UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony on Jan. 3. Alley was one of 23 individuals and two organizations awarded the 2025 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honors for achievement and leadership in science an  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: From photographs of decimated buildings to military and civilian casualty counts to narratives of suffering, news media bring information about foreign conflicts to American audiences. But does this coverage actually affect public opinion about whether and how the United States should be involved in a conflict? Does it influence what Americans think about the U.S. providing milit  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For many years, medically trained dance artist Herve Koubi questioned his last name, a surname of non-French origin. Finally, when Koubi was in his mid-20s, his father revealed a secret, Algerian ancestry. The revelation inspired Koubi to launch a personal journey that led to the founding of his contemporary dance company. Compagnie Herve Koubi is a brotherhood of dancers   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy issued the following news: Forested land along the Allegheny River is now permanently protected thanks to a conservation easement donation from Randall Gustafson on 28 acres of his property in Pleasant and Watson townships, Warren County. The property has 2,200 feet of frontage on the Allegheny River, which is Pennsylvania's 2024 River of the Year, and is adjacent to a large section of the Allegheny National Forest, thus   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 7, 2025 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression announced today it will defend veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer pro bono against a lawsuit from President-elect Donald Trump that threatens Americans' First Amendment right to speak on core political issues. "Punishing someone for their political prediction is about as unconstitutio  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on January 7, 2025. Dear Bryn Mawr College Community, A warm welcome to 2025 and to the familiar (and new) routines this year may bring. I hope the end of 2024 brought rest and you enjoyed yesterday's snow day. I slept for much of the first few days of the break. Then there was time with family, too much sugar, a few days away, and a lot of reading, inclu  more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Juniata College issued the following news: The Mellon Foundation has awarded Juniata College a $500,000, three-year grant focused on building connections between faculty, students, and residents of Central Pennsylvania to understand and enrich learning about regional environmental challenges. Residents will be encouraged to share their stories, experiences, and relationships with natural resources to identify future outcomes that will positively benefit their  more

CHESTER, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- The Widener University issued the following news: It doesn't have to happen here. That's the underlying message of Widener Anti-Sexual Violence Education, or WAVE, a new comprehensive and strategic program designed to engage the campus community in preventing sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking. Sexual assault and violence prevention efforts at Widener are not new. But WAVE, currently funded by a $400,000 federal grant awarded in 2023 by  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: New standard will be important to manufacturers, consumers, laboratories, and regulators. A new ASTM International standard will provide users with a road map for planning and executing assessme  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy cells and tissues, often have a preclinical stage before diagnosis that's characterized by mild symptoms or certain antibodies in the blood. However, in some people, these symptoms may resolve before culminating in the full disease stage. Knowing who may progress along the disease pathway is cri  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it comes to deciding where they're going to get their next meal, different species of bees may be attracted to different flower traits, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State and published in PNAS Nexus. The study focused on two species of solitary bees: the horned-face bee, which helps pollinate crops like apples and blueberries, and the alfalfa leafcu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State School of Music will host an extraordinary evening of jazz and blues at the State Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of Penn State's 2025 African American Music Festival, running Feb. 5-8. With the theme "The Spiritual and The Blues," the festival celebrates the profound cultural legacy of African American music through an arra  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Faculty at Penn State's University Park campus are invited to apply for the spring 2025 Faculty Writing Program, a new initiative aimed at enhancing research and writing productivity. The program, organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, provides an in-person, accountability-focused writing group to support schola  more