BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Seniors Study Gender and Vaccine Decision-Making Despite mountains of evidence supporting their effectiveness, vaccine skepticism has moved from the fringes of the internet to the leadership of the nation's health care agencies. In addition to those who are choosing not to have their children immunized, each year, millions of adults choose not to get available vaccines to protect themselves from   more

YORK, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA Land Systems BAE York team engage stakeholders By Army Maj. Thomas Fite, DCMA Land Systems BAE York The Defense Contract Management Agency is committed to communicating and collaborating with its customers to provide the best support to America's warfighters. The DCMA Land Systems BAE York team regularly engage the agency's military customers and others involved with the acquisition pro  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of Temple University Health System, posted the following news: * * * Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Highlights Key Difference in How Cells Interact, a Finding That Could Aid in Development of More Effective Drugs Jinhua Wu, PhD, a Professor in the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Research Program PHILADELPHIA (May 28, 2025) -- Talin is a protein that plays an important role in the immune sy  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger College leader completes prestigious fellowship program SCRANTON - Valencia P. Walker, M.D., M.P.H., Geisinger College of Health Sciences' vice dean for health equity and inclusion, recently completed the prestigious Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine ( ELAM ) fellowship program at based at the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University Col  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * MPP Workers Escalate Fight for Fair Contract as Tensions Rise in Indiana and Pennsylvania Union Members Protest Unfair Labor Practices in Campbellsburg and Authorize Strike in St.Marys Amid Concerns Over Mill Point Capital's Real Estate Deal CAMPBELLSBURG, IN -- Union workers at Metal Powder Products (MPP) on Tuesday, May 27, protested the company's failure to negot  more

MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * MU Sports Info Director Wins Four Writing Awards From 2019-2024, Hulsey's writing and design work has garnered wins in four different categories and runner-up designations three times. By Mary Dolheimer Millersville University Sports Information Director Ethan Hulsey won four awards in the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest. From 2019-2024, Hulsey's writing and d  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2025. A list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025, is available here. The following individuals have been promoted to professor: * Jessam  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn students innovate in the time of AI Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools. Academic year 2024-25 was a milestone for artificial intelligence at Penn: It saw the introduction of the Penn AI Council, the launch of the Penn AI Initiative, the opening of Amy   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 28 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $7.5 Million in Water Line Upgrades for the City of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Pa. (May 28, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of $7.5 million in improvement projects scheduled for this summer that will replace approximately 3.4 miles of water main in the City of Pittsburgh's 16th, 18th, 20th, 2  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Resetting the fight-or-flight response Being cut off in traffic, giving a presentation or missing a meal can all trigger a suite of physiological changes that allows the body to react swiftly to stress or starvation. Critical to this "fight-or-flight" or stress response is a molecular cycle that results in the activation of Protein Kinase A (PKA), a protein involved in everything from metab  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Leads House Colleagues In Condemning Diversion of Postal Police Resources to Support DHS Deportation Efforts Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) today led 43 House colleagues in condemning the diversion of U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) resources to assist aggressive deportation efforts by the Department of Homeland Security  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Releases Statement After ICE Arrests Illegal Alien who Threatened to Assassinate President Donald J. Trump WASHINGTON - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump. "Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Q&A with Hanna Morris (Ph.D. '21) In her debut book, the University of Toronto assistant professor delves into the intersection between mainstream U.S. climate journalism and politics. By Hailey Reissman As climate change accelerates, leading to striking and devastating consequences around the world, U.S. media coverage of the  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news on May 28, 2025: * * * Updated Machine Learning Test and Evaluation Tool and Process Adds Major Features Machine learning (ML) models destined for integration into a larger software system are frequently developed in isolation, making it impossible to test and evaluate them against system and operational requirements. This limitation can lead to failures in production, putting at r  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections Penn researchers create mirror-image molecules that both kill pathogens outright and rally the immune system--an advance aimed at the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Since the discovery of penicillin nearly a century ago, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a stealthy, pervasive  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 28 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Your Questions Answered: Join Pennsylvania American Water's McKeesport System Customer Service Sessions In-person and virtual customer service appointments available for customers in McKeesport, Port Vue and Dravosburg communities MCMURRAY, Pa. (May 22, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water recently announced several outreach sessions for customers in its  more