UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Bacteria strains infecting cattle and humans in US are highly similar * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Salmonella Dublin, a type of bacteria that primarily infects cattle but some strains also can adapt to infect humans, is increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics, making it a growing public health threat, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers at Pen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Hosts Bipartisan Roundtable Discussion on Smartphones in Classrooms * SEWICKLEY BOROUGH, PA - Today, as students and teachers start a new school year, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) moderated a bipartisan roundtable conversation with PA State Senator Devlin Robinson (SD-37) and Western PA educators, a student, and a parent to discuss the impact of smartphones in classroo  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Gift of Longtime Professor Maria Luisa Crawford '60 Supports Women in Geology * Crawford teaching students. The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) recently received a substantial gift from the estates of longtime, beloved geology professors Maria Luisa "Weecha" Crawford '60 and William Crawford. The nearly $1 million gift marks the culmination of the Crawfords' support of the organizati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Honoring a PA-1 Hero: Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Bill to Expand Home Infusion Access Under Medicare * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congressmen Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02) and Darren Soto (FL-09), introduced the Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare coverage of home infusion therapies by ensuring that ex  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Karl Morris Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2026 U.S. House of Representatives candidate for Pennsylvania, Karl Morris (district 3), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. U.S. Term Limits has the support of more than 150 pledge signers in Congress. USTL Pr  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New sensor is a breath of fresh air for diagnosing diabetes * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the U.S., one in five of the 37 million adults who has diabetes doesn't know it. Current methods of diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes usually require a visit to a doctor's office or lab work, both of which can be expensive and time-consuming. Now, diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes may be as simple  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College Math Professional Day draws 30 attendees The Pennsylvania College of Technology School of Business, Arts & Sciences recently held an Active Thinking & Learning Math Professional Day for full-time and adjunct math faculty. Local high school math teachers also were in attendance for the workshop, which was led by Trey Cox, a veteran mathematics educator with 39 years of te  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State's 2025 Ag Progress Days a success in showcasing innovation, impact * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Ag Progress Days, held Aug. 12-14 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, was a successful showcase of agricultural innovation, research and technology, according to leaders in the College of Agricultural Sciences, which sponsored the event.   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 22 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Secures PFAS Compliance in Audubon Just Weeks After Acquisition * NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Aug. 21, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water announced today that its recently acquired Audubon system in Lower Providence Township now meets all current state standards for PFOS and PFOA (PFAS)and other water quality benchmarks. "Our company  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release: * * * Scranton Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison For Nearly One Million Dollar Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Yoel Weiss, age 43, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, to 57 months in prison by Uni  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College football team takes on second annual concussion peer education program The Thiel College Concussion Management Team hosted its second annual Concussion Peer Education Program with the Tomcats football team, following last year's sessions with Thiel's soccer and cheerleading teams. The research-based program--developed and published by Chestnut Hill College--was designed to educate studen  more