UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to a team led by researchers at Penn State, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabricate and operate such devices, including advanced sensors and lasers. The researchers fabricated a switch to turn on and off the presence of kink states, which are electrical conduction   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: After hearing disturbing accounts of antisemitism on college campuses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) called on college administrators to take stronger actions against the perpetrators of this hatred during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee. "It's deeply troubling to hear that blatant antisemitism was allowed to fester on campuses here in Pennsylvania,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act will investigate how transnational criminal organizations finance synthetic drug trafficking Legislation now heads to President's desk to become law PA Senior Senator has led efforts to crack down on fentanyl producers in China and traffickers bringing drugs across the southwest border * * * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on July 25, 2024: * * * The PACE program provides thousands of lower-income seniors and people with disabilities with comprehensive care New bipartisan PACE Anytime Act will make it easier for eligible individuals to enroll and access PACE programs * * * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mike Braun (R-IN), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on July 25, 2024: Today, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced the designation of a new Wild Plant Sanctuary on private property in York County. Magnolia Groves Wild Plant Sanctuary becomes the nineteenth private tract to be accepted into the Department's Wild Plant Sanctuary Program. The distinction recognizes Terra Nova Capital, LLC, whose  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert has advised Bain Capital (Bain), a leading global private multi-asset alternative investment firm, on its strategic growth investment in Archwest Capital (Archwest), a national residential lender specializing in non-owner-occupied residential real estate loan solutions. Bain and its affiliates will acquire a controlling stake in Archwest, with management, led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn Miller,   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Maya Hofstetter Class Year: 2025 Major: Geology Minor: Museum Studies Hometown: Takoma Park, Md. Internship Organization: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Internship Title: Invertebrate Paleontology Intern Location: Philadelphia, Pa. What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! I am working on two projects as an intern in the Inverteb  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, July 25 -- Goshen College issued the following news: John P. R. Eicher '05, associate professor of European History at Pennsylvania State University-Altoona and 2023-24 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, has launched a YouTube lecture series titled "Western Civilization (1500-Present): From Dawn, to Decadence, to Disillusionment." The ten-part series explores the themes of abstraction, bureaucracy and control, what Professor Eicher calls the "ABCs" of modern Western   more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The findings could be used to develop topical or bacterial-based treatments for patients with wounds that do not heal well on their own. * * * There are many important reasons for keeping cuts and sores clean, but new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a certain bug, Alcaligenes faecali  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. With near-record results in its first year, a new Penn State fundraising campaign will be led by a group of alumni volunteers who bring a broad range of experience and expertise to the effort. The Campaign Leadership Council, steered by Andy Sieg, a 1989 graduate of the Smeal College of Busienss and head of wealth at Citigroup Inc., was announced today by President Neeli Benda  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on July 25, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced $250,000 in grant funding available to compensate master's level Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) graduate students during their school-based placements in Pennsylvania LEAs during the 2024-2025 school year, encouraging more students to seek placements in schools and school communities. This funding is available  more

WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: GOOTY, Andhra Pradesh, July 25, 2024 -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and Indian Railways celebrated the start of locomotive service operations at the Gooty Maintenance Shed in Andhra Pradesh, India. The shed expands Wabtec's locomotive service capabilities in the southern part of the country and marks a new service model in India  more