UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 'Roar Where You Are' on April 22 for the Nittany Lion's birthday UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Later this month, the Penn State Alumni Association and the World Campus Alumni Society are teaming up to bring Penn Staters everywhere the very first "Roar Where You Are for the Nittany Lion's Birthday" celebration on April 22. Registration is required by April 15. This evening of networking and fun  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Community coalitions key to combating the opioid crisis UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Collaborative, community-driven initiatives can help mitigate the impact of opioid misuse and overdose deaths, according to a research team that includes Brandy Henry, assistant professor of rehabilitation and human services in the Penn State College of Education. That finding, published in the journal BMJ Pu  more

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * IUP Receives $25,000 Gift for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine An anonymous donor has gifted $25,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine. With this $25,000 gift, IUP has secured more than $31 million in private and government funding for the initiative. Once established, a college of osteopathic medicine at IUP is expected to generat  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Shapiro Stands Up for PA Farmers, Businesses, and Workers, Highlighting Commonsense Approach to Creating Opportunity as the Federal Government Raises Taxes and Prices Through New Tariffs Governor Shapiro is committed to strengthening Pennsylvania's economy by investing in innovation, cutting costs for businesses and consumers, and fighting for farmers, manufacturers, and s  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State World Campus works with USO to support service members UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A group of Penn State World Campus staff members spent an afternoon preparing and serving a hot meal for hundreds of service members at a United Service Organizations (USO) Center at Fort Indiantown Gap, a military training facility in central Pennsylvania. Staff members worked with on-site USO volu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Temple University announces historic gift from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel Sidney and Caroline Kimmel commit $27.5 million, the largest gift in Temple University history, to the new home for the Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts. Temple University today announced an historic $27.5 million gift to the new home for the Klein College of Media and C  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- King's College issued the following news: * * * University of Notre Dame President Emeritus to Give 2025 King's College Commencement Address University of Notre Dame's 17th president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Ph.D.--who served four terms before returning to teaching and ministry in 2024--will deliver the keynote address to more than 400 students for the 76th annual King's College Commencement on May 16, 2025, at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. Th  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Sarah J. Jackson Awarded Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study The prestigious fellowship allows for focused and collaborative study at a renowned research institution. This fall, Annenberg School for Communication Associate Professor Sarah J. Jackson will begin a one-year fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), one of the world's   more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following news: * * * University, public libraries collaborate to serve Pennsylvania communities Penn State University Libraries supports Penn State's land-grant mission and impact through public access to library resources UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As a land-grant research library system, Penn State University Libraries provides all Pennsylvania residents with borrowing privileges for their collecti  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Exploring the history of making choices, small and large In a new book, Sophia Rosenfeld of the Department of History chronicles the past and present of an elusive idea--choice--and what it has meant and still means for people and society. Key Takeaways * Sophia Rosenfeld's new book "The Age of Choice" documents the impact of the idea of choice in undergirding b  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Reframing historical narratives of Jewish sorrow At the 'Scales of Suffering: Neo-Lachrymosity and the Writing of Jewish History' conference, historians and other scholars gathered to unpack and reimagine the place of suffering in Jewish history. Between colleagues in Penn's Jewish Studies Program, conversations began to surface about two years ago concerning an  more