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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday June 14, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding * Eight research projects have been selected for support from the Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund. The GAP Fund is a competitive internal program designed to help promising technologies bridge the gap between academic research and industry adoption.  Funded by the Penn State Research Foundation and administer  more

Eight Penn State Research Commercialization Projects Awarded GAP Funding
DUBOIS, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Pennsylvania State University's DuBois Campus issued the following news: * * * Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding Projects range from lung cancer diagnostics to e-waste recycling UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Eight research projects have been selected for support from the Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund. The GAP Fund is a competitive internal program designed to help promising technologies bridge the gap between academic   more

Federal Court in Delaware Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Wabtec-GE Transportation Merger
WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court in Delaware Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Wabtec-GE Transportation Merger PITTSBURGH, June 13, 2025 - The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed all antitrust claims filed in a lawsuit challenging the merger between Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) and GE Transportation. The Court said no  more

Juniata's Class of 1975 Makes History With Largest 50th Reunion Gift
HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- Juniata College issued the following news: * * * Juniata's Class of 1975 Makes History with Largest 50th Reunion Gift HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- A 45th reunion thwarted by a global pandemic made the members of Juniata College's Class of 1975 more determined than ever to make their 50th one to remember. During the All Class Dinner at Alumni Weekend, the class presented their 50th Class Reunion legacy gift-the single highest 50th reunion class gift in Juniata's hist  more

Pa. State Dept.: Secretary of the Commonwealth Certifies 2025 Primary Election Results; Post-Election Audits Confirm Election's Accuracy
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania Department of State issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Secretary of the Commonwealth Certifies 2025 Primary Election Results; Post-Election Audits Confirm Election's Accuracy Harrisburg, PA - After all 67 counties certified their results to the Department of State, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified the results of Pennsylvania's 2025 primary election today. "After carefully reviewing and compiling re  more

Shapiro Administration Awards More Than $3.6 Million in Grant Funding to Support Family Literacy Across the Commonwealth
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on June 13, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Awards More Than $3.6 Million in Grant Funding to Support Family Literacy Across the Commonwealth This funding will help 540 families with children improve reading and writing skills. * Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that more than $3.6 million in funding has been awarded to 14 education entiti  more

Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica * A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of particle physics, according to an international research group that includes scientists from Penn State. The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment,  more