UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Objects and events in space emit electromagnetic radiation, ranging from low-energy radio waves through visible and ultraviolet (UV) light and up to higher energy X-rays and gamma rays. Astronomers use unfathomably precise optics and sensors to dissect the radiation into individual wavelengths, allowing them to decipher the information it carries about its cosmic sources. Developing and testing the  more

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- BrightView, a provider of landscape services, issued the following news on May 20, 2024: BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV) ("BrightView") today announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary offering by a selling stockholder affiliated with KKR & Co. Inc. (the "Selling Stockholder") of 17,500,000 shares of common stock of BrightView pursuant to a registration statement filed by BrightView with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). No   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Drexel University's LeBow College of Business issued the following news on May 20, 2024: By David Allen Much of Samantha Gedeon's experience at Drexel has been unexpected, starting with how she first heard about the University -- two YouTubers she watched during high school were undergraduate students at the time -- and continuing to her time on campus. She switched majors and found it seamless. She also changed from a five-year, three-co-op program to a   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news on May 20, 2024: Dechert advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, on its recent acquisition of mdf commerce, a SaaS leader in digital commerce technologies, in an all-cash transaction. The transaction completed on Friday, May 17, has resulted in mdf commerce becoming a privately-held entity under the ownership of funds managed by KKR. Mdf commerce's North American eProcurement platform, serving over 6,5  more

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Delaware Valley University issued the following news on May 20, 2024: Delaware Valley University (DelVal) recently received a $1.2 million gift from The Daniel Tanner Foundation, Inc. to support renovations of the Krauskopf Memorial Library. Dr. Daniel Tanner - who passed away in September 2023 at the age of 97 - is a 1946 alumnus of the National Farm School (now Delaware Valley University) and served as a DelVal Trustee from 1981-1995. "This donation from D  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: East Stroudsburg University hosted the 11th Annual Economic Outlook Summit on Friday, May 17 at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions. The program featured a keynote address by ESU Alumnus Tarun Chopra, Vice President, Integration Executive for IBM. Chopra's presentation was entitled "Balancing Ethics and Innovation: How to Harness Generative AI for Business Transformation." The Economic Outlook  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Alumni Association is recognizing five longtime Penn State champions and benefactors with the 2024 Honorary Alumni Award. The Honorary Alumni Award has been given by the Alumni Association since 1973 to honor people who, while not graduates of Penn State, have made significant contributions toward the University's welfare, reputation or prestige. The recipients will be recognized  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Churchill Asset Management LLC on the closing of a $425 million structured liquidity transaction. The deal served as an alternative solution to a traditional secondary sale, delivering liquidity to Churchill's investors on a curated portfolio of buyout fund interests. The transaction was financed by Dawson Partners, a global alternative asset manager focused on  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Lycoming College students enrolled in Political Science 201, "Inside the U.S. Supreme Court," received an education like no other as the class traveled to the Supreme Court twice this semester -- once to attend oral arguments for the case McIntosh v. United States, and again for a private meeting with the bench's newest addition, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Led by Susan Achury, Ph.D., assistant professor of po  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- A new advanced artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm may lead to better -- and earlier -- predictions and novel therapies for autoimmune diseases, which involve the immune system mistakenly attacking their body's own healthy cells and tissues. The algorithm digs into the genetic code underlying the conditions to more accurately model how genes associated with specific autoimmune di  more

MOOSIC, Pennsylvania, May 21 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger joined statewide tourism leaders at PNC Field to unveil Pennsylvania's new state tourism brand and summer travel marketing campaign to encourage more people to travel across and visit the Commonwealth - P  more

MOOSIC, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger joined statewide tourism leaders at PNC Field to unveil Pennsylvania's new state tourism brand and summer travel marketing campaign to encourage more people to travel across and visit the Commonwealth - Pennsylvania: The Great American   more

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Join us at the Henrietta Hankin Branch Library on Thursday, June 6 from 5:30-7:30 PM for a "Books for all Readers" community workshop. This workshop is designed to inform educators, parents, and caregivers about the science of reading and ways to help early and struggling readers become skilled readers with the help of decodable books. Decodable books are simple books written   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Treasurer Stacy Garrity today, along with volunteers from the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST), visited the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank to help sort and package diapers. NAST raised more than $15,000 for the diaper bank as part of a service project in conjunction with this week's NAST Treasury Management Training Symposium being held in Pittsburgh. The money wil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education issued the following news release: As part of its commitment to prepare students for in-demand careers, Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) projects nearly 9,000 graduates--73% of the 12,000 total projected spring graduates--will earn degrees or certificates in business, education, health care, psychology, protective services, and STEM programs--all career fields with worker short  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: While David McCormick tries to score political points at the border, his real record makes clear that he has no interest in working together to strengthen border security and crack down on the flow of fentanyl into our country. McCormick opposes the bipartisan border deal - which was backed by border control agents - to secure the border and fight fentanyl trafficking. Here's What to Know About McC  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: On National Be a Millionaire Day, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is recognizing Connecticut resident and mega-millionaire David McCormick, who is struggling to connect with Pennsylvanians because of his out-of-touch record of investing with China, selling out American workers, and supporting policies that benefit wealthy corporations at the cost of working class Pennsylvanians. Pennsylvania Demo  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: PJM announced today the completion of Phase I System Impact Studies for 306 proposed generation projects as part of Transition Cycle #1 of PJM's new interconnection process. Project developers now have 30 days to decide whether to proceed with their new service requests into the next study phas  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: In light of recent news regarding congressional action on aviation safety, Penn State News spoke with Amy Pritchett, department head of aerospace engineering and professor in Penn State's College of Engineering. Pritchett previously served as the director of NASA's Aviation Safety Program and currently chairs the National Academies committee chartered to research and advise federal regulators on em  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Polarized light waves spin clockwise or counterclockwise as they travel, with one direction behaving differently than the other as it interacts with molecules. This directionality, called chirality or handedness, could provide a way to identify and sort specific molecules for use in biomedicine applications, but researchers have had limited control over the direction of the waves -- until now. Us  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the following changes to Transportation Services office hours, transit services, and parking operations will be in effect on Monday, May 27. The Transportation Services office will be closed, including the temporary front counter location at the Bryce Jordan Center Ticket Office. Fleet Operations will be closed, with no Fleet vehicle pickup or gas servic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators studied how physiologic measures like heart rate synchrony can guide decision making in groups. * * * In recent years, the phenomenon of physiological synchrony has captivated behavioral researchers seeking to understand how human brains and bodies align during social interactions. One compelling example tha  more