UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Big Ten Academic Alliance's (BTAA) Department Executive Officers (DEO) program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States' preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. Through its leadership program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability through  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Big Ten Academic Alliance's (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program (ALP) in 2024-25 will include five new fellows from Penn State. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States' preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. The ALP focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities. Thr  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 31 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: New Jersey's 2017 cash bail reform law -- which eliminated financial barriers to avoiding pretrial detention -- successfully reduced the state's jail population without increasing gun violence, according to a study published this month in JAMA Network Open from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health and Boston University. "We know that removing financial barriers to   more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger welcomed Copenhagen, Denmark-based UXV Technologies -- a manufacturer of drones and robotics technologies -- to its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. UXV Technologies' 7,000-square-foot building is located in the Johnstown Area Regional Industries (JARI  more

YOUNGWOOD, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: To hear directly from community pharmacists impacted by predatory practices of pharmacy benefit managers, state Reps. Jessica Benham, D-Allegheny, and Eric Nelson, R-Westmoreland, held a roundtable discussion this morning on bipartisan legislation to address the issue. "As I continue to travel around the Commonwealth, I hear similar stories everywhere I go of the ways in which pharmacy benefi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Lindsay Powell has introduced a resolution that would designate June 15, 2024 as Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Pennsylvania. "Mistreatment of our senior neighbors is not limited to what we can physically observe. Abuse encompasses psychological, emotional and financial manipulation and is made easier through widespread internet access," said Powell, D-Allegheny. "They are   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) has reintroduced legislation that would expand access to solar power through a local voluntary program while ensuring adequate ratepayer protection. Senate Bill 1227 (https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1227) would create the PA Local Solar program, seeking to allow electric utilities to establish subscribe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut mega-millionaire and hedge fund CEO David McCormick's long record of prioritizing his bottom line over American workers and lying about where he lives is facing renewed scrutiny this week as he tries to hide his out-of-touch agenda. ICYMI: Bloomberg: Rich GOP Senate Contenders Face Attacks Over China, Out-of-State Mansions * The wealthy Republicans, all endorsed by Donald Trump, includ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pennsylvanians are calling out Connecticut hedge-fund CEO and mega-millionaire David McCormick for lying about being a farmer. Here's What Pennsylvanians Are Saying: * * * Observer-Reporter Letter to the Editor: McCormick pretending to be a farmer is insulting * Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick is failing spectacularly at trying to connect with Pennsylvanians, and now he'  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Skin can send certain health-related signals, such as dry skin feeling tighter to indicate the need for moisture. But what if skin could be smarter, capable of monitoring and sharing specific health information, such as the concentration of glucose in sweat or heart rate? That was the question driving a team led by Penn State researchers that recently developed an adhesive sensing device that seaml  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, May 31 (TNSres) -- Villanova University issued the following news release: Villanova University professors of Civil and Environmental Engineering David Dinehart, PhD; Shawn P. Gross, PhD; and Joseph Robert Yost, PhD, PE, have been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from New Millennium, a Steel Dynamics company, for an extensive research program focused on the design and performance of structural steel components used in commercial buildings. Large- and small-scale ex  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: What started out as a planned assembly to welcome the state's superintendent of public instruction, quickly turned into a celebration for Cody (Wyoming) High School Principal and Waynesburg University graduate Nathan Tedjeske ('13) when he was presented with the Milken Educator Award in front of students, teachers, colleagues and media. The prestigious national award, also referred to as the "Oscars of Teachin  more