UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 2025 Happy Valley Animation Festival kicks off March 27 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Happy Valley Animation Festival, an international competition that showcases compelling animated works by student, early career, and practicing professional artists, designers, and filmmakers, returns to Penn State's University Park campus for its fifth year. All events are free and open to the public. W  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 28 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL Draft: Dates, times, location, how to watch and more The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here! College football's elite players are set to find their new homes in one of the league's 32 franchises. Here is everything you need to know before the first pick is made at the draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. How to watch the 2025 NFL Draft: You can watch the draft live on NFL Network,  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 2025 Values, Ethics and Compliance Training is now available Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed May 13, 2025, as the deadline for training completion. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Office of Ethics and Compliance has launched the 2025 Values, Ethics, and Compliance (VEC) Training. Compliance training is essential for maintaining the integrity and ethical st  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 28 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * 3 UT Faculty Members Elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science AUSTIN, Texas -- Three faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows class. AAAS fellowships are a distinguished lifetime honor in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements on behalf of the advanc  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Aerospace engineering undergrad awarded opportunities, mentorship in fellowship UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Alexandria Rhoads, a third-year aerospace engineering undergraduate student in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Brooke Owens Fellowship. Rhoads is one of 44 student leaders chosen from over 400 applications for the nationally acclaimed progra  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Earns Two Titles and Numerous National Honors at NCAA Wrestling Championships With 71 student-athletes and 13 programs competing at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, the Big 12 Conference earned two individual national championships, had 19 wrestlers named All-American and received national coach of the year honors. Oklahoma State had a pair of national champio  more

IRVING, Texas, March 25 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: Big 12 Gymnastics Earns Six Selections to NCAA Regionals Six Big 12 gymnastics teams were named to the 36-team field of the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship announced Monday afternoon. All seven programs will be represented in this season's championship field as Iowa State earned individual gymnast selections. The 2025 Big 12 Champions, No. 4 Utah will host the Utah Regional c  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, March 27 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * New research examines how nanoscopic ripples affect material properties Understanding how thin materials behave is key to electronics and other technology By Chris Kocher When materials are created on a nanometer scale -- just a handful of atoms thick -- even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the mechanical properties of these thin mate  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 25 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Bucky Brooks 2025 NFL mock draft 3.0: Browns take Shedeur Sanders; two running backs in top 10 picks! Less than a month away from the 2025 NFL Draft, here is my third attempt at forecasting how the entire first round will play out in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Not only does this projection include three quarterbacks among the first 32 picks but also three running backs -- with two ball-carrie  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Capital Day offers all Penn Staters the chance to advocate for fair state funding UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A total of 150 students from across the commonwealth are preparing to head to Harrisburg to convey Penn State's positive impact to elected officials during Advocate Penn State's annual Capital Day on April 9. Capital Day offers students from University Park and the Commonwealth Camp  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 27 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * Certify your backyard habitat Habitat certification programs celebrate the unique ways your property is helping the environment You've spent countless hours transforming your backyard into a thriving habitat for birds, pollinators and other wildlife--now it's time to make it official! Backyard habitat certification programs recognize gardeners like you for creating eco-friendly landscapes that suppo  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Dickinson Law Review, a journal from the Penn State Dickinson Law, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 129, Issue 2 edition: * "Dobbs v. Brown" - Benjamin H. Barton * "Internet Search Engines' Privacy Violations and the Lack of Federal Regulation to Protect Consumers Rights" - Elsa M. G. Rodriguez Ogando * "Lewd, Rude, Obscene, and... Violent? Analyzing Student Clothing Depicting Firearms Under the First Amendment's Obscenity T  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

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Getting Ready for Green Bay: ESPN Platforms Ramp Up NFL Draft Coverage with Weekly Specials, Exclusive Content and the Return of Draft-Centric Shows Leading into Next Month's Signature Event * Several SportsCenter Specials to Air Preceding NFL Draft Week; Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL, The Draft: Featured, NFL Matchup and ESPN+ Exclusive Shows Return * Kiper Jr.,   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Harrisburg faculty member recognized with national ASEE research award MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- Fariborz Tavangarian, associate professor of mechanical engineering in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, was recently awarded the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award from the American Society for Engineering Education's Engineering Research Council. The honor recog  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

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Increased concerns regarding unrecognized fraternities Penn State learned at the end of last week about the formation of an independent interfraternity council, which seeks to operate outside the oversight of the University and the Interfraternity Council (IFC). It is important to note that the three organizations -- Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon -- creating this rogue   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Long-term impact of test-optional admissions focus of grant UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (CAF Co-Lab), a multi-institutional research initiative based at Penn State, the University of Delaware and the University of Maryland, College Park, has received a $560,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to study the long-term effects of test-optional admissio  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL news roundup: Top LB prospect Abdul Carter (shoulder) won't work out at Penn State's pro day NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown. * NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order * READ : 2025 NFL free agency tracker Carter will not be working out at Penn State's pro day on Friday  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL news roundup: Top LB prospect Abdul Carter (shoulder) won't work out at Penn State's pro day; Falcons adding German-born kicker NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown. * NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order * READ : 2025 NFL free agency tracker Carter will not be working ou  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news on March 25, 2025: * * * To Support Pennsylvania Mothers, Shapiro Administration Calls for Universal Postpartum Depression Screenings, Faster Mental Health Referrals Harrisburg, PA - Shapiro Administration officials from the Departments of Health (DOH) and Human Services (DHS) today highlighted Governor Josh Shapiro's budget proposal to implement universal postpartum depression screen  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- Penn State Health issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Milton S. Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson's disease treatment Medical Center among only 23 U.S. hospitals offering adaptive deep brain stimulation 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), a groundbreaking tr  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State wrestling wins fourth straight national title for the third time PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Penn State wrestling team clinched the 2025 NCAA national championship at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on March 22. The Nittany Lions have now won 12 of the last 15 NCAA championships (no event in 2020) and its fourth straight for the third time under head coach Cael Sanderson.  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * PennTAP to help small to mid-size manufacturers reduce energy costs across state UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State secured and will manage $51.4 million through the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) initiative, a statewide grant program aimed at supporting small to mid-size manufacturers across the st  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: How to take a local business to global markets UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Entering international markets can help a successful business grow even more. But when is the right time, and what are the steps? Terrence Guay, clinical professor of international business and director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State, shared in the following Q&A steps and resources, incl  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: What is the consumer price index? An economist explains UNIVERSTY PARK, Pa. -- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's consumer price index (CPI), on March 12. The monthly report tells consumers how much more expensive goods and services are, month-to-month and year-to-year. Kenneth Louie, associate profe  more

WACO, Texas, March 25 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * Seven Head Coaches Named To The AFCA Board Of Trustees Trinity University head coach Jerheme Urban, Western Colorado University head coach Jas Bains, Liberty University head coach Jamey Chadwell, Army West Point head coach Jeff Monken, Western Michigan University head coach Lance Taylor, BYU head coach Kalani Sitake and SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee have been named to the Board of Trustees of th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 29 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on March 28, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Announces $1.5 Million in Parent Pathways Grants to Help More Pennsylvanians Afford Higher Education, Deliver on Governor Shapiro's Vision for Accessible and Affordable Higher Ed Harrisburg, PA - The Shapiro Administration announced today more than $1.5 million in grant funding to help Pennsylvania parents achieve their goal of attending coll  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Supports can improve educational success for military-connected students UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Military-connected children often change schools multiple times, each time facing different academic requirements and support systems, which can significantly impact academic progress and social adjustment. Specific support initiatives can help alleviate the challenges that arise from such dis  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * The Puck Drops on NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Post-Season Play Across ESPN Platforms * Season-long coverage culminates with NCAA Men's Frozen Four (April 10 & 12 in St. Louis) on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * Regional Semifinals Begin Thursday and Friday with Regional Finals on Saturday and Sunday Across ESPN Platforms * ESPN's John Buccigross, Colby Cohen and Quint Kessenich Lea  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Translator for biomedical research aims to speed up patient care UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A team led by researchers at Penn State is working to accelerate drug discovery, with the potential to treat rare diseases, by improving the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Biomedical Data Translator (Translator) -- a network of computer interfaces that take biomedical research questions and pro  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

LOS ANGELES, California, March 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Researchers Develop First-Ever Quantum Filter to Isolate Entangled States with High Precision A technique based on new physics enables robust, scalable control over quantum information, potentially enabling more reliable quantum computing In a groundbreaking advance that could accelerate the development of quantum technologies, researchers at the USC V  more