GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania, July 17 (TNSjou) -- Arcadia University issued the following news: * * * Arcadia and CHOP Researchers Examine Whether 'Dominant Leg' Matters in Injury Rehab By Tim Pierce If someone were to ask which is your dominant hand, your right or your left, you'd probably be able to answer without much thought. But what about your dominant leg? Does it matter? Researchers led by Dr. Anne Leung '19DPT '26PhD, an adjunct professor in Arcadia's Department of Physical Therapy and cu  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on JD Vance Visiting Rob Bresnahan's District to Tout Largest Cuts to Medicaid in History * DCCC spokesperson Eli Cousin released the following statement in response to JD Vance today visiting Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District to tout Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill which makes the largest cuts to Medicaid in history: "Rob Bresnahan broke his promise to NEPA v  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- DeSales University issued the following news: * * * School of Education Receives State Grant to Pilot New Apprenticeship Program DeSales has partnered with the Bethlehem Area School District on a new apprenticeship program aimed at training and developing new teachers. The University's School of Education received a state grant of nearly $400,000 to pilot the program--part of the statewide $8 million investment to support aspiring educators that will e  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * FedEx donates truck to Penn College diesel major FedEx, a longtime supporter of Pennsylvania College of Technology's diesel technology major, donated a 2014 Kenworth T680 semitrailer truck for students to utilize in a variety of hands-on diesel courses. "FedEx consistently supports our diesel technology program through advisory board, accreditation visits, diesel competitions and tr  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * FRANKLIN & MARSHALL: Republican Medicaid Cuts "Likely To Hurt Their Margins In The Competitive Counties" Across Pennsylvania * "The polling suggests that many of the components of the OBBA are unpopular and that the bill itself is one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation passed this century" New analysis from Franklin & Marshall offers a massive warning sign to vulnerable  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * From Court to Career: Jessica Smith '25 Joins the Business of Sports * As a standout scholar-athlete and leader on and off the basketball court, Jessica Smith '25 has spent the last four years making a lasting impact at Bryn Mawr College. Now, Smith is charting a promising path forward in the sports industry--one that's been shaped by hands-on experiences, supportive mentors, and a deep sense of purpose.   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Valerie Smykalov, a doctoral student in environmental engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering and in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering dual title biogeochemistry program, was recently awarded a three-year U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: * * * Lycoming launches new data science major Lycoming College is responding to market demands with the introduction of a new academic program in data science for Fall 2025. In response to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics metric stating that the employment of data scientists is projected to grow 36 percent from 2023 to 2033 -- much faster than the average for all occupations -- data science at Lycoming posi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Nursing grad student earns NIH grant to study wellbeing of caregivers * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Jessica Wellington, a doctoral candidate at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award to fund a project focused on parental caregivers of adults with profound autism. According to t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 31 Health Care Facilities in 22 Counties HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 31 health care facilities in Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Bradford, Clarion, Clearfield, Columbia, Delaware, Erie, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lanca  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on July 16, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration, Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Break Ground on Armstrong's Fiber Optic Broadband Expansion in Butler County Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc. build-out will provide fiber optic internet service to more than 1,500 locations in Butler County Since day one, Governor Josh Shapiro and his Administration have  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on July 16, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests $3.47 Million to Help Local Communities Purchase Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Build Out Infrastructure to Lower Costs and Improve Air Quality Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded more than $3.47 million through the Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant (AFIG) program to he  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 16 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $2.6 Million Water System Upgrade in Washington and Allegheny Counties * McMurray, Pa. (July 16, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced that construction is underway on two improvement projects totaling $2.6 million that will replace a mile and a half of water main in Washington and Allegheny counties t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * The luck of the draw: Q&A with Penn State alumnus, physicist John Andrew Panitz * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In 1955, Erwin Wilhelm Muller, Evan Pugh Research Professor of Physics at Penn State, became the first person to "see" an atom, using a field ion microscope that he invented in Osmond Laboratory on the University Park campus. Muller's research group went on to invent the atom-probe fi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * TROUBLE IN PARADISE? "Trump Hints He Has Devastating Blackmail" on Brian Fitzpatrick * Brian Fitzpatrick has gone from lavender fields to rocky waters. According to multiple outlets, Trump told reporters at a press conference in Pennsylvania yesterday that he did Brian Fitzpatrick a "very big, big favor, a very personal favor, as big as you can get - having to do with death and l  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Vishay Intertechnology RGB LED in PLCC-6 Package Provides Independent Control of Red, Green, and Blue Chips for Wide Color Range MALVERN, Pa. -- July 16, 2025 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new tricolor LED that provides luminous intensity to 2800 mcd at 20 mA for interior automotive lighting, RGB displays, and backlighting. Featuring separate anode and cathod  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, July 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Westinghouse to Accelerate US Nuclear Reactor Construction and Enhance Operations with Google Cloud AI * Cranberry Township, PA, July 15, 2025 - Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud today announced they are collaborating to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to transform the construction of advanced Westinghouse nuclear reactors into an efficient, re  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * When dreams turn dark: Neuroscientists to study nightmares and mental health * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dreams, and likely nightmares, are experienced universally across humans and animals, but neuroscientists still do not know why. Now, with a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Penn State will study the underlying mech  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, July 16 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Community Remembers Dr. Bert Popson, Long-time Physics Professor * BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - The West Virginia Wesleyan College community is mourning the sudden loss of Dr. George Albert "Bert" Popson Jr., Department of Physics and Engineering chair and long-time professor for nearly 36 years. Popson passed away July 14, 2025. Popson, originally from Kittanning, Pennsylvania, earned  more