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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Tuesday April 08, 2025 ( 6 items )  

CNN TO HOST LIVE TOWN HALL WITH FOUR BATTLEGROUND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN TO HOST LIVE TOWN HALL WITH FOUR BATTLEGROUND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS April 7th, 2025 CNN Town Hall: America Asks Congress Airs Live at 9pmET on April 10 Moderated by CNN Anchors Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins Town Hall to Air on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Espanol Washington, DC - (April 7, 2025) - CNN will host a live Town Hall with four members of Congress representing battleground districts  more

Mechanical, biomedical engineering professor earns national recognition
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mechanical, biomedical engineering professor earns national recognition UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Tak Sing Wong, professor of mechanical engineering and of biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering and an affiliate of the Materials Research Institute, was named a fellow by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was inducted on March 31  more

Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain HERSHEY, Pa. -- The list of treatments for low back pain is endless, but few offer relief for the one in four Americans who suffer from this persistent pain and leading cause of disability globally. More than 80% of those with chronic low back pain wished there were better treatment options. Yet, without sufficient   more

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro Announces 81 New Main Street Matters Investments to Create Economic Opportunity for Small Businesses and Strengthen Communities Across Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 8 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Governor Josh Shapiro Announces 81 New Main Street Matters Investments to Create Economic Opportunity for Small Businesses and Strengthen Communities Across Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro created the Main Street Matters initiative to build on the Keystone Communities Program's success and secured $20 million as part of the 2024-25 bipartisan budget, fulfilling a key  more

Power of student research: Duo investigates treatment for aggressive tumors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Power of student research: Duo investigates treatment for aggressive tumors ABINGTON, Pa. -- A pair of Penn State Abington students have devoted countless hours to award-winning multi-semester research on cancer treatment while encouraging other students to follow their path and tackle projects with faculty mentors as University Undergraduate Research Ambassadors. Fourth-year biology maj  more

Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life saver
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life saver UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team led by researchers at Penn State are pioneering such adaptable robots by integrating flexible electronics with   more