*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday November 08, 2024 ( 8 items ) |
Faculty Profile: Tom Hurster
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news:
Tom Hurster has served as a full-time adjunct faculty member at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research since 2002, where he currently teaches Group Treatment, Clinical Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents, and Clinical Social Work in Schools. Hurster is a licensed clinical social worker and certified group psychotherapist who has extensive experience working with children,
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Flinders University: Trump Takes Over a Divided Country
BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Nov. 8 -- Flinders University issued the following news:
America has emerged from its elections as a deeply divided country, says Rodrigo Praino, Professor of Politics and Public Policy at Flinders University.
"Donald Trump's victory, especially in places like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, probably indicates that Americans decided to side with a new administration to fight the current cost of living crisis," says Professor Praino, who is Director of the Jeff Bl
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LatinoJustice Commits to Fighting for Policies That Help, Not Hurt, Latinos
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release:
Vote results indicate that Donald Trump has been elected as the country's 47th president with 277 electoral votes. LatinoJustice PRLDEF bilingual poll monitors who are part of the organization's Cada Voto Cuenta election protection program monitored polling sites on Election Day in four states--Florida, Georgia, New York, and Pennsylvania--and reported a wide range of obstacles and improvements in voter access for Spani
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RAGA Congratulates Pennsylvania Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news:
The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) congratulates Dave Sunday on winning the Pennsylvania Attorney General election, the first Republican to do so since 2008. RAGA endorsed Sunday in the Republican primary election last year and made a record investment in Pennsylvania this year. Sunday's victory increases the total number of Republican-held Attorney General seats from 28 to 29.
"Dave
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UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: New Study Links Liver-Brain Communication to Daily Eating Patterns
UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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Disconnecting nerve connection corrects overeating and weight gain caused by a defective "liver clock"
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PHILADELPHIA-- People who work the nightshift or odd hours and eat at irregular times are more prone to weight gain and diabetes, likely due to eating patterns not timed with natural daylight and when people typically eat. But is it p
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UPenn School of Arts & Sciences: Stringing Together the History of an Ancient Incan Textile
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news:
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Kyle Marini, a Barra Dissertation Fellow in Art and Material Culture at The McNeil Center for Early American Studies, is developing an interdisciplinary methodology to recreate an ancient Incan rope to illuminate Inca modes of artistic representation.
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Kyle Marini is a Barra Dissertation Fellow in Art and Material Culture at The McNeil Center for Early Ameri
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USW Slams Sumitomo Decision to Close Tonawanda Plant
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release:
The United Steelworkers (USW) union today condemned Sumitomo Tire's decision to shutter its Tonawanda, N.Y., facility, costing 1,200 USW members their jobs.
USW District 4 Director Dave Wasiura, who represents workers in New York and eight other Northeastern states, expressed his deep disappointment in Sumitomo management and urged it to find a better solution than the abrupt closure.
"Our union has
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VICTORY! Maine hospital backs down from defamation threat over teen's criticism
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release:
BANGOR, Maine, Nov. 7, 2024 A Maine hospital conglomerate forfeited its ability to sue a teenage critic, after the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression jumped to his defense. On Wednesday, the two-year statute of limitations for the baseless defamation claim expired ending a free speech battle between the hospital and a 15-year-old patient advocate who wasn't a
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