UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * 50th annual MLK Jr. Banquet reminds community that 'Change Continues With Us' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With the theme "Change Continues With Us," the 50th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet gathered hundreds of Penn State and State College community members in the Bryce Jordan Center on the evening of Jan. 15 to celebrate five decades of service in community solidarity. Ho  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Announcing Samir Datta as VP of Finance and Administration The below message was sent to faculty and staff on January 17, 2025. * * * Dear faculty and staff colleagues: Please join me in welcoming Samir Datta as our next vice president for finance and administration. He will join the Bryn Mawr College community on March 3 from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he serves as the chief fi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today called for a thorough disciplinary investigation into a teacher who reportedly responded to a Palestinian-American 7th grade student's request to change his seat in the class by saying "I do not negotiate with terrorists." The incident reportedly took place at Central Dauphin Middle Sc  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Discovery could eliminate need to refrigerate vaccines and protein-based drugs UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new storage technique can keep protein-based drugs and vaccines stable without keeping them cold. The discovery, led by researchers at Penn State, could eliminate the need for refrigeration for hundreds of life-saving medicines like insulin, monoclonal antibodies and viral vaccines. "  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College has received a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the Center for Rural Ministry (CRM) as it helps rural pastors, congregations, and communities thrive. The funding through Lilly Endowment's Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative is a game changer for the CRM and its mission to bolster the partnership between the College, the church, and the community,  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a service at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 in Harbison Chapel on campus. The service will celebrate the biblical themes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s mission and vision through traditional hymns, responsive readings, and reflections from students, alumni, and College staff. Kendall Hunter, director of the College's Imago Dei Center, will spe  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 [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: * * * John Grubb Presented with ASTM Metal and Alloy Award ASTM International's nonferrous metals and alloys committee ( B02 ) has presented its Gary M. Kralik Distinguished Service Award to c  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Lycoming College announced a new dual degree in engineering through the Washington University affiliate program that will enable students to earn a foundational liberal arts and sciences education at Lycoming College before moving on to pursue an additional degree in engineering from McKelvey Engineering at WashU, all in just five to six years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release: PennFuture strongly supports Governor Josh Shapiro's formal warning to PJM Interconnection Chair Mark Takahashi that without meaningful action to address unjust and unreasonable costs on Pennsylvanians, he may be forced to consider the state's withdrawal from PJM markets. PJM's market design is creating a windfall for polluting fossil f  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Q&A: Causes, spread and solutions for California's wildfire crisis UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As wildfires relentlessly sweep across Southern California and other parts of the world, Manzhu Yu, an assistant professor of geography at Penn State, offered insights into the ongoing crisis in Los Angeles (LA). Her expertise lies in atmospheric modeling, environmental analytics, big data and cloud   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Q&A: Saraiha Rossi leads the financial wellness charge at Penn State Hazleton HAZLETON, Pa. -- At Penn State Hazleton, one student is pioneering efforts to help guide members of her community on the path to financial stability. Saraiha Rossi, a fourth-year student majoring in management and marketing, serves as a student financial ambassador for the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Li  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: * * * Sunday inclement weather in Philadelphia region The below email was sent to the parents of current undergraduate students on January 17, 2025. * * * Dear parents of current undergraduate students: The greater Philadelphia area is expected to receive snowfall on the afternoon of Sunday, January 19th. Students and their families or guardians who are coming to Bryn Mawr College's campus are advised to ex  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 [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: * * * Te-Lin Yau Honored with ASTM Reactive Metals Award ASTM International's reactive and refractory metals and alloys committee ( B10 ) has awarded its 2024 H.R. "Russ" Ogden Award to Te-Lin  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Sixteen members of the Thiel College Class of 2025 are finishing their degrees with student-teaching assignments in various Mercer County school districts. * Grace Carrizo '25, of Franklin Square, N.Y., Sharpsville Elementary, fourth grade reading, and Sharpsville High School, 9-12 learning support * Alexis Dunn '25, of Erie, Pa., Reynolds Elementary, third grade, and Reynolds Elementary, fourth grade learni  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: The United Steelworkers (USW) and its labor partners today welcomed the comprehensive report from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on its investigation on commercial shipbuilding and its findings that the People's Republic of China (PRC) engaged in a broad range of tactics designed to dominate and control the maritime, shipbuilding and logistics sectors. The USW last year led a coalitio  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Entomology doctoral candidate discusses wasp discoveries UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Identifying two dozen new species of gall wasps was a crowning achievement of Louis Nastasi's Penn State graduate education experience. A doctoral candidate in entomology, Nastasi and his collaborators, from Penn State's Frost Entomological Museum along with the University of Iowa, the University of Edi  more