UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A team of researchers at Penn State have devised a new, streamlined approach to design metasurfaces, a class of engineered materials that can manipulate light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation with just their structures. This rapid optimization process could help manufacture advanced optic  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Back pain linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65, according to study About half of older men suffer from sleep problems, back pain or both, according to Soomi Lee, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State. Lee recently led a study to investigate whether one precedes the other and found that back problems can increase sleep problems years later in m  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * CDC Urges 'Shared Decision-Making' on Some Childhood Vaccines; Many Unclear About What That Means * On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dramatically reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccinations from 17 to 11, citing practices in other wealthy nations, including Denmark, Germany, and Japan. The CDC said that parent  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Statement on President Trump Risking Another Forever War in Venezuela * CARNEGIE, PA - Today, Navy and Iraq War veteran Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement after the Trump Administration captured the Venezuelan President, launched major strikes across the country, and announced a forthcoming military occupation of Venezuela. "Neither the American people   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans' Statement on Recent Military Action in Venezuela * WASHINGTON (January 5, 2026) - Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) issued this statement today: "I oppose the Trump-Vance administration's unauthorized and unconstitutional military actions in Venezuela. Once again, this administration has no regard for the rule of law, risking American lives in and near Venezuela. I voted last month for   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in December 2025 entitled "Property Tax Pass-Through to Renters: A Quasi-Experimental Approach." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper provides new evidence that a landlord's property tax bill does affect rent for new tenants, violating the law of one price. I investigate the effect of heterogeneous property tax shocks on rents using a unique, quasi-experi  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * Gaiser Center to hold educational seminar at Waynesburg U. The Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Center will hold an educational seminar on addiction, medicated-assisted treatment and withdrawal management at Waynesburg University's Center for Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation Tuesday, January 20, at 6:30 p.m. Designed to provide practical, research-informed education for students, communi  more

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 (TNSrep) -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2025: * * * Groundbreaking AccuWeather(R) Climate Study Reveals Profound Climate Trends with Far-Reaching Impacts AccuWeather(R) today is releasing a new and important study of climate trends for the contiguous United States. If the climate trends we have identified continue, they are likely to have major impacts on the U.S. economy,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: WHYY Reporting Details How Ryan Mackenzie "Cost Pennsylvania Millions" in Public Safety Funding * One of Mackenzie's first votes in Congress was to strip millions of dollars from public safety initiatives across the Lehigh Valley Vulnerable Republican Ryan Mackenzie has put his D.C. party bosses first and the Lehigh Valley last during his first year in Congress. Major re  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Junior Physics Major Helps Rubin Observatory Find Elusive Stars * Through Carnegie Mellon University's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, junior physics major Joao Passos is learning how stars and solar systems form by studying brown dwarfs objects bigger than planets but smaller than stars. New telescopes, like those in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (opens in new window), are cap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Statement on Treasury Agreement to Exempt U.S.-Headquartered Companies from Biden Global Tax Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. \Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, released the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department announced (link is external) Monday that U.S.-headquartered multinational companies will be exempt from the OECD Pillar Tw  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Lewis Chair Jami McKeon Featured in Financial Times on the Rise of Women Leading Top US Law Firms * The Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Report 2025 features Firm Chair Jami McKeon prominently in its article, "The Quiet Growth of an Elite Club of Women at the Top of Leading US Law Firms," which highlights the increasing influence of women in  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Penn College announces slate of Farm Show activities * Pennsylvania College of Technology will again showcase its hands-on applied technology education for the thousands who attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2026 show, themed "Growing a Nation," is slated Jan. 10-17, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg. Penn College will deliver a variety   more

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news: * * * Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast features author Ivy Grimes Penn State Altoona faculty members Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and of women's, gender and sexuality studies, have released a new episode of their "Horror Joy" podcast. In the latest "Meet Your Maker" episode, the hosts are joined by Ivy Grimes, an author  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Saul Ewing, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2025: * * * Saul Ewing Elevates 17 Attorneys to Partnership and Counsel Saul Ewing LLP announced today that it has elected 10 attorneys to the firm's partnership and promoted seven (7) attorneys to counsel, all effective January 1, 2026. Chicago Michael J. Pollock has been elected to partnership. Michael is a member of the firm's Litigation Department and focuses his practice on pursui  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Pennsylvania Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by the Drought * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Pennsylvania of the Feb. 2 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by the   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * University Libraries launches open-access graduate student architecture journal * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State University Libraries Open Publishing has launched " Hyphen," an open-access journal edited by graduate students in the Penn State College of Art and Architecture's Stuckeman School. The journal began in 2023 as a print publication and has partnered with the Open Publishing pr  more