UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * $4.2M CDC grant to increase colorectal cancer screening in Pennsylvania * HERSHEY, Pa. Increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among communities with the greatest need is the goal of a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Penn State College of Medicine. The award marks the first time an institution in the commonwealth has received  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * A Multimodal AI Model May Improve Recurrence Risk Stratification in Early Breast Cancer * New model provided better prognostic information for recurrence in HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer than the Oncotype DX 21-gene recurrence score SAN ANTONIO - An artificial intelligence (AI) model created by integrating clinical, molecular, and histop  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Abington professor receives DOE grant to engineer advanced quantum materials * ABINGTON, Pa. Burcu Ozden, assistant professor of engineering and physics at Penn State Abington, received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced two-dimensional materials for use in quantum technologies. The project, set to begin in 2026, will be conducted   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Awards FY25 Grants for State Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers * ACL has awarded its second round of grants to advance state implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. Each of the five state units on aging (SUAs) will receive two-year cooperative agreements with a total budget of up to $4  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Adding Tucatinib to First-line Maintenance Therapy Delayed Disease Progression in HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in HER2CLIMB-05 Trial Benefit was seen across all subgroups, including in patients with brain metastasis *  SAN ANTONIO - Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (P  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, issued a report celebrating a 34% decline in U.S. cancer death rates from 1991-2023, averting 4.5 million deaths through tobacco control, screening, and treatments, yet projecting 2 million new cases and 618,000 deaths in 2025 amid rising incidence for pancreatic, liver, uterine, HPV-linked oral, and never-smoker lung cancers. Progress accelerates in blood cancers: FDA approvals include Ly  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on December 2025 Fed Interest Rate Decision Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 25 basis point cut to the federal funds target rate: "Today's decision shows that the Trump   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * New Report: Most of Pennsylvania Crime Guns Bought at Small Number of Licensed Firearm Dealers Brady, CeaseFirePA urge Pennsylvania leaders to leverage state-based gun dealer inspections to curb flow of guns into criminal markets and address dangerous reduction by the Trump administration of investigating and prosecuting gun trafficking * PHILADELPHIA, PA -- T  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Calcium in breast arteries predicts future cardiovascular disease * HERSHEY, Pa. Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped information about a person's risk for cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death among adults. The X-ray images can detect calcium in the breast's arteries, a sign that the   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: * * * Secure Software by Design 2025 Presentations Available The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has released the presentation slides and videos from Secure Software by Design 2025. SEI security researchers and industry software practitioners gathered in Arlington, Virginia, in August to share ways to address, prevent, or eliminate security weaknesses earlier in the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio's Bill to Rename Sewickley Post Office After Local Historian & Author Unanimously Passes U.S. House of Reps * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, Congressman Chris Deluzio's (PA-17) bipartisan legislation to rename the post office in Sewickley, PA at 521 Thorn Street after Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Cole passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously by a voice vote. It is a sign  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Led the Fight in Congress to Keep Navy Reserve Centers Open. He Won. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - After learning that the U.S. Senate snuck a provision into the annual defense bill to close America's Navy Reserve Centers (NRCs), Western Pennsylvania Congressman and Navy veteran Chris Deluzio (PA-17) successfully led the fight to remove the provision and keep Navy Reserve Centers open. This inc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus, Democratic Senators, & House Democrats Blast Army for Sexual Misconduct Failures; Demand Accountability * WASHINGTON, DC - Monday, December 8, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), DWC Servicewomen, Women Veterans and Military Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), DWC Progressive Caucus Liaison Jill Tokuda (HI-02), and DWC members Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Lori Trahan   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Donald Trump Puts Head in the Sand While Americans Can't Afford Their Bills At last night's rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump touted his failing economy and brushed off concerns about rising prices by telling voters -- again -- that affordability is a "hoax." As he ranted, Trump stood in front of a sign that read 'LOWER PRICES, BIGGER PAYCHECKS' -- which couldn't be further fr  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: * * * Duquesne Plans to Build $68 Million Health Sciences Facility Fundraising is underway for a new Forbes Avenue facility that will consolidate programs, favorably locate clinical services and strengthen Duquesne's role in regional health care. * At a 35th Anniversary Celebration for its John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University formally announced plans to construct a new,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * Faith leaders gather in WV State Capitol to speak against ICE arrests * CHARLESTON, WV West Virginia faith leaders and community members gathered outside Governor Patrick Morrisey's office on Monday December 8th for a press conference to speak against the state police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cooperating to arrest and incarcerate people i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSdok) -- The Federal Maritime Commission's Office of Administrative Law Judges has approved a confidential settlement agreement between MCS Industries Inc., Easton, Pennsylvania, and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, resolving all outstanding issues in their conflict, including a fee petition and a parallel commercial arbitration. The initial decision, served on Dec. 8, 2025, was issued by Chief Administrative Law Judge Erin M. Wirth. The matter, ti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Files Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Bipartisan Bill Preventing ACA Premium Spikes * If 218 members sign on, the House must immediately debate and vote on the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) released the following statement after filing a discharge petition to bring his Bipartisan Health Insuranc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan Champions Key Reforms and Readiness Investments in the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, successfully secured 40 priorities in the bipartisan, bicameral compromise of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorizatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly votes for National Defense Authorization Act, supports pay raise for service members * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual comprehensive package of legislation that supports American defense and military service members. The FY2026 NDAA includes a 3.8% pay raise for all service members, supp  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * LAWSUIT: Tennessee state employee sues after unlawful firing for Charlie Kirk post * * Monica Meeks is a combat veteran and lifelong public servant fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk from her personal Facebook shortly after his assassination. * Under the First Amendment, public employers can't fire people simply because the government doesn't approve of thei  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Lewis Wins Two Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards and Earns Recognition Across Innovation, AI Strategy, and Leadership * NEW YORK, December 10, 2025: Morgan Lewis has been recognized by the Financial Times for its leadership in legal innovation, earning multiple distinctions, including two category honors, at the 2025 Innovative Lawyers Awards North  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * New Report from Senator Warren's Office Reveals Trump Administration Siphoned At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.) released a new report detailing the Trump administration's diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Depart  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Novel Endocrine Therapy Giredestrant Improves Disease-free Survival Over Standard of Care for Patients With Early-stage Breast Cancer in Phase III lidERA Trial * SAN ANTONIO - The investigational, oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) giredestrant given as an adjuvant therapy showed significant improvement in invasive disease-free surviva  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim speaks on global data licensing risks at BIP Asia Forum 2025 By Daryl Lim Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim delivered invited remarks at the 2025 Business of IP Asia (BIP Asia) Forum in Hong Kong, one of the region's premier convenings on intellectual property (IP), innovation, and technology. He spoke at a session t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State leaders outline progress and priorities during Commonwealth Campuses town hall * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State leaders hosted a virtual town hall on Dec. 9 to outline emerging elements of a future-focused strategy for the Commonwealth Campuses and discuss the ongoing transition and support for campuses scheduled to close after the spring 2027 semester. During the hourlong e  more

ABINGTON, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University Abington campus issued the following news: * * * Abington professor receives DOE grant to engineer advanced quantum materials By Regina Broscius Burcu Ozden, assistant professor of engineering and physics at Penn State Abington, received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced two-dimensional materials for use in quantum technologies. The project, set to begin in 2026, will b  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus issued the following news: * * * Harrisburg students study global innovation hubs Six Penn State Harrisburg students recently shared their findings as the first cohort of the Global Entrepreneurs Summer Fellowship, a program run by the Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State, which helped them explore connections between Central Pennsylvania and innovation hubs around the world. The Global Entrepreneurs   more

HAMMOND, Indiana, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana posted the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty After 2-Day Jury Trial SOUTH BEND - On December 10, 2025, Keisand Santiago-Maldonado, 33 years old, of Milton, Pennsylvania, was convicted of one felony drug count after a two-day jury trial before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor. S  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * People rally across the country to say: "We are Stronger with Immigrants" * WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2025) From December 10th - International Human Rights Day - through December 18th - International Migrants Day - protests, vigils, and events will take place across the U.S. in support of immigrant communities. In the face of the Trump Administration's swee  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Physics' Xuemei May Cheng Named a 2025 American Physical Society Fellow * Professor of Physics Xuemei May Cheng has been named a 2025 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Fellowship recognizes excellence in physics and exceptional service to the physics community. Cheng was selected as a fellow "for broad contributions to magnetism and spintronics in nanoscale, soft, and bio-inspired materials  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Piper Farmer '26 is Bryn Mawr's First Marshall Scholar Since 1997 * In early November, Piper Farmer '26 wandered around midtown Manhattan, where she'd arrived hours early for a 30-minute interview at the British Consulate. Two days later, she got the call: she was a Marshall Scholar. Official word went out on December 9 when the government of the United Kingdom announced the 2026 winners of the Marshall S  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Professor's new book examines public perceptions of independent courts * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Want to get a sense of a country's commitment to democratic principles? Look to its courts, suggests Michael J. Nelson, professor and head of the Department of Political Science in Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts. That's the focus of Nelson's latest book, "The Efficacy of Judicial Revi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith partner Rob Wilkins named among Lloyd's List Top 10 Maritime Lawyers 2025 * In its profile of Wilkins, Lloyd's List notes: "After 25 years of giving advice on financings and investment, Rob Wilkins, a partner in its Transportation Industry Group, is widely hailed as one of the leading shipping transactional lawyers of his generation. While his clients do i  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy Led to Similar Progression-free Survival as Standard of Care for Certain Endocrine Therapy-refractory Advanced Breast Cancers * SAN ANTONIO - Patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancers had similar progression-free survival (PFS) whether they were treated with sacituzumab govitecan-h  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * SEI and Accenture Partner to Develop AI Adoption Maturity Model The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) today released a white paper describing the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption Maturity Model, which aims to help organizations navigate the complexities of implementing this impactful technology. In the frenzy to embrace AI, many organiza  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * SEI and Accenture Partner to Develop AI Adoption Maturity Model The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) today released a white paper describing the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption Maturity Model, which aims to help organizations navigate the complexities of implementing this impactful technology. In the frenzy to embrace  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: * * * Shippensburg University launches Public Health Minor By Emma Durnin Shippensburg University has recently launched an Interdisciplinary Public Health minor. Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department, Allison Carey, highlights the value of this new minor and its potential to broaden the public's understanding of health through biological, social and environmental frameworks. Carey emphasized  more

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: * * * Biology faculty, students publish research on cellular stress responses Five former Slippery Rock University biology students are celebrating their first peer-reviewed publication for work they did at SRU alongside faculty mentors Stacy Hrizo and Martin Buckley on a multi-year study of cellular stress responses. Hrizo and Buckley lead the team of researchers as they analyzed ways to redu  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Spanish's Neus Penalba Curates Exhibition on Catalan Novelist Merce Rodoreda * Rodoreda, a Forest, an exhibition curated by Assistant Professor of Spanish Neus Penalba, opened on December 5, 2025, at The Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB). In April 2024, Penalba was asked by the CCCB to curate the exhibition after the publishing of her book on the renowned Catalan novelist, Fam als ulls, Ci  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Statement on Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson issued the following statement after the House passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 : "Today's House passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 is a major victory for communities settled in an around  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Supports Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Rep. Thompson released the following statement upon passage of the package: "This year's National Defense Authorization Act makes a generational investment in America's nat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions * President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeven (ND), Representa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Trump Spoke in a Pennsylvania Swing District and the Reviews Are In: It Could Not Have Gone Worse * Trump once again called affordability a " hoax," which is a hell of a message for vulnerable swing-district Republicans to be tied to The reviews are in: Donald Trump's speech in a Pennsylvania swing district was an unmitigated disaster. A sampling of the headlines: Trump " stra  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Introduces New AEC-Q200 Qualified, Glass Protected NTC Thermistor in 0402 Case Size Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new AEC-Q200 qualified, glass protected NTC thermistor in the widely used 0.5 mm by 0.5 mm by 1 mm 0402 case size. The Vishay BCcomponents NTCS0402E3104*XT combines a high beta (B25/85) value of 4311 K with an   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: U.S Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (DODIG-2026-024) The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) announced today that it released the report, "Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania," (https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/4356  more