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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday August 30, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Abundant carbon dioxide in planet-forming disk challenges planet origin models
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Abundant carbon dioxide in planet-forming disk challenges planet origin models * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A newly discovered planet-forming disk has a strikingly unusual chemical composition: an unexpectedly high abundance of carbon dioxide (CO2) in regions where Earth-like planets may one day form. The discovery, made by an international team of researchers that includes Penn State astron  more

Huck launches new seed grant program to support research in MRI Core Facility
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Huck launches new seed grant program to support research in MRI Core Facility * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is requesting proposals for a new "Life at All Scales" seed grant program that will afford researchers opportunities to explore the capabilities of the High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Core Facility. Proposals are due Sept. 30  more

Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Winners of PA 529 Day Promotion
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2025: * * * Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Winners of PA 529 Day Promotion More than $27,000 awarded to help Pennsylvania families save for education with PA 529 * Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that this year's 529 Day Promotion was the most successful ever, with more than 2,800 new PA 529 College and Career Savings Program accounts opened during the month of May and $6  more

Penn State community invited to submit 'Profiles of Service'
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State community invited to submit 'Profiles of Service' * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State community members who serve or have served in the U.S. armed forces are invited to submit a Profile of Service for an opportunity to be featured online and celebrated in the community. The profiles are a part of the University's 14th annual Military Appreciation Celebration, which kicks off  more

Public Input Hearings Scheduled for Aqua PA's Proposed Acquisition of the Greenville Municipal Water Authority
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * Public Input Hearings Scheduled for Aqua PA's Proposed Acquisition of the Greenville Municipal Water Authority PUC Holding Two In-Person Hearings on September 18 in Mercer County to Gather Public Input from Customers and Other Concerned Parties * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled two in-person hearings in mid-September to gather public input o  more