UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium registration open UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Registration is now open for the 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, slated for May 19-20 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. In line with its mission to promote broad engagement and action, the symposium is offered at no cost to participants; however, registration is required. All members of the Penn Sta  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-PA Issues Statement on "People's Town Hall" in Lehigh # Mar 20, 2025 by AFP Lehigh, Pennsylvania --Tonight, Lehigh Valley Democrats held a "People's Town Hall." Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania led a counter-demonstration outside the event. AFP-PA State Director Emily Greene issued the following statement: "Tonight's event is nothing more than political  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * FIRE and coalition partners file brief rebuking the U.S. government for attempting to deport Mahmoud Khalil for his protected speech WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a brief Thursday with a clear message: Jailing people for their political expression betrays America's commitment to free speech. FIRE's brie  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn announces the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning Grant recipients Awardees include interwoven teams of faculty, students, postdoctoral scholars, and staff with projects anchored at eight schools and 10 academic and administrative centers. In the culmination of a months-long process, President J. Larry Jameson, Provost John L. Jackson, Jr., and Senior Vice P  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Russian's Irina Walsh Wins Prize for Book on Learning Russian Through Film Irina Walsh, Ph.D. '14, senior lecturer in Russian is the winner, along with her co-authers, of this year's American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) prize for Best Book in Second Language Acquisition. Russian through Film: For Intermediate to Advanced Students was praised by the prize commit  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Steve and Nancy Sheetz make new commitment to Penn State Altoona ALTOONA, Pa. -- Steve and Nancy Sheetz, the most generous donors in Penn State Altoona's history, have stepped forward with new commitments to enhance two signature programs they established at the Altoona campus, the Sheetz Fellows Program and the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Steve Sheetz is a 1969 Penn Sta  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Exploring the future of the conservative movement At a roundtable co-sponsored by several Penn institutions, analysts broke down the history of the Republican Party and what to expect moving forward. At a recent Penn forum, a panel of political pundits, analysts and former elected officials from both parties addressed the history and future of the GOP and the co  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * New genetic cause of blindness in dogs In collaboration with a foundation that breeds service dogs for the visually impaired, researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Padova in Padova, Italy, have identified a novel variant associated with progressive retinal atrophy in three Labrador retrievers. In  more