NEW YORK, Nov. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mistake to vote a provisional ballot on Election Day and have that provisional ballot c  more

READING, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: Alvernia receives a $3 million grant from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for the second phase of the renovation of Pottsville CollegeTowne and to begin the renovation of the American House at Reading CollegeTowne. To date, Alvernia has secured a total of $18.5 million in redevelopment grant resources for the CollegeTowne initiatives in Reading and Pottsville. The award was among a n  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: As part of a panel about medical misinformation, Dan Romer, research director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), presented findings from APPC research regarding the role of the internet as a source of misinformation that is harmful to young people. Romer spoke about "Misinformation on the Internet: Its Effects on Youth" at the Oct. 29, 2024, panel "How to protect the h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Faculty and coach union members at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities voted this week to affiliate with AFT. After members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties voted this Monday through Wednesday, APSCUF tallied ballots today in its Harrisburg office. With this step complete, the affiliation officially goes into  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: Faculty and coach union members at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities voted this week to affiliate with AFT. After members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties voted this Monday through Wednesday, APSCUF tallied ballots today in its Harrisburg office. With this step complete, the affiliation officially goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025. "We are excited to j  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's education and credentialing team has developed a personnel certification program designed for practicing environmental professionals, specifically those performing environmen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release: Pennsylvania counties will count in-person provisional ballots cast by voters who submitted "naked" mail-in ballots without a secrecy envelope following the U.S. Supreme Court declining to issue a stay blocking an earlier decision by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The decision successfully ensures that voters in Pennsylvania who submit a "naked ballot" -- a mail-in ballot that is not placed in a secrecy env  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- Drexel University issued the following news release: West Philadelphia community members will have access to a greater array of technology resources, from computer repair to telehealth privacy booths, at Drexel University's Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The funding is part of an initiative created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act to support construc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 -- The Pennsylvania Municipal League issued the following news: The Shapiro Administration is reminding Pennsylvanians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors while changing their clocks for this weekend's "fall back" time change. When functioning, smoke alarms can decrease the risk of dying in a home fire by as much as half. "Smoke alarms save lives. The early warning provided by a smoke alarm can be the difference betw  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: East Stroudsburg University's Provost's Colloquium Series, an intellectual experience that promotes dialogue among ESU faculty, staff, students, and community, continues the Fall 2024 semester with a presentation by Xiaochen Zhou, Ph.D., assistant professor, sport management and Edward Arner, Ed.D., assistant professor, sport management. The presentation, "One Plus One Equals Three:  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Imagine that a massive ice sheet covered Canada and oozed down over a large part of the northern United States, like icing spilling down the side of a cake. That was the situation, somewhere between 19,000 and 26,000 years ago. The ice sheet covered land all the way south to modern-day Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It's fascinating to picture, but the critical aspect to us today is what happened t  more