WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSpp) -- King's College issued the following news release: Tracey Selingo, founder and CEO of Fork Over Love--a local nonprofit that has generated more than $430,000 for independently-owned restaurants and helped distribute over 43,000 free meals to struggling residents--will deliver the address for the 74th annual King's College Commencement on Friday, May 19, 2023, at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Approximately 418 graduates will have either bache  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Air Products (NYSE:APD), the global leader in the production of gas separation and purification membranes, today announced a project to significantly increase hollow fiber membrane production at its St. Louis, Missouri facility. "We're excited to announce this investment in our production facility that will deliver substantial capacity and efficiency enhancements to support the grow  more

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSres) -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Air Products (NYSE:APD) today reported second quarter fiscal 2023 results, including GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $1.97, down 17 percent from prior year. This includes an unfavorable $0.77 per share impact, primarily from business and asset actions related to the Company's withdrawal from projects in Indonesia and Ukraine. GAAP net income of $450 million was dow  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Air Products (NYSE: APD), the world's leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, today announced it has signed an agreement to supply its proprietary liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment to Technip Energies for the Xi'An LNG Emergency Reserve & Peak Regulation Project with Shaanxi LNG Reserves & Logistics Company Ltd, in ShaanXi Province, Ch  more

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- AmerisourceBergen, a provider of pharmaceutical products, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: MWI Animal Health, a part of AmerisourceBergen and a leading distributor of animal health products, today unveiled an updated and expanded version of its pet wellness web and mobile application platform, the PetPage(R) Patient Portal. Offered through AllyDVM, MWI's cloud-based suite of veterinary software services, the refreshed PetPage(R) Patient Port  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSpp) -- Curtis Institute of Music issued the following news: Soprano Emily Damasco recently won first-place honors and $10,000 in Opera Grand Rapids's 19th annual VanderLaan Prize Competition. Ten finalists, including fellow Curtis student Sarah Fleiss, were chosen to compete for cash prizes. Ms. Damasco performed the aria "Come scoglio" from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, accompanied by pianist Tongyao Li. Each singer received feedback from a p  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSres) -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: The psychology department at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania hosted the 49th Biannual Research Forum on April 25, 2023 in Stroud Hall. The Research Forum was started over 20 years ago by Sussie Eshun, Ph.D., professor of psychology, and Richard Wesp, Ph.D., retired distinguished professor of psychology, as a venue to showcase the outstanding student research being done i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSper) -- The Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary issued the following news: the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Russell Redding to serve as Pennsylvania's 27th Secretary of Agriculture. Governor Josh Shapiro nominated Redding, who previously served as Agriculture Secretary under Governors Tom Wolf and Ed Rendell. "It is an honor and privilege to serve Pennsylvania under Governor Josh Shapiro's dedicated leadership," Secretary Redding said. "Since ou  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Legislation that would require school districts to begin to compile information listing the number of gifted children has been introduced by Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny). According to the proposal, the students would be captured in the school district's weighted special education student headcount, which would allow additional compensation to school districts to fund gifted students.   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Legislation seeking to ensure low-speed scooters are properly regulated within Pennsylvania's vehicle code was reported to the full Senate out of the Senate Transportation Committee, according to Senate Bill 692's prime sponsor, Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49). "Low-speed scooters are part of the next generation of transportation and SB 692 would create a program to take the next step toward exp  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a slate of bills this week that will change the name of the "Department of Environmental Protection" (DEP) to the "Department of Environmental Services," and improve the Department's appeals process, according to Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23). * Senate Bill 198 - This legislation will provide more clarity regardin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Today Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced the introduction of legislation to establish a regulatory framework and taxing structure on legal skill video games in the Commonwealth. "Many skill game terminals are manufactured in Pennsylvania and 90% of the revenue they generate stays here, mainly in the communities where the games are located," Sen. Yaw said. "Thousands of skill g  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: As national Republicans tease David McCormick's potential entrance into what's shaping up to be a chaotic and messy primary, a reminder that one year ago this week, Donald Trump took the stage at the "Save America Rally" and ripped into the Connecticut hedge fund executive's ties to special interests: Read the highlights: * "He hired almost every person that worked anywhere- if anybody was within   more

MONACA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Beaver Chancellor Jenifer Cushman will be leaving the University to become president of the University of Maine at Augusta, starting her new position on July 1. Cushman was named chancellor of Penn State Beaver in 2016. During her time at Penn State Beaver, she enacted the University's land-grant mission through various initiatives that had impact beyond the campus. "We express our dee  more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, May 10 (TNSres) -- Susquehanna University issued the following news: * * * Seven-Month Teaching Appointments To Begin in October * * * Three members of Susquehanna's Class of 2023 will begin their postgraduate journeys in Europe through the Teaching Assistant Program in France. The following seniors will be English teaching assistants in French public schools: * Chelsea Cirillo, a double major in French studies and international studies from East Stroudsburg, Pen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSawa) -- The University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Cynthia Sung, Gabel Family Term Assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and Computer and Information Science, has received the 2023 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Philadelphia Section Delaware Valley Young Electrical Engineer of the Year Award. The Young Electrical Engineer o  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Penn Medicine's remote heart-monitoring program, Heart Safe Motherhood, likely also drove down total health care costs for the new mothers. * * * New mothers with high blood pressure who participated in a post-partum remote blood pressure monitoring program were less likely to have post-partum complications, hospitalizations, and incurred les  more