Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday May 01, 2025 ( 16 items )  

ACP Launches New Feature for Internal Medicine Physicians to Demonstrate Continuous Learning
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 30 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * ACP Launches New Feature for Internal Medicine Physicians to Demonstrate Continuous Learning PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2025 - The American College of Physicians (ACP) has launched a new ACP Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program SM (ACP MKSAP SM ) feature, CORE (Confirmation of Relevant Education TM ), to support internal medicine physicians in their demonst  more

Carnegie Mellon: Consequences People Don't See Coming (But Probably Should)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * The Consequences People Don't See Coming (But Probably Should) CMU research reveals how "consequence neglect" leads to predictable surprises in policy, leadership and everyday life By Caroline Sheedy At the 2024 Paris Olympics, organizers opted for an eco-friendly cooling system in athlete housing, skipping central air in favor of a low-energy alternative. Countries responded by bringing their own  more

Carnegie Mellon: Copilot Arena Helps Rank Real-World LLM Coding Abilities
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Copilot Arena Helps Rank Real-World LLM Coding Abilities By Charlotte Hu With so many AI coding assistants out there, it can be hard to keep track of ones that perform well on real-world tasks. To help analyze which leading or emerging code-writing large language models (LLMs) the developer community prefers, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed Copilot Arena, a platform that crowds  more

Carnegie Mellon: Feinberg Lab Advances Vascularized Tissue Research
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Feinberg Lab Advances Vascularized Tissue Research By Sara Pecchia Collagen is well-known as an important component of skin, but its impact is much greater, as it is the most abundant protein in the body, providing structure and support to nearly all tissues and organs. Using their novel Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for the pri  more

Carnegie Mellon: Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused By Michael Cunningham Doom-scrolling, instinctively clicking on ad-based notifications or getting sucked into targeted content -- all of these distractions can disrupt focus, increase screen time and ultimately make someone forget why they intended to log on to a social media app in the first place. As it turns out, this is by design. Developers   more

Carnegie Mellon: Taking Autonomous Driving Off-Road
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Taking Autonomous Driving Off-Road CMU researchers create self-driving system useful for mining, search and rescue, exploration By Mallory Lindahl Trees, vegetation, rocks, unpredictable terrain and the lack of clearly defined roads -- or roads at all -- won't stop an autonomous, off-road vehicle developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. As self-driving taxis, t  more

Education's Alison Cook-Sather Partners with Students on Education Research
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Education's Alison Cook-Sather Partners with Students on Education Research Professor of Education Alison Cook-Sather conducts collaborative research and co-authors articles and chapters with students in the College's Education Department and through the Bryn Mawr and Haverford Teaching and Learning Institute (TLI). "Some of this work builds on ongoing research in which I am engaged," explains Cook-Sathe  more

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Collegiate female endurance runners who experience chronic energy deficiency throughout a competitive season may compromise their performance and training benefits, according to a recent study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology. The team published their findings, demonstrating that r  more

In New Report From Teach Plus, Pennsylvania Teacher Leaders Spotlight Districts Putting State Adequacy Investments to Good Use
HARRISBURG, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * In New Report from Teach Plus, Pennsylvania Teacher Leaders Spotlight Districts Putting State Adequacy Investments to Good Use Pennsylvania students and schools have benefitted from the state's first installment of adequacy funding and other recent public education  more

Penn State campuses to hold spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 9-11
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State campuses to hold spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 9-11 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates across the commonwealth during its spring 2025 commencement ceremonies, the majority of which will be held Friday, May 9, through Sunday, May 11. This spring, Penn State expects to award approximately 14,559 diplomas to students   more

Penn State-Altoona English Professor's Forthcoming Book Receives Advance Praise
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news: * * * Altoona English professor's forthcoming book receives advance praise ALTOONA, Pa. -- A forthcoming book of poems by Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has been highlighted in an advance review. "Human Resources," Murphy's 10th full-length collection of poetry, features documentary poems about labor and employment. John Beck, co-director of "Our Daily Work/Our Daily   more

PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center: New Interactive Map Highlights Federal Clean Energy Investments in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * New interactive map highlights federal clean energy investments in Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Today, the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center and Evergreen Collaborative unveiled Renewable Energy Success Stories in the Keystone State. The new interactive map highlights renewable energy and climate resiliency projects from all corners of Pennsylvania f  more

Rapid lithium extraction eliminates use of acid and high heat, scientists report
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Rapid lithium extraction eliminates use of acid and high heat, scientists report Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as lithium is in modern technology, extracting the metal is complex and expensive. A new method, developed by resear  more

UMWA, USW Disappointed by Court's Denial of Motion to Intervene in Silica Rule Case
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: * * * UMWA, USW Disappointed by Court's Denial of Motion to Intervene in Silica Rule Case United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement today regarding the Eighth Circuit Court's decision to deny their motion to intervene in the lawsuit brought by the National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association seeking to overturn the Mine Safety and Health Ad  more

Updating our compensation program
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Updating our compensation program The below message was sent to faculty and staff on April 30, 2025. Dear Faculty and Staff, I am pleased to share with you that Bryn Mawr College has initiated a project to assess our faculty and staff compensation program. A compensation program is a structured system that is designed to attract, retain, and motivate employees through direct compensation. We are partn  more

UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New AI technique can uncover antiviral compounds using limited data Artificial intelligence algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71 (EV71), the pathogen behind most cases of hand, foot and mouth disease. The study, published today in Cell Reports Physical Science   more