UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony on Jan. 3. Alley was one of 23 individuals and two organizations awarded the 2025 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honors for achievement and leadership in science an more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Key Highlights * Ansys PowerArtist is a comprehensive register-transfer-level (RTL) design-for-power platform used for early-stage power analysis and reduction of semiconductor designs, across a wide range of end industry applications. * The tool will complement and broaden Keysight's existing design engineering software portfolio. * The transa more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ballard Spahr and Lane Powell have completed their combination effective January 1, 2025--creating a firm of more than 750 lawyers in 18 U.S. offices. The combination will expand the firms' collective capabilities in litigation, corporate transactions, real estate, finance, and intellectual property. The combined firm will operate under the Ballard Spahr name and will be led by its Chair, Peter  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For many years, medically trained dance artist Herve Koubi questioned his last name, a surname of non-French origin. Finally, when Koubi was in his mid-20s, his father revealed a secret, Algerian ancestry. The revelation inspired Koubi to launch a personal journey that led to the founding of his contemporary dance company. Compagnie Herve Koubi is a brotherhood of dancers  more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on January 7, 2025. Dear Bryn Mawr College Community, A warm welcome to 2025 and to the familiar (and new) routines this year may bring. I hope the end of 2024 brought rest and you enjoyed yesterday's snow day. I slept for much of the first few days of the break. Then there was time with family, too much sugar, a few days away, and a lot of reading, inclu more PR

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Juniata College issued the following news: The Mellon Foundation has awarded Juniata College a $500,000, three-year grant focused on building connections between faculty, students, and residents of Central Pennsylvania to understand and enrich learning about regional environmental challenges. Residents will be encouraged to share their stories, experiences, and relationships with natural resources to identify future outcomes that will positively benefit their more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates has acted as counsel to Alyssa Partners Pte, a leading Japan-focused real estate investment management firm, in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics assets located in Greater Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan. Alyssa Partners completed the acquisition on behalf of JINGDONG Property, Inc and is acting as asset manager. K&L Gates advised on the Singapore level asse more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: The partners of global law firm K&L Gates LLP have voted to elect the following individuals from across the firm's global platform as new partners, of counsel, government affairs counselors, and government affairs advisors with the firm, effective January 1. The group comprises 33 individuals from all nine of the firm's practice areas and representing 18 offices, including Berlin, Charleston, Charlotte more PR

CHESTER, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- The Widener University issued the following news: It doesn't have to happen here. That's the underlying message of Widener Anti-Sexual Violence Education, or WAVE, a new comprehensive and strategic program designed to engage the campus community in preventing sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking. Sexual assault and violence prevention efforts at Widener are not new. But WAVE, currently funded by a $400,000 federal grant awarded in 2023 by more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: MUNICH, January 6, 2025: Amplifying Morgan Lewis's German, European, and global intellectual property (IP) capabilities, particularly in technology and life sciences patent disputes, the firm welcomes partner Alexander Ritter, resident in the Munich office. Arriving from Baker McKenzie where he most recently chaired the German patent litigation practice, Alex represents clients across a range of i more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: The Shapiro Administration announced today that it is providing more than $1.6 million in grant funding to help more Pennsylvania parents meet their higher-education goals. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites eligible post-secondary institutions to apply for Parent Pathways grants up to $150,000 to support parenting students with tuition assistance, emergenc more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy cells and tissues, often have a preclinical stage before diagnosis that's characterized by mild symptoms or certain antibodies in the blood. However, in some people, these symptoms may resolve before culminating in the full disease stage. Knowing who may progress along the disease pathway is cri more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it comes to deciding where they're going to get their next meal, different species of bees may be attracted to different flower traits, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State and published in PNAS Nexus. The study focused on two species of solitary bees: the horned-face bee, which helps pollinate crops like apples and blueberries, and the alfalfa leafcu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State School of Music will host an extraordinary evening of jazz and blues at the State Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of Penn State's 2025 African American Music Festival, running Feb. 5-8. With the theme "The Spiritual and The Blues," the festival celebrates the profound cultural legacy of African American music through an arra more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Faculty at Penn State's University Park campus are invited to apply for the spring 2025 Faculty Writing Program, a new initiative aimed at enhancing research and writing productivity. The program, organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, provides an in-person, accountability-focused writing group to support schola more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Aaron Wolfson to our New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. "Aaron's combination of private and public sector experience will be extremely valuable to our clients across a wide variety of industries," said E. Bradley Gould, Managing Partner of the firm's New York office. "He has overseen anti-money laundering and sanctions programs for a  more PR