PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: * * * AACR Expresses Sincere Appreciation to NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD PHILADELPHIA -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today expressed its gratitude to Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, for her outstanding service to the American people during her 14-month tenure as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bertagnolli   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America issued the following news release: PITTSBURGH - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania denied a final appeal by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG) and affirmed a Superior Court ruling that upheld the right of striking workers to picket, which is protected under both state and federal laws. The Post-Gazette had initially sought an injunction to prevent their striking employees from picketing a PG facility where scab work  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is a significant driver of the Pennsylvania economy, with a positive impact on the lives of the citizens in communities across the Commonwealth. A recent report showed that UPMC Hillman generated $3.98 billion in total economic impact in Pennsylvania through its clinical, research and educational missions in 2023. Overall, UPMC Hillman suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $2.2 Million to Benefit Wildlife and Restore Habitat in Central Appalachia WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and partners today announced $2.2 million in grants to reforest legacy mine lands, improve forest habitat management for birds, implement riparian buffers on agricultural lands and restore a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Penn State industrial engineering grad student named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Industrial engineering doctoral candidate Kevin Mekulu has been named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category of health care. He was selected for his work in improving screening for cognitive impairment with his artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology, which he develope  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Q&A: $2.5M grant to help reduce emissions, inefficiencies in industrial systems UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A team led by researchers at Penn State recently received a $2,491,443 grant from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) to reduce emissions and increase thermal efficiency in industrial systems. The team, which includes researchers at Sa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Q&A: Solving problems in big data with Serhat Aybat UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Big data has enabled numerous benefits for industries like health care, finance, consumer technology, insurance and cybersecurity. However, working with larger and larger datasets also increases numerical issues within the algorithms. To better understand these machine learning problems and design more efficient so  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Rehab Neural Engineering Labs played a key role in progressing neuroprosthetic brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that enables people to feel the shape and movement of objects over the "skin" of a bionic hand. New studies in Nature Biomedical Engineering and Science document major progress of a technology designed to rec  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Astronomer gives wayfaring in 'Moana' 5 stars UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Polynesian explorers reached the Hawaiian Islands nearly 1,000 years ago in part by following the stars across thousands of miles of open ocean. How accurately do Disney's "Moana" movies depict this stellar wayfaring? In this video, Christopher Palma, teaching professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn Stat  more