UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women? HERSHEY, Pa. -- Deciding whether to start hormone therapy during the menopause transition, the life phase that's the bookend to puberty and when a woman's menstrual cycle stops, is a hotly debated topic. While hormone therapy, or replacing the hormones that were previously produced by the body with synthetic medication, is reco  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team led by scientists at Penn State has created a stretchable, rechargeable sticker that can detect  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * How safe is the air to breathe? 50 million people in the US don't know UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In 2024, more than 50 million people in the United States lived in counties with no air-quality monitoring, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development. Rural counties -- especially counties in the Midwest and South -- were less likely to  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: PA House Republicans Post MASSIVE Q1 Fundraising Hauls Pennsylvania Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie, Rob Bresnahan, and Scott Perry are raking in the campaign cash - a clear sign that Pennsylvanians are fired up to re-elect them so they can continue delivering results for the Commonwealth. Read more from Pennsylvania Capital-Star here or see excerpts below. As Demo  more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Juniata College issued the following news: * * * Juniata College Announces Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients HUNTINGDON, Pa.--Juniata College's commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The commencement speaker will be Dr. James M. Metz '89, chair of Radiation Oncology and Henry K. Pancoast Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Honorary degrees will be   more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Lutheran Bishop, Trustee, educators, graduates in the spotlight at Thiel Commencement GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College will celebrate the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2025 and recognize several distinguished individuals during its annual Commencement Exercises at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center. The College will confer degrees upon 174 graduates, inclu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Native plants connect Welch Building landscaping to Indigenous traditions UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it opened earlier this year, Penn State's Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building came with all the ultra-modern, environmentally friendly amenities one would expect from the College of the Liberal Arts' first new facility in more than a half-century. But the building itself wasn't the only   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * New summer flexible hours opportunity The below message was sent to staff on April 21, 2025. Dear staff colleagues, I am pleased to announce a new opportunity to flex summer work hours for staff in offices whose services allow for flexibility. This program allows staff members to work a regular 35-40-hour week compressed into four days instead of five. This will allow individuals to take the fifth w  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Launches WhatsApp Channels to Offer Pennsylvanians More Ways to Connect Directly with State Government Governor Shapiro's new WhatsApp(opens in a new tab) channels will provide direct updates on news, services, and initiatives - helping state government meet Pennsylvanians where they are online. The first statewide elected official to launch Wha  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following news on April 21, 2025: * * * WATCH: Pennsylvania Moms Support Governor Shapiro's Proposal for Universal Postpartum Depression Screenings 'Moms matter. I think it's essential that we give moms the opportunity to determine if they're experiencing more than Baby Blues.' Governor Shapiro's budget proposal calls for postpartum depression screenings for all Pennsylvania mothers and faster referrals to  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news on April 21, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Announces Additional Assistance for Victims of Tropical Storm Debby Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that additional assistance is available for Pennsylvanians who are continuing to recover from Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024. DHS' Division of Emergency Planning and Response (DEP  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Treasurer Stacy Garrity Features all 67 Counties Again in Campaign to Highlight Pennsylvania's Manufacturers and Makers #MadeInPAMondays social media campaign highlights impact of Pennsylvania manufacturers Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that manufacturers and makers from all 67 counties across the Commonwealth have been featured at least twice  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College Dual Enrollment programs benefit from JSSB gift Jersey Shore State Bank recently made a gift to support Penn College Dual Enrollment, a program that allows academically qualified high school and career and technology education center students to take Penn College courses tuition-free during their regular school day. The bank provided a $7,000 gift to the program throug  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * PUC Announces Public Input Hearings for Proposed Rate Changes by Philadelphia Gas Works In-Person and Telephonic Hearings Scheduled in Early May to Gather Public Testimony HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a series of public input hearings - including two in-person hearings and two telephonic hearings - to gath  more

BLOOMSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Bloomsburg University issued the following news: * * * Steph and Allie Pettit Gift $1.9 Million to Bring Bronze Husky Statues to CU-Bloomsburg The Bloomsburg University Foundation and Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg (CU-Bloomsburg) are celebrating the generosity of Steph and Allie Pettit, whose latest gift of $1.9 million will bring four bronze Husky statues to campus over the next five years. Fully funded through the gift, the statues will serve as en  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Today's Protest in Goodhart Hall The below message was sent to students, faculty, and staff on April 21, 2025. Dear Bryn Mawr students, faculty, and staff: Earlier today, a handful of members of Bryn Mawr Students for Justice in Palestine and Bi-Co Jewish Voices for Peace interrupted a Bryn Mawr "In Focus" event for admitted undergraduate students. They disrupted the event with chanting and bullhorns   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Children face elevated kidney, heart, and gut risks for years after COVID infection Findings included elevated risks for chronic organ disease among children, and revealed some racial differences in long COVID risks. Long COVID can result in increased risk for a variety of serious health problems for young people, including those affecting the kidney,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * COVID vaccine protected kids from long COVID Instead of special protection against long COVID, vaccines kept children and adolescents from developing the condition by blocking COVID-19 infections in the first place. Unvaccinated children and adolescents were up to 20 times more likely to develop long COVID than their vaccinated peers, according to new   more