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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Dechert Advises StepStone Group on $7.4B Fundraising for 5th Private Equity Secondaries Program
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert represented StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions, on the European parallel fund close of StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund V, L.P. (SSOF V) and its separate related accounts (together, Fund V) with US$7.4 billion of capital commitments. With US$4.8 billion in total capital commitments, SSOF V more than doubled the size of it  more

K&L Gates Advises 0rsted in Battery Energy Storage Partnership With Mission Clean Energy
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised 0rsted, a leading clean energy company, on a strategic partnership with Mission Clean Energy, a utility-scale renewable energy and storage developer, to advance four standalone battery energy storage systems across the Midwest. 0rsted is the only energy company in the world with a science-based net-zero emissions target as validated by the Science Based Targets ini  more

Kutztown University Celebrates Increases in Enrollment and Retention for Fall 2024
KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: Kutztown University continues to provide new pathways for students to continue their education, as the university grew its graduate studies and new transfer enrollment for the second-straight year, with an overall student body increase for the 2024-25 academic year. Total headcount enrollment for the 2024 fall semester is 7,468, up 41 students and 0.55% from last fall. Of the students enrolled at KU, 6,307  more

New Gift Pushes Donor's Support Over $7M, Funds Nursing Simulation Lab
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Duquesne is pleased to announce that William "Bill" Conway--a generous philanthropist and friend of the University whose ongoing support has helped bolster the School of Nursing--has made an additional $3.8 million gift to build a state-of-the-art simulation lab on campus to honor his late wife, Joanne's memory. The Joanne Barkett Conway Simulation Center, expected to open in 2026 on the sixth floor of   more

Paul Bland Receives 2024 Award for Excellence in Ethics in Complex Litigation
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Shareholder Paul Bland is among the recipients of the 2024 Award for Excellence in Complex Litigation, which will be presented at the Complex Litigation Ethics Conference in San Francisco, October 17-18. Other award recipients this year include Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California, Christopher Hockett of Berkeley Law (formerly of Davis Polk), and Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom o  more

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: MCCORMICK - BANNING ABORTION IS SOMETHING VOTERS "NEED TO GET PAST" AND OTHER KEY MOMENTS FROM LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2024: Yesterday, voters across Pennsylvania had an opportunity to hear David McCormick's disastrous record including his lies about where he lives and the details of his background, his anti-choice agenda including support for an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, and his record of investments with China. What Pennsylvanians Are Watching: McCormick Said His Dangerous Abo  more

Thiel Outpaces National Enrollment Trends With Ongoing Student Growth, Census Data Shows
GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College has experienced another year of positive enrollment trends, with the release of the Fall 2024 census statistics showing significant growth in new undergraduate students and overall student numbers--highlighted by the growth of its total student population by 12.7% since 2021. According to the latest figures, the number of new undergraduate students has increased by 9.9%, from Fall 2023 t  more

Westminster College: Chem Major Spends Summer Studying Sweetcorn in Nebraska Through REU Program
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Westminster College issued the following news release: A Westminster College senior chemistry major spent 10 weeks this past summer studying different sweetcorn variations with a food science research group at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)program. Ellian Ascencio of Venetia, Pa., assisted with a study focused on breeding high lysine (protein) and color pigment content into sweetcorn. Over the   more