PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: United Steelworkers (USW) officials in both Canada and the United States today expressed their concern with President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he would impose a blanket 25-percent tariff on goods from Canada imported into the United States. "If applied, these extraordinary tariffs leveled on Canada would dramatically harm workers in both our countries," said USW International President  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia and CAIR-Pittsburgh) today called on Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman to apologize for his public approval of a disturbing "joke" made by Ross Glick, a representative of Betar, targeting members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) with references to booby-trapped pager   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: HARRISBURG, PA (November 25, 2024) - On November 21, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) completed an initial review of a rulemaking petition submitted by Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project to increase minimum no-drill zones around homes, schools, and streams. The Protective Buffers PA coalition, comprised of environmental and public health organizations, is championing the rulemaki  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: The Dunham Children's Learning Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology received a $6,000 Keystone Stars Continuous Quality Improvement grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through STEP Inc. Keystone Stars is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning to improve, support and recognize the quality of Pennsylvania's early learni  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 [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 would describe process for simultaneous measurement of kinematic and dynamic viscosity. ASTM International's petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02) is develop  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 26 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Syracuse University contingent at the American College of Sports Medicine annual conference included, from left to right, Andrew Heckel, Assistant Professor Joon Young Kim, Alaina Glasgow, Wonhee Cho and Tara Cuddihee from the Department of Exercise Science. Four students in the Department of Exercise Science in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics were recognized for their exceptional research at the rec  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: In his Staff Spotlight, Tony Morelli discusses his career background and role at the College. Morelli joined the GSSWSR as the Assistant Director of Field Education in June 2021, and graduated from the program 10 years earlier in 2011. Can you talk a bit about your career and educational background before joining the GSSWSR, and how/when you joined the GSSWSR? Social work is a second career for me. After acquiri  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: The Wistar Institute's Alessandro Gardini, Ph.D., and lab have shed new light on how certain biological processes determine the development of neural cells. Their findings on a molecular "bridge" complex demonstrate a new level of detail in the understanding of early neural development -- which is fundamental for the further understanding of neurodevelopmental syndromes. The new paper, "The e  more