Saturday - November 23, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Carnegie Mellon: Workshop Explores Challenges and Progress on Certification of Real-Time Cyber-Physical Systems
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: A recently released report coauthored by Software Engineering Institute (SEI) staff describes an experiment to advance the assurance of cyber-physical systems. The report (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kURpA_sDcSfi0onDDACIQNwtofGUge7r/view) by the Assurance Evidence for Continuously Evolving Real-Time Systems (ASERT) Workgroup documents the group's second works  more

Children Exposed to Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Face Neurodevelopmental Risks, Drexel Study Finds
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Children born to mothers who take antiseizure medications to manage seizures and psychiatric conditions during pregnancy may face increased risks of neurodevelopmental conditions, according to new data from researchers at Drexel's Dornsife School of Public Health. The current work -- using data from more than three million children from the United Kingdom and Sweden, including 17,495 who were e  more

Creating Jobs, Economic Opportunity: Gov. Shapiro Invests $5 Million in Fidelity Bank Expansion to Boost Economic Development
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Governor Shapiro's economic development strategy is driving growth in Pennsylvania, creating local jobs, and positioning the Commonwealth as a national leader in manufacturing The grant will support Fidelity Bank's headquarters expansion in the historic Scranton Electric Building, creating over 160 jobs and fueling the revitalization of an historic landmark in downto  more

Grove City College: Students Dive Into Digital Marketing Project for Summer Camp
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College graduate students and undergraduates raised over $13,000 this fall to help a Christian summer camp build a new pool. The fundraising campaign for Camp Susque in Trout Run, Pa., was conducted by students taking classes in the College's Graduate Studies Program and the Winklevoss School of Business. It was spearheaded by alumni MBA students Peter Swift '07, who serves as director of   more

Penn College's Jumper Receives CMAA Foundation Scholarship
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology student Noah H. Jumper, of Shippensburg, was recently awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Construction Management Association of America Foundation. Jumper is one of two recipients of the 2024 CMAA Foundation Scholarship. His selection was announced at the association's annual conference, CMAA24, held Oct. 27-29 in San Francisco. Jumper is a senior in t  more

UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: Research Finds No Significant Negative Impact of Repealing a Depression-Era Law Allowing Companies to Pay Workers With Disabilities Below Minimum Wage
UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Report comes as Federal government considers ending practice that allows businesses to pay workers with disabilities far below minimum wage * * * PHILADELPHIA--Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything be  more