HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * At York Hydropower Plant, Governor Shapiro Launches Legislative Push for "Lightning Plan" to Build More Energy Projects, Speed Up Permitting, Lower Costs, and Create Jobs for Pennsylvanians Legislators are now circulating co-sponsorship memos on each piece of Governor Shapiro's energy plan. Building on Ben Franklin's energy legacy, the Lightning Plan is supporte  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Bridging the Digital Divide: A Partnership for Health Equity in Wilmington, DE Access to technology has become an essential part of modern healthcare, yet many individuals in Wilmington, DE, and beyond still face significant barriers to using digital health tools. Without reliable devices and internet access, many struggle to schedule virtual visits, check their lab results, o  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Duane Morris LLP Publishes the Consumer Fraud Class Action Review - 2025 CHICAGO, March 11, 2025--Duane Morris LLP has released the Consumer Fraud Class Action Review - 2025, the second edition of this publication. It analyzes the key consumer fraud-related rulings, settlements and litigation developments in 2024 in the class action space and the significant trends that are apt to impact  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Four Berger Montague Attorneys Named to Lawdragon's Inaugural Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers Guide Four Berger Montague attorneys have been named to Lawdragon's Inaugural Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers Guide. Chairman and Executive Shareholder Eric Cramer, Executive Shareholder David F. Sorensen, Shareholder Candice J. Enders, and Shareholder Zachary Caplan have all been recog  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Frontline Education, a provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, issued the following news: * * * Frontline Education Releases Second Annual K-12 Lens Report Insights from nearly 800 K-12 administrators nationwide highlight trends in staffing, student support, and budget planning [Wayne, PA] (March 11, 2025) - Frontline Education, a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, today announce  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Celebrates International Women's Day 2025 With Speakers, Events Firmwide Global law firm K&L Gates LLP is recognizing International Women's Day 2025 throughout the month of March, including a fireside chat with FIFA's Lynn Carrillo, Director of Commercial Legal; Vanessa Travieso, Head of Content & Media Legal; and Stephanie Roy, Senior Counsel for Content & Media Legal. The theme of  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 50 K&L Gates Lawyers Receive Global Recognition in Thomson Reuters' Stand-out Lawyers List Global law firm K&L Gates is pleased to announce that 49 of its lawyers have been recognized as 2025 Stand-out Lawyers by Thomson Reuters. Published annually, Thomson Reuters asks senior in-house counsel from around the world to nominate up to three lawyers they have worked with in the past 12 mo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Nese College of Nursing SAFE-T System receives 2025 ANA Innovation Award UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Each year, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recognizes nurse innovators whose novel approaches improve patient care and health outcomes and also recognizes them for their sustainability and scalability in U.S. markets. Sheridan Miyamoto, associate professor in the Penn State Ross and Caro  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Treasurer Garrity and Sen. Lisa Boscola Return Unclaimed Property to Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School Bethlehem, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) and Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School (LVDLCS) CEO & COO Elsie Perez announced today that more than $800 in unclaimed property has been returned to the school in Northampton  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Improving Density Functional Theory One Flaw at Time Pitt researcher Karl Johnson and scholar Priyanka Bholanath Shukla collaborate to help strengthen an essential electron theory Density functional theory (DFT) is a cornerstone tool of modern physics, chemistry, and engineering used to explore the behavior of electrons. While essential in modeling systems with ma  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * MDS-Rely Hosts Its 2024 Fall Meeting Industry leaders, university researchers, and students collaborate to drive innovation On August 27 - 28, the MDS-Rely Center held its 2024 Fall Meeting at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. MDS-Rely is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry University Collaborative Research Center (IUCRC) founded in 2021  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: The story behind the cosmic image on a new US stamp UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Over 50,000 submissions are made for images on U.S. stamps every year, and out of those, about 40 are turned into real stamps. For Kevin Luhman, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State, seeing an image he took with the James Webb Space Telescope on a U.S. stamp has become a reality. In 2022, L  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program announces clinical site partnerships GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program has secured clinical site opportunities for its students at a variety of respected medical and healthcare facilities across western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. These collaborations involve prestigious institutions such as Meadville Med  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Controlling cell acidity could be key to autoimmune disease Finding that ArfGAP2 is key to the STING protein's ability to control cell acidity, researchers believe they found a way to stop the harmful effects of autoimmune diseases PHILADELPHIA-- What if treating autoimmune diseases was as simple as regulating the acidity levels of parts of patients' c  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Dolores Albarracin honored with BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Albarracin, a PIK Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and School of Arts & Sciences, is being recognized for increasing 'our understanding of how attitudes can be changed, particularly with regard to persuasive messages.' olores Albarracin, the Alexandr  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology WSBE Power Metal Strip Shunt Resistors Save Space, Simplify Designs, and Increase Accuracy MALVERN, Pa. -- Mar. 12, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of AEC-Q200 qualified Power Metal Strip shunt resistors with industry-low TCR down to +- 10 ppm/ C. For automotive, energy, industrial, and space applications, Vishay Dale WSB  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 12 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Treasurer Pack Announces Winning Bid From First Online Firearms Auction In Office History State Treasurer Larry Pack today announced the winning bid amount for the first online firearms auction in Office history was $26,150 placed from a registered federal firearm licensed (FFL) dealer in Pennsylvania. More than 50 bid submissions from licensed dealers spa  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse and Data4 to Collaborate on European Data Center Project Agreement will Explore the Use of AP300 Small Modular Reactors to Provide Carbon-Free Electricity to Data Centers Paris, France, March 11, 2025 - Westinghouse Electric Company and Data4, a leader among Europe's data center developers and operators in Europe, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the   more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: * * * Wilkes to Host 2025 Pain and Addiction Summit Wilkes University will host the seventh annual Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 25. During this full-day conference, medical, legal and law enforcement professionals will discuss the current state of the opioid crisis, share approaches to critical issues and identify opportunities to approach the treatmen  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: * * * Wilkes University Announces Spring Commencement Speakers Wilkes University is proud to announce the distinguished speakers for its 78th annual spring commencement ceremonies, which will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the McHale Athletic Center in the Ron and Rhea Simms Center on Main at 169 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. This year's keynote speakers include State Representative Edd  more