UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * AI-powered model predicts floods, improves water management worldwide * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Floods account for up to 40% of weather-related disasters worldwide, and their frequency has more than doubled since 2000, according to a recent report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global flood losses now average $388 billion a year. Simultaneously, droughts are beco  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- ARAMARK, a provider of food, facilities, refreshments, hospitality and supply chain services, issued the following news release: * * * Aramark Collegiate Hospitality to Launch Internship Program with UNLV at the Campus' New Scarlet Sage Restaurant Aramark Collegiate Hospitality's UNLV Eats and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) are expanding their commitment to student success through a new Fast-Casual Dining Internship program launching in Spri  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Mazumder Turns Gold (Nanoclusters) to Tech Innovations By: Kirsten Heuring Carnegie Mellon University chemistry Ph.D. student Abhrojyoti Mazumder struck gold with nanocluster research. Made in a lab, these materials could help make quantum computers and communication networks faster and more powerful -- advances with far-reaching implications for national security, economic competitiveness and sc  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * COACHE faculty job satisfaction survey report released * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State has released a preview report of findings from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey, which was open to all eligible full-time faculty during the spring 2025 semester. A joint effort of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provos  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: With Less Than Two Weeks to Election Day, Democrats Are Fired Up and Ready to Win Across the Board With less than two weeks until Election Day, this week, the DNC launched major investments into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns as part of its ongoing commitment to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. With these investments, the DNC is e  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Geochemist Rens Verburg, senior vice president and technical fellow in geochemistry at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA, will give a free talk, "The Critical Minerals Rush Not So Fast," at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3. The in-person presentation, part of the EarthTalks   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Erica Smithwick to participate in panel on communicating climate research * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Erica Smithwick, the director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State, will join three other climate scholars at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, for a virtual panel event on communication. Hosted by the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), the event "Communicating   more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Virginia Tech scientist to present insights in real-time human brain chemistry at Penn's Flexner Lecture Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC computational neuroscientist to lecture on frontiers in tracking neurotransmitters at one of the nation's landmark brain institutes. By John Pastor When Read Montague addresses the University of Pennsylvania's Mahoney Instit  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * GCC study finds predictive value in Classic Learning Test New study data indicates that the Classic Learning Test (CLT), an alternative to standardized college admissions tests, is a good predictor of how well Grove City College students who took the test fare in their first year. The study, conducted by Dr. Gary Welton, assistant dean for Institutional Assessment, analyzed a sample   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Secures Federal Circuit Victory Affirming ITC Ruling in Water Filter Patent Dispute Global law firm K&L Gates LLP secured an appellate victory on behalf of Vestergaard Frandsen Inc. (d/b/a LifeStraw) in a long-running patent dispute brought by Brita LP involving water filtration technology. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a 2023 decision by the US Internationa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Joss Duff and Henry F. Korth, researchers from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury proposing a privacy-preserving framework for proactive digital-asset compliance that shifts the paradigm from reactive detection to verification. The technology, under development at the university, applies broadly to blockchain transactions but is particularly applicable to stablecoin systems where users expect  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * New United States Attorney For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Appointed The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Brian D. Miller, former Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, has been appointed United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania effective O  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Altoona Advisory Board gifts $243,000 to support infrastructure * ALTOONA, Pa. In an effort to support academic programs housed at Penn State Altoona's downtown campus, the college's Advisory Board has gifted $243,000, procured through fundraising, to be used for building infrastructure. The Penn State Altoona Advisory Board consults with and advises the chancellor and admini  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Ariana Bignotti and Alex second-year law student at Penn State Dickinson Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding its request for input on the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). The letter emphasizes the need for innovative artificial intelligence (AI) methods within financial institutions to enhance anti-money laundering (AML) compl  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 28 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Completes Acquisition of the Appalachian Utilities, Inc. Water System MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Oct. 27, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today completed its acquisition of Appalachian Utilities, Inc. (Appalachian) water system for approximately $3.5 million. The newly acquired water system serves approximately 1,450 customer connections in the City   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- Point Park University issued the following news: * * * Education Majors Learn Dynamic Classroom Techniques at Ron Clark Academy Conference Imagine a middle school where the students are respectful to one another and every adult they encounter, speaking with confidence, maintaining eye contact and encouraging one another instead of tearing one another down. Sound like a fantasy? To be fair, there are (projected) dragons in the sky, but this school actuall  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Joins Lawmakers in Pressing Trump Admin. to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay * PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 27, 2025 Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined over 60 of her colleagues in the Senate and House urging the Trump Administration to immediately reinstate any furloughed employees of agencies funded entirel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Statement on 7th Commemoration of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting * PITTSBURGH, PA - October 27, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement on the commemoration of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history on three Pittsburgh Jewish congregations seven years ago: "Seven years ago, our community was shattered when 11 community members were  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches $5 Million Electoral Program to Mobilize Voters and Protect Reproductive Freedom in 2025 Elections, Including Activations Across Pennsylvania * : October 27, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC Reproductive Freedom for All announced the launch of the "Your Vote, Your Fr  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Saskia Subramanian Elected as Next Board Chair * The below message was sent to faculty, staff, students, alumnae/i, and current and former board members on October 27, 2025. Dear Bryn Mawr College community, I am delighted to share excellent news from our October board meeting. As you may be aware, I will conclude my service as Chair of the Bryn Mawr Board of Trustees in May 2026. After a thoughtful a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * SCOTT PERRY: "I APPROVE OF THE LOAN TO ARGENTINA" * Perry backs $40 billion bailout to Argentina but won't support relief for Central Pennsylvanians facing skyrocketing health care costs Congressman Scott Perry continues to sell out Central Pennsylvania. The latest example? Perry just endorsed sending $40 billion to bailout Argentina... even as he opposes action to lower Centr  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * SEI Study Analyzes Applicability of Security and Zero Trust Principles to Weapon Systems The Department of Defense (DoD) is mandated to begin adopting zero-trust (ZT) cybersecurity practices for its weapon systems and operational technology. The ZT approach, which authenticates every interaction in a network, applies most directly to enterprise inf  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Hamblin's open-source materials cut costs for students and raise course outcomes By Emma Durnin Shippensburg University professor of mathematics, Dr. James Hamblin, has spent the past several years replacing Elementary Linear Algebra textbook materials with free, fully integrated open-source resources: free online text, MyOpenMath exercises, and video lectures. According to Hamblin, the goal w  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Small group of users drive invasive species awareness on social media * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. In the age of social media, the battle against invasive species in nature is increasingly unfolding online. A new study analyzing over 500,000 tweets posted between 2006 and 2021 examines public discourse around invasive species on the social media platform Twitter, which became X in 2023. The s  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Spotted lanternfly may use 'toxic shield' to fend off bird predators * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Spotted lanternflies may season themselves to the distaste of potential bird predators, according to a new study led by entomologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The findings, which were published this week (Oct. 23) in the Journal of Chemical Ecology, showed that several sp  more