VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, May 18 (TNSres) -- Villanova University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have announced the Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2023-24, with 23 Villanova University students and alumni receiving the competitive grant. In addition to the 23 award recipients, 7 Villanovans were selected as alternates and 15 earned recognition as semi-finalists. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. g  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Air Products' (NYSE:APD) Board of Directors today announced an amendment to the employment agreement with Air Products' chairman, president and chief executive officer, Seifi Ghasemi, further extending his term. The Company has entered into a new amended agreement that will initially extend Ghasemi's employment term to September 30, 2028. On September 30, 2024 and each year thereaf  more

READING, Pennsylvania, May 19 (TNSpconf) -- Alvernia University issued the following news: Alvernia University Ph.D. in Leadership student, adjunct professor and O'Pake Institute Director of Student and Client Services, Michelle Conway, served as a panelist at the annual University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) conference on May 11 in Budapest, Hungary. "Michelle presented as an undergraduate student at UIIN in 2018 when she started her own business, then she went as an attendee in 2019 a  more

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, May 19 (TNSper) -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: Andrew D. Stelljes, Ph.D. has been appointed as Franklin & Marshall's new vice president of student affairs. He will begin his duties July 5. Stelljes currently serves as the associate vice president for student affairs at William & Mary. He also serves as faculty in residence at the William & Mary Washington Center. Stelljes provides leadership for various departments that support student enga  more

PHILADELPHIA, New Jersey, May 19 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued his nationwide initiative on strengthening youth mental health with an event hosted in Philadelphia by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and joined by Delaware Governor John Carney. The Governors held a roundtable discussion with those on the frontlines of youth mental health care in the fourt  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 18, 2023: * * * To: Joshua M. Bobeck, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2541 Re: Joint Petition of BP Broadband Aggregator, L.P., Point Broadband Holdings, LLC, and Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC, for Approval for a Change in the Indirect Control of Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC. Dear Mr. Bobeck: I am writing in regard to  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 17 (TNSpro) -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Education issued the following news on May 16, 2023: The University of Pittsburgh School of Education will offer a new online graduate certificate in instructional design and technology for students who want to create innovative and effective instructional practices across all learning environments. Scheduled to begin in spring 2024, the 12-credit program will provide students with knowledge of instructional d  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 18 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Attorney General Michelle Henry today announced a settlement with a Delaware-based title loan company that levied illegal interest rates -- with some borrowers paying more than 200% in annual interest. As a result of the OAG's recent settlement, Auto Equity Loans of DE, LLC ("AEL") will refund $705,000 in unlawful interest charges to consumers who fell victim to t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Shapiro hosted a National Governors Association (NGA) roundtable on youth mental health in Philadelphia with NGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Delaware Governor John Carney, and frontline leaders in youth mental health care. Governor Shapiro is participating in this NGA initiative in collaboration with governors from across the nation to develop bipartisan solutions  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) this week hosted a House Policy Committee hearing at Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) focused on opportunities, workforce outcomes and challenges of career and technical education schools throughout Pennsylvania. "Our highly skilled trade careers are driven largely by professional development, just as the Upper Bucks County Technical School provides,"  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on May 17, 2023: Today marks the anniversary of the 2022 GOP primary, which saw David McCormick fail after a bruising and expensive campaign. As David McCormick considers entering what is sure to be a messy GOP primary this year, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party will remind voters of his failed 2022 Senate run and the problems he will face in a potential 2024 Republican primary. Here's a reminder o  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This time last year in the aftermath of the 2022 GOP primary, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to urge Dr. Oz to declare victory over David McCormick while votes were still being counted. This came after Trump aggressively campaigned against McCormick, calling him a "Wall Street Republican" and "the candidate of special interests." Trump's opposition was such a vulnerability for David McCormick in  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 18 (TNSfund) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news release: * * * A $600K NIH award allows Pitt's Center of Biotechnology and Bioengineering to retire its workhorse microscope for a specialized multiphoton microscope * * * After clocking in more than 100 hours a week for seven years, the Bruker Ultima IV System microscope in the Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the University of PIttsburgh Swanson S  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 19 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * The National Science Foundation has awarded a $52.66 million grant to fund a major infrastructure upgrade to the Simons Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Upgrades are expected to take about five years; the resulting facility will be known as the Advanced Simons Observatory (ASO). * * * ASO's principal investigator is Mark Devlin of the University of Pennsylvania, a 1994-1995 Princeton U  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, May 17 (TNSres) -- Swarthmore College issued the following news: Olivia Sabee will soon expand her professional and academic horizons -- from a familiar place. Recipient of the prestigious Mellon New Directions Fellowship, the associate professor of dance will take master's coursework in transnational history during the 2024-25 academic year at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. "Part of it is luck, and timing, but in many ways it feels like the culmination of ma  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, May 18 (TNSres) -- Swarthmore College issued the following news: Five graduates from the Class of 2023 and one alum from each of the classes of 2019 and 2021 have earned coveted Fulbright grants, empowering them to conduct research, study at the graduate level, and/or teach English abroad next year. The Fulbright is bestowed "to encourage collaboration between citizens of the U.S. and those of other countries to develop ideas and address international concerns." With   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: With scarce clinical resources unable to keep pace with elevated rates of mental illness, technological solutions could help decrease waitlists and disparities in access to therapy. Recent advances in artificial intelligence have fueled interest in the use of chatbots and virtual assistants for mental health treatment. A new study led by researchers from University of Illinois Chi  more