ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- Black Voters Matter, a voting rights and community empowerment organization, issued the following news: * * * Black Voters Matter Announces 2025 BVM Days At The Capitol GEORGIA - With a hyper-focus on local politics in 2025, Black Voters Matter (BVM) is set to hold its annual BVM Day at the Capitol across nine states including Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to advocate for meaningful legislative  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Once Again Named Top Fulbright Producer Today, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Bryn Mawr College for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fulbright Top Producing Institutions such as Bryn Mawr value global connection and support members of their campus com  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Material's 'incipient' property could jumpstart fast, low-power electronics UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme environments like outer space. They published th  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Math Faculty and Student Solar Panel Proposal for Local Schools Moves Forward In October 2024, Professor of Mathematics Victor Donnay, Kris Pasia '25, and Priita Peterson '26 presented a cost-benefit analysis of putting solar panels on two elementary schools to the Haverford School District. This originated from a project Pasia and Peterson worked on while enrolled in Donnay's Math Modeling and Sustainabili  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 26 -- National Nurses United issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * NNU statement on workplace violence in health care settings In response to recent tragedies at UPMC Memorial in Pennsylvania and HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, National Nurses United (NNU), issued the following statement: "We strongly condemn the senseless, unacceptable violence at UPMC Memorial and H  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Palmer Museum highlights treasure trove of Art Nouveau works in major exhibition UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Visitors who are tired of the grey winter doldrums might want to head to the Palmer Museum of Art for a vibrant new special exhibition, "The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art," which will run through May 11. Drawn from the rich holdings of the Chrysler Mus  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State ranked a 2024-25 top producer of Fulbright U.S. scholars, students UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has tied for second in the nation in faculty Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards and is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Awards among doctoral institutions for the 2024-25 academic year. Twelve Penn State faculty and 10 students received Fulbright awards from the U.S. Departme  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State, State College Borough to increase safety measures for weekend UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the student-created drinking event State Patty's Day approaches, Penn State and State College Borough are working together to enhance safety measures and mitigate excessive drinking and its associated risks. This year's event is expected to take place Feb. 28 to March 2. Penn State Univer  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * The complex effects of pesticide exposure on bumble bee health UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences who recently published an article on the topic in Biology Letters. In the study, the researchers examined the effec  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Mississippi town votes to drop lawsuit that had forced newspaper to take down editorial CLARKSDALE, Miss., Feb. 25, 2025 -- After receiving widespread condemnation for obtaining a temporary restraining order that forced Mississippi's Clarksdale Press Register to take down an editorial critical of the city, Clarksdale's Board of Mayor and Commissioners vo  more