CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- PennWest issued the following news: PennWest University Department of Nursing has been awarded a $1.18 million grant to train nurses as sexual assault nurse examiners. The funds are provided by Health Resources and Services Administration's Advanced Nursing Education. PennWest is the only higher education institution in western Pennsylvania to receive the three-year grant. The SANE training will be offered as a certificate program to registered nurses. Par more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Jobs and the economy are among the most important issues for voters during the 2024 presidential election, with interest rates, the cost of consumer goods and job availability at the tops of people's minds. Penn State News spoke with Kenneth Louie, associate professor of economics, Penn State Behrend, to learn more about the current state of the U.S. economy and the issues tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: A new poll commissioned by the DCCC in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District has Janelle Stelson leading Republican Scott Perry 48% to 47%. After three public polls showed this race in a dead heat, Stelson has begun to pull ahead of the vulnerable incumbent. Via National Journal: * The race to unseat Rep. Scott Perry is slowly attracting more national attent more PR

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: The Communication, Journalism and Media Department's Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay has been named a 2024-25 AEJMC Jennifer McGill Fellow by the Institute for Diverse Leadership (IDL). This fellowship is awarded annually and aims to increase the representation of people of color and women in journalism and communication education leadership roles. Chattopadhyay's selection is a significant accomplishmen more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The Social Status Adversity and Health in Daily Life Moments Study: Ecological Momentary Assessment and Ambulatory Health Assessments to Examine Meaning and Mechanisms Authors: Nataria T. Joseph and Laurel M. Peterson Source: BMC Psychology, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Page 402, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01903-6, July 2024 Type of Publication: Journal Article Abstract: Background African Americans and those of lower more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College's Concussion Management Team, formed in 2022, is continuing to raise awareness about concussions among the campus community and two of its members will share the planning that went into the team's 2023 event at an upcoming national webinar. Among the upcoming events that are part of the "Start the Conversation" campaign will be a peer-to-peer discussion involving members of the men's an more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) yesterday hosted a community roundtable on public safety with local leaders at the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown. In addition to the senator, Allentown Chief of Police Charles Roca, Whitehall Chief of Police Mike Marks, Boys & Girls Club of Allentown CEO Katarah Jordan, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Children's Advocacy Director  more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Senate Race: Casey Up 8 Points Over McCormick * * * In the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight edge in a tight race over former President Donald Trump 48 - 45 percent among likely voters; We The People Party candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. receives 4 percent support, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate C more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: Reed Smith attorneys have advised Dreamscape Media, an independent publisher and multimedia studio, on its sale to Recorded Books, Inc., a global audiobook publishing company. The transaction was announced on July 9 and closed on August 1. The multi-disciplinary deal team was led by Siddesh Bale, Susan Nieto and Matthew Hancock, with the support of Simone Senior, Victor Reim and Faith Moss. Critical more PR

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Robert Morris University issued the following news: * * * The Society of Actuaries has extended Robert Morris University's top designation as a Center of Actuarial Excellence for three more years through June 2027. RMU is one of only 41 schools worldwide with this designation. * * * The Society of Actuaries is the world's largest professional organization for those who assess risk for insurance and related fields. The university has held the designatio more PR