HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement with Blue Moon 2020, LLC, which does business as Wertheimer Monuments, requiring the Delaware County company to fulfill orders for dozens of consumers who purchased burial monuments and markers. The company failed to provide headstones and other markers to consumers who had paid, provided them late to other customers, and also faile  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * More Than $80,000 in Narcotics and Multiple Loaded Firearms Seized in Coordinated Operation * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a collaborative law enforcement effort resulting in the arrest of a Philadelphia man as well as the seizure of over $80,000 worth of narcotics and multiple illegal loaded firearms that were only discovered after authorities received a report  more

READING, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: * * * Alvernia University alumnus gains prominent position to influence Pennsylvania's 10 state universities * * * Alvernia University alumnus Brandon Danz, Ph.D. was recently nominated by Governor Josh Shapiro to a term on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors. Danz was unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate in July. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Educati  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Khanh Ha Nguyen Class Year: 2027 Major: Computer Science Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam Internship Organization: Bryn Mawr College Internship Title: Digital Technology Internship Location: Bryn Mawr, Pa. What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! With four other teammates, I am working on three specific projects. The first one is to create instructional Bioni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Two years ago, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law thanks to House Democrats. Every single House Republican - including Brian Fitzpatrick - voted against this landmark legislation. The historic legislation has delivered working families across the country by cutting costs, creating jobs, and investing in American manufacturing. The Inflation Reduction Act has: * Saved famili  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Two years ago, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law thanks to House Democrats. Every single House Republican - including Scott Perry - voted against this landmark legislation. The historic legislation has delivered working families across the country by cutting costs, creating jobs, and investing in American manufacturing. The Inflation Reduction Act has: * Saved families an   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * Congressman Cartwright: "One of the reasons I first ran for Congress was to help people in northeastern Pennsylvania get access to affordable, high-quality health care" * * * Following the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Rep. Matt Cartwright connected with local residents in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional district to talk about the positive imp  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- DeSales University issued the following news: Students in the Class of 2028 just arrived on campus and already they're making history. The class, which composes 513 first-year students, has set a new enrollment record. An additional 62 transfer students have also deposited. Students arrived on Sunday, Aug. 18, for move in and to kick off Orientation 2024. "My sisters came to DeSales, and they had an amazing experience," said Valeria Guerin '28, a nurs  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: CALIFORNIA, August 20, 2024--Duane Morris LLP has been recognized across two categories of The Recorder's 2024 California Legal Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of lawyers and companies leading technology, innovation and the profession as a whole. Winners in each category will be announced at the California Legal Awards ceremony recognizing all honorees and finalists on October 15   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Visiting Scholar Robert Parkinson, Ph.D., will deliver a talk on his new book, "Heart of American Darkness," on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room, Krapf Gateway Center, on the Lycoming College campus. The event, co-sponsored by the Humanities Research Center and the history department, is free and open to the public. Parkinson's book tells an epic tale of vengeance and chao  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees. The study published in the journal Ecosphere found that honey bees consistently had higher levels of viruses than bumble bees. Additionally, while both types of bees had lower vir  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Gene Therapy Program, and Moderna, have shown that repeated administration of lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated mRNA therapy significantly extended survival and reduced serum leucine levels in a mouse model of maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). Click here [View article in the link at bottom.] to read the article now. The  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Jeffrey L. Erdly, originator of two Pennsylvania College of Technology scholarships and recipient of the college's Distinguished Alumnus Award, recently boosted his institutional support with a gift of $500,000 toward an upcoming project on campus. Half of the donation from Erdly, a 1972 engineering drafting graduate of the Penn College predecessor Williamsport Area Community College, is de  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Lucy Benson Class Year: 2025 Major: Sociology Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn. Internship Organization: Southside Family Nurturing Center Internship Title: Student Intern Location: Minneapolis, Minn. What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! Southside Family Nurturing Center (SSFNC) is located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. It is one of the f  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Souderton, Pa. - August 21, 2024 - More than 100 seniors joined Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) at Generations on Indian Valley on Friday, August 16 for her annual Senior Health Fair. "It is essential that the resources Pennsylvania's older adults need to live full, healthy lives are accessible to them. I'm grateful to each of our Senior Health Fair vendors and our generous hosts  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Additional investment from PICI will support discovery science and advancement of new therapies at Penn * * * PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) have renewed their collaboration to advance cancer immunotherapy research at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC). The r  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State Athletics today (Aug. 21) announced a $10 million Founders' Gift for the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project from a donor who chooses to remain anonymous. This is the second Founders Gift for the project, joining the $25 million commitment from the Misitano Family and PAM Health announced last week. "This generous family has supported our department in a number o  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State University Police and Public Safety (UPPS) is urging Penn State football fans to be wary of ticket scams, which have become prevalent over the past several seasons. "Online ticketing scams continue to raise concerns as we head into the 2024 college football season and fans should remain cautious when purchasing tickets online," said Wesley Sheets, chief of Penn Sta  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Sadie Chernila Class Year: 2025 Major: Creative Writing Hometown: Great Barrington, MA Internship Organization: Jewish Voice for Peace, Philadelphia Internship Title: JVP Philly Student Intern Location: Philadelphia, Pa What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! In this first half of the summer, a lot of the work that I've been doing is just familiariz  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Education issued the following commentary on Aug. 20, 2024, by assistant professor Heather McCambly: * * * Editor's Note: This is the second article in the blog series "Advancing Equity through Ability to Benefit and College Promise Programs." The series is part of the grant project A2B4Equity: Advancing Adults' Ability to Benefit Through Equitable College Promise Programs. The article was written by Assistant Professo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Pesticides reduce crop loss, helping to stabilize production, but excessive use of pesticides has brought huge negative impacts to the environment and human health, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. To address the problem, a team of Penn State researchers is developing a robotic precision pesticide sprayer capable of targeted application while minimizing uninte  more