts of fracking on Pennsylvania communities. Instead, Shapiro's pla  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Penn State Extension to offer free virtual walking program UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Anyone interested in developing healthy habits and increasing stamina can benefit from a free Penn State Extension virtual walking program called "Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania." The statewide program will take place from April 7 through June 2, 2025. The program is aimed at harnessing social support   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * POLL: Conservatives more optimistic, liberals more concerned about free speech in 2025 * FIRE's poll found confidence in the future of free speech is still low (41%), but jumped 10 points compared to a July poll. * Conservatives went from the most pessimistic subgroup to the most optimistic following Donald Trump's election, while liberals' optimism fell. P  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * President Wendy Cadge Outlines Vision at Six-Month Mark Staff, faculty, and other community members filled Old Library's Great Hall on Jan. 27 as Bryn Mawr President Wendy Cadge continued to share her thoughts about and visions for the College's future as she reached the six-month mark of her presidency. "I want to think with you today about how we dream and innovate to expand the College's excellence and  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Q&A: Student trustee Kevin Schuyler 'carries the voices of 88,000 peers' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As he approaches the end of his two-year term as student trustee on the Penn State Board of Trustees, Kevin Schuyler is leading the charge to identify his successor. The student trustee serves on the 38-member Board of Trustees, which is responsible for the governance and welfare of Penn State   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Supporting community members in uncertain times The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on January 29, 2025. * * * Dear members of the Bryn Mawr community: The new Federal Administration is increasing national immigration enforcement, changing guidance for some international visitors, proposing policies that would impact people who are transgender and non-binary, and issuing executi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * The Medical Minute: What works - and what doesn't - to prevent norovirus HERSHEY, Pa. -- It's 2 a.m. when your 5-year-old daughter's cry jolts you awake: "Mommy, I'm sick!" The next few hours are a blur of clean-up and comfort as you battle the dreaded norovirus, aka the stomach bug, aka the stomach flu, aka the "winter vomiting bug." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Why You Shouldn't Scratch an Itchy Rash: New Study Explains PITTSBURGH -- Your parents were right: Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal Science that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model of a type of eczema called allergic contact d  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: * * * Grant expands Wistar's training opportunities, creating more biomedical career pathways for Philadelphia residents * * * The Wistar Institute's Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Education and Training Center is expanding its signature apprenticeship programs and bolstering job opportunities in the life science sector thanks to a recent $600,000 PASmart Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Educatio  more