TREVOSE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- The Advertising Specialty Institute issued the following news release: * * * ASI Reports Record $26.6 Billion in Annual Sales for Promo Products Industry TREVOSE, PA - February 11, 2025 The promotional products industry reached a record $26.6 billion in sales in 2024, according to the latest analysis from the Advertising Specialty Institute(R) (ASI), the leading technology, marketing and information provider in the promo sector. This represents a 1.8% increa  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Catherine and Anthony Clifton make transformational gift to accelerate patient care, research, and education at Penn Medicine The Pavilion will be renamed in recognition of the Cliftons' historic philanthropic commitment, one of the largest ever to name a U.S. inpatient hospital building. PHILADELPHIA--Penn Medicine announced a transformative gift from   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Centre Stage presents 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Centre Stage will produce Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows' "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying," directed by Christopher Campbell, music directed by Joseph Ivan, Feb. 25 thru March 7, at the Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus. "How to Succeed in Business Wi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * ChatGPT for birdsong may shed light on how language is wired in the human brain UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new modeling method by researchers at Penn State trains on recordings of birds to create accurate birdsongs. The results could improve understanding of the structure o  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Dear Old State: The return of Penn State's 'Love Ya Lions!' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "Love Ya Lions!" Those three simple words are undoubtedly remembered by many alumni and fans as a representation of unified pride for Penn State in the 1970s and 1980s. The slogan was first introduced by Back the Lions, an organization formed in 1973 to boost fan enthusiasm at Penn State football games. T  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Denise Bortree named interim dean of Bellisario College of Communications UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Denise Bortree has been named interim dean of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, effective June 15. Bortree is currently the associate dean of academic affairs and a professor in the Bellisario College. She will take over for Marie Hardin, who was named the 10th president of  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Dinner, Dialogue, and the Future of Democracy: A 20-Year Journey Bryn Mawr College Professor and Acting Chair of Political Science Joel Alden Schlosser rethinks the future of democracy and ecology in his book, Earthborn Democracy. What is political order? What is worth dying for? How should we organize ourselves? These are the questions that Schlosser poses in his classroom-and at his dinner table. A li  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Faculty Members Earn Tenure for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service At their February meeting, the Bryn Mawr College Board of Trustees voted to confirm the reappointment with tenure and promotion to associate professor of Jennie Bradbury, Patrick Melvin, and Adam Williamson, effective at the start of the fall 2025 semester. "Congratulations to these outstanding faculty members on achieving this   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Governor Shapiro Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration in Response to Federal Funding Freeze (HARRISBURG, PA.) "The work Pennsylvania is doing to plug orphaned and abandoned wells across the Commonwealth using Congressionally authorized funds is critical for public health and safety, protecting clean air and clean water, raising property values and creating jobs in the oil  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Haves and Have-Nots For nearly 20 years, Matt Ruben has been teaching a version of his Emily Balch Seminar "Poverty, Affluence, and American Culture." And not a year goes by that the class isn't as relevant as ever. The "E-Sem" uses materials ranging from Benjamin Franklin's The Way to Wealth to Jesse Jackson's 1988 speech at the Democratic National Convention to explore wealth inequality, the reasons peo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Intercollegiate Athletics unveils details on Beaver Stadium Revitalization UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Beaver Stadium Revitalization has entered its next phase of work on the west side of the stadium. Following the 2024 football season, demolition began with the felling of the press box and removal of the upper deck and several ground level structures. Once completed prior to the 2027 seas  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * Leading Physician Groups: Medicaid Program Must Be Protected The statement below is issued by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Physicians and American Psychiatric Association: "For decades, the Medicaid program has provided health care cover  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Looking to the past to understand the impacts of human land use in South Asia An international group of scholars, including archaeologists from the School of Arts & Sciences, synthesized archaeological evidence in South Asia from 12,000 and 6,000 years ago. Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- The Spencer Educational Foundation, a group that focuses on funding the education of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders, issued the following news: * * * Mother-Daughter Duo Gives Back to the Industry Risk Management veteran Robin Roeder has joined forces with daughter Judy Chaipan to create the Millie Workman Memorial Scholarship. The $7,500 scholarship aims to support an aspiring risk management and insurance industry leader dedicated to   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Public invited to 'Stompers' painting workshop March 3 in Eisenhower Auditorium UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Have a hand in putting your foot down on prejudice against the journey to mental well-being. The Center for the Performing Arts is partnering with the Jana Marie Foundation to build "Consuelo," a future fixture in Eisenhower Auditorium. "Consuelo" is a Stompers Project figural sculptur  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Municipal League issued the following news: * * * Shapiro Administration Delivers Over $37 Million in Grants to 2,500 Pennsylvania Fire and EMS Companies via Office of the State Fire Commissioner The Shapiro Administration continues commitment to bolstering public safety across the Commonwealth with grants to help first responders with equipment upgrades, training, and more. Governor Shapiro introduced a three-part plan to build on this   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Applauds PA Gov. Shapiro's Challenge to Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Funding Freeze HARRISBURG, Pa. \- Today, Governor Shapiro filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's illegal move to block funding for programs in Pennsylvania. According to Shapiro, state agencies have been unable to access $1.2 billion in Congressionally appropriated federal funding as   more