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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Tuesday October 14, 2025 ( 6 items )  

College of Ag Sciences turfgrass students gain experience at major golf event
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * College of Ag Sciences turfgrass students gain experience at major golf event * In September, turfgrass students from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to volunteer at the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship.  The U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship is one of the most prestigious amateur golf tournaments in the country, according to   more

Constellation's Second Annual 'CLEAN' Awards Provide Nearly $1.1 Million to Protect the Environment in Plant Communities
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025: * * * Constellation's Second Annual 'CLEAN' Awards Provide Nearly $1.1 Million to Protect the Environment in Plant Communities Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), the nation's largest producer of clean energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services, announced today it will provide nearly $1  more

Earth's continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Earth's continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals * For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified scientists for more than a century. Now, a new study by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University provides the clearest   more

Highmark names Timothy Vessel as new Delaware president
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark names Timothy Vessel as new Delaware president * Wilmington, Del. (October 13, 2025) -- Tim Vessel has been named the new market segment president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Delaware (Highmark Delaware), effective October 13, 2025. He will oversee the state's leading health insurer which serves more than 500,000 employer-based, Medi  more

Joe Herbst named executive director of new investor network, Nittany Angels
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Joe Herbst named executive director of new investor network, Nittany Angels * Penn State has appointed Joe Herbst, former chair of the Penn State Research Foundation and Smeal College of Business alumnus, as the inaugural executive director of the Nittany Angels. The newly established investor network is supported by a major gift from alumnus Richard A. Gottscho. Herbst took the helm effe  more

Penn State Board of Trustees approves new deal for WPSU
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Board of Trustees approves new deal for WPSU * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Board of Trustees today unanimously approved the material terms of a proposed transaction to transfer the operating assets of WPSU public radio and television stations to WHYY, a public media organization based in Greater Philadelphia (licensed out of Wilmington, Delaware), which serves the tr  more