PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 24 [Category: Media] -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * 'Mental Model' Approach Shows Promise in Reducing Susceptibility to Misconceptions About mRNA Vaccination * Correcting misinformation after it has gone viral is a common way of informing the public that what they've encountered may be inaccurate, lack context, be unproven, or be demonstrably false. But repeating a misconception when refuting it carries the risk  more

READING, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: * * * Alvernia University posts increased fall enrollment and records broad gains in student retention Retention increases across student groups as SOLAR culture of care expands access to essential support * Following the expansion of academic programs and the development of the SOLAR: Culture of Care, Alvernia University reports a total fall headcount of 2,866 students, up 12% since the COVID-19 pandemic. Unde  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 -- Comcast, a cable television company, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2025: * * * Comcast Business Unveils Powerful New Suite of Solutions and Upgrades for Millions of American Small Businesses Key Takeaways * New offerings deliver faster speeds, greater reliability, intelligent cybersecurity to fuel small business growth nationwide * Eligible new customers can receive a $1,000 Holiday Bonus with qualifying Gig-speed internet package * C  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Food science graduate student awarded Pennsylvania Space Grant fellowship * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Auja Bywater, a third-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and member of the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State, originally planned to major in music. A few pivots into epidemiology and public health later, she now researches  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lehigh Valley Voters Are Frustrated that Trump and Ryan Mackenzie Are Spiking Costs * CNN : "Our visit was stunning. No one said costs were down." In case you missed it, CNN spoke with Trump voters in Pennsylvania's competitive 7th Congressional District who said they are upset that the president and Republicans in Congress like Rep. Ryan Mackenzie have failed to address r  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus issued the following Q&A on Nov. 20, 2025, by Francisco Tutella with Tony Lynch, assistant professor of supply chain management: * * * Q&A: How will recent economic disruptions impact the holiday shopping season? Tony Lynch, assistant professor of supply chain management, weighs in on how tariffs, the government shutdown and plane groundings may impact the holiday shopping season By Francisco Tutella UNIVER  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Real-World Cyber Experience is Hard to Get. This CMU Program Could Change That. For young people entering the rapidly growing cybersecurity workforce, hands-on internship experience is often hard to come by. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have partnered with the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) to address that challenge. "It's really hard for cybersecurity students to get i  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Report benchmarks representation of women, Black leaders in hotel industry * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Benchmarking the representation of women and Black leaders in the hotel industry, the Penn State School of Hospitality Management has released the 2025 Representation in Hotel Leadership research report. This report indicates the representation of women in upper-level management in  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Cuts Red Tape, Announces New One-Stop-Shop for Students Preparing to Transfer Between Pennsylvania's Colleges and Universities PDE announces new one-stop-shop to help students make informed decisions when transferring between Pennsylvania's colleges and universities * Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced major upgr  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Nov. 24 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on Sports: Two Wildcats earn conference athlete-of-the-week honors * Last week in review: The early-season fortunes of the basketball teams continued in opposite directions, with the women posting a 2-1 week and the men losing twice. Also, the wrestling team opened its dual match season, going 1-1. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Last week's highlights: Breana Valentine, of Fairfi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 25 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine issued the following news on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * CiPD Collaborating with Wharton's Mack Institute on Bringing Innovations to Market The Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD), Penn Dental Medicine's collaborative center with Penn Engineering, has teamed with Wharton's Mack Institute to explore bringing CiPD's innovations to market. "With mounting evidence linking oral and systemic hea  more