UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A team led by a Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) researcher received a two-year, $1.23 million grant from NASA to improve atmosphere and ocean forecasts by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite data into current forecasting models. "Typically, forecasts of the atmosphere and oceans require data assimilation -- combining dif  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony on Jan. 3. Alley was one of 23 individuals and two organizations awarded the 2025 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honors for achievement and leadership in science an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has spread east and west across the U.S. and Canada, killing tens of millions of ash trees, causing one of the costliest forest insect invasions to date. More than 90% of all ash infe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For many years, medically trained dance artist Herve Koubi questioned his last name, a surname of non-French origin. Finally, when Koubi was in his mid-20s, his father revealed a secret, Algerian ancestry. The revelation inspired Koubi to launch a personal journey that led to the founding of his contemporary dance company. Compagnie Herve Koubi is a brotherhood of dancers   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 7 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: [Category: BizMedia] ESPN will telecast more than a dozen total offerings throughout the College Football Playoff Semifinals on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 9-10. The penultimate round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff will be presented with the main telecast on ESPN, with additional viewing options on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App. ES  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Amrita Basak, the Penn State Shuman Early Career Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Herschel Pangborn, Penn State assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of aerospace engineering, were selected to receive the 2025 Young Investigator Program award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Basak and Pangborn are among a group of 24 university professors chosen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Discarding the placenta without examination is a 'missed opportunity' * * * A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research from scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Penn State. The study,   more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Penn State Health issued the following news: Autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy cells and tissues, often have a preclinical stage before diagnosis that's characterized by mild symptoms or certain antibodies in the blood. However, in some people, these symptoms may resolve before culminating in the full disease stage. Knowing who may progress along the disease pathway is critical for early diagnosis an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy cells and tissues, often have a preclinical stage before diagnosis that's characterized by mild symptoms or certain antibodies in the blood. However, in some people, these symptoms may resolve before culminating in the full disease stage. Knowing who may progress along the disease pathway is cri  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ferroelectrics are special materials with polarized positive and negative charges -- like a magnet has north and south poles -- that can be reversed when external electricity is applied. The materials will remain in these reversed states until more power is applied, making them useful for data storage and wireless communication applications. Now, turning a non-ferroelectri  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it comes to deciding where they're going to get their next meal, different species of bees may be attracted to different flower traits, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State and published in PNAS Nexus. The study focused on two species of solitary bees: the horned-face bee, which helps pollinate crops like apples and blueberries, and the alfalfa leafcu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State School of Music will host an extraordinary evening of jazz and blues at the State Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of Penn State's 2025 African American Music Festival, running Feb. 5-8. With the theme "The Spiritual and The Blues," the festival celebrates the profound cultural legacy of African American music through an arra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The American Marketing Association issued the following news release: The American Marketing Association is pleased to announce the selection of five distinguished scholars to be inducted as AMA Fellows at the 2025 AMA Winter Academic Conference. This milestone year represents the 10th anniversary of the "AMA Fellow" distinction. The 2025 honorees include academics who span the discipline and have made extensive contributions both within the AMA and acros  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * An international group of researchers has created a new online tool to study the impact of pollution on Daphnia or water fleas. * * * A new online tool will help researchers to study the impact of pollution on Daphnia or water fleas - tiny freshwater crustaceans that are used as sentinels for water pollution like canaries were used in coal mines. Researchers from the University of Birmingh  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Faculty at Penn State's University Park campus are invited to apply for the spring 2025 Faculty Writing Program, a new initiative aimed at enhancing research and writing productivity. The program, organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, provides an in-person, accountability-focused writing group to support schola  more