PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Alcoholism Study Grants SURF Student Entry Point Into Psychology Research * Carnegie Mellon University senior Solomon Wechter combined both low- and high-tech research techniques in his work on a psychology study about couples and alcohol use disorder. For his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) (opens in new window), Wechter hit the streets of Pittsburgh to hang flyers to attract p  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * Clarion's Love INC founder to deliver keynote at annual Martin Luther King breakfast * The 14th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast is set for Jan. 19 in Eagle Commons, PennWest Clarion. The theme is The King Legacy: Non-Violence in a Violent World. Angelo Anderson, founder and executive director of Love INC of Clarion County, will deliver the keynote address. Inspired by the legacy of King, Ander  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * New DCCC Billboard in PA-08 Reminds NEPA That Rob Bresnahan is "The Congressman Who Stole Health Care" * DCCC calls out vulnerable Rep. Rob Bresnahan ahead of the holidays for unleashing a health care crisis on Northeastern Pennsylvania The DCCC this week launched a new billboard campaign holding vulnerable Congressman Rob Bresnahan accountable for unleashing a health care crisi  more

BEAVER FALLS, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- Geneva College issued the following news: * * * Chuck and Peg Hartzell: Extending the Gift of Education In 1959, Chuck Hartzell '63 and Peg Getty '63 began their college educations at a Baptist-affiliated school in Ohio following their parents' wishes for a missional fit. At the time, their school did not offer critical courses for their respective majors in science and education, meaning they'd need to commute to a local state school to meet their degr  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Mixing Lab Rigor with Real Life, CMU Researchers Craft New Recipe for Groundbreaking Alcohol Studies * Nearly 80% of Americans (opens in new window) aged 12 and older have drank alcohol at least once in their lives, and 10% of the population (opens in new window) suffers from alcohol use disorder. And yet, scientists still know surprisingly little about how alcohol shapes our social experiences i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Announces New Main Street Designation in Central Pennsylvania, Highlights Continued Investments in Downtowns and Main Streets Across the Commonwealth This new Main Street designation for Gettysburg, which encompasses the Historic District and Historic District Extensions, provides up to $225,000 in supportive grant fund  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $14 Million to Enhance Communities and Further Boost Pennsylvania's Economy Today's funding approvals through the Commonwealth Financing Authority will support flood mitigation projects, recreational trails, sewage facilities improvements, and restoring watersheds. * Today, Department of Community an  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Study: Gaps in genetic testing hit black, low-income hardest * Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinicsoften at rates half or less than those of White patients or individuals from wealthier areasaccording to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the Universi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * SURF Project Bridges Data Divides in Health Care * When Ziyong Ma began his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (opens in new window) (SURF) at Carnegie Mellon University, he wasn't just writing code. He was solving a problem that has long challenged the health care industry: how to make complex medical data more accessible to the people who need it most. A senior double majoring in mathem  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Claims about Autism, Inflation, and Ukraine Lead FactCheck.org's Whoppers of 2025 * As the year draws to a close, FactCheck.org has compiled its list of 2025's " most egregious and noteworthy falsehoods and distortions " in American politics, featuring false and misleading claims by President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health & Human  more