UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * $2.7M NIH grant to fund next generation of synthetic blood UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Blood loss is the leading cause of death in trauma patients between the ages of 1 and 46 years, largely because they cannot access safe blood sources quickly enough. A possible solution? Freeze-dried synthetic blood. A multi-institutional team led by Dipanjan Pan, the Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Chair P  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 31 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * ACP announces winners of National Abstract Competitions PHILADELPHIA March 31, 2025 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor the winners of its national abstract competitions during Internal Medicine Meeting 2025, ACP's annual scientific meeting taking place April 3-5 in New Orleans. The competitions are open to ACP Early Career Physician Member  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Biomedical engineering grad student earn American Heart Association fellowship UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The American Heart Association (AHA) awarded Nivetha Gunaseelan, a doctoral candidate studying biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, a predoctoral fellowship. The opportunity provides Gunaseelan over $60,000 to continue her research on molecular imaging of brai  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Daniel E. Rosner, LAW '83, makes $1.5 million gift to support Temple National Trial Team In recognition of the gift, the team will now be known as the Temple Rosner National Trial Team. The team regularly places in both regional and national competitions. Temple University Beasley School of Law has announced a $1.5 million gift from Daniel E. Rosner, a 1983 graduate of Temple Law School and a 1980 gradu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Grant helps fund new equipment to support Center for Signal Integrity research MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- Penn State Harrisburg's School of Science, Engineering, and Technology was awarded a $282,770 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to help purchase a high-end instrument that will support research at the college's Center for Signal Integrity. Signal integrity is the engineering fie  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State to Launch 2025 Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will launch its fourth University-wide Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey to assess student perceptions, experiences, and awareness of campus resources related to sexual assault and harassment. The survey, conducted by the Coalition to Address Relationship and Sexual Violence (CARSV), will help gui  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * PTSD can undermine healthy couple communication when people fear their emotions UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms often have trouble communicating and resolving relationship difficulties with their romantic partners, according to previous research by Steffany Fredman, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm HERSHEY, Pa. -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products, like cigars and pipe tobacco, bringing nicotine down to minimal or nonaddictive levels. If finalized, this change would be a major step in addressing th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * R-VOICE Center to host events for 2025 Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Relationship Violence Intervention, Outreach, and Community Education (R-VOICE) Center, in collaboration with campus and community partners, will host a series of events throughout April to mark Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). The month-long observance aims   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Three graduate students receive awards in 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. --Tricia Hart, who earned her doctorate in December in nutritional sciences and is now a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State, earned first place and $1,000 in Penn State's 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition, hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School, which took place on  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Triple-I's 2024 Annual Report Underscores Commitment to Education, Research and Member Value MALVERN, Pa., March 31, 2025 -- The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) has published its 2024 Annual Report, Now More Than Ever, highlighting the organization's accomplishments in an era of uncertainty, evolving risks and rapid market shifts. "Communication is at t  more