PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Arm and SoftBank Group Contribute USD 15.5 Million to Advance AI Through Carnegie Mellon University's Partnership with Keio University [PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania] -- May 15, 2025 -- Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Arm and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) today announced that Arm and SBG will contribute USD 15.5 million to CMU to support its partnership with Keio University (Keio), a collaboration to ac  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Carnegie Mellon University Announced as Third MDS-Rely Site Carnegie Mellon University has received a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to serve as the third research site for the Center for Materials Data Science for Reliability and Degradation (MDS-Rely). Founded in 2021 by Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pittsburgh, MDS-Rely is a  more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Juniata College issued the following news: * * * Exploring the Cosmos: Student Research Illuminates Galactic Mysteries HUNTINGDON, Pa.-- An intense curiosity to understand the world around him led Rohit Raj '25 to study physics at Juniata College. Now, his discoveries have been recognized nationally by the Society of Physics Students (SPS), which recently honored Rohit with its Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. "My research focuses on 'unusual  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- PennWest issued the following news: * * * PennWest earns career-focused classification Pennsylvania Western University's reputation as a career-focused institution is growing. The university is now classified "Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning - one of only 135 institutions in the country to achieve this designation. Every three years, the Carnegie Classificatio  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: More than 600 college students and student groups punished or investigated for speech in five years * 63% of over 1,000 efforts to suppress student speech resulted in administrative investigation or punishment. * In the wake of Hamas's 2023 attack on Israel, administrators overtook students as the main instigators of attempted speech suppression. *   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Temple breaks ground on the Caroline Kimmel Pavilion for Arts and Communication The new building will revitalize the performing arts, media and communications at Temple and strengthen bonds with Philadelphia's other renowned cultural institutions. On Wednesday, May 14, the Temple University community came together to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Caroline Kimmel Pavilion for Arts and Communication,  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel alumnus Nordenberg elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College alumnus and Trustee Emeritus Mark Nordenberg, J.D. '70 H'98, a lifelong advocate for higher education, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This marks the first time in the College's history that a Thiel alumnus has been inducted into the Academy. The Ameri  more

TREVOSE, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The Advertising Specialty Institute issued the following news release: * * * Two Top 40 Distributors Recognize ASI for Leading Industry Technology and Strategic Partnerships The Advertising Specialty Institute(R) (ASI), the leading technology partner in the $26.6 billion promotional products industry, announces honors from two of North America's largest distributors, The Vernon Company and Fully Promoted. Both companies recognized ASI for its advanced technolo  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults Removal from the program saw mortality rates jump between 4 and 22 percent While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance program an  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * World's first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Landmark study from CHOP and Penn Medicine showcases the power of customized gene editing therapy to treat patient with rare metabolic disease PHILADELPHIA & NEW ORLEANS - In a historic medical breakthrough, a child diagnosed with a rare gen  more