READING, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: * * * Collaboration provides dual enrollment opportunities for nursing students in Schuylkill County * * * Alvernia University is extending its successful partnership with the Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill (JFMSON) for an additional three years. This collaboration, which began in 2021, provides a unique dual enrollment program that enables nursing students to benef  more

KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: Dr. Diana Cardenas Elliott, associate professor of Counselor Education and Student Affairs, was awarded Kutztown University's 2024 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The award was presented during the university's Faculty and Staff Convocation and Celebration Friday, Aug. 23. The John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was established by John P.  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Four accomplished Grove City College alumni will be awarded Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Awards during this fall's Homecoming celebration. The Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award is the Alumni Association's highest honor. It recognizes alumni who excel in worthwhile service and achieve success in their fields, which brings honor to the College and advances its vision, mission,  more

CRESSON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- Mount Aloysius College issued the following news: Mount Aloysius College has announced a partnership with Southern Illinois University's (SIU) online cardiac interventional program that will allow radiography students to continue their education and enhance their skills in this field. Beginning fall 2024, students who graduate from the Mount Aloysius radiography program with an associate degree will have the option to earn a Bachelor of Science with a concentr  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Pitt researchers develop an application that detects pulse pressure using only your smartphone * * * Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are pioneering a new approach to blood pressure monitoring--using the devices we carry with us every day. Ramakrishna Mukkamala, professor of bioengineering at Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, is passionate  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Two undergraduates, supported by PURM, worked on research projects this summer with the Graves Lab to contribute to the knowledge of diabetes' impact on oral wound healing and periodontal disease. * * * Despite a robust amount of research about diabetes, much is still unknown about its effects on oral health. Changes in inflammation are understood to co  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design issued the following news: * * * The seven Fellows come from six schools at Penn, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research. * * * Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. today announced the 2024 cohort of Presidential Ph.D. Fellows. Drawn from the incoming class of Ph.D. students, this year's seven Presidenti  more