UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes shed light on lost society * An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most powerful civilizations. Known as Tiwanaku, the ancient society is widely considered by archaeologists to be one of the earliest examples of civilization in the Andes and a precursor of the Inca empire,  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Announces Launch of Congressional App Challenge * WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced the official launch of the Congressional App Challenge for students across Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District. This annual competition is a fantastic opportunity for middle and high school students across Northeastern Pennsylvania to dive into th  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Joins Scranton, U.S. Chambers for Tax Reform Roundtable * WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) joined the Greater Scranton and U.S. Chambers of Commerce for a roundtable discussion with local leaders and stakeholders on tax reform and pro-growth tax policies. During the roundtable, local business leaders shared their stories, priorities, and concerns   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: * * * Software Engineering Institute Marks 40 Years of Innovation and a Renewed Contract with Defense Department The Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is marking 40 years as a cornerstone of advancing software as a strategic advantage for national security. For four decades, the SEI has worked to make software do more, be more secure,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 25 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and St. Jude Researchers Find Genetic Ancestry Influences How Gene Mutations Impact Cancer Prognosis in Patients With T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Philadelphia and Memphis, June 24, 2025 - Investigators at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (St. Jude), Dana Farber Cancer Institute   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Prior Authorization Reform Leads Applaud New HHS & CMS Announcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) and Mark Warner (VA), co-leads of the bipartisan Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, released the following joint statement a  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: * * * ESU English Professor Recently Published East Stroudsburg University is pleased to announce that Artress Bethany White, Ph.D., associate professor of English, has recently been published. Dr. White's book, A Black Doe in the Anthropocene, confronts brutal truths unearthed by the present-day descendant of an enslaved American family. It was published by University Press of Kentucky,  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick's Bipartisan Work Unlocks Thousands of New Health Care Jobs and Expands Access to High-Quality Care Across Pennsylvania * Langhorne, PA - Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced today that, after two years of sustained, bipartisan advocacy and hands-on coordination with federal and state partners, Pennsylvania will fully implement three major interstate licensure   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the fourth year of Penn State's Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) Champion Awards. The OAER Champion Award began as a pilot initiative in   more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger, Wilkes University extend sports medicine contract * WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Geisinger Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Wilkes University have renewed their contract for Geisinger to provide athletic training services to the university's athletic department. The contract extension, which runs through 2028, continues a 23-year partnership began in 2002. "I am ver  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * E+I leads Redemptive Pittsburgh, holds first lab for founders The Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation (E+I) at Grove City College is the driving force behind Redemptive Pittsburgh, a new regional initiative that aims to develop a venture-building ecosystem dedicated to the idea of redemptive entrepreneurship. Their work began in earnest last year with the introduction of Redemptive Imagi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Independence Blue Cross, a subsidiary of Independence Health Group, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Independence Blue Cross announces actions to simplify prior authorization process Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies aim to improve the prior authorization process to make health care effective and more accessible As part of its mission to help members access quality, affordable health care, Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announ  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 24 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Completes Construction on $4 million Water Storage Tank in Jenkins Township * SCRANTON, Pa. (June 24, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water announced the completion of a new one-million-gallon water storage tank in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County. The new tank is located off Centerpoint Boulevard in the industrial park. Constr  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Small Businesses Ask for Guidelines in Noneconomic Damages Cases Gill v. Shell Oil Company considers the arbitrary nature of noneconomic damages awards * HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 24, 2025) - NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Paul Gill and Diane Gill v. Shell Oil Company, et al. at the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The case concerns the need for clear and comprehen  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Plastic pros attend extrusion seminar at Penn College Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics Innovation & Resource Center recently hosted 21 industry professionals - representing 12 companies and seven states - for its annual Extrusion Seminar & Hands-On Workshop. Sponsored by West Pharmaceutical Services Inc., a Penn College Corporate Tomorrow Maker, the three-day course cov  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: How does computer science advance biology? * Computer science and biology have a symbiotic relationship: computer scientists can develop new ways to analyze biological data, leading to new discoveries in biology and biomedicine, and biology can inspire and inform computational approaches. In some cases, the two disciplines merge in a single type of researcher: computational biologist  more

RADNOR, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Lincoln Financial Corp. issued the following news release: * * * Redefining Retirement: Lincoln Financial Drops 'The Action Plan' Content Series with Celebrated Podcaster, Athlete and Speaker Rich Roll Rich Roll Takes His Podcast Out of the Studio with Video Series to Explore the Passions and Pastimes of Guests Andre Agassi, Walker Hayes and more * Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) announced the launch of a four-part content series, titled 'The Action Plan,'  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Renewed Mission: CMU Software Engineering Institute Leads National Security Software Innovation The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has renewed its contract with Carnegie Mellon University to operate the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for an additional term of five years. The contract ensures that the institute -- the nation's only federally funded research and development center focused o  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Teen Depression? Pitt Study Finds Clues in Screen Use and Sleep Quality PITTSBURGH - In this digital era, both kids and adults are often glued to smartphone screens. Digital technology keeps users entertained, connected to friends and in tune with important news. But some reports suggest that, particularly for adolescents, excessive time on these screens can be li  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants * Ten interdisciplinary research teams have received funding through the Institute of Energy and the Environment's (IEE) 2025 Seed Grant Program. The program supports basic and applied research that lays the groundwork to pursue external funding and is guided by IEE's five research themes. This year, the program awarded seed fun  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Veterans Power America: Houlahan, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan VET Act to Support Veterans and Strengthen America's Energy Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), both military veterans and members of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Veterans Energy Transition (VET) Act, bipartisan legislation to   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * What to Know About C-PACE Loans, Mergers & Acquisitions * Partner Michael McCarthy was quoted in a Mergers & Acquisitions article discussing the growth and appeal of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, a tool that helps commercial property owners fund energy and resiliency upgrades, with increasing interest from private equity and insura  more