LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that Arkansas, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Wisconsin--on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 30 states--have agreed to a settlement with officials from Delaware to end the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute won by Arkansas before the United States Supreme Court more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: API (the American Petroleum Institute) has donated access to its standards for industry best practices to Pennsylvania College of Technology for use in the curriculums of various academic programs in the college's School of Engineering Technologies. Representatives of API were on campus in Penn College's welding lab in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center on Aug. 28 to formally present  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- FMC, an agricultural sciences company, issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA, August 28, 2024 - FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, announced the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted a temporary restraining order against Sharda USA LLC ("Sharda"). The order restrains Sharda from importing, marketing, advertising, selling or distributing any premix products containing bifenthrin and more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * As students across the Commonwealth return to school, the 2024-25 budget signed by Governor Shapiro last month includes a historic $1.1 billion increase for K-12 education -- marking the largest single-year investment in the Commonwealth's history Central Dauphin School District will benefit directly from the new adequacy formula, receiving more than $6 million thr more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank supports entrepreneurs by derisking their startups and helping them turn ideas into viable businesses. The LaunchBox services are at no cost and are accessible to Happy Valley community members, as well as Penn State faculty, staff, and students. Through recent support from the College Township Industrial Development Authority (CTIDA) more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: National Democrats and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party aren't leaving any votes on the board this year; from the White House to the statehouse, Democrats are mobilizing "Vote Local PA," the "largest and most coordinated campaign" to reach voters in every county and house district in the state. The program provides targeted talking points that are updated in real time, and easily accessible informatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As JD Vance visits Pennsylvania and Wisconsin today, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "JD Vance needs to answer to voters in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and across America why he and Donald Trump want to raise taxes for lower and middle-class families with their extreme Project 2025 agenda. Vance is stumbling to defend Trump's unpopular agenda and his failed economi more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: In an effort to foster meaningful dialogue across differences, La Roche University is one of eight American Catholic colleges and universities to partner with the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) for the 2024-25 academic year. Founded in 2017 by Jonathan Haidt and Caroline Mehl, CDI is a national nonprofit organization that helps colleges and universities transform their campuses into learning envi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine issued the following news: * * * Wolff's reappointment follows a comprehensive review of the major accomplishments of his first term as dean, including new mission and vision statement for the School, new programs and interdisciplinary centers, and advancing an inclusive learning environment. * * * Mark Wolff has been reappointed dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine thr more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers received a $432,198 grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging to work on voice assistants to support dementia care. The project will be led by Saeed Abdullah, associate professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology and director of the Wellbeing and Health Innovation (WHI) Lab more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: CORAOPOLIS, PA. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released a performance audit that showed Pennsylvania taxpayers paid $7 million more for Medicaid prescription drug benefits than they should have during 2022 because of lack of oversight by the Department of Human Services and spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). "Our auditors found evidenc more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: A $10,000 gift from the Dr. and Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Charitable Trust has helped Pennsylvania College of Technology purchase PeriopSim, a virtual reality simulation learning system, for its surgical technology program. Using virtual reality headsets and hand controls, students are immersed in a virtual operating room environment, allowing them to practice surgical procedures repeate more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Acoustics research at Penn State has begun to sound like science fiction, with mentions of holograms, vortex beams and a remote whispering beam. Yun Jing, professor of acoustics and of biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, recently received a three-year, $418,136 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study nonlinear acoustic effects in w more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Two Penn State-led research teams have received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture for projects investigating the ways microbiomes the microorganisms in a particular environment, such as in soil or a living organism can affect disease dynamics in agriculture. The grants, totaling a combined $1.1 million, are part of th more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State students at University Park are invited to celebrate the return to campus with the Blue & White Society at its tailgate BASH, scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. Free food, games and more will be available for those who drop by the Hintz Family Alumni Center to attend BASH. While there, students also can learn more about how getting involved with the Alu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Students new to the University Park campus are encouraged to mark their calendars to join Penn State University Libraries' annual fall Open House, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 4-5, in Pattee Library and Paterno Library on the University Park campus. To complete the self-guided Open House tour, students are required to check in wit more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 26 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Education issued the following Q&A with Molly McSweeney, assistant director for student and community engagement: * * * As the assistant director for student and community engagement at the University of Pittsburgh Global Hub in Posvar Hall, Molly McSweeney connects students to resources and programming to internationalize their education. She recently started a new chapter at Pitt as a student in the Doctor of Educati more PR

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news release: Westminster College students traveled to Long Beach, Calif., last spring to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Long Beach, Calif., the flagship conference for undergraduate researchers to share, celebrate, and promote their research achievements. Associate Professor of Environmental Science Dr. Patrick Krantz and Assistant Professor of Interfaith Studies Dr.  more PR