PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSrpt) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Spacecraft-inspired system enhances quadruped agility and balance * * * Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam -- a feat that is likely the first of its kind. "This experiment was huge," said Zachary Manchester, an assistant professor in the Robotics Inst  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSawa) -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Duquesne Kline School of Law student Anna Maria Sicenica, 3L, was named the winner of the Louis Del Duca Memorial Award. This prestigious award, given by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, is given annually to one graduating student at each of the nine ABA accredited law schools in Pennsylvania in memory of Professor Del Duca. He was an internationally recognized leading scholar in commercial and   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSacc) -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Moving toward its fall 2024 launch, Duquesne University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) has received "pre-accreditation status" from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). This status means the University can now begin recruiting students to the medical college. The move to pre-accreditation status marks an important step, as it demonstrates the college has made sign  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 10 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida reached a key milestone, awarding more than 2,000 bonuses through the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program. This program is designed to encourage Floridians to join the profession and attract out-of-state recruits or experienced officers to relocate to Florida. To date, 595 law enforcement recruits from 49 states and U.S. terri  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSpro) -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Lycoming College has launched a new community program designed to support students from major cities across the country as they transition from high school to college. The program, named OpenWilliamsport, buoys students as they navigate the unfamiliar geographic and cultural nuances of college life, as well as an entirely new city, providing them a home-away-from-home experience with host households. Lyc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced today that two years after being sentenced for stealing more than $64,000 from workers, a State College-area contractor will begin his prison sentence, following a judge's recent order. Scott C. Good pleaded guilty in 2021 to theft after a Statewide Grand Jury recommended charges against Good for stealing employees' wages for several year  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro visited the West Shore Senior Center to highlight his budget's proposed expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program that will update the program for the first time in 17 years, provide a lifeline for Pennsylvania seniors, renters, and homeowners, and help Pennsylvanians stay in their homes as they face inflation and rising costs.   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Shapiro visited the West Shore Senior Center in Cumberland County to highlight his proposal to expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate for Pennsylvania seniors. Governor Shapiro prioritizes lowering costs for Pennsylvanian families in his budget and his commonsense proposal provides a lifeline for Pennsylvania renters and homeowners who need it most and helps seniors across the Co  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) argued for state funding to help the Commonwealth's smaller police forces outfit their officers with body cameras and License Plate Recognition cameras at traffic lights to improve the apprehension of criminals in high-traffic communities like those in Delaware and Chester counties. "While we have a robust criminal justice system in our two counties  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: A bill to update the procedures to ensure continuity of the Pennsylvania state government if a governor or lieutenant governor is unable to perform their duties was approved with unanimous support by the Senate State Government Committee today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). "When Lt. Governor Fetterman failed to properly disclose the severity of his stroke last year  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Legislation that would increase accountability and transparency was approved by the Senate State Government Committee, according to the measure's sponsor, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). Senate Bill 408, known as the Constitutional Amendment Accountability Act, was authored in response to the last administration's failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment, as laid out   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: In light of new data released by the Independent Fiscal Office, the Senate Finance Committee today voted to advance two pro-growth tax reform bills championed by Sens. Ryan Aument (R-36), Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Greg Rothman (R-34), and Judy Ward (R-30). The bills were brought up for consideration by Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, wh  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sens. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47), majority chair; and Judy Schwank (D-11), minority chair; and members of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee gave a unanimous, favorable recommendation for Russell Redding to serve as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. "Secretary Redding has remained dedicated to serving and advocating for Pennsylvania's ever-growing a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Today the Senate approved a bill sponsored by Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin) to rein in excessive regulations. Senate Bill 188 would require the General Assembly to approve regulations with an economic impact to taxpayers and the private sector exceeding $1 million before they take effect. The Independent Fiscal Office, rather than the regulating agency, would be tasked wit  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: To provide students the foundation to become proficient at money management, the Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48). The bill would require completion of a half-credit personal finance course during high school. Recent estimates calculate there are more than 350 million American-owned credit card accounts, and, on average, credit card owners have about four c  more

NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSfund) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * $1.5 million awarded to the Digital Foundry by the ARM Institute through regional Build Back Better Challenge Grant * * * The Digital Foundry at New Kensington, an initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, has been selected as one of four makerspaces in the region to receive funding to build upon and strengthen existing entrepreneu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSper) -- Post and Schell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Post & Schell, P.C. is pleased to announce that Principal Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV has been reappointed as a Hearing Committee Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in District I. His reappointment is effective June 1, 2023, and expires June 30, 2026. The Disciplinary Board was created by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to review conduct and assure com  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing issued the following news: Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein and Vice Provost for Education Karen Detlefsen are pleased to announce the appointment of Penn Nursing's Jie Deng, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Faculty Director of the Laboratory of Innovative & Translational Nursing Research, and Senior Fellow in the Leonard Davis Institute o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 10 (TNSfund) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: The National Science Foundation has awarded $52.66 million to upgrade the Simons Observatory, a set of telescopes high in the Chilean desert that looks for traces of light from the earliest epochs of the universe. A team led by the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and the University of Chicago will undertake a major infrastructure upgrade to the Simons Observatory, including doubling th  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSawa) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, the F.M. Kirby Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology and Cell and Developmental Biology, Albert Maguire, MD, the F.M. Kirby Professor of Molecular Ophthalmology, and the late Samuel Jacobson, MD, PhD, a professor of Ophthalmology, have been honored by the Helen Keller Foundation and BrightFocus Foundation with the Hellen Keller Pr  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: Westinghouse Electric Company announced today the submission of its pre-application Regulatory Engagement Plan with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the game-changing AP300(TM) small modular reactor (SMR). The AP300 SMR is based on the proven, licensed Westinghouse AP1000(R) reactor, the only Gen III+ advanced nuclear technology operating in the world. The engagement plan outlin  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSpconf) -- Westminster College issued the following news: Three professors from Westminster College recently presented at the 2023 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Conference in April, which was held at the international NAB Show in Las Vegas. School of Communication Lecturer Bradley Weaver recruited peers from biology and environmental science to present on a panel he moderated about interdisciplinary approaches to service learning. Weaver teach  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news: The Westminster College Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research has awarded 10 fellowships for the seventh annual Summer Research Fellows program. Ten student-faculty pairs were selected for the highly competitive research fellowship. Student and faculty pairs from all academic disciplines were encouraged to apply. This year's fellowship winners and their projects are: Dane Fasick, a sophomore  more