PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 2 -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release: Chambers and Partners has recognized national law firm Eckert Seamans and its attorneys among leaders in the 2023 Chambers USA Guide. This year's rankings include Nationwide accolades in the areas of Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory and Leisure & Hospitality, as well as several recognitions in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Eckert Seamans practices were recognized in the follow  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Recent structural collapses, including tragedies in Surfside, Florida, Pittsburgh, and New York City, have centered the need for more frequent and thorough inspections of aging buildings and infrastructure across the country. But inspections are time-consuming, and often inconsistent, processes, heavily dependent on the judgment of inspectors. Researchers at Drexel University and the State Univer  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 2 (TNSper) -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release: LaToya Winfield Bellamy, a Harrisburg-based Member at national law firm Eckert Seamans has been named co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Minority Bar Committee for the 2023-2024 term. The Minority Bar Committee develops programs to address the issues and concerns of minority lawyers and works to promote minority representation with the Bar and the profession  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced today that the Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Criminal Justice, and the county prosecutors will participate in the multistate Preventing and Assessing Intimate Partner Homicide Risk (PAIR) Study conducted by a research team from Arizona State University, John Hopk  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry recently met with a dozen McKeesport Senior High School students to discuss the impact and toll of gun violence on the students' mental health and well-being. Also in attendance for a roundtable discussion were Dr. Kristie Zoller, a child psychologist from the Laughlin Children's Center; Brittney Kline, the Program Director for "Safe2Say Something   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Energy prices are making news, and it is important that Pennsylvania consumers know their options and what to expect if energy and electric costs increase. Many electric utility providers began notifying their customers that the cost of electricity will be increasing, beginning June 1, for customers who remain with them for "default service," which is the rate you are charged if   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 1 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity and House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) today advocated for bringing the Commonwealth's Rainy Day Fund up to the national median. Garrity also shared that Treasury's investment income estimate for the current fiscal year has increased to $437 million. "Pennsylvania will soon face a fiscal cliff. We owe it to the ha  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 1 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news on May 31, 2023: Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth's crust and from one another. Penn State scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between different rare earth elements, using the ability of   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 1 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * University research team participates in Penn State I-Corps program to start on path toward commercialization * * * A team of researchers in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science aims to enable healthcare and extended reality -- which encompasses virtual, augmented and mixed reality -- with their smart sensing ring, OmniRing. The ring uses both ine  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * When you look good, you feel good. Research shows you might even be more productive, too. * * * NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders once famously said, "If you look good, you feel good and if you feel good, you play good." Apparently, this logic can extend beyond football. The latest research from a pair of Temple University faculty members lends support for the idea that looking good at work can en  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, June 1 (TNSres) -- Villanova University issued the following news release: Two Villanova University students have been selected for Fulbright-MITACS Globalink awards to pursue advanced summer research internships at Canadian universities. Offered by Fulbright Canada, the foundation for educational exchange between Canada and the U.S., the Fulbright-MITACS Globalink program provides the opportunity for exceptional U.S. undergraduates to spend 10 to 12 weeks in Canada on   more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Penn Medicine study found a steady increase in expressions of loneliness and depression as the pandemic continued * * * Expressions of loneliness and depression from emergency medicine doctors increased consistently on social media as the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, according to a new JAMA Network Open study by researchers at the Perelman Scho  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, June 1 (TNSres) -- Villanova University issued the following news release: Samer Abboud, PhD, associate professor of Global Interdisciplinary Studies in the Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious 2023-2024 U.S. Fulbright Scholar grant by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Beginning in January 2024, Abboud will serve as a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in North American   more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, June 2 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on space technology programs for NASA and the Department of Defense. The collaboration will focus on the development of space nuclear technology and delivery systems. The joint effort will also include strengthening the space nuclear supply chain and  more