WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Association of Research Libraries issued the following news: * * * ARL Congratulates Member Institutions Represented in IFLA Governing Roles ARL member institutions are well represented in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 2025 election results. Eight employees of ARL member institutions and one ARL staff member were elected to the North America Regional Division Committee (ARL member representatives in bold): * Sara Benson  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Biological physicist Reka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Reka Albert, Evan Pugh University Professor and professor of physics and biology at Penn State, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Albert was recognized for her work in the field of network science, mapping complex biological systems through computational modeling. Her research  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? More than one might think -- and a widely-used diabetes medication might just be the surprising link. At Penn State, researchers discovered that metformin, a drug usually prescribed for type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North American historically have been influenced more by climate or by cultural burning, which is the intentional and controlled use of fire by Indigenous people to manage their environment. Now, a new  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to Present Every Game of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships, May 7-26 * First round games from campus sites May 10-11 on ESPN2 and ESPNU * Quarterfinals from Hempstead, N.Y. and Annapolis, Md., May 17-18 on ESPNU * Championship Weekend live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. with semifinals on ESPN2 and title game on ESPN * All ga  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to Present Every Game of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships, May 7-26 * First round games from campus sites May 10-11 on ESPN2 and ESPNU * Quarterfinals from Hempstead, N.Y. and Annapolis, Md., May 17-18 on ESPNU * Championship Weekend live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. with semifinals on ESPN2 and title game on ESPN * All ga  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The unprecedented find was made in Brunei, a country on the large island of Borneo, and reveals a critical piece of the ancient history of Asia's rainforests, highlighting the urgent need for conser  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The hospitality industry can leverage the gender characteristics of service robots to influence customers' decisions, according to new research from a team in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management. Service robots with characteristics typically associated with males may be more persua  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * How do therapy dogs help domestic abuse survivors receiving support services? MONACA, Pa. -- A new exploration of how therapy dogs can create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for survivors of domestic violence in educational, therapeutic and courtroom settings was recently published in People and Animals: The International Journal of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations. The study -- publ  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- While the effects of the housing crisis and the environmental impacts of debris generated in the construction sector persist in the United States, two projects led by Penn State Stuckeman School architecture professors in the College of Arts and Architecture have earned funding to develop ne  more

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news: * * * Penn State Altoona research lab sweeps two categories in Erie competition ERIE, Pa. -- Members of Penn State Altoona's Integrated Social Science Research Lab (ISSRL) enjoyed success at the annual Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference held in Erie on Saturday, April 26. The competition is open to Penn State students and undergradu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Board of Trustees election results announced UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Results from this year's Penn State Board of Trustees elections were announced at the group's meeting today (May 9). Nine newly elected trustees will begin their terms on July 1. Agricultural trustees Six trustees are elected by delegates of the organized agricultural societies or associations in the commonwe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State DuBois softball makes history, captures PSUAC championship DuBOIS, Pa. -- Entering the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) championship tournament as the number four seed, many doubted that the Penn State DuBois softball team would make much noise in the tournament. That doubt acted as fuel for the fire that was burning inside of the Lady Lion players, and th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Forum Speakers Series announces 2025-26 lineup UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Forum Speaker Series has announced its lineup for 2025-26. The forum series, modeled after the National Press Club Speaker Series, includes a presentation by an invited speaker, followed by audience questions. Invited to speak on topics of their choice are Jim Jimirro, former chairman and CEO o  more

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Penn State Health issued the following news: * * * Penn State Health pioneers first EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement in central Pennsylvania First-of-its-kind minimally invasive heart valve replacement helps patients breathe easier, regain independence and improve their quality of life Penn State Health continues to set the standard for advanced heart care, becoming the first health system in Central Pennsylvania to successfully implant the new Edwards EVOQU  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State students advise researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Three Penn State undergraduate students who participate in the University's Sustainable Labs Program were invited to Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) Janelia Research Campus in April to help make the facility's research labs more sustainable. Ella Clobes, Gavin Maxson and Kay Smith, all m  more

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news: * * * In brief: Did Europeans know the 1918 flu was a pandemic in 1918? Penn State Altoona professor found that average Europeans enduring the 1918 influenza pandemic had no idea it was a pandemic in real time ALTOONA, Pa. -- John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona, published an article on the 1918 influenza pandemic in the journal Contemporary European History. Anal  more

SHARON, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: * * * Eight businesses to receive Sharon Economic Development grant funding SHARON, Pa. -- The Shenango LaunchBox powered by the Greater Sharon Community, along with the City of Sharon and the Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, have announced the eight local businesses that will receive a total of $150,000 in inaugural grant funding awarded through the Sharon E  more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Mercyhurst University issued the following news: * * * Planting seeds of innovation: Mercyhurst nets $400,000 PDE grant to expand STEM & Vine Mercyhurst University's innovative STEM & Vine program, launched in 2022, was designed to make STEM education more meaningful and accessible to young learners by linking scientific concepts to students' local environment. Now, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education's PASmart initiative, the   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Can leisure make us healthier as individuals and as a society? UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As a Penn State undergraduate student in the 1970s, John Dattilo said he felt pulled in two directions. He wanted to pursue a major in special education to help people with disabilities, yet he believed that leisure was a key component to health and happiness in life. So, when Dattilo saw that many pe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Why sleep might be the best Mother's Day gift UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Instead of flowers or jewelry for Mother's Day this year, consider giving the moms in your life more sleep. Adults should sleep between seven and nine hours a night, according to the National Institutes of Health. For moms, that can drop to less than five hours per night for the first year or two after having a baby  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 5 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Couple Teaches the Importance of Bee-Positive Environmental Practices By Kitta MacPherson A Rutgers research duo conveys the critical importance of honey bees to students and the public through teaching and research Michael Haberland stood at the edge of a towering granite cornice on a boom lift high above a playground in Paterson, N.J. He was there to remove a massive honey bee hive that threatened the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 9 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 8, 2025: * * * Search for next provost is underway and features upcoming listening sessions Emphasis will be on identifying an academic leader who will 'catalyze the upward trajectory of VCU as a national public research university,' according to VCU President Michael Rao. By VCU News staff Virginia Commonwealth University has launched the search for its next provost and senior vice president for   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Conservation programs aimed at boosting environmentally friendly practices by incentivizing farmers may get more bang for their buck by targeting rural farms rather than more urban ones, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State. In a study published in Land Economics, the team   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Carbyne, a one-dimensional chain of carbon atoms, is incredibly strong for being so thin, making it an intriguing possibility for use in next-generation electronics, but its extreme instability causing it to bend and snap on itself made it nearly impossible to produce at all, let alone pro  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * State council adopts recommendation for performance-based funding model UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- After 10 months of collaboration between members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Gov. Josh Shapiro, and representatives from higher education, the state's Performance-Based Funding Council unanimously approved a final report on May 5 containing its recommendation for a new performance-based   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 9 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Students share research at annual Undergraduate Exhibition UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Hundreds of students participated in the 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition, both online from April 14-16 and in person at the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State University Park, on April 16. The annual Undergraduate Exhibition welcomes students from all academic disciplines to present and be judged on the  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Trustees reappoint Penn State Health directors, OK renewal project in Hershey UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Board of Trustees held annual elections for various representatives and approved the reappointment of directors for Penn State Health and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, among other actions, on May 9. During their meeting, the trustees approved: * The renewal of air  more