PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Carnegie Mellon University and Google Public Sector Partner To Accelerate AI Research with Extensive GPU Cloud Deployment The first-of-its-kind partnership will significantly increase CMU's cloud-based GPU resources for advanced AI research As the birthplace of artificial intelligence (AI) and a global leader in frontier AI research, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has selected Google Public Se  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Allstot, Choset, Gonzalez Elected AAAS Fellows Carnegie Mellon University's David Allstot, Howie Choset and Cleotilde "Coty" Gonzalez have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. The fellow distinction is a lifetime honor achievement within the organiza  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Five from Penn elected 2024 AAAS Fellows Professors from the School of Arts & Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Engineering and Applied Science are among 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators being recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Five University of Pennsylvania professors from the School of Arts & Sc  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Four Penn State faculty elected AAAS Fellows UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Four Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from agriculture to the biological sciences, geology and physics have been elected to the latest cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. This y  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release: * * * GlobalFoundries Certifies Ansys Lumerical Photonic Design Tools for GF Fotonix Platform Ansys' photonic solvers are certified for use with the GF Fotonix platform, enabling users to design passive and active photonic components, reduce costs, and improve photonics chips performance Key Highlights * GlobalFoundries certified four Ansys photonic solvers, incl  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson's treatment HERSHEY, Pa. -- Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has become the first hospital in Pennsylvania and one of only 23 in the nation to offer BrainSense adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS), an advanced treatment for Parkinson's disease. BrainSense aDBS is the first deep brain stimulation (DBS  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Incline Equity Partners, a private equity firm investing in manufacturing, distribution and business services companies, issued the following news: * * * Incline Acquires Command Investigations Incline Equity Partners ("Incline"), a leading private equity firm dedicated to investing across the middle market, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Command Investigations ("Command" or the "Company"), a national provider of insurance investigation service  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 25 Counties HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 43 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Centre, Cumberland, Fayette, Franklin, Huntingdon, Indiana, L  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Senator Devlin Robinson Announce First Money Match Checks Sent to Pennsylvanians This Week For the first time ever, Pennsylvania is returning unclaimed property automatically McKees Rocks, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Senator Devlin Robinson (R-37) announced today that the first Pennsylvania Money Match checks, totaling more than $1.7 mil  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Professor of Anthropology Amanda Weidman Awarded an AIIS Fellowship Professor of Anthropology Amanda Weidman was awarded a Senior American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship to support six months of research in India. This is the second time Wiedman has been an AIIS fellow; from 2009 to 2010, she researched playback singing in the Tamil popular film industry based in Chennai, India. That research res  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * PUC Appoints Matt Homsher as Secretary of Commission HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced the appointment of Matthew L. Homsher, Esq., of Marietta, Lancaster County, as Secretary of the Commission. Homsher's appointment takes effect April 19. Homsher replaces Rosemary Chiavetta, who is retiring on April 18. Secret  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * PUC Approves Consolidated Rate Filing for Lock Haven Water Reduces the Annual Revenue Increase Request and Encourages Conservation with Water Customers Outside the City HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved overall lower than requested rate changes for water service proposed by the City of Lock Haven Water Departmen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * PUC Issues Management and Operations Audit for Newtown Artesian Water Company Audit Highlights Opportunities to Enhance Damage Prevention, Cybersecurity, and Water Loss Reduction HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has released the findings of a comprehensive Management and Operations Audit of Newtown Artesian Water Company (NAWC), outlining 11 a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * PUC Launches Review of Grid Impacts from Data Center Growth Commission Schedules Late-April Hearing to Examine How High-Demand Customers Impact the Grid, and How to Protect Existing Utility Customers HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted 5-0 to approve a motion by Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank to convene a public hearing  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $2.4 Million to Prepare High School Students for Employment Through Pre-Apprenticeship Programs, Classroom Training and Job Shadowing Schools-to-Work grants are direct investments in employment and training pathways for Pennsylvania students, through pre-apprenticeship programs, which offer industry-based training and classroom instruct  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Can Social Media Be Less Toxic? A new study by Annenberg doctoral student Timothy Dorr explores how social media can encourage good behavior online. By Hailey Reissman In an era where online interactions can be both motivational and toxic, researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab (CSSLab) at the University of Pennsylvania are interested in w  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * University supports Ukrainian academics through Nonresidential Scholars Program UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State is one of nine Big Ten schools providing an academic lifeline to scholars in war-torn Ukraine. The University is sponsoring seven Ukrainian academics as part of the 2025 IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program. Three of the scholars are being funded by the College of the   more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse Suppliers Meet with the U.S. Congress in Support of AP1000 Projects Proven AP1000 Plants Will Deliver Large Scale, Reliable Baseload Power, Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs and Enable Economic Growth Washington, D.C., March 26, 2025 - More than 30 Westinghouse Electric Company supply chain partners joined forces to meet with members of the U.S. Congress to discuss the sig  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * What Labor, Industry, Environmental, and Consumer Leaders Are Saying About Governor Shapiro's "Lightning Plan" to Secure Pennsylvania's Energy Future Over the last two months, Governor Shapiro has visited a natural gas-backed sustainable aviation fuel project, a leading hydropower manufacturer, and a methane digester that turns manure into energy for farmers. Ha  more