PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news release: The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) this week released the complete set of assets from the 2024 SEI Research Review. The event, held in November in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, showcased the most innovative SEI research and development projects from 2024. The 2024 Research Review presentation slides, videos, and posters are available on the event's website (https  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 -- PennWest issued the following news: AIM Institute and PennWest University Forge Groundbreaking Partnership to Accelerate Careers in Plastics Injection Molding The American Injection Molding Institute (AIM) and Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) announce an innovative partnership to develop a concentration in Plastics Injection Molding under the PennWest Associate of Applied Science in Applied Technology (AAS-AT) degree. This collaboration offers st  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - a Quaker organization that has worked for peace and justice for over a century - has cancelled planned advertising with the New York Times after the paper refused to allow an ad that referred to Israel's genocide in Gaza. The ad read: "Tell Congress to stop arming Israel's genocide in Gaza now! As a Quaker organization, we work for peac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the allegedly brutal, unprovoked attack at a VFW in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and calls on the district attorney's office to ensure a comprehensive investigation, including examining whether the attac  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) this week released the complete set of assets from the 2024 SEI Research Review. The event, held in November in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, showcased the most innovative SEI research and development projects from 2024. The 2024 Research Review presentation slides, videos, and posters are available on the event's website. The  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Drexel University's LeBow College of Business issued the following news: BY ANNE KORP Ethical judgement, adaptability and critical thinking are among the skills that employers value the most in job candidates, according to Drexel University's 2025 Annual College Hiring Outlook Report. The 54th annual job market analysis, published by Drexel's LeBow College of Business, sheds light on the trends and challenges shaping this year's hiring projectio  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Ethical judgement, adaptability and critical thinking are among the skills that employers value the most in job candidates, according to Drexel University's 2025 Annual College Hiring Outlook Report. The 54th annual job market analysis, published by Drexel's LeBow College of Business sheds light on the trends and challenges shaping this year's hiring projections. The report's findings emphasize  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Affordable and stable housing is critical to improving health across a person's lifespan. People with disabilities, including autism, comprise a significant share of people in need of housing assistance. However, the intersection of housing and health among individuals with autism is largely unknown because data on public housing and public health are not connected. Researchers from Drexel Univer  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Jan. 8 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A seasoned higher education administrator with a vision for elevating Mississippi State University's James Worth Bagley College of Engineering to an even higher level of national prominence has been named the next dean. David M. Ford, a chemical engineer who earned doctoral and master's degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, comes to MSU from his current role as dean of Central Michigan University's   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology and Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity joined on Thursday at the site of a Habitat home to observe the national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old. The nonprofits, working together to build a three-bedroom home at 508 Fifth Ave., lowered a U.S. flag at the building site in memory of the late president. Jimmy  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 -- DeSales University issued the following news: For many older adults, health literacy can be complex and challenging. Stephen Carp, Ph.D., associate professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, is championing a way to change that. Carp helped to launch The Partnership Program, a combined effort between the Pennsylvania legislature, the American Physical Therapy Association Pennsylvania, and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs across the Commonweal  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians issued the following news release: The wildfires in Los Angeles are being described as the most destructive in the region's history. ACP members who wish to provide support in the recovery efforts can help via the following organizations. There are also resources available for physicians impacted by the wildfires. Ways ACP members can help those affected by the L.A. wildfires Physicians for a Heal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release: President Biden has a chance to secure his legacy as the president who has been the strongest supporter of women. He can be the president who finally makes the ERA a reality. National NOW President Christian F. Nunes sent the following letter to President Joseph R. Biden on December 20, 2024, urging him to publish the ERA. * * * December 20, 2024 President Joseph R. Biden Jr. 1600 Pennsylvania, NW  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The research, which will explore the universe of viruses living in the human body, is fueled by a $20-million grant from the National Institutes of Health. * * * For over a decade, scientists have studied the microbiome, the environment of microorganisms that live on and in the body, and how it affects health and disease. Much less is known ab  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology's esports program welcomed an addition to its Wildcat Den over winter break, thanks to an alumnus. Dylan C. Godinez, a 2022 engineering design technology graduate, donated a sign to the team's competition area, located on the second floor of The Madigan Library. The aluminum sign, consisting of the letters "D" and "G," represent Godinez's company, DG Motor  more

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: Slippery Rock University is getting support to increase energy efficiency and spread sustainability education with the community thanks to a grant from the West Penn Energy Fund. The SRU Foundation, Inc., accepted a grant from the WPEF worth $22,500 on behalf of the University that will used by SRU's Macoskey Center for Sustainability Education and Research for the following: * Energy audit by Envinity  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: Humans and mice exposed to long-wavelength red light had lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC surgeon-scientists and published today in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. The findings, which need to be verified through clinical trials, ha  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of Pittsburgh research published today in Nature Microbiology. The in-built safety mechanisms circumvent the possibility of an accidental self-infection with weakened mycobacteria, offering a safe and effec  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * A new report from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Crescenz VA Medical Center evaluated a genetic test for opioid use disorder that recently received pre-marketing approval by the FDA, finding that the genes comprising it do not accurately identify individuals likely to develop the diso  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * A new machine learning technique could help inform clinical decision- making across hospital systems to address the challenges of long COVID-19 care. * * * Across the United States, no hospital is the same. Equipment, staffing, technical capabilities, and patient populations can all differ. So, while the profiles developed for people with comm  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 (TNSsta) -- The United Steelworkers issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * United Steelworkers (USW) District 4 Director David Wasiura issued the following statement today, calling on Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to address serious concerns about ortho-toluidine exposure stemming from its Niagara Falls chemical facility: "Our union has worked for decades to push Goodyear to enact common-sense health and safety protections against occupation  more