UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * $3M grant seeks bioprinted solution for reconstructive surgery's blood problem * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When patients undergo reconstructive surgery for devastating injuries, one of the biggest obstacles surgeons face is restoring blood supply to the repaired tissue. Without a functioning vascular system, new grafts cannot survive. With a new $3 million grant from the National Institutes  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Launches Multiphase Campus Safety Upgrades * Bryn Mawr College is rolling out a series of campus safety upgrades as part of a multiphase plan to modernize emergency infrastructure and building access. The College will be installing card access at a number of buildings in the near future. The buildings gaining card access include Taylor Hall, the Benham Gateway and the Human Resources building,   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 (TNSrep) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * NIL Levels the Playing Field in College Football, Study Finds Carnegie Mellon University researchers found that name, image and likeness (NIL) rules, which let college athletes earn money through things like endorsements, sponsorships or selling their personal brand, are making college football fairer and more exciting. Researchers Tim Derdenger from CMU's Tepper School of Business and   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Students Help Low-Income Workers Claim Tax Credits Worth Thousands By Emma Folts Every year, millions of low-income workers miss out on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), leaving about $7 billion in unclaimed refunds. A team of graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy set out to change that. Partnering with the National Leagu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Exhibition, tours celebrate decades of long-term physics, materials strength * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In 1955, Penn State Professor of Physics Erwin W. Muller became the first person to see an atom. Using a field ion microscope of his own invention -- a landmark advance in scientific instrumentation that magnified these building blocks of the universe more than two million times -- Mulle  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Explore What's New: Fresh Courses This Year at Bryn Mawr * A new academic year means new opportunities to discover ideas, perspectives, and passions. This year, Bryn Mawr is offering a range of brand-new courses that invite students to explore fresh questions and disciplines. With the Add/Drop period open until Tuesday, Sept. 10, now is the perfect time to see if one of these classes could spark your curio  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Forum Speaker Series hosts Caroline Fitzgerald on Oct. 13 at Penn Stater * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Caroline Fitzgerald, founder and CEO of GOALS, a consultancy and media platform dedicated to growing women's sports, will present a talk on Oct. 13 in the Dean's Hall of the Penn Stater Conference Center. Fitzerald's talk, titled "Barbie, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and the Inevitable Prosperity o  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * From Classrooms to Lounges: Campus Spaces Get a Summer Refresh * A student enjoys the sunshine on the Rhoads patio. Over the summer, Facilities Services staff and contractors hired by the College completed a number of projects aimed at refreshing and improving the spaces where students, faculty, and staff learn, work, and gather. "Each of these summer improvements was guided by a simple goal: to make B  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * From First-Years to Seniors, Celebrating the Start of a New Academic Year * The start of the academic year always brings a mix of excitement, anticipation, and a touch of nervous energy. This fall was no exception. Bookended by new students moving into their dorms and Convocation on the first day of classes, the week featured a number of events for new and returning students, including an academic fair, a   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 (TNSrpt) -- La Roche University issued the following news release: * * * La Roche University Powers Pennsylvania's Economy with $121.5 Million Impact and Over 1,000 Jobs A new study reveals La Roche University is not only educating future leaders but also fueling Pennsylvania's economy--generating $121.5 million in annual economic activity and supporting more than 1,000 jobs across the Commonwealth. Commissioned by the Association of Independent Colleges and  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Newly named Child Health Research Center to advance health of children, families * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Since 2004, the Center for Childhood Obesity Research in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development has developed evidence-based strategies to promote healthy growth and eating behaviors in children and families. In recognition of the interconnectedness of children's phys  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State's Fall 'Night at the Museums' event scheduled for evening of Sept. 11 * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Museum Consortium will hold the fall 2025 "Night at the Museums" event on Thursday, Sept. 11. Participating museums, galleries and performance spaces on the University Park campus will be open extended hours from 4 to 8 p.m. Admittance to the museums is free and open t  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 4 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $479,000 Butler Wastewater System Upgrade * BUTLER, Pa. (Sept. 4, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water announced the start of an approximately $479,000 project to replace nearly 2,000 feet of 12-inch aging wastewater main that had been subject to multiple breaks on Sawmill Run Road in Butler Township, Butler County.   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- Sept. 4 * As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. This week, on behalf of the entire Penn State community, we'd like to say thank you to: * Fred Aebli, lecturer of information sciences and technology (IST) at Penn State Scran  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Where AI models fall short in mimicking the expressiveness of human speech Undergraduates Kevin Li, Henry Huang, and Ethan Yang worked with linguistics professor Jianjing Kuang to compare speech production and perception by humans and AI--research that can help companies move closer to natural and expressive AI speech. * It's not just what is said but how it's a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Weight change may contribute to cognitive decline in older adults * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Adults over 65 whose weight decreases or fluctuates by more than 5% may experience faster cognitive decline, according to researchers in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State. The team published their findings in the journal Obesity. "We examined 11 years of data related to weight,  more