ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-PA Issues 2023-24 Taxpayer Scorecard # Mar 14, 2025 by AFP Harrisburg, Pennsylvania --Today Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) issued its Taxpayer Scorecard for the 2023-24 legislative session. The scorecard rates every member of the General Assembly on their voting record with an eye towards tax and spending policies that could increase costs on P  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * AI-powered cooling startup aims to boost data center efficiency UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Data centers power the digital world, storing and processing the vast amounts of information that keep businesses and web-based services running. According to Wangda Zuo, Penn State professor of architectural engineering in the College of Engineering and associate director for research at the Global Bu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State professor earns national Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- It was a big positive moment for someone who conducts research about the positive impact of media. Mary Beth Oliver, a Penn State faculty member who conducts research on media psychology, with an emphasis on media, emotion, social cognition and positive media, earned the national Pau  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania and EPA Deregulation: How the Commonwealth can protect its environment Environmental deregulation will do absolutely nothing to improve the day-to-day lives of Pennsylvanians. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced his intention to roll back critical regulations that protect clean air a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Pitt Study Makes New Insights into the Origins of Ovarian Cancer PITTSBURGH -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified a novel trigger of a deadly form of ovarian cancer: a subset of progenitor cells that reside in fallopian tube supportive tissue, or stroma. The discovery of these high-risk cells, described in a new study published today in Cancer Di  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Protein accidentally lassos itself, helping explain unusual refolding behavior UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Proteins are long molecules that must fold into complex three-dimensional structures to perform their cellular functions. This folding process occasionally goes awry, resulting in misfolded proteins that, if not corrected, can potentially lead to disease. Now, a new study has described a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Threatened by warming waters, brook trout may be able to adapt to hotter weather UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Brook trout may have a genetic trick up their scales when it comes to adapting, with limitations, to heatwaves that threaten their existence. Scientists have known for years that brook trout -- an iconic coldwater fish species native to streams and lakes in the eastern United States an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Reusing old oil and gas wells may offer green energy storage solution UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. A new study by researchers at Penn State found that taking advantage of natural geothermal heat in depleted oil and gas  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Tunnel-building virus: How Zika transmits from mother to fetus UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In 2015, an outbreak of Zika virus triggered an epidemic in the Americas. People infected with Zika, typically via a mosquito bite, may have mild symptoms, but if the person is pregnant, it can lead to severe birth defects. How does the virus pass from mother to fetus? A team of researchers from Penn   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer Preclinical study offers foundation for a combination strategy in future clinical trials PHILADELPHIA - Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic cancer at bay in preclinical models for significan  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third When drivers of connected cars were promised a share of reward money for weekly streaks of always wearing their seatbelts, they buckled up more, even after the program ended PHILADELPHIA-- We've all heard "Click It, or Ticket" as a reminder to buckle up in the car, but "Clic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Recording oral histories in rural Uganda Fifteen students in a Penn Global Seminar spent 10 days in Africa filming members of local Jewish communities. In a village in Uganda, Penn students set up their cameras under trees, shaded from the sun and the heat, ready for the interviews they had prepared for throughout the fall semester. The students would, over the   more