UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Scientists working with data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have obtained the first full spectra of some of the earliest starlight in the universe. The images provide the clearest picture yet of very low-mass, newborn galaxies, created less than a billion years after the Big Bang, and suggest the tiny galaxies are central to the cosmic origin story. The international team of resea  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * The Effects of Paid Family Leave--Does it Help Fathers' Health, Too? (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00148-024-00994-0) Author: Jiyoon Kim Source: J Popul Econ 37, 19 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-024-00994-0 Publication Type: Journal Article Abstract: I investigate the effects of California's paid family leave (CA-PFL) program, the first state-mandated paid leave available   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Back to the (Winter) Garden: On Still Video, Motion Pictures and the Time of Early Photography (https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/12/4/163) Author: Lisa Saltzmn Source: Arts 2023, 12(4), 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12040163 Publication Type: Journal Article Abstract: This essay, which reframes elements of my 2015 book, Daguerreotypes: Fugitive Subjects, Contemporary Objects, returns to the lac  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Spring frosts can have devastating effects on apple production, and a warming climate may be causing trees to blossom early, making them more susceptible to the damaging effects of extreme cold events. Growers' attempts to prevent the flowers from freezing by attempting to heat the canopies of their orchards largely have been inefficient. To deal with the worsening problem, Penn State researcher  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Libraries issued the following news: * * * The Penn Libraries holds essential collections in all the fields of importance to this vital community. * * * Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies is celebrating 50 years at Penn this year. Its two components, the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies and the Penn Program on Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, play a key role in the academic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- Drexel University's LeBow College of Business issued the following news: By Mandie Boardman For the second year in a row, Drexel LeBow's Build Relationships in Diverse Group Experiences (BRIDGE) has been recognized by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. BRIDGE received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, which honors colleges and un  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: Duane Morris LLP partner Lawrence J. Kotler will receive the David T. Sykes Award from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project (CBAP). The award is named after David T. Sykes, a renowned bankruptcy attorney who formed and led Duane Morris' Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group for two decades and then   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Yesterday, leading chemical manufacturer and distribution company Chemstream Inc. agreed to fully comply with the first-of-its-kind collaboration between Governor Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation disclosing information about all of its proprietary chemicals, including those used in natural gas drilling. Previously, companies would withhold the details of certain  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: March 20 will mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Osaze Osagie, a former Penn State student shot by local police during a mental health event. While mental health challenges occur among Black or African American people at about the same or less frequency than their white counterparts, racial disparities in health care and treatment, and encounters with law enforcement, affect the former fa  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, Acting Executive Deputy Secretary Ramez Ziadeh, and Deputy Secretary for Administration and Management Ian Harlow, along with Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Dunn, Deputy Secretary for Parks and Forestry John Norbeck, and Deputy Secretary for Admin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Interim President of the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges Dr. Stanley Sidor, Community College of Philadelphia President Dr. Donald "Guy" Generals, and Community College of Allegheny County President Dr. Quintin Bullock testified today before the House Appropriations Committee. House Republicans focused their questions on trying to understand the potential im  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) announced Wednesday he plans to introduce legislation to expand access to donated prescription drugs in Pennsylvania. Currently, Pennsylvania's Cancer Drug Repository Program only allows health care facilities and physicians' offices to donate unused cancer medications to pharmacies participating in the repository program  more

TURBOTVILLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: In response to growing concerns within the community, Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing to discuss opportunities missed in Pennsylvania agriculture due to the Commonwealth's burdensome permitting processes. The hearing, "Removing Obstacles to Opportunity: Pennsylva  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Education struggled to answer questions about Gov. Josh Shapiro's broad higher education concepts and wide discrepancies in K-12 education funding during a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Committee today. Democrats on the Basic Education Funding Commission called for a $5.4 billion increase in Basic Education funding o  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Penn College will have four wrestlers ranked among the top eight in their respective weight classes when the action gets underway at 10 a.m. Friday in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships hosted by RIT in Rochester, New York. The tournament concludes on Saturday. Junior Noah Hunt, who has taken the podium twice in regional competition with a fifth in 2022 and a sixth last y  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences invites collaborators from within and beyond the University to join it as it embarks on a new initiative focused on leveraging emerging and advanced technologies to support sustainable and resilient agricultural systems and the broader living systems that support them. As part of the launch, the college will host the "Technologies for Agriculture and  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State College of Medicine have announced a new initiative to support interdisciplinary research projects in health and medicine. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program aims to enhance research capabilities across multiple locations, leverage diverse expertise and resources, and promote the translation of research findings in  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- It's a vicious cycle and a common one. When dealing with a health issue, specifically something serious such as a heart condition, physical well-being isn't the only thing in jeopardy. It's natural to worry about the future, but too much worry can cause a mental strain. Anxiety or depression can set in, and lack of personal motivation as well as medication to treat those conditio  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- taking place across the University: Performances "Urinetown" -- Feb. 20-March 1, Playhouse Theatre, Theatre Building, University Park campus. Penn State Centre Stage presents "Urinetown," a musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, co  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine issued the following news: In collaboration with the American Dental Association and University of Pittsburgh, Penn's School of Dental Medicine has issued a new guideline for managing acute dental pain in adolescents, adults, and older adults. Imagine reclining in the dentist's chair, the bright light overhead, and that all-too-familiar pinch of anxiety as you prepare for what's next. Dental pain, w  more