BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Wendy Cadge, a sociologist and national expert in contemporary American religion, has been selected by the Bryn Mawr College Board of Trustees to serve as the College's 10th president, effective July 1. Currently the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science and Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences at Brandeis University, Cadge is the author of three books and more than 100 scholarly   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Assistant Professor of History of Art C.C. McKee has been awarded the 2024 Emerging Scholars Award for their work "Barefoot, or the Ambivalence of Emancipation in Camille Pissarro and the Caribbean," published in Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World (https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300269772/black-modernisms-in-the-transatlantic-world/). The award is given annually by the Nineteenth-Century Studies Ass  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania honored 60 employees for their service and dedication during the annual Employee Recognition Ceremony on Monday, April 8. Employees were acknowledged for service in five-year increments, ranging from 10 to 40 years. "It is great to see such a nice cross-section of campus represented during this year's recognition ceremony," said ESU President Ke  more

PETERSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: Pennsylvania Director of Outdoor Recreation Nathan Reigner recently facilitated an Outdoor Business Roundtable at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center to highlight state resources to build outdoor recreation in the Commonwealth. Representatives from more than 20 businesses and economic development partners gathered for the roundtable discussion hosted by the Penn St  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has assessed significant civil penalties totaling $1,114,000 from Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans' Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 202  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from the public regarding Arcadia Development Corporation's application for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a warehouse project in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The hearing will take place on Mon  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Many members of the Washington County legislative delegation led by Rep. Tim O'Neal (R-Washington) today called on Gov. Josh Shapiro to take a stand and work with the Pennsylvania attorney general to finalize the merger of Washington Health System (WHS) and UPMC. Other members of the delegation supporting this effort are Reps. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington), Rep. Josh Ka  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: In response to the Biden Administration's blockade of liquified natural gas (LNG), Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing and press conference to discuss the growing demand for LNG and the negative implications of halting new exportation. The hearing, "Fueling Pennsylvania's Future  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the bicameral, bipartisan Early Childhood Education Caucus hosted a rally with child care and pre-K students, teachers and parents as well as other advocates to underscore the worsening impacts of the commonwealth's early learning teacher shortage. The caucus co-chairs, Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), Rep. Pat Harkins (D-1) and Rep. Shelby Labs  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Korean Americans who served in the Vietnam War with the Korean Armed Forces would receive the same state veterans benefits as their U.S. counterparts under legislation approved today by a Senate committee, said sponsor Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24). The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee approved Senate Bill 973 to grant the same rights, benefit  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Senate passed legislation today with bipartisan support to strengthen the bail determination process for dangerous individuals, according to one of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37). Senate Bill 1120 - also known as the "Keeping Our Communities Safe" legislation - would prohibit the use of non-monetary bail for dangerous individuals, including a perso  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Legislation that would increase penalties on illegal street racing was approved today by the Senate Transportation Committee, according to one of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37). "Our reality is not a movie set," Robinson said. "The reckless behavior of individuals driving erratically and at dangerously high speeds on roads and bridges poses a grave thr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The state Senate Monday approved a bill introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) aimed at increasing the number of volunteer firefighters in Pennsylvania by reforming the certification process. "The bill would make it easier for firefighters to earn their certification while maintaining the high standards and requirements of the certification process," said Mastriano, w  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The state Senate today approved Senate Bill 831 to establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in Pennsylvania, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. "This legislation is a proactive step to secure Pennsylvania's future as a hub for carbon capture and sequestration," Sen. Y  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Palmer Museum of Art's new 73,000-square-foot building opens to visitors on June 1. The state-of-the-art facility, located within The Arboretum at Penn State, boasts unique design elements that bring the outside in, fostering a sense of connection with the landscape and inspiring visitors to reflect on the relationship between art and nature. Designed by Allied Works, the new building nearly d  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Presenters from Penn Medicine's pulmonary, cardiovascular, and transplant teams will cover a wide range of issues at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplant's annual meeting in Prague. * * * Leading experts in lung and heart transplant from Penn Medicine will converge in Prague from April 10-13 for ISHLT's annual conference. Conne  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: The Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition, Dipti Pitta, PhD, at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has received a $508,884 grant from Gerstner Philanthropies to support Pitta's continuing work to imprint the rumen function and prevent methanogen colonization in dairy calves with th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * With David McCormick's recent attendance at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, he continues to embrace election deniers, January 6th insurrectionists, and anti-choice Republicans. McCormick has yet to answer for his deep ties to fake electors and insurrectionists involved in plots to overturn the 2020 election, including one who was indicted in Georgia. * * * Pe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Thousands of people joined in events hosted by a number of Penn State campuses to observe the solar eclipse on April 8. Campuses hosted watch events and educational activities to mark the rare event, which last occurred in the United States in 2017. One campus -- Penn State Behrend -- fell within 100% totality of solar eclipse. *** Original text here: https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College is hosting the Community Medical Ethics Project's speaker Greer Donley, J.D., a prominent voice in the national conversation on reproductive rights, at 11 a.m. April 18 in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. Donley is the John E. Murray Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh. Her scholar  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: The Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University solidly remains in the top 100 of law schools in the nation, placing 94 out of 196 ranked law schools in the newly released U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 Best Law School overall rankings. Its part-time evening program achieved a rank of 39. Duquesne Kline School of Law achieved the highest jump of any law school in the nation in last year'  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania Libraries issued the following news: Web Developer Leslie Vallhonrat has been working on the Penn Libraries web team for over 20 years. But her career didn't start in web development--far from it. "I received an architecture degree from Penn, and I had the privilege of working in Louis Kahn's office," she explained in a recent interview. "You could say that I used to work in three dimensions, but now I work in two." She work  more