PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * American College of Physicians Awards $260,000 in Grants to Address Equity Challenges in Obesity Care Grantees selected to help reduce educational and training gaps for obesity care PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2025 - Today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) announced that it has awarded a total of $260,000 in grants to support regional programs that addres  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Annenberg Classroom Film on First Amendment a Finalist for ABA Award The Annenberg Classroom short historical documentary "The First Amendment: New York Times v. Sullivan," about the landmark 1964 Supreme Court case on the First Amendment right to freedom of the press, has been named a finalist in the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts. The fil  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Rubina Salikuddin Uses Stories to Connect to the Past Growing up in Cincinnati, Rubina Salikuddin was a bookworm, reading almost anything she could get her hands on. Even as a child, she recognized that stories were a powerful source of enjoyment, information, and knowledge. Now an assistant professor and director of Bryn Mawr College's Middle Eastern, Central Asian and North African S  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Beyond welding: Researchers 3D print two metals in single complex structure UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A team of Penn State researchers used a new 3D-printing method to produce a complex metal build that was once only possible with welding: fusing two metals together into a single structure. Using an advanced additive manufacturing process known as multi-material laser powder bed fusion --   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Dietrich Students Use Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Projects To Examine Past, Create Future By: Stacey Federoff A fictional character in a dystopian future and a historical figure from Pittsburgh's past propelled two Carnegie Mellon University students' Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) projects, while sharing a first name: Dorothy. Samantha Mahler, a senior majoring   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Examines How AI Tools Are Reshaping Learning for Both Teachers and Students By: Caroline Sheedy Generative AI is becoming an integral part of college life, whether through formal coursework or self-guided learning. As students and instructors learn the evolving technology together, they must navigate big questions, like whether the artificial intelligence tools students use are actually help  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Commencement Speakers: PA State Rep Joanna McClinton & Naomi Halas, Ph.D. '87 Bryn Mawr's Commencement ceremonies for 2025 will be held on Friday, May 16, and Saturday May 17. Graduate degrees will be awarded on Friday, May 17, at 5 p.m., and undergraduate degrees will be awarded Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. Addressing the undergraduate Class of 2025 will be Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClint  more

GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Arcadia University issued the following news: * * * Former Director of Pennsylvania Innocence Project Marissa Boyers Bluestine, Immigration Advocate Michele Pistone to Receive Honorary Degrees at Arcadia University 2025 Commencement By Emily Horowitz Arcadia University is proud to announce that it will award two honorary doctoral degrees at its 2025 Commencement ceremonies: Marissa Boyers Bluestine, assistant director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Ad  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * GCC research aims to improve AI Biblical translation Students and faculty at Grove City College are using AI to speed up and improve biblical translations to spread the Word in a polyglot world. For the past few years, Computer Science professors Britton Wolfe and Brian Dickinson and their students have been working with SIL Global, a faith-based nonprofit that uses machine learning to develo  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Shapiro and General Assembly Must Urgently Address the Crisis Following LIHEAP Firings Energy insecurity is a life-or-death situation in Pennsylvania during sweltering summer and freezing winter months. The Commonwealth needs to step up to protect vulnerable individuals and families in jeopardy of losing vital assistan  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: * * * Local tour highlights innovative solar project at Mount Joy's Shelmar Acres Farm Mount Joy, PA - Local officials, including Pennsylvania State Representative Tom Jones, and residents joined leaders from Shelmar Acres Farm, Twilight Renewables, and the nonprofit environmental group PennEnvironment for an informative tour of the farm's innovative solar project. The tour was held to educate Mount Joy   more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Mercyhurst University issued the following news: * * * Title IX Coordinator Ann Miller to present at 'It's On Us' convention Ann Miller, Title IX coordinator and compliance officer for Mercyhurst University, will facilitate a breakout session at the Pennsylvania Department of Education "It's On Us" convention on April 15 at the University of Pittsburgh. "It's On Us" is a national campaign launched in 2014 by the Obama Administration to combat sexual assault on   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Olivia Colace '25 to Explore International Choral Music as Watson Fellow Linguistics major Olivia Colace '25 has been granted the prestigious Watson Fellowship to immerse herself in the international choral music scene in four countries around the globe. The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the U.S., awarded to graduating seniors nominated by   more

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Gettysburg College issued the following news: * * * Parent to parent: How Gettysburg College supports students' personal growth Having both attended large state public universities, we weren't very aware of what a small private liberal arts college could offer our son, Nate Kong '25. How would he transition to college life? This point was especially true since he was coming out of the COVID-19 high school curriculum, where his last two years were mostly sp  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Penn Medicine CAREs grant helps patients share their own health care stories 24 grants provide institutional support for employee and medical student volunteer projects PHILADELPHIA--Hospitals, some of the busiest places, can also be among the loneliest. Amid the din of care teams and clinicians, security and custodial teams, those dealing with illnes  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Picky eaters by day, buffet by night: Butterfly, moth diets sync to plant aromas UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research led by scientists at Penn State reveals how the daily cycles of plant aromas are linked to the dietary habits and   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care? HERSHEY, Pa. -- Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United Stated topped $722 billion, a trend that's expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30% struggle to pay for their prescriptions and more than half of adults are worried about the affordability of their fam  more

PLANO, Texas, April 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of Veterans Affairs Stops Pennsylvania VA Hospital from Censoring Chaplains, Protects Chaplain Rights Nationwide FLI Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Harrisburg, PA --U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins sent a letter to First Liberty   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Connecticut Releases Striking Infrared Footage of Polluting Gas Facilities BROOKFIELD, Conn. - Sierra Club Connecticut and Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) have released new infrared footage of large, polluting gas plumes - undetectable to the human eye - exiting smokestacks at four local gas facilities across the state. Governor Lamont and several le  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College English Lecturer's literary analysis worksheets published on Writing Spaces GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College First Year Curriculum Coordinator and Lecturer of English Sean Oros '15 has designed an engaging assignment and worksheet series that was accepted for publication in "Writing Spaces." * Read more about Writing Spaces. This innovative series focuses on a two-week segment of literar  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Three Annenberg Doctoral Candidates Receive 2025 Sachs Program Grants Lucila Rozas Urrunaga, Farrah Rahaman, and Azsanee Truss were all awarded funding for creative projects from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Annenberg School doctoral candidates Lucila Rozas  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Awareness Grows of Cancer Risk From Alcohol Consumption A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center has found that more than half of Americans are aware that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer. Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, wi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. By Meredith Rovine and Mandira Banerjee Philadelphia, PA   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * University, public libraries collaborate to serve Pennsylvania communities UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As a land-grant research library system, Penn State University Libraries provides all Pennsylvania residents with borrowing privileges for their collections. Several campuses across the state have entered into collaborative agreements with their local public libraries to make that access even  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Laughing gas: An old drug's new trick to fight depression Penn researchers uncover how nitrous oxide could lift mood fast in treatment-resistant cases PHILADELPHIA-- Nitrous oxide--better known as "laughing gas"--can potentially transform treatment for tough-to-beat depression. This centuries-old anesthetic gas targeted specific brain cells in mice and   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * 'Hacking' data for insights and innovation Penn student data science teams tackle large volumes of information as they compete for honors with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies. Large data sets can just look like rows and columns of numbers to the average person. But to those who know the tricks of the trade data can reveal startling mome  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of 'breadth and connectivity' at universities At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn--and writ large. In a packed auditorium at the recently opened Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn community members  more

YORK, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- York College of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * York College, Milton Hershey School New Partnership Strengthens Commitment to Helping Students Find College, Career Success For Domenica Delaney, a junior Supply Chain Operations Management major at York College of Pennsylvania, the journey to higher education was anything but traditional. A graduate of Milton Hershey School (MHS), Delaney initially went to another university but faced challenges. Aft  more