BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Four members of the Class of 2022 and Dorian Alexis of the Class of 2021 have been selected for the U.S. Fulbright Program's English Teaching Assistant Program. They are listed below with the country where they are awarded to teach. * Dorian Alexis (Mexico) * Alex Furgeson (Germany) * Camryn Teranes (Austria) * Estefania Torres (Brazil) * Taylor Ward (Mexico) The English Teaching Assistant Program pla  more

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- Delaware Valley University issued the following news: As part of Delaware Valley University's Day of Scholarship, undergraduate students in the Student Research Program shared presentations with the campus and external community. This program developed under the leadership of Dr. Cynthia Keler, and has been supported by Dean Dr. Jean Smolen. In 2021, Drs. Alicia Shenko and Allison Buskirk-Cohen began serving as co-chairs of the program. Student work   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNSawa) -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: John R. "Jack" McGinley, Jr., an Eckert Seamans Pittsburgh-based Member, will be recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Three Rivers Chapter with the 2023 Leadership in For-Profit Company Governance Award. He will be honored today, along with the other honorees, at the Director of the Year Awards Gala in Pittsburgh. McGinle  more

HAVERFORD, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- Haverford College issued the following news: The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program has awarded eight Haverford alumni pursuing graduate degrees in life sciences, psychology, chemistry, engineering, and geoscience. Eight Haverford alumni who are or will be pursuing graduate degrees in life sciences, psychology, chemistry, engineering, and geoscience have received awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Gradua  more

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: While sculpture isn't unusual for art majors, senior Lauren Proffitt might just be the first Franklin & Marshall College student to build a home from scratch. "I wanted to try something that was outside of my typical field of studies," said Proffitt, a studio art major from Lancaster. Using a Marshall Fellow grant, Proffitt attended two workshops last summer focused on natural building materi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) applauds three Pennsylvania students for recently being named 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). The three Pennsylvania students were among 161 high school seniors from across the nation to receive recognition for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. "I   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Beginning June 1, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Andrea Dowhower and Student Affairs will report to Executive Vice President and Provost Justin Schwartz. As a critical University leader, the vice president for Student Affairs will remain a member of President's Council and will continue to head the unit, which oversees the delivery of programs and services for undergraduate and  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news on May 9, 2023: * * * A symposium held by the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication brought global media scholars to Annenberg to share research that transcends borders. * * * This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) at the Annenberg School for Communication. To celebrate the  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news: A Westminster College junior biology major was able to share her undergraduate research project at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) annual conference in Austin, Texas, at the beginning of the semester. Madelyn Scarmack '24 of Sharon, Pa., presented "The Effect of B-alanine on the Rate of Axolotl Wound Healing and Limb Regeneration." Scarmack focused on the first and second  more