UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 'Fingerprinting' plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In red wines, ciders and dark chocolate, just to name a few, complex plant compounds called procyanidins contribute to the taste and mouthfeel of a food or beverage -- its perceived astringency and bitterness. But while food scientists have been able to assess the total content of procyanidins in a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Alumni Sound Designers on Broadway Share How CMU Shaped Their Careers By Stacey Federoff Cuban music resonates at the heart of "Buena Vista Social Club," setting the tone for a story with sounds as vibrant as the colors of its costumes and the design of its set. Capturing and balancing the sounds of the stage -- the job of a sound designer -- helps to transport the audience into the heart of th  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Study Identifies Strengths and Challenges in Pentagon's Software Modernization Efforts By Laura Snyder Carnegie Mellon University research could help shape U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) strategies for deploying secure digital capabilities on the battlefield as well as in critical areas like cybersecurity, disaster response and communications. A new CMU Software Engineering Inst  more

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: * * * "We Ought to be Leading the Charge": A Family's Gift in Support of Financial Aid By William Keller For Cheryl and Fred Scarboro P'26, supporting Franklin & Marshall College has become a deeply personal investment -- one rooted in their son Alex's outstanding experience and their shared belief that an F&M education transforms lives. The couple recently established the Scarboro Family Scholarship  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Gift from Smeal graduate supports students via Lion's Pantry, Ross Student Farm * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As gardens and farms across the commonwealth welcome the spring, alumnus Patrick Whalen Jr. and his wife, Kathleen Whalen, are using philanthropy to help Penn State students access affordable, healthy foods. Their commitment -- which includes both immediate and estate support -- will   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 23 Counties Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 39 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Fulton, Indiana, Lancaster, Mercer, Monroe, Northamp  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on June 10, 2025: * * * DEP Reviewing Permits for Drinking Water Treatment Facility for Dimock as Construction Continues on Schedule for Public Water Line PA American Water has already constructed nearly a mile of pipe on a public water line for Dimock residents, paid for by Coterra Energy as the result of a settlement by then-AG Shapiro DEP also received permit applications  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Preschool intervention linked to high school performance * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Low-income students who received a preschool intervention focused on social-emotional development continued to benefit from it during their teen years according to a recent study published in the journal Child Development. The researchers, led by Karen Bierman, Evan Pugh University Professor of Psychology  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Physics and the value of scientific disappointment * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sharing disappointing results with a world of researchers working to find what they hope will be the "discovery of the century" isn't an easy task, but that is what Penn State theoretical physicist Zoltan Fodor and his international research group did five years ago with their extensive calculation of the st  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Over the last 10 years, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic instructions passed from parent to offspring have put researchers closer than ever before to efficiently decoding DNA with 100% accuracy. However, this analysis approach, called genome sequencing, still poses a challe  more

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- Unisys, a technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Unisys Announces Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Any and All of Its Outstanding 6.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027 BLUE BELL, Pa., June 11, 2025 -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) ("we," "us," "our" or the "Company") today announced that it has commenced a tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for cash any and all of the Company's outstanding 6.875% Sen  more

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- Unisys, a technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Unisys Announces Proposed $700 Million Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes; Net Proceeds to Refinance Existing Notes and Partially Fund U.S. Pension Plan BLUE BELL, Pa., June 11, 2025 - Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) ("Unisys") today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $700 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Secured Notes  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Many Americans Unaware High Blood Pressure Usually Has No Noticeable Symptoms A recent Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that few U.S. adults -- including those who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure -- can correctly identify what blood pressure reading doctors consider "high." * Hypertension or high blood pressure, whi  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology AC03-CS Series Axial Cemented, Leaded Wirewound Safety Resistors Now Available With WSZ Lead Form MALVERN, Pa. -- June 11, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that its AC03-CS series of axial cemented, leaded wirewound safety resistors is now available with a pick and place friendly lead bending option, the WSZ lead form, which allows the d  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * World's first 2D, non-silicon computer developed * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Silicon is king in the semiconductor technology that underpins smartphones, computers, electric vehicles and more, but its crown may be slipping, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State. In a world first, they used two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are only an atom thick and retain their properties  more