PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news on May 5, 2023: By Sherry Stokes, sstokes@andrew.cmu.edu In the early 2000s, Uruguay experienced a crippling energy crisis. Lacking oil or natural gas reserves, the Uruguayan government realized that if the country were to become energy independent, it had to move forward with renewables. Today, more than 95% of Uruguay's electricity is generated from renewable sources, chiefly wind and hydropower.  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: The Carnegie Mellon University Archives has joined forces with a cross-campus team of faculty and subject matter experts to release research on the collection, preservation and presentation of robot artifacts and history. The Robotics Project Digital Robotics Archive, one of the first in the field, and Multimodal Archives Toolkit kickstart the conversation about stewarding this complex, growing dis  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * The newly elected members, distinguished scholars recognized for their innovative contributions to original research, include faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, and Wharton School. * * * Four faculty from the University of Pennsylvan  more

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: Before venturing to the moon, it's best to consult with Franklin & Marshall College graduate Jacob Bleacher '00. "What temperatures are we dealing with? What is it like to get lunar regolith [bedrock] in your gears?" he says. As chief exploration scientist in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, it's Bleacher's job to bridge technology and architecture development to en  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: A team of researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Computational Biology Department (CBD) have developed new methods to identify parts of the genome critical to understanding how certain traits of species evolved. The work, published in Science and led by School of Computer Science Assistant Professor Andreas Pfenning, contributes to the Zoonomia Project, an effort to sequence the entire genome  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and State Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) introduced bipartisan legislation that takes important steps to protect minors and their mental health on social media. With data showing far too many minors struggling with their mental health - and social media being a big contributing factor - the senators are working across party l  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSsel) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on May 5, 2023: An interim operating budget of nearly $8.5 billion for the 2023-24 fiscal year to support University operations was approved today (May 5) by the Penn State Board of Trustees. The interim budget starts July 1. A final budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year will be submitted for the board's consideration at its next meeting, set for July 20-21 at Penn State Behrend. The interim   more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news: Six Westminster College students presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire the weekend of April 13-14. The presenting students, who were accompanied to the conference by Dr. Joseph Balczon, associate professor of biology, included: Aidan Guzma, a senior neuroscience major from Clinton, Pa., presented "Effect of Short-term Hormone   more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 6 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news: Three Westminster College students recently attended the 48th annual Association for Women in Psychology conference in Atlanta, Ga. Students attending the conference, "Engaging Transformative Justice as Feminist Praxis," included Lindsey Oliver, a senior honors student double majoring in psychology and criminal justice studies from Webster, N.Y., Isabella Buettner, a sophomore honors student majoring  more