PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: Misinformation can lead to socially detrimental behavior, which makes finding ways to combat its effects a matter of crucial public concern. A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General explores an innovative approach to countering the impact of factually incorrect information called "bypassing," and finds that  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 -- The National Center For Defense Manufacturing and Machining issued the following news release: The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Innovation Capability and Modernization (ICAM) Office, in collaboration with the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), is currently soliciting technical White Papers for a Request for Information (RFI) to explore the development and transition of metallic alloys and manufacturing processes that  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 [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: Standard will provide guidance for design of suborbital and orbital vehicles, as well as space stations. ASTM International's commercial spaceflight committee (F47) is developing a proposed sta  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: By Emma Durnin Allen Dieterich-Ward, director of The Graduate School at Shippensburg University, professor of history and accomplished environmental historian, has released a new book, "Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania." This publication examines the state's relationship with its natural resources, highlighting its impact from the Industrial Revolution to sustainab  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech's Commodity Investing by Students (COINS) organization the only student-run commodities trading group in the nation earned second place at the 2024 Undergraduate Commodities Competition. The team finished right behind the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in the annual event involving collegiate teams from North America held at the University of Houston. The top five teams also included students   more