UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Having witnessed firsthand the ways that the University has indelibly impacted multiple generations of their own family, Penn State Dickinson Law alumni Patrick Hewitt and Jennifer Wilson Hewitt have stepped forward with a $3 million estate commitment to expand opportunity and elevate excellence across multiple units of the institution. The Hewitts' gift will be divided equall more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Having witnessed firsthand the ways that the University has indelibly impacted multiple generations of their own family, Penn State Dickinson Law alumni Patrick Hewitt and Jennifer Wilson Hewitt have stepped forward with a $3 million estate commitment to expand opportunity and elevate excellence across multiple units of the institution. The Hewitts' gift will be divided equall more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release: Elizabeth Wilson, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and Member of national law firm Eckert Seamans, has recently earned the AI Governance Professional (AIGP) certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). According to the IAPP, AIGP-certified professionals demonstrate expertise in foundational knowledge of AI systems, their use cases, and impacts; an understan more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. Leaders from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Cancer Institute dedicated the Kristen Olewine Milke CARE Center, a vital resource for holistic cancer care, during a special ceremony on Aug. 7. The naming of the CARE (Cancer Assistance and Resource Education) Center, part of the Cancer Institute, honors donor and volunteer Kris Milke, whose $1 million gif more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * DELAWARE COUNTY, PA - August 8, 2024 - Yesterday, Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. released a statement that it had entered into an agreement with CHA Partners, LLC to purchase Crozer Health. While the sale of the system has been the prime goal for many months, the lack of transparency regarding the details of this deal raises concerns. Below is Senator Tim Kearney's (D more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: PALO ALTO - Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that it advised Persistent Systems, Inc., a publicly traded Indian multinational technology services company, on its acquisition of Starfish Associates, LLC. Starfish is a global software company that provides communication management solutions for unified communications and contact center platforms. The cross-office Reed Smith corporate team th more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Tornadoes have the power to capture imaginations, haunt dreams and even tear across the big screen. But how does Hollywood's treatment of tornadoes compare to the science behind the phenomena? In this video, Penn State tornado scientists Yvette Richardson and Paul Markowski, graduate student storm chaser Quinlan Mulhern and Penn State Storm Chase Team student president Alliso more PR

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Thirty-five years ago, Voyager 2 confirmed the existence of Neptune's rings. Years prior, an improbable Villanova research project first discovered the evidence. * * * Ed Guinan, PhD, '64 CLAS was despondent. He didn't know for sure when his strip chart recorder - which contained crucial, continuous data from a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event - had gone missing, but he knew for sure he and hi more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. You don't notice it, at first. You might feel thirsty all the time, or maybe your vision is blurry. Then your doctor says the word "diabetes." How could this have happened? Like 38.4 million people in the U.S. 11.6% of the population you have elevated blood sugar, a dangerous condition that can damage your internal organs and cause a litany of sobering health conditions from heart di more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The Penn State University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) recently voted to update its membership model to include a representative from every college, campus and unit beginning July 1, 2025. The new membership model will more than double the total size of USAC and help to establish more direct lines of communication between staff at all campuses. The change was prompted in res more PR