WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, March 13 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, posted the following news release: * * * ASTM International Honors Ervin Dukatz with Top Annual Award ASTM International presented its top annual award - the 2024 Award of Merit - to Ervin Dukatz for his contributions to its r  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: * * * New DoD Memo Accelerates Software Acquisition Modernization March 13, 2025--Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed all Department of Defense (DoD) components to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) as "the preferred pathway for all software development components of business and weapons systems" in a March 6 memo. The SWP, issued in 2020, breaks fr  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * EQT Foundation supports Penn College K-12 programs The EQT Foundation has awarded $40,000 in grant funding to support two Pennsylvania College of Technology educational programs benefitting students in grades K-12. STEMFest, a hands-on engagement day celebrating engineering and technical careers, and the Community Arts Center's Educational Series, providing annual arts programming   more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * A president and a professor selected to address 2025 grads Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty '80 will cap his 11 years of service to the College this spring by delivering the commencement address to the graduating Class of 2025. McNulty, who is retiring this summer, will speak at the College's 145th Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10 on campus. "Without question, my favorit  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Gwen Michael-Jones '14 Fights Climate Change--and Fires Gwen Michael-Jones '14 is a climate resiliency consultant who, for the past few years, has also worked as a wildland firefighter in California. Michael-Jones studied political science and geology at Bryn Mawr and earned her master's in international relations and security studies at University College London. "I have always had this running thread  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * Internal Medicine Physicians Disappointed House Neglects Medicare Patients and Physicians Statement attributable to: Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, MACP President, American College of Physicians WASHINGTON March 13, 2025--The American College of Physicians is extremely disappointed that the continuing resolution to fund the federal government that was pa  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, March 13 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, posted the following news release: * * * Majdi Othman Honored by ASTM Soil and Rock Committee ASTM International's soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has presented its A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Achievement Award to Majdi Othman  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, March 13 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, posted the following news release: * * * New Viscosity Measurement Method Proposed in ASTM Standard ASTM's petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ) is developing a new test method for rapid kinematic   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against H5N1, and children would likely benefit the most from H5N1 vaccinations PHILADELPHIA-- Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College welders advance to national competition Four Pennsylvania College of Technology welding students advanced to the SkillsUSA National Championships by winning state titles yesterday in competitions conducted at the college. The three-person Penn College fabrication team - Clayton J. Fegley, of McClure; Sam R. Laudenslager, of Middleburg; and Tyler C. Martin, of Selinsgro  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Collaborating to Advance Infrastructure Sensing Industry leaders explore new technology and challenges at UPISC's 2024 Annual Workshop On November 12 - 13, 2024, at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, PA, the UPitt Infrastructure Sense Collaboration (UPISC) held its 2024 Annual Workshop. Over 110 registrants participated in the two-day event, with industry  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Changing neighborhoods, changing times Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Lance Freeman of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences studies how people interact with the built environment. In the 1970s, Flushing in Queens, New York, was a matrix of asphalt and low-rises dotted with parks and playgrounds, where Pentecostals and Hindu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Tracing the connections between Chinese high-speed rail and electric vehicle sales 'Range anxiety' from electric vehicle owners can be alleviated by alternative transportation methods such as high-speed rail, Penn research shows. The expansion of high-speed rail lines can support the growth of electric vehicle sales and lead to significant increases in electric   more