BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 12 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Cindy Sousa, professor and co-director of Bryn Mawr's Center for Child and Family Wellbeing, is working to center the role of social work in the lives of those experiencing war and political violence globally. For decades, Professor of Social Work Cindy Sousa has investigated how war affects civilians, particularly families. Working at a youth program early in her career cemented Sousa's interest in international  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: The Honorable Debra Todd, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, will serve as commencement speaker at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University's 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Duquesne University President Ken Gormley will bestow an Honorary Degree on this distinguished jurist as part of the ceremony. As the 58th Chief Justice installed into the Commonwe  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway has been voted 2025 president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), the nonprofit whose member schools enroll most of the country's law students and produce the majority of the country's attorneys and judges. Her election follows time spent on the AALS Executive Committee and AALS Steering Committee.  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The development of new drugs is critical in treating cancer -- if people have access to them. A team co-led by Penn State researchers identified cancer drugs launched between 1990 and 2022 and found that counties with higher gross national income per capita typically had more launches and shorter launch delays. They published their findings in BMJ Global Health. "While previous studies have fo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Before he passed away on Dec. 23, 2024, Charles H. "Skip" Smith, the Penn State alumnus and philanthropist who launched the construction of The Arboretum at Penn State with a landmark gift in 2007, made another gift to build upon his family's legacy at the University: a new $1 million commitment to create the Charles H. "Skip" Smith Soaring Waters Fountain Garden. The reimagined garden will be a w  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 [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: Maria Knake, acting group lead of the Standards and Conformity Assessment Services Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has started her three-year term on the ASTM   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State World Campus announced today the opening of its new virtual student center, which aims to connect online learners with the support they need to be successful. The Penn State World Campus Chaiken Center for Student Success brings together the staff services from all student-facing and academic support departments with the robust resources that have been developed for Penn State World C  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State College of Engineering has received a $19 million gift from the estate of E. Michael Ackley, placing Ackley among the top five individual donors in college history. The funds will support a variety of critical priorities, including student scholarships to aid access and affordability, the college's campus facilities modernization, and faculty research. Ackley graduated from the Un  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- PennWest issued the following news: Pennsylvania Western University leaders celebrated the start of construction on a new science center building on the California campus with a ceremonial groundbreaking Jan. 13, 2025. The innovative new 63,500-square-foot facility is part of a $39 million project, funded by the Department of General Services Capital Spending Plan Budget. The building, which is scheduled to open in early 2027, will be home for students stud  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Office of the Board of Trustees is accepting applications through Feb. 21 for the position of student trustee. Full-time undergraduate, graduate and professional students in good standing at any Penn State campus -- including World Campus -- and able to serve a two-year term are eligible to apply. The 38-member Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and welfare of Pen  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news release: Students from the Westminster Entrepreneurship Center (WEC), through the Entrepreneurship Practicum course, presented the results of a feasibility study at the Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative (ACRI) Symposium held Dec. 6-7 in Arlington, Va. Seven Westminster College students attended the symposium, representing the 26 students who participated in the research. They shared their f  more