PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Can Generative AI Replace Humans in Qualitative Research Studies? CMU Study Finds Limitations, Ethical Concerns With LLMs as Study Participants By Marylee Williams Having humans participate in a study can be time-consuming and expensive for researchers stretching limited budgets on strict deadlines. Sophisticated, generative large language models (LLM) can complete many tasks, so some researchers  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 18 Counties HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 49 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venang  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Serves as a BC3 Commencement Speaker, Encourages Students to Choose their own Path BUTLER, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today served as a commencement speaker at Butler County Community College's (BC3) 57th commencement ceremony where he spoke to students about his personal experience as a community college graduate and the   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State releases preliminary Commonwealth Campuses recommendation UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has published the recommendation report regarding the future of the Commonwealth Campuses that President Neeli Bendapudi shared with the Board of Trustees. The document was shared with the board late last month to provide its members with time to review and discuss the recommenda  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * Scranton, Widener Commonwealth Law to Partner High-achieving Scranton students will have the opportunity to take advantage of an efficient and cost-effective "3+3" law school partnership. The University of Scranton and Widener University Commonwealth Law School signed a new 3+3 dual admissions agreement, providing an expedited and cost-effective route for students to earn both their bachelor's degre  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College receives NEH grant to integrate digital tools into humanities courses GREENVILLE, Pa.-- The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Thiel College a $59,857 Spotlight on the Humanities in Higher Education development grant to support the integration of digital tools and literacy into general education courses in English, history, and philosophy. Professor of History and Departmen  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Automotive Grade, SMD Thick Film Power Resistor Offers Enhanced Protection Against Short Transient Pulses MALVERN, Pa. -- May 14, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that it has extended its D2TO35 series of surface-mount thick film power resistors with a new AEC-Q200 qualified device that delivers higher pulse absorption up to 15 J/0.1 s. O  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse and INSA Lyon Collaborate to Accelerate Materials Innovation Warsaw, Poland, May 14, 2025 - Westinghouse Electric Company and the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees (INSA) Lyon announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support material science for fostering nuclear innovation. Under this MoU, Westinghouse will provide four test rigs to INSA Lyo  more