SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: * * * Apprenticeship program at SRU providing solution for teacher shortage $600,000 state grant will help infuse region's workforce with certified educators * As a leader in teacher preparation in Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University is launching a first-of-its-kind teacher apprenticeship program to address the state's critical teacher shortage. Funded by a transformative $600,000 state grant, SRU  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Rubin's First Snapshots Launch a Decade of Discovery Scientists and engineers at CMU's McWilliams Center for Cosmology and Astrophysics are building tools to aid astronomers around the world. By Heidi Opdyke If a comet streaks past a star later this year, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will be watching -- with help from scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. With the release of its first 3,200  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Child Maltreatment Solutions Network announces funding recipients * The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) at Penn State has awarded funding to support six projects through its University-sponsored endowment.  "The network is proud to support Penn State faculty as they lead innovative, interdisciplinary work to better understand and respond to child maltreatment," said Christia  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Concerned father, statistician develops software to improve skills therapy * Mabel Ramos's favorite song is "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Junior. From morning until night, if Mabel is awake, she is listening and dancing to -- or asking to listen to -- the number one Billboard hit from 1984. Though some parents might be annoyed by listening to a single song repeatedly, her father, Mark Ram  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Farshad Rajabipour named Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head * Farshad Rajabipour, the John and Harriette Shaw Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Penn State, effective July 1. The promotion follows his service as interim department head since July 2023 and as a Penn Stat  more

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Gettysburg College issued the following news: * * * Prof. Monica Ogra, Megan McArthur '26 team up to rewrite narrative on wolves Student-faculty collaboration empowers undergraduates to engage in meaningful, interdisciplinary research that fosters critical thinking, empathy, and real-world impact. * As part of her academic research, PAN Works Research Fellow and Environmental Studies Prof. Monica Ogra examines the way societal structures reflect the way   more

AMENIA, New York, June 24 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: * * * Grey House Publishing Announces the Seventh Edition of Profiles of Pennsylvania Grey House Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the seventh edition of Profiles of Pennsylvania. This volume in Grey House Publishing's Profiles of... Series includes all the valuable, in-depth, and up-to-date information that these works are known for, but now, this rich content has been reorganized and rearr  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Multistate herbicide-resistant weeds study aims to protect soybean crops * Herbicide-resistant weeds result in significant economic losses for U.S. soybean growers, according to the United Soybean Board, which has awarded $500,000 to a multistate research project to develop new diagnostic tools for herbicide-resistant weeds in soybean production. The team includes scientists from Penn Sta  more

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news: * * * Penn State Altoona professors participate in dragonfly research in Ghana ALTOONA, Pa. -- Two Penn State Altoona faculty have returned to Ghana, Africa, this summer as part of a group conducting research on dragonflies. This is the second year for the research, which takes place through the Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology of the School of Biological Sciences at the Uni  more

SCHUYKILL HAVEN, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University's Schuykill Campus issued the following news: * * * Josette and Albert Evans establish scholarship to address workforce needs SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. -- Penn State Schuylkill students pursuing careers in the behavioral sciences now have a scholarship opportunity thanks to the generosity of Josette and Albert "Bert" Evans. Endowed with a $100,000 gift, the Josette and Bert Evans Behavioral Sciences Scholarship provides finan  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * PUC Announces $164.5 Million in Natural Gas Impact Fees for Pennsylvania Communities More Than $2.88 Billion Distributed Since 2012 to Support Local Projects, Environmental Programs, and Infrastructure Across the Commonwealth * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced the distribution of $164,592,500 in natural gas imp  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news on June 23, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Highlights Proposed Budget Investments for Rural Health to Improve Rural Health Care Services, Boost Workforce at the Central Pennsylvania Regional Rural Health Summit Officials from the Shapiro Administration highlight the Governor's 2025-26 proposed budget at the Central Pennsylvania Regional Rural Healthcare Summit. * Huntington, PA -  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Food insecurity linked to elevated mortality risk among cancer survivors Researchers urge that cancer survivors with food insecurity get better access to food assistance programs. * Lack of access to healthy food is a threat to the lives of cancer survivors--a significant and often overlooked factor affecting their long-term health outcomes. A  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Innovative program jointly launched by Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine accelerates access to outpatient scans The successful launch drove IBX to expand the program to other network providers. * A joint program from Independence Blue Cross (IBX) and Penn Medicine is getting patients on the path for care they need more quickly through a reimagi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Heat domes and flooding have nearly tripled since the '50s New research led by Michael E. Mann links a surge in stalled jet stream events to human-driven climate change, with major implications for future heatwaves, wildfires, and floods. The study finds that atmospheric patterns known to lock in extreme weather, like heat domes and flooding, have nearly  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse Signs Early Works Agreement with Fortum for AP1000 Technology Agreement Supports Large Reactor Deployment Following Two-Year Feasibility Study * Espoo, Finland, June 23, 2025 - Westinghouse Electric Company has signed an Early Works Agreement with Fortum Corporation (FORTUM.HE), a Nordic energy company, for the possible deployment of an advanced AP1000 reactor. The work w  more