UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Registration is now open for the 2024 Climate Solutions Symposium, slated for May 14-15 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. This year's theme, "New Partnerships for People and the Planet," underscores the event's commitment to forging new alliances that leverage Penn State's interdisciplinary expertise to pioneer transformative climate solutions. Organized by the Penn State Climate C  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Family Rejection and LGBTQ+ Asian Americans' Psychological Distress and Disordered Eating: The Role of Conflicts in Allegiances and Family Shame (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-50865-001?doi=1) Authors: Pease, M Valle; Le, Thomas P; Ahn, Lydia HaRim Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000633  Publication Ty  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: In a new report from the Washington Post, Pennsylvania families are turning against far-right, scandal-ridden Republican Scott Perry, who is back under fire for his extreme record on restricting women's reproductive rights. Anti-abortion extremist Perry, "an original co-sponsor of legislation that would enshrine in federal law that human life begins at conception," has b  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Duquesne University President Ken Gormley has been named by the Pittsburgh Business Times to the Pittsburgh Power 100, its list of the region's most influential business leaders. According to Pittsburgh Business Times, the Power 100 is a guide--not a ranking--that indicates "the most influential people at this moment in time." The overall list is broken into sections, with Gormley being named to the "C  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on March 12, 2024: Attorney General Michelle Henry today announced that the Office of Attorney General has reached a settlement with Vantage Travel Services, Inc., subject to court approval. In 2023, the Office of Attorney General sued Vantage Travel Services and its sole owner, Henry Lewis, for allegedly engaging in deceptive and unfair business practices by promoting "risk-free" trave  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency issued the following news release: Supporting the Shapiro-Davis Administration's goal to ensure Pennsylvania's law enforcement agencies have the tools and personnel to keep our communities safe, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced 31 new law enforcement agencies have been selected to receive Law Enforcement Recruitment grant funding, bringing the total number of accepted   more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on March 12, 2024: Today, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin served as the keystone speaker at the PDE Data Summit in Hershey, highlighting how data can create opportunities for public education in the Commonwealth. "When we make critical decisions and create meaningful public policy around education, it is imperative that we have access to comprehensive,   more

WEST SUNBURY, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, and local legislative and environmental leaders joined the Penn Mechanical Group crew in Butler County to plug the 200th orphaned or abandoned well under the Shapiro Administration. This is the latest milestone under Governor Shapiro's leadership to pro  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The 2022-23 Penn State Forum Speaker Series continues this spring with Lisa Salters, 1988 Penn State alumna, Emmy-winning sports reporter and ESPN sideline reporter. Salters will present a lecture titled, "My Journey: From PSU to ESPN and ABC." This event is made possible with a co-sponsorship from AAUW State College. The talk and buffet-style luncheon will be held Friday, March 29, from 11:30   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * Today, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Senator Sharif Street released the following statement in response to Donald Trump saying "there is a lot you can do ... in terms of cutting" Social Security and Medicare: "After trying to gut the programs for years, Donald Trump promised again today that he would try to cut Social Security and Medicare for the millions of P  more

ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news: How do you know you are looking at a dog? What are the odds you are right? If you're a machine-learning algorithm, you sift through thousands of images - and millions of probabilities - to arrive at the "true" answer, but different algorithms take different routes to get there. This data visualization shows the geodesic training trajectory of different deep neural networks as they advance from total ignorance to full   more