Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday May 17, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Annenberg Public Policy Center: Americans Say Benefits of MMR Vaccine for Children Outweigh Risks by Nearly 5-1
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Americans Say Benefits of MMR Vaccine for Children Outweigh Risks by Nearly 5-1 The United States is in the midst of the second-highest year of measles cases since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated in this country, meaning that cases within the United States originated outside the country. As of May 8, the U.S. Centers for Di  more

FIRE and Cosmos Institute launch $1 million grant program for AI that advances truth-seeking
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * FIRE and Cosmos Institute launch $1 million grant program for AI that advances truth-seeking AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2025 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the Cosmos Institute today announced the Truth-Seeking AI Grants Program, a new $1 million initiative to fund open-source projects that build freedom into the foundations of AI, r  more

King's Celebrates 76th Commencement With More Than 400 Degrees Awarded to the Class of 2025
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, May 17 -- King's College issued the following news: * * * King's Celebrates 76th Commencement with more than 400 Degrees Awarded to the Class of 2025 Graduates of the King's College Class of 2025 today received their bachelor's, master's, and--for the first time ever--doctoral degrees before a crowd of more than 3,000 family, friends, and faculty during the 76th annual Commencement at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. This year's event included the first three gra  more