PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn physics and engineering researchers have created a local learning network that is fast, low-power, and scalable. * * * Scientists run into a lot of tradeoffs trying to build and scale up brain-like systems that can perform machine learning. For instance, artificial neural networks are capable of learning complex language and vision tasks, but the pro more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 6 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Perry Played a "Direct Role" in Plots to Overturn the 2020 Election and Voted Against Certifying Pennsylvania's Election Results Perry Has Endorsed McCormick for Senate * * * David McCormick is spending Independence Day weekend with Scott Perry, an extreme, far-right election denier who played a "direct role" in plots to overturn the 2020 election and undermine democracy. McCormick is cam more PR

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, July 6 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: As East Stroudsburg University's Aspiring Educator Pathway Program (AEPP) begins its second year, the College of Education will host a Summer Summit. The Summit will take place Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18 on the university's campus. The vision of ESU's AEPP is to proactively combat the education workforce shortage, by working collaboratively with local school entities and commu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Now more than two decades into its existence, the Penn State-based Hemingway Letters Project continues to offer the many shades of American literary master Ernest Hemingway's personality via his personal correspondence. Led by Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English and Women's Studies Sandra Spanier and Associate Research Professor of English Verna Kale, the project recently published the sixth vo more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The message below was sent on Monday, July 1, 2024. Dear Bryn Mawr College Community, Walking up the steps of Taylor Hall this morning, I had a simultaneous sense of starting anew and coming home. I am aware of the powerful history housed in these buildings, on these grounds, and especially in all of you -- a history of which I am not yet a part. Bryn Mawr College is a remarkable institution with a complex history more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A Penn State research team was one of eight chosen to receive funding from NASA as part of the agency's University SmallSat Technology Partnerships (USTP) initiative within NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program. According to a NASA press release, teams were selected by the USTP initiative to mature new systems and capabilities in collaboration with NASA centers. At present, small spacecraft, more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Treating cancer can sometimes feel like a game of Whac-A-Mole. The disease can become resistant to treatment, and clinicians never know when, where and what resistance might emerge, leaving them one step behind. But a team led by Penn State researchers has found a way to reprogram disease evolution and design tumors that are easier to treat. They created a modular genetic circuit that turns cancer more PR