WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: The August 2024 issue of Avionics News features an article on Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna Alicia "Marti" Martinez, who earned her Bachelor of Science in aviation maintenance technology on Aug. 3. Titled "Taking an Active Role in Learning ," the profile was written by retired aviation faculty member Thomas D. Inman (who continues to work in a part-time and substitute capacity).  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. To repair damaged tissue in the body from a skin burn to a damaged organ doctors use collagen, a protein that is naturally occurring in tissue. However, current methods of collagen use do not incorporate growth factors, which are another naturally occurring protein in tissues. These proteins can control the function of the cells and allow cell growth to be specific to a certain more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: CENTURY CITY and ORANGE COUNTY, August 7, 2024: Morgan Lewis partners Debra Fischer and Barbara Miller have been named to the Daily Journal's Top Labor & Employment Lawyers list for 2024, an annual recognition of California lawyers who have made significant contributions to labor and employment law. This is third time that Debra has been selected for the honor and the fourth time for Barbara. For more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: New reporting from American Journal News exposes Rob Bresnahan's anti-choice extremism. During an event last month, Bresnahan was caught praising the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade -- saying it "did exactly what it should do." Bresnahan adopted the Pennsylvania Republican platform that would effectively ban abortion with no exceptions and he is backed by politicians in Washingto more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Thomas R. Kline School of Law Professor Wesley Oliver and Professor Kate Norton recently attended CaliCon at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, Washington. Oliver and Norton presented at the conference, sharing the technological innovations offered at Duquesne Kline School of Law, including the Law and Computing Concentration. Duquesne Kline School of Law is part of an elite group of o more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The East Halls Renovation Project, which began in 2014, has nearly reached its completion, and the milestone was celebrated with a ceremony on July 30 at Findlay Commons. The final three East residence halls undergoing renovation Hastings, Snyder and Stone will come back online Aug. 19, just in time for students returning to campus for fall arrival. Upon completion of the pro more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in the fossil record, may provide new insight into the evolution of today's diverse Southeast Asian and Australian rainforests, according to Penn State researchers who identified the plants. They discovered that the fossils represent a now extinct legume genus that lived in Southeast Asia that was more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have been awarded more than $8.5 million by the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The grant will fund a study on the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and trazodone, an antidepressant, on sleep and blood pressure in individuals with insomnia. The researchers said they aim  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * The significant jump in new applicants follows Governor Shapiro's work to expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program for the first time in nearly 20 years. The deadline to apply is December 31, 2024 - all eligible Pennsylvanians are encouraged to apply at pa.gov/ptrr. * * * Following his work to expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program(opens in a new tab more PR