Saturday - April 19, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Monday April 07, 2025 ( 5 items )  

"Secularist of the Week," Anthea Butler explains white Christian nationalism
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * "Secularist of the Week," Anthea Butler explains white Christian nationalism FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is a church historian and professor who has been an outspoken and early opponent of  more

Curtis Institute of Music Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Curtis Institute of Music issued the following news: * * * Curtis Institute of Music Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund Grants distributed to recent graduates range from $1,000 to $10,000 in support of their emerging careers PHILADELPHIA, PA--April 4, 2025--The Curtis Institute of Music is proud to announce its fourth annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund grantees. This impactful fund provides recent g  more

DeSales University: Seeking Harmony - Teilhard's Vision Discussed at Annual Kraft Lecture
CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- DeSales University issued the following news: * * * Seeking Harmony: Teilhard's Vision Discussed at Annual Kraft Lecture How can we be faithful to God, humanity, and Earth? This question was at the heart of this year's Joan & Deacon R. Wayne Kraft Memorial Lecture. Themed "Hope for the Future: Evolution, Technology, and Our Sacred Earth," Andrew Del Rossi, Th.D., director of the Spirituality and Retreat Center at Daylesford Abbey and a scholar of the w  more

Q&A: How Can Drug Repurposing Lower Drug Costs and Improve Care?
HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: * * * Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care? 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 family's medications, according to poll  more

Temple University: Fueling Fascination - History Alum Examines How Our Senses Inform Gasoline Retail
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Fueling fascination: History alum examines how our senses inform gasoline retail In his doctoral thesis, Gary Scales, CLA '24, explores the history of U.S. gas stations from 1910 to 1999 and posits that retailers produced a system of sensory exchange that influences the economic marketplace. When we drive up to the gas pump at Wawa, our senses are immediately flooded: The large sign in red lettering si  more