WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on April 13, 2025: * * * DGA Chair Governor Laura Kelly Statement on the Attack on Governor Josh Shapiro's Home Chair of the Democratic Governors Association Kansas Governor Laura Kelly released the following statement in response to the attack on Governor Josh Shapiro's home last night: "I am relieved to hear that my colleague Governor Josh Shapiro and his family are safe and unharmed after the Penns  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Important global travel, student visa, and ICE guidance The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on April 14, 2025. * * * To the Bryn Mawr College Community, Global engagement is critical to our mission as a leading liberal arts college. Bryn Mawr welcomes and supports students, scholars, faculty, and staff from all over the world. We understand that recent federal policy changes and  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: * * * Award-winning poet interviewed in new issue of Brilliant Corners "In my writing, I'm trying to resurrect the way I grew up hearing language," says the poet Linda Susan Jackson. "How do you explain 'Don't trade a monkey for a black dog'? How do you find a literal translation? I remember saying that to my son once, and he said, 'Mom, just answer this: Am I the monkey, or the black dog?'" Jackson is interv  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New partnership brings evidence-based parenting support to Air Force families UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State (Clearinghouse) has received $1.4 million from the U.S. Air Force for a major initiative to expand access for airmen and their families to evidence-informed parenting programs to strengthen military family resilience and well-b  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State announces 2025 University-wide faculty and staff awards UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Each spring, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. These awards highlight many of the University's faculty and staff who go above and beyond in their work at Penn State. This year's honorees will be recognized at an invitation-only award  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Board of Trustees to meet May 8-9 at University Park UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Board of Trustees will hold its next public meetings May 8-9 at the University Park campus. Board committees will meet beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 8, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, room 208. The full board will meet at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at the Eri  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 14 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $5.4 Million in Washington County Water System Upgrades McMurray, Pa. (March 10, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of several improvement projects totaling$5.4 million that will replace two miles of water main in Washington County to improve reliability for customers, reduce service disru  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * PUC Commissioners Urge Congressional Action on LIHEAP Cite Need to Preserve $19 Million in Remaining Program Funds for PA, Ensure Federal Program's Long-Term Sustainability HARRISBURG - In a letter to the Commonwealth's Congressional Delegation, Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commissioners are urging Congress to take immediate action to ensure the long-term sustainability   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * PUC Releases Additional Details for April 24 Hearing on Grid Impacts from Data Center Growth HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released the agenda and additional information regarding its upcoming public hearing to explore the impact of data centers and other large load customers on the state's electric grid. This en ban  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: The new, shorter space race UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Another race to space is on, but the competitors aren't reaching for the moon. Instead, multiple national agencies and private companies across the world are aiming for the edge of Earth's atmosphere. Launching satellites into this very low Earth orbit (VLEO) environment -- the altitude between 60 and 280 miles above Earth -- could   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School issued the following news: * * * Cary Coglianese on the future of administrative law Penn Carey Law's Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science has published one of the first scholarly analyses of Supreme Court's landmark Loper Bright decision, which overturned the four-decade-old Chevron doctrine and sparked intense debates over the future of administrative law. Edward B. Shils  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Shelley Berger, PhD, honored by AACR for cancer research Penn researcher awarded the 2025 AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship PHILADELPHIA - Shelley L. Berger, PhD, FAACR, has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to cancer research by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) with the 2025 AACR-Women in Can  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Using AI to meet customer expectations in hospitality industry UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged by hospitality companies to meet or even exceed customers' expectations, according to a framework proposed by researchers in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management. The research team used the gap model, which explores ways to improve customer serv  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton team developing VR/AR apps DALLAS, Pa. -- Faculty and students at two Penn State campuses are collaborating to develop virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications for use in geospatial education. The project, funded with more than $10,000 from the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), focuses on how to implement VR and  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre issued the following news: * * * Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton team developing VR/AR apps International society funds application development for geospatial education By Goldie Van Horn DALLAS, Pa. -- Faculty and students at two Penn State campuses are collaborating to develop virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications for use in geospatial education. The project, funded with more than $10,000 from  more