PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: In late 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot able to generate conversational answers and analyses, as well as images, in response to user questions and prompts. This generative AI was built with computational procedures, such as large language models, that train on vast bodies of human-created and curated data, including scientific literature. Si  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below invitation was sent to students on December 3, 2024. Dear Students, I am continuing to learn about Bryn Mawr traditions and wish to share some of my family traditions with you. Deborah, the kids, and I decorate trees with light in our house at this time of year and wondered if some of you might want to join us in our family tradition. In that spirit, you are welcome to our open house this Saturday, De  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New agreement reaffirms strong collaboration between two Philadelphia health care market leaders * * * PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and Independence Blue Cross (IBX) have reached a long-term agreement on reimbursement rates for a new contract renewal, which would take effect on July 1, 2025. The agreeme  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice issued the following news: * * * The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School. * * * The University of Pennsylvania announced a $5 million gift to create the Wieler Family Professorship, a position to be focused on philanthropy. The gift from Sco  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: By Jenna Somers Autumn Kujawa Children of parents with depression are two to three times more likely to develop anxiety and depressive disorders than children whose parents never experience depression, and some evidence indicates that these effects are particularly pronounced for maternal depression. That's according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University and Vanderbilt University, who are collaborating   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Two years after its expiration, the new Farm Bill should provide farmers with a pathway to preserve their farms for future generations. * * * Pennsylvanians need a bipartisan Farm Bill that will deliver for our farmers and landowners who work to conserve our land and protect the health of our waterways. The legislative languag  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: * * * United Steelworkers (USW) International President David McCall today issued the following statement in response to President-elect Donald Trump reiterating his opposition to the proposed U.S. Steel-Nippon sale: "The USW welcomes President Trump's continued opposition to Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel, a deal with serious long-term implications for U.S. economic and national security.  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: * * * Trispecific Design Controls Glioblastoma Tumors in Preclinical Models * * * The Wistar Institute's David B. Weiner, Ph.D. -- Executive Vice President, director of the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center and W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research -- and his lab have successfully tested a new immune therapy that, in preclinical lab testing, reliably improves s  more