UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * $13.9M grant to investigate how fire, climate, people shaped Africa's landscapes * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Land use change and climate change are major threats to biodiversity, and understanding these threats is nowhere as important as in the Afrotropics, one of the world's biogeographical realms, which includes the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula, according to Sarah Ivor  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * A Combination Treatment May Help Cut Lifelong Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia * Adding the investigational antibody ianalumab (VAY736) to ibrutinib (Imbruvica) allowed some patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to discontinue daily therapy and potentially improve their quality of life, according to a study published in Clinical   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AACR Expresses Support for FDA's Proposed Rule to Decrease Nicotine Content in Certain Combusted Tobacco Products * PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today released a policy statement in support of a rule proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that would limit the amount of nicotine in certain combust  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Advanced Pediatric Emergency Care in Greene County Families in Greene County now have convenient access to nationally ranked pediatric emergency care, thanks to a new emergency department affiliation between UPMC Greene and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. This pediatric care partnership makes it possible for children to receive expert, timely treatment without the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (TNSxrep) -- Air Products, Allentown, Pennsylvania, reported its full-year fiscal 2025 results, which included a loss per share of $1.74 and an operating loss of $877 million under generally accepted accounting principles. These figures reflect the impact of charges related to business and asset actions taken during the year. For comparison, fiscal 2024 GAAP results included earnings per share of $17.24 and operating income of $4.5 billion. The company's adjusted earnings per  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Best Lawyers Names Morgan Lewis Best Law Firm of the Year in Labor and Employment Litigation * NEW YORK, November 6, 2025: Morgan Lewis has been named Law Firm of the Year in the Litigation - Labor and Employment category of the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers Best Law Firms report. Only one firm nationally is honored with the top recognition in each practice area. T  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: Media] -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Brain Activity Reveals What Makes Persuasive Messages Stick * Neuroscientists have shown that looking at how people's brains respond to persuasive messages in TV advertisements or newspaper articles can help reveal how these messages change minds or behavior. A new study aimed to determine if the same brain processes can be linked to message effectiveness across  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Christendom Secures #3 Seed for USCAA National Championship Tournament * The Christendom women's soccer team, coming off an excellent 9-3 season, has punched its ticket to the USCAA DII National Championship Tournament its fourth appearance in program history as announced by the USCAA on Wednesday, November 5. The team will travel to Pennsylvania for the tournament beginning November 14, with hopes of reach  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Joins Groups in Support of Land and Water Conservation Fund to Support Local * Emmaus, P.A. Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, joined Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) coalition partners for a discussion of local investments and a hike at Wildlands Conservancy's South Mountain Preserve. LWCF is the nation's most   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane, metals into water * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. In the dense forests of northwestern Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of retired oil and gas wells some dating back to the mid-1800s, long before modern construction standards dot the landscape, according to geochemists in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences who recently led   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Bill to Boost Workplace Safety for Public Sector Workers Gains Momentum, Cosponsors * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that his Public Service Worker Protection Act (link is external) is gaining momentum and now has 50 co-sponsors. This includes his Republican co-lead on the measure, Pennsylvania Republican Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). This bill seeks   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Duquesne University issued the following statement: * * * President Applauds Alum's Election as Pittsburgh Mayor The following is a statement from Duquesne President Ken Gormley on 2007 University graduate Corey O'Connor's victory as the mayor-elect of Pittsburgh. * Duquesne University proudly congratulates Mayor-Elect Corey O'Connor on his historic victory as the first Duquesne alumnus to be elected mayor of Pittsburgh. His dedication to public service,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Garden Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has voiced opposition to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule. This opposition aligns with the views of the Garden Club of America, representing a collective advocacy for the conservation and protection of ecologically and historically significant public lands. Established in May 2024, the Public Lands Rule was des  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger, PA DOH summit examines critical issues facing rural healthcare * DANVILLE - More than 100 healthcare professionals, elected officials and community leaders gathered in Danville on Oct. 24 to address urgent challenges facing rural healthcare. The Susquehanna Valley Regional Rural Health Summit, hosted by Geisinger College of Health Sciences and the Pennsylvania Depa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 (TNSxrep) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * The Land Is Sinking Fast in Arizona's Willcox Basin Groundwater extraction for irrigation is causing rapid subsidence, but state management might help slow it down * Boulder, Colo., USA: In Arizona's Willcox Basin, just over an hour east of Tucson, fissures are tearing through the earth, wells are running dry, and strange areas are flooding when it rains. The cause is cle  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Temple Health, an academic health system that says it is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research and world-class education, posted the following news: * * * Investing in Care, Advancing Our Mission: Crisis Response Center Opens at Episcopal Campus * At Temple Health, we believe that every personno matter their circumstancesdeserves access to compassionate, high-quality care. This belief is part of  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: * * * La Roche University and CPIMP Partner to Advance Global Academic Collaboration La Roche University is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Consortium for Promoting Internationalization in Madhya Pradesh (CPIMP), India--a collaborative network of 78 universities and institutions dedicated to advancing internationalization, academic excellence, and global e  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mapping a new frontier with AI-integrated geographic information systems * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Over the past 50 years, geographers have embraced each new technological shift in geographic information systems (GIS) the technology that turns location data into maps and insights about how places and people interact first the computer boom, then the rise of the internet and data-sharing capab  more

MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * Student, Scientists, Are First to Witness Historic Scientific Event "Water is so important in our everyday lives." By Kelsey Madas Here's something you might not know: There are volcanoes underwater. And they do erupt. One Millersville cccc student and newly minted alumna was on a research cruise 1,300 miles off the coast of Costa Rica when exactly that happened. Samantha Reynolds '25, along wit  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * More women sought permanent contraception after Supreme Court Dobbs decision * HERSHEY, Pa. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ended the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned authority to individual states to regulate abortion. A new study from researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, Albany Medical Center,   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Needs salt: Table seasoning enables new nanomaterial development * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. For the first time, researchers have made niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science. According to the international team, including a researcher at Penn State, that made the accomplishment, the new nanomaterial that could ope  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * New Center Promotes Accessibility, Connection, and Innovation * On Friday, Oct. 24, Assistive Technology Specialist Grace Cipressi held an opening event for Bryn Mawr's Disability, Unity, and Innovation Center (DUIC). The DUIC serves a three-fold purpose: * Assistive Technology Library: the DUIC is the site of the Bryn Mawr College Assistive Technology Library. Community members can schedule appointmen  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus issued the following news: * * * Penn State Harrisburg to host psychologist Richard Tedeschi on Nov. 17 Penn State Harrisburg will host psychologist Richard Tedeschi for a talk on posttraumatic growth from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre on campus. The event is sponsored by the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education and the campus chapter of Psi Chi, the Inte  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Dean Danielle M. Conway featured in 'Academic Freedom in Polarized Times' panel The event was co-sponsored by Penn State Dickinson Law's Antiracist Development Institute * Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway recently participated in a panel titled "Academic Freedom in Polarized Times: A Conversation with Three Law Deans."  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Dean Danielle M. Conway presents at Penn Carey Law seminar She spoke to students in Former Dean and John H. Chestnut Professor of Law Theodore W. Ruger's 'Mergers, Consolidations and Bankruptcies in Higher Education' * In late October, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Former Dean and John H. Chestnut Professor of Law Theodore W. Ruger invited Penn State Dickins  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson's research featured in AccessLex Institute's Raising the Bar Her piece on growth-mindset learning and bar-exam success appears in the Fall 2025 issue * Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson's research on growth-mindset learning and bar exam success is featured in the Fall 2025 issue of AccessLex Institute's Raising the Bar (Vol. 8, Issue   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Hawk Mountain Tour Highlights Innovative Strategies for Protecting PA Wildlife PennEnvironment and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary partner to spotlight local "wildlife corridor" project * HAWK MOUNTAIN - Local officials and residents joined leaders from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and the statewide nonprofit environmental group PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center for an informa  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Physical Therapy Clinic receives $75,000 donation Dr. Sheldon M. and Denise M. Schwartz, of Montoursville, have established the Schwartz Family Physical Therapy Clinic Fund, a limited duration fund to support the operations of Pennsylvania College of Technology's recently opened Physical Therapy Clinic. The $75,000 commitment will cover several years of operation, according to Victor  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: * * * Work-Based Learning at Ship: Building Pathways from Campus to Career By Hayley Anderson The Work-Based Learning (WBL) initiative at Shippensburg University is gaining momentum--creating meaningful opportunities for students to apply classroom learning to real-world experiences before graduation. Within its first-year pilot, over 1,202 unique students participated in over 59 opportunities through ne  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Two Reed Smith partners honored among Benchmark Litigation's 2026 Top 50 Labor & Employment Litigators and as Litigation Stars * Gehrke was recognized for her work across the United States (National) and in California. Boudreau was honored for his achievements in Pennsylvania. Based in San Francisco, Gehrke's practice focuses on labor and employment matters on behal  more

WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: * * * Wabtec to Expand Operations and Workforce in Brazil with R$20 Million Investment * CONTAGEM, MG (11/05/25) - Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is investing R$20 million to expand its operations, capabilities, and workforce in Brazil. The investment strengthens the company's engineering and manufac  more