WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia and CAIR-Pittsburgh) strongly condemn Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman's dismissal of Pope Francis' call for an investigation into whether Israel's military actions in Gaza constitute genocide. In a forthcoming book, "Hope Never Disappoints. Pilgrims Towards a Better World  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: A collaboration between The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch, a species of African tree that has been used in traditional healing in Cameroon to treat a variety of diseases and conditions including cancers and diabetes. The research team -- a collaboration bet  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19 [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: The proposed standard will help adapt exoskeletons to their users, instead of the other way around. ASTM International's exoskeletons and exosuits committee (F48) has developed a proposed stand  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: La Roche University and the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) have expanded their articulation agreement, providing CCAC students with a streamlined, cost-effective pathway to a bachelor's degree. Effective immediately, the new agreement eliminates administrative hurdles and offers the following key benefits to CCAC students who have earned an associate degree and transfer to La Roche for th  more

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Colleges and Employers issued the following news release: Employers anticipate hiring 7.3% more graduates from the college Class of 2025 than they did from the Class of 2024, according to a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The positive news yielded by NACE's Job Outlook 2025 survey follows a full year of decreases in the hiring of new college graduates. (See Figure 1.) [Vi  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: During a recent international conference, a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member presented his research findings focusing on technology use among people with disabilities. Stephen R. Cheskiewicz, associate professor of computer information technology, shared the results of his study, "The Great Need for a Dedicated Special Needs Social Media Platform," at the 17th annu  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Findings suggest polygenic risk scores may provide conflicting results for detecting heart disease risk * * * PHILADELPHIA-- Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are a cutting-edge tool in genetics, combining information from genetic markers across the genome to estimate a person's risk of developing certain diseases, such as coronary artery diseas  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 -- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education issued the following news release: * * * Launching Fall 2025, this fully online program prepares professionals to integrate AI and learning science, driving innovation in education globally. * * * The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) is proud to announce the launch of the Ivy League's first education degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Launching in the fa  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Students enrolled in emergency management & homeland security at Pennsylvania College of Technology are benefiting from a recent software donation. D4H has donated its cloud-based emergency management software to the college. Students in the Incident Command System Operations class now have access to the same software used by over 100,000 responders in 37-plus countries. The value of the d  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news: Publishing in Nature is a crowning achievement for any researcher, marking the kind of work that can make a career. Peng Liu and his students managed it twice earlier this year -- in the same month. The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences professor is on a hot streak that shows no sign of stopping, and those two papers -- though just a small sample of the many recent high-profile s  more