PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 3 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has awarded grants to six Carnegie Mellon University alumni to explore their educational interests abroad. Maegan Bogetti, Ian Daugherty, Eliza Hallinan and Francine Leung will be headed to Italy, Taiwan, Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Rachel Koenig and Joshua Pinckney are going to Spain. Proposing to spend an entire academic year studying, tea  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, June 3 (TNSper) -- DeSales University issued the following news: * * * DeSales University is celebrating the installation of Lynn Ortale, Ph.D., adjunct professor, as the sixth president of Maria College in Albany, New York. * * * The installation, which occurred on May 6, 2023, is a testament to her exceptional expertise and unwavering commitment to fostering excellence in higher education. "Dr. Ortale exemplifies the following quote from Catherine McAuley, the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that Maryland and 41other states have settled antitrust litigation against the maker of Suboxone, which is a combination of the drugs buprenorphine and naloxone, used to control the effects of opioid addiction. Under the settlement, Indivior, Inc. will pay the plaintiff states $102.5 million. Maryland will receiv  more

ALBANY, New York, June 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with 41 other attorneys general, today reached a $102.5 million settlement with Indivior Inc. (Indivior), the manufacturer of an opioid addiction treatment drug, for monopolistic practices that suppressed the market for generic versions of the drug, Suboxone. The agreement, which was submitted to the court in the Eastern Distric  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced today that the Office of Attorney General has taken action against DuPont and two other chemical companies for the continued manufacturing and distribution of products containing "forever chemicals," which have been proven to be harmful to the environment and animals and increase risk of human disease. The Office of Attorn  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 10 projects in the northcentral region. "The Shapiro Administration is committed to delivering practical solutions to the environmental and safety issues our communities   more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including seven projects in the northeast region. "The Shapiro Administration is committed to delivering practical solutions to the environmental and safety issues our communities   more

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 11 projects in the northwest region. "The Shapiro Administration is committed to delivering practical solutions to the environmental and safety issues our communities face from c  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 10 projects in the southcentral region. "The Shapiro Administration is committed to delivering practical solutions to the environmental and safety issues our communities fa  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 16 projects in the southeast region. "The Shapiro Administration is committed to delivering practical solutions to the environmental and safety issues our communities face   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $1 million in Environmental Education Grants to 73 projects that will engage youth and adults in improving water quality and climate change resiliency in their communities. Fifty-five projects will serve environmental justice communities. Schools and colleges, environmental and community o  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following news on June 2, 2023: The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced it has taken formal action to limit access to xylazine, temporarily scheduling it as a controlled substance to protect communities across the Commonwealth. Commonly known as "tranq," xylazine is a powerful sedative approved for veterinary use but one that is increasingly found in Pennsylvania's illicit drug supply. The Departm  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, June 3 (TNSfund) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: The Community Arts Center received a $2,000 donation from Jersey Shore State Bank as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. The funds will be used to support approved programming at the CAC. "We are proud to support the Community Arts Center's continued commitment to educational programming in the arts and the opportunities afforded to the youth in our community be  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 3 (TNSfund) -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * The grant will enable the director of Temple's Infant and Child Lab to implement her Active Playful Learning model--an evidence-based pedagogical approach to joyful deeper learning--for grades K through four in four states: California, Illinois, Texas and Virginia. * * * Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is disrupting the educational status quo. For more than twenty years, the Stanley and Deborah Lefkowitz Fa  more