UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Alumni couple's love of Arboretum inspires naming of Rose and Fragrance Garden UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Penn State alumnus and alumna, who wish to remain anonymous, recently made an irrevocable estate commitment of $1.5 million to name the Rose and Fragrance Garden at the Arboretum at Penn State. According to the couple, theirs is a love story about a rose garden and also about two peop  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Annual substance use and addiction conference to be held on May 5 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Social Science Research Institute 's Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) will host its sixth annual conference, in-person and via Zoom on Monday, May, 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barron Innovation Hub at the University Park campus. The all-day event is free, but all in-person and  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Architecture professor recognized with national brick education award UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Orsolya Gaspar, assistant professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School at Penn State, was named a recipient of the 2025 Brick in Architectural Education Prize by the Brick Industry Association (BSA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bringing Scholarship to the Public: Faculty Share Their Work From staging exhibitions to working with local community organizations and engaging with the media, the faculty who presented at the latest Topics in Higher Education event on Feb. 19 were as varied in their methods as their areas of expertise. "Public Scholarship and Teaching at Bryn Mawr and Beyond" featured: * Professor of Mathematics Vict  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Student Borrower Protection Center issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * CFPB Drops Enforcement Action Against Predatory Student Loan Company Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Was Accused of Collecting from Borrowers Who had Discharged Debts in Bankruptcy, Will No Longer Face Accountability Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) withdrew its lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), th  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Immunity Against Seasonal H1N1 Flu Reduces Bird Flu Severity in Ferrets, Study Suggests PITTSBURGH - Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Emory University researchers. The repo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * National Women's History Month to be celebrated at campuses throughout March 2025 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth will offer events in honor of National Women's History Month in March 2025. According to the National Women's History Alliance, the theme of National Women's History Month this year is "Moving Forward Toge  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New computer vision system can guide specialty crops monitoring UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Soilless growing systems inside greenhouses, known as controlled environment agriculture, promise to advance the year-round production of high-quality specialty crops, according to an interdisciplinary research team at Penn State. But to be competitive and sustainable, this advanced farming method will   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Ag student Auja Bywater wins global research award UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Auja Bywater, a doctoral student in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been awarded second prize in the Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA) 2030 research competition for her work titled "Improving Food Safety in Controlled Environment Agriculture Systems." GCUA 2030 is an intern  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State students reminded that hazing is illegal, against University policy UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As students take advantage of new opportunities for involvement and leadership during the spring semester, Penn State is reminding all community members of their obligation to protect the safety and welfare of others by eliminating hazing. Hazing is illegal and prohibited by University   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Physics' Xuemei Cheng: From Semiconductors to Spintronics and Quantum Computing Xuemei May Cheng is the Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Physics, and the Rachel C. Hale Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics. She will be giving an endowed lecture titled "Twisters: Explore Nanomaterials for Data Storage and Quantum Computing" on Monday, March 3. Growing up in Huaiyin, China, Bryn Mawr College Prof  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today fall photo contest Thank you to all who participated in the 2025 Penn State Today winter photo contest! We received an incredible selection of photos reflecting winter at Penn State. The top photos, as selected by Penn State Today editors, are featured in the gallery below. The winning photo, featured above, was submitted by Dom Feola, marketing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump CFPB Abandons Billions in Consumer Relief, Letting Predatory Corporations Off the Hook Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has dismissed multiple enforcement lawsuits this week that sought to hold major financial institutions accountable for predatory practices, erasing billions in potential consumer relie  more