UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Despite being home to some of the world's most dangerous animals, Australia has led the English-speaking world in life expectancy for the last three decades. As for other high-income Anglophone countries, the Irish saw the largest gains in life expectancy, while Americans have finished dead last since the early 1990s, according to a team of social scientists led by a Penn Stat more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: A two-year $140,000 Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program contribution from Coterra will cover participation fees for all of the more than 70 Pennsylvania high schools and career and technology center partners in Pennsylvania College of Technology's dual enrollment program. In addition to fees for the participating schools and CTCs, Coterra's commitment will support transportation cost more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to Cartwright's leadership, more than 1 million veterans have benefitted from the PACT Act * * * Two years ago, the PACT Act was signed into law marking the largest expansion of benefits and services for veterans in more than 30 years thanks to Matt Cartwright. Since its passage, there have been over 1.1 million approved PACT Act claims - including 48,000 claims approved in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to Wild's leadership, more than 1 million veterans have benefitted from the PACT Act * * * Two years ago, the PACT Act was signed into law marking the largest expansion of benefits and services for veterans in more than 30 years thanks to Susan Wild. Since its passage, there have been over 1.1 million approved PACT Act claims - including 40,000 claims approved in Pennsylvan more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Mass Political Murder: What and Where is the Hate? Author: Clark McCauley Source: Advances in Political Psychology, DOI: 10.1111/pops.13013, July 2024 Publication type: Article Abstract: This article explores the meaning and importance of hate in intergroup conflict, especially in conflict that moves to genocide or politicide. Review of controversies in defining hate leads to definition of hate as an extreme fo more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Hannah Dean, rising 3L at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, has spent this summer interning at Justice at Work in Pittsburgh, Pa., as part of her prestigious Peggy Brown Fellowship. Dean was selected for this competitive fellowship in labor and employment law out of an impressive pool of applicants. This year only 117 law students nationwide were accepted into the program more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, a law firm, issued the following news release: Lynette Carter, a Harrisburg-based Associate with national law firm Eckert Seamans, has been chosen as one of 15 members for the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) 2024-25 Bar Leadership Institute (BLI) class. Carter's diverse career, spanning government, prosecution, and private practice, uniquely positions her to contribute to the BLI. Members of the BLI class are provided w more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: In response to the recent announcement of the closure of Pittsburgh Technical College (PTC), La Roche University stands ready to assist and support students facing uncertainty during the transition period. "There's no doubt PTC students are experiencing angst and frustration. We want them to know that La Roche University is dedicated to offering a seamless pathway for PTC students to continue their acad more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Lafayette College issued the following news: * * * Student-researchers partner with Prof. Lauren Myers to explore how structured video chats can help families defy distance and forge stronger bonds * * * By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis As modern technology has become more deeply embedded into everyday life in many households, kids today have access to more digital content and communication channels than ever before. "It's changing the landscape of ch more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A good night's sleep is essential for children's health and development, but childhood sleep patterns may also be linked to future substance use. A new study, led by a team of Penn State researchers, found that adolescents were more likely to have consumed alcohol or tried marijuana by age 15 if they went to bed later and slept fewer hours during childhood and adolescence. The more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: ROYERSFORD, August 13, 2024: State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) spoke in opposition to a proposed rate increase (https://www.senatormuth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-12-24_KJM_PUC_PublicComment.pdf) submitted by Aqua Pennsylvania at a public input hearing hosted by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) last night. The hearing, held at Spr more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Pitt researchers publish study in APL Bioengineering that establishes a platform to monitor the efficacy of cell-based immunotherapies * * * In 2024, more than two million estimated new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and at minimum 600,000 people will die from the disease. With cancer treatments in high demand, a group of researcher more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: LONDON - London-based senior associate Olivia Grant of Reed Smith has been shortlisted in the Future Leader category at the Ethnicity Awards, the global law firm announced today. Grant works on a broad range of financial transactions, including securitisations, real estate finance, funds finance and non-performing loans. She also serves as co-chair of Reed Smith's Multicultural Network and as commit more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A team of researchers, including two Penn State agricultural economists and an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellow, were awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a new method for accurately measuring innovation activity in small geographic regions. Their project endeavors to shed light on the factors more PR

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: By Megan Silverstrim Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced 28 awardees for the 2024 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) grant awards, totaling $7 million. "The SBA's PRIME grants support mission-oriented nonprofit organizations acros more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of State recently announced Dr. Veronica Sardegna's successful completion of a two-semester virtual English Language Specialist project focusing on technology tools for teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Russia. Dr. Sardegna, an instructor at La Roche University, was part of a select group. Her project was one of approximately 250 that the English Language Specialist Pro more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Students applying for financial aid for the 2025-26 academic year should stay vigilant about deadlines and necessary action steps, despite the staggered rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education announced a phased rollout for the 2025-26 FAFSA, with a full release on or before Dec. 1. This appro more PR

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: Waynesburg University student Ross Owens, a junior children and youth ministry major, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024-2025 Iona George Fund for Scholarship in Early Church History at Waynesburg University. The Iona George Fund for Scholarship in Early Church History was created through a generous donation by Thomas George in honor and in memory of his aunt, Iona George, whose life of f more PR