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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday February 07, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Board Approves Leadership Changes, Hears From Diesel Performance Club
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Board approves leadership changes, hears from Diesel Performance Club The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved the hiring of a vice president for finance/CFO and the promotion of another member of President's Cabinet. The board also heard a presentation from the Penn College Diesel Performance Club. The board authorized the appointment of Jon A.   more

Corporate Partner Felix Kushnir Joins Fox Rothschild in DC
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild welcomes Felix J. Kushnir as a Partner in the Corporate Department in Washington, DC. "Felix brings extensive transactional experience and negotiation skills to our corporate and federal contracts teams that will significantly benefit our clients," said Douglas P. Hibshman, Fox's DC Office Managing Partner. "We are thrilled to welcome him in DC." A strategic business lawyer, Kus  more

Duquesne, CVS Pharmacy Help to Address Pharmacist Shortage
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: * * * Duquesne, CVS Pharmacy Help to Address Pharmacist Shortage Duquesne University and CVS Pharmacy(R), a CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) company, have introduced an innovative new education support program as part of their efforts to help address the national pharmacist shortage, especially in underrepresented areas, remove barriers to obtaining higher education and provide resources for affordable profess  more

Invent Penn State fuels innovation across Pennsylvania
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Invent Penn State fuels innovation across Pennsylvania UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Invent Penn State LaunchBox & Innovation Network is advancing the University's land-grant mission by delivering entrepreneurial resources, programming, consulting, coworking spaces and funding opportunities to communities across the commonwealth. With 23 locations statewide, the network ensures 96% of Pennsyl  more

Leadership Changes Approved for Penn College
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Leadership changes approved for Penn College Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors has approved actions involving two members of President's Cabinet. Following the retirement announcement of the senior vice president for finance/CFO, the board authorized hiring a vice president for finance/CFO. In response to the director of counseling services retiring - and a subs  more

PASSHE Faculty Expand Their Teaching Toolkits
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education issued the following news release: * * * PASSHE Faculty Expand Their Teaching Toolkits Contact: Kevin Hensil, khensil@passhe.edu Training provides faculty development and enhances efforts to make more courses available to students across the system. Harrisburg, PA - As part of a commitment to continuous innovation and meeting students' changing education needs, Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Educat  more

University Park classes, activities and work canceled until noon Thursday
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * University Park classes, activities and work canceled until noon Thursday UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Forecasted sleet, freezing rain and icy road conditions have caused Penn State to cancel classes, activities and work at its University Park campus beginning at 5 a.m. and continuing until noon on Thursday, Feb. 6. Only employees who provide essential services should report. Classes Based o  more

UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: AI Tool Helps Find Life-Saving Medicine for Rare Disease
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Set to enter hospice care, a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease is now in remission after treatment with a medication predicated as the top treatment by an AI-guided analysis * * * After combing through 4,000 existing medications, an artificial intelligence tool helped uncover one that saved the life of a patient with idiopathic mul  more

UPenn School of Arts & Sciences: Can Sports Fandom Be a Religious Experience?
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * With the Philadelphia Eagles set to compete for the ultimate prize at Super Bowl LIX, religious studies professor Megan Robb has noticed a 'buzz of collective effervescence' in her Religion and Sports class, a space where students discuss ritual and ceremony, and debate where sports and religion intersect. * * * The discussions that take place when Philadelphia Ea  more