PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Moore Foundation Awards Shi $1.3M To Advance Quantum Physics By Heidi Opdyke Carnegie Mellon University Associate Professor Sufei Shi has been selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to be part of the 2025 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators. He joins a select group of 21 other mid-career researchers from around the country, each receiving $1.3 million over five years to pursue   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Algorithm Could Help Doctors Prevent Secondary Brain Injuries By Sarah Lindley Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed the first robust, noninvasive way to detect damaging brain waves that worsen traumatic brain injuries. By pairing existing technology with a powerful machine learning algorithm, their breakthrough could help doctors intervene sooner, prevent further brain damage,  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Researchers Develop Customizable Finger Brace for Injury Recovery Key Takeaways * CMU researchers created the first-ever 3D-printed finger brace that easily shifts from rigid to flexible, eliminating the need to take it off and on. * The customizable brace supports a patient's rehabilitation by giving them mobility or stability, depending on their needs. * Researchers used finger dimensions   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Democrats Again Play Games with State Budget, Roae Says * HARRISBURG -- Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) issued the following statement today in response to House passage of Senate Bill 160, which he did not support: "A massive tax increase in 2028 rather than in 2027 is all this lower spending number pushed by the House Democrats means. Once the Rainy Day Fund is completely depleted un  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * House approves Goughnour bill to allow premixed cocktails on tap * H.B. 1702 helps businesses and modernizes liquor laws HARRISBURG, Oct. 8 - With strong bipartisan support, the PA House today passed a bill sponsored by state Rep. Dan Goughnour, D-Allegheny, that would modernize state liquor laws by allowing businesses with liquor licenses to have premixed cocktails on tap, just li  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: * * * La Roche University's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Earns ACEN Accreditation La Roche University is proud to announce that its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has earned initial accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)--a distinguished recognition of the program's excellence, academic rigor, and commitment to preparing advanced practice nurses t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Smeal College of Business announces Smeal Direct for summer/fall 2026 * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Smeal College of Business has announced Smeal Direct, a new initiative for students applying to enter the college for summer and fall 2026 and beyond. Under Smeal Direct, students admitted to Smeal upon admittance to Penn State will enjoy guaranteed placement into a S  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Prof. Ashlee Plummer-Medeiros Receives NSF Grant for Cell Membrane Research * The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year grant to Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ashlee Plummer-Medeiros to research the structure and function of bacterial cell membranes as the cells grow. This $369,000 grant runs through July 2028 and will help train undergraduate students in research planning, methods,   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Rivera bill allowing first-class townships to increase funding for fire and EMS reported out of committee * HARRISBURG, Oct. 8 - Legislation to allow first-class townships to increase funding to support financially struggling local fire and emergency services, introduced by state Rep. Nikki Rivera, was reported out of the House Finance Committee today. "For decades, our fire and EM  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Schlossberg releases statement on today's House budget vote * HARRISBURG, Oct. 8 - State. Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh, released the following statement Wednesday after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives again passed a state budget bill and sent it to the Senate, which has yet to act of any of the previous budgets sent over by the House: "Once again, the House of Represen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests $1.16 Million Through New PIDA Loan to Help Business Grow, Create and Retain At Least 40 Jobs in Indiana County In 2025, the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) has approved $37,714,328 in low interest loans that have resulted in $100,760,778 in private investment, the creation of 194 full-time jo  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: * * * Ship students attend 22nd Annual PA Conference for Women in Philadelphia By Emma Durnin On behalf of Shippensburg University's Women and Gender Studies (WMST) program, Iyanna Burton, Emma Fasnacht, Em Matlock, Riley Mazzie, Madi Shively, Jean Stinchfield, alongside Dr. Misty Knight, the director the of the WMST program, attended the 22nd Annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philadelphia. T  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Bridging philosophy and politics What does it mean for everyone to have a say in a democracy? This summer, philosopher Daniel Wodak and undergraduate Jasmine Ni, explored the contradictions and questions raised by political equity. * The "one person one vote" idea is popular across countries like the United States, meant to capture an individual right to politica  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Villanova Professor and Graduate Student Awarded Patent for Versatile Solute-Assisted Assembly Method Bo Li, PhD, and Liang Zhao, PhD, Develop Groundbreaking Technique for Depositing Micro- and Nanomaterials Onto Diverse Substrates * Bo Li, PhD, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University's College of Engineering, along with recent doctoral graduate Liang Zhao '25 PhD,   more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Releases High-Reliability DLA-Approved Polymer Capacitors for Military and Aerospace Applications Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced the release of its new DLA 04051 series of vPolyTan polymer surface-mount chip capacitors. These capacitors are designed for high-reliability applications in the aerospace, military, and space (AMS) ma  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Williams Legislation to Protect Custody Rights of Deployed Military Parents Passes Senate Unanimously * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation yesterday by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) to safeguard the custody and visitation rights of deployed military parents. House Bill 414, known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, passed the Senate u  more