UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Could an Earth-like alien civilization detect us? UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- If an extraterrestrial civilization existed with Earth-like technology, would they be able to detect Earth and evidence of humanity? If so, what signals would they detect and from how far away? A new study by a team that includes Penn State astronomers and alumni used a theoretical, modeling-based method to investigat  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Electrical engineering student awarded fellowship from international society UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recently awarded Mohammadreza Abbasi, an electrical engineering doctoral student in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Graduate Fellowship. Abba  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Fossils show leaf-eating insects tracked gum trees for millions of years UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South America that is nearly identical to what is seen today on those trees' living relatives in Australi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Gov. Shapiro proposes $60M in new funding for state-related universities UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed $60 million in new funding for Penn State and its fellow state-related universities -- to be distributed through a soon-to-be-developed performance-based funding model -- during his 2025-26 budget address, delivered Feb. 4 in the Pennsylvania House Chamber  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Heard on Campus: Lukas Muechler on quantum materials UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "Quantum materials has emerged as a field recently as current devices are approaching their quantum limit," said Lukas Muechler, assistant professor of chemistry and physics at Penn State. Muechler recently spoke at Ashtekar Frontiers of Science, an annual public lecture series held by the Penn State Eberly College  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * International reaccreditation for stem cell transplantation at Cancer Institute HERSHEY, Pa. -- Penn State Cancer Institute has once again earned accreditation for stem cell transplantation from the international Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), enabling patients in central Pennsylvania to receive lifesaving cancer treatment. Accreditation is required to perfor  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Inuit leaders to discuss climate-changed Arctic in panel, movie premiere UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Climate Consortium's February Climate Conversations Cafe will feature Inuit leaders who will discuss the challenges of a rapidly changing Arctic. The event is titled "Adapting to the New Arctic: A Conversation with Inuit Leaders from Inukjuak in Northern Quebec." It will take plac  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * New Vishay Intertechnology 60 mm Inductive Position Sensor Delivers High Precision for Harsh Industrial and AMS Applications MALVERN, Pa. -- Feb. 5, 2024 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new high precision position sensor built on inductive technology for industrial and AMS applications. Compared to solutions based on magnetic technology, the Vishay MCB RAIK060 a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Online gambling participation increases in Pennsylvania again, report finds UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Online gambling in Pennsylvania continues to increase in Pennsylvania, according to the 2024 Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report. The assessment was authored by researchers in Penn State's Criminal Justice Research Center and developed under contract with the Pe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Lawrence has worked in the Pa. Office of Consumer Advocate for Two Decades * * * Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Darryl A. Lawrence will serve as Pennsylvania's Interim Consumer Advocate, representing Commonwealth consumers in public utility service quality and pricing matters, while the process to appoint and confirm a permanent Consumer Advocate con  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * The charges stem from a months-long investigation spearheaded by the Attorney General's Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force * * * Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Bucks County-based firearms dealer who allegedly illegally transferred two guns to a convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms. Scott Liebowitz, 31, of Feaster  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Brigadier General Pippy -- a western Pennsylvania native and a West Point graduate -- brings decades of leadership experience in the National Guard to DMVA * * * The Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously confirmed Governor Josh Shapiro's nominee, Brigadier General John R. Pippy, to lead the Pennsylvania National Guard as Adjutant General and serve as head of the Pe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Penn State Harrisburg announces the Pennsylvania Center for Latino Research MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- Penn State Harrisburg announced the launch of the Pennsylvania Center for Latino Research (PaCLR), a center within the college's Institute of State and Regional Affairs (ISRA). This initiative focuses on empowering communities and driving interdisciplinary collaboration to tackle key issues across  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Penn State students urged to consider mental health impacts of sports betting UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As sports betting becomes increasingly accessible nationwide, counselors at Penn State's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) are warning of the potential risks for college students, including financial strain, academic challenges, and impacts on mental health and well-being. A 20  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * TC Energy Corp. awards grant to Penn College Pennsylvania College of Technology recently received a $75,000 grant from a major North American energy company. TC Energy Corp. , through its Build Strong program, awarded the grant in support of mechatronics education and the college's dual-enrollment efforts. The grant will fund the purchase of equipment and technology for the college's  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * The Medical Minute: Can you have a heart attack and not know it? HERSHEY, Pa. -- When a character on a TV show or movie has a heart attack, they clutch their chest or slump to the ground. "In real life, heart attacks can be much more subtle than they look on TV," said Dr. Patrick Fitzsimmons, a cardiologist at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center. Sometimes, heart attack symptoms are   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Understanding aging requires more than counting birthdays UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- People's bodies can be old or young for their chronological age, depending, in part, on the amount and types of stressors they have experienced. Scientists can estimate people's biological age, but whether they use oral tissue or blood to make the measurement matters, according to a new study led by researcher  more