PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: * * * Duquesne's New Financial Planning Track Curriculum Approved by CFP Board Effective Jan. 1, 2025, CFP Board has approved coursework for the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business' undergraduate Financial Planning Track. This approval is a milestone in launching the track and developing the next generation of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(R) (CFP(R)) professionals. The Financial Planning Track, enrolli  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Influencer marketing can help tourism industry mitigate waste, pollution UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Social media influencers who are passionate about environmental causes can help the tourism industry inspire tourists to engage in pro-environmental behavior to help mitigate waste and pollution, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management. The  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * Internal Medicine Physicians Call for Prompt Rescheduling of Vaccine Advisory Meeting Statement attributable to: Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, MACP President, American College of Physicians WASHINGTON February 21, 2025--The American College of Physicians is concerned that the postponement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State rises in NSF Higher Education Research and Development rankings UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has moved up two spots to No. 26 in the 2023 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development ( HERD ) Survey, the most recently released rankings. The University also earned top 10 rankings in key research fields, including engineering, mathematics,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: * * * PublicSource Journalists Named 2025 Richard C. Longworth Media Fellows Author: Tom Hundley Pulitzer Center Staff The Pulitzer Center is delighted to announce that the 2025 Richard C. Longworth Media Fellowships will go to Quinn Glabicki and Jamie Wiggan, two journalists at PublicSource, a nonprofit news organization serving Pittsburgh and southwestern Pen  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: * * * Silent Sentinel Tool Automates Software Risk Analysis The way software is expected to perform does not always match the way it runs in production. Before installing software, system owners should assess its risks and impacts on their computing environment. Manual testing of the functional, operational, and security aspects of the software's execution can yield resu  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21 -- PennWest issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Social work prof earns lifetime achievement award Dr. Rosalie Smiley, Ph.D., M.P.H., L.S.W., has been honored with the prestigious S.W.A.G Award for her outstanding contributions to the field of social work. The Social Worker Appreciation of Greatness award ceremony, set to take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025, celebrates social workers who embody servant leadership through advocacy, social jus  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Stealth virus: Zika virus builds tunnels to covertly infect cells of the placenta Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing fetus and forms a strong barrier against microbes and chemicals that could harm the fetus, has not been clear. Researchers at   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Student refines 100-year-old math problem, expanding wind energy possibilities UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Penn State engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking new possibilities in wind turbine design that Hermann Glauert, a British aerodynamicis  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Surgery May Improve Memory and Psychological Health for Chiari Malformation Patients, Pitt and UPMC Surgeons Report PITTSBURGH - For some patients born with a certain skull abnormality, unexpectedly early cognitive decline and symptoms of depression and anxiety may be corrected with a brain surgery, report University of Pittsburgh neurosurgeons today in th  more