PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release: Key Highlights * Ansys' structural simulation solutions will help deliver next-generation vehicles that provide a safer, more comfortable passenger experience * Ansys provides end-to-end, predictively accurate capabilities for virtual performance validation of the body system * Hyundai motor company named Ansys Mechanical(TM) and Ansys LS-DYNA(TM) its preferred stru  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 7 (TNSres) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Creative Writing Airea Dee Matthews is a Los Angeles Times Book Awards poetry finalist for her book of poems Bread and Circus. The book by Matthews, Philadelphia's 2022-2023 poet laureate, is an autobiographical collection of poems about the economics of class and was described as "discerning and significant" by the Poetry Foundation. The finalists for the awards were  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild congratulates Partners Cynthia L. Katz and Heidy Vaquerano, who were selected to Billboard Magazine's 2024 Women in Music list. The annual list recognizes "music's riding artists, creators, producers and executives for their contributions to the industry and community." Noted as "longtime entertainment deal-makers," Katz and Vaquerano, together with their partners, "collectivel  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Lung cancer cells survive better and exhibit less cell damage when exposed to cigarette smoke in cell culture experiments compared to non-cancerous lung cells. New research by a team of undergraduate students led by a Penn State molecular biologist may have revealed how lung cancer cells can persist in smoke. The mechanism could be related to how cancer cells develop resistance to pharmaceutical t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis is representing Platinum Equity in a definitive agreement to sell Yak Access LLC, Yak Mat LLC, and New South Access & Environmental Services LLC (collectively, Yak) to United Rentals Inc. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with approximately $47 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 50 op  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses and the state's community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT senior seeks to make spaceflight easier and safer for the human body. * * * By Angelina Parrillo, MIT News correspondent What do meteor showers, medicine, and MIT have in common? Aerospace engineering major Nicole McGaa. The senior has long been drawn to both space and medicine. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she would search for good hillsides for watc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that she and forty other Attorneys General have sent a letter to social media giant, Meta, asking for an investigation into the increase of "account takeover" incidents -- when hackers lock consumers out of accounts, steal personal information, and post harmful content. In the letter, the Attorneys General present data to show the activity has i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on March 6, 2024: Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced the approval of two new low-interest loans through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) to support business expansion and boost the economy in Berks and Chester counties. The projects supported through these loans will create 20 new, full  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following news on March 6, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced that it will hold a statewide Health Equity Summit with partner Harrisburg University from April 4-5 in Harrisburg and online. The theme of the summit is "Joy and Justice." "Health equity is at the heart of the work of the Department of Health, so I am excited about this upcoming summit. It is an opportunity for collaborati  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, Fiscal Management Director of the Office of the Budget Gloria Gilligan, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Administration Stephanie Shell, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Long Term Living Juliet Marsala, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Jen Smith, Deputy   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: In a response to the recent actions of Kooth to solicit student participation in its online mental health platform, Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) plans to soon introduce legislation that would prohibit such activities by third-party vendors in Pennsylvania schools. In 2022, Pennsylvania became the first state in the country to award a $3 million contract to Kooth, a London-based online pla  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee questioned the Department of State and Department of Transportation about election integrity, voter outreach, mass transit and the future of the Motor License Fund during today's budget hearings. Department of State The department is requesting an increase of $5.2 million for "Voter Registration and Education" activities th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Pennsylvania's thousands of local governments can access resources to combat the constant threat of cyberattacks with a new web clearinghouse unveiled by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Sen. Rosemary M. Brown (R-40). Creation of the new Cybersecurity Resources for Local Governments webpage grew out of a January hearing held by the Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Alumni Association will honor 11 prominent young alumni at the 2024 Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. EST on Friday, March 15.  The ceremony will be held at the State Theatre in downtown State College and can be viewed everywhere by livestream. The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their extraordinary professional accomplishment  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Sarah F. Marino, an enrollment counselor in the Admissions Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been selected for the National Association for College Admission Counseling's NEXT program. Marino was chosen among several applicants from within Pennsylvania and will be one of three participants sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling. "Our offic  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut mega-millionaire David McCormick is facing more scrutiny over his Connecticut residency this week. A new report from The Philadelphia Inquirer raises questions about McCormick's Connecticut residency, private plane travel, and voting record. ICYMI: Philadelphia Inquirer: Dave McCormick might live part-time in Connecticut but he's campaigning all over Pa. * As Dave McCormick launched h  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: David McCormick's Connecticut residency is back in the spotlight this week following a new report from NOTUS. McCormick continues to get called out for lying about where he lives as he refuses to answer questions about how much time he actually spends in Pennsylvania and spends tens of thousands of dollars on private planes back to his home state. NOTUS: This Year's Senate Campaigns Are Flush With  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * David McCormick continues to try and link himself to Donald Trump this week, but even Trump has taken McCormick to task over his record of selling out Pennsylvanians. Trump previously slammed McCormick as the "candidate of special interests and globalists" who "managed money for communist China." * * * Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson TaNisha Cameron issued   more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- PennWest Clarion campus issued the following news: PennWest Clarion Alumni Association will present its annual Distinguished Awards March 15 in Gemmell Student Center. The premier event was established in 1966 to recognize exceptional alumni and friends. "The true measure of a university's greatness can be found in the achievements of its alumni and friends," said Ann Thompson, PennWest Clarion executive director of Alumni Engagement. "Many Clarion graduate  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- PennWest issued the following news on March 6, 2024: The American Democracy Project at Pennsylvania Western University will present a virtual panel discussion exploring global identification and connection-building across societal divides at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 26. The event, "Ask an Expert: Are we able to identify with and feel connected with people around the world?," will be accessible via Zoom and streamed live in the following locations: * Californ  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Living in neighborhoods with more white residents and greater lifetime experiences of racial discrimination are linked to increased systemic inflammation during pregnancy among Black women, according to new research led by a team from Penn State. The study, published in the February issue of the journal Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, found that these social-environmental factors were associ  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Some women spend as much as a month of every year in so much pain they can do little more than endure it. "We're talking about pain that's beyond 'I took two ibuprofen and went to work,'" said Dr. Kristin Riley. "We're talking about pain that keeps people from living their lives." As chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. He  more