PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * More People Need to Know How to Prevent SIDS, Survey Shows Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexpected, unexplained, sudden death of a child younger than one year old. Although the number of babies born in the United States who die from SIDS annually has declined in recent decades, it is the most common cause of death among infa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Eight graduate students receive U.S. National Science Foundation fellowships * Eight Penn State graduate students received U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for the 2025-26 academic year. These students join the 56 prior recipients continuing in the University's graduate degree programs across seven academic colleges.  The NSF program, coordinated at Pe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Faculty member invited to National Academy of Engineering symposium * Amir Sheikhi, associate professor of chemical engineering and the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering at Penn State, has been invited to participate in 2025 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organized by the National Academy of Engineer  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI * Floods are some of the most devastating natural disasters communities in the United States face, causing billions of dollars of damage annually, according to the National Weather Service. A group, including several researchers at Penn State, recently developed a computational model to streamline flood prediction in the conti  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Independence Blue Cross, a subsidiary of Independence Health Group, issued the following news release: * * * Independence Blue Cross Awards its 2025 Clinical Innovation Grants to Main Line Health and Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic * Independence Blue Cross (IBX) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Clinical Care Innovation (CCI) Grants. These grants are designed to support local health systems in their efforts to improve health care. The two health syst  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Investigating the impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations * Extreme heat, defined as a period of time when temperatures stay above 90 degrees Fahrenheit for several days, now contributes to nearly half a million deaths each year. One at-risk group is pregnant women because pregnancy increases the risk of heat-related illness. This is due to the body working harder to cool both th  more

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Moravian College issued the following news release: * * * Moravian University Secures $40,000 It's On Us Grant to Enhance Campus Safety and Combat Sexual Assault Bethlehem, PA -- July 1, 2025 -- Today, Moravian University announced it has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Governor's Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Education as part of the 2024-2025 It's On Us PA initiative. This grant has already begun to bolster the university's ongoing effort  more

DUBOIS, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Pennsylvania State University's DuBois Campus issued the following news: * * * Penn State DuBois, Juniata Elementary partner for wetlands education program DuBOIS, Pa. -- Students at Juniata Elementary School had the opportunity to dive into the science of wetlands this spring, thanks to a new educational partnership between the DuBois Area School District and the Wildlife Technology program at Penn State DuBois. DuBois Area superintendent Wendy Benton announc  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Recent developments in Amelia Earhart search resonate with Thiel College's history and community GREENVILLE, Pa.-- As researchers announced a new expedition to locate the long-missing plane of Amelia Earhart H'32 on the 88th anniversary of her disappearance, the developments have renewed interest and pride at Thiel College, where the iconic aviator holds a unique place in institutional history. * Watch  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Science, art and action: Paramos 2025 Symposium ignites global collaboration * In early June, Bogota, Colombia, became the center of global paramo research as faculty and students from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences joined forces with international partners to host the landmark Paramos 2025 Symposium.  The four-day event, held at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, brought tog  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Temple students learn about sustainability in Costa Rica study abroad program College of Science and Technology Dean Miguel Mostafa taught the four-week course that explores alternative energy solutions through Costa Rica's many renewable energy plants. * When College of Science and Technology (CST) Dean Miguel Mostafa set out to teach a course abroad on sustainability and renewable energies, Costa Rica  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * New research reveals superior visual perception in humans compared with AI Assistant Professor Vlad Ayzenberg from Temple's Psychology and Neuroscience Department found visual object recognition to be stronger in young children than in state-of-the-art AI models. As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly grows--a recent UN Trade and Development report projects the global AI market soaring to $4.8  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * Carlesimo Golf Tournament Raises More Than $125,000 for Scranton Athletics Royals turn out in force to support annual fundraiser. * On June 23, more than 250 alumni, parents and friends of The University of Scranton raised more than $125,000 for Scranton Athletics at the 2025 Carlesimo Golf Tournament. Despite a heat wave with temperatures climbing to 97 degrees Fahrenheit, attendees enjoyed their  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * From compassionate connections to infection prevention: addressing the xylazine crisis To address the xylazine crisis in Philadelphia, Penn Medicine employees are offering support within the health system and in the community. By Julie Wood In 2020, Philadelphia emerged as the epicenter of the xylazine crisis. By the end of 2023, this drug was found in   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Things to know: Can data from the Large Hadron Collider snap string theory? Penn theoretical physicists collaborate on work that tests the fallibility of a framework that seeks to unite physics across the universe. Key Takeaways * Researchers from Penn and Arizona State University pinpoint a lone five-particle package (a 5-plet) that could upend string t  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology NTC Immersion Thermistor Delivers Fast 1.5 s Response Time for Liquid-Cooled Automotive Systems MALVERN, Pa. -- July 2, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new AEC-Q200 qualified NTC immersion thermistor. Featuring a miniature design with a compact sensor tip and thin insulated wire, the Vishay BCcomponents NTCAIMM66H is ideal for the sma  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet * Humans may not be the only species that struggles to eat the right amounts of the ideal foods. A new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that what bumble bees choose to eat may not line up with their ideal nutritional needs.  The study -- published in the Journal of Insect Physiology -- examined whether giving bumble  more