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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ballard Spahr has scored 100, the highest possible rating, on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the foremost national benchmarking tool for inclusive policies, practices, and benefits for LGBTQIA+ employees. The CEI is formulated and issued by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a nonprofit organization that advocates for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and 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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: CHICAGO, January 7, 2025--Duane Morris LLP has released its Class Action Review 2025, an analysis of more than 1,441 decisions in the past year, examining all categories of class action litigation. This exclusive, one-of-a-kind publication provides a comprehensive analysis of class action litigation trends and significant rulings and settlements from 2024 that will enable readers to make 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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: ABU DHABI, January 07, 2025: Morgan Lewis is representing international energy company Equinor in the sale of its equity stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oilfields and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Azerbaijan to SOCAR, the state oil company of Azerbaijan Republic, and ONGC Videsh Limited, an India headquartered oil and gas company. The transaction sees Equinor divest all its remaining more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 39 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Armstrong, Centre, Columbia, Cumberland, Erie, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Pike, Somerset, Tioga, Wyoming and York counties. "Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to re more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro is getting stuff done for families and kids - making Pennsylvania a great place to live, work, and raise a family. "Gov. Josh Shapiro's [...] investments reflect the state's ongoing efforts to improve its education system -- an important factor for parents and guardians seeking a supportive environment for their children." - Consumer Affairs 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

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College Professor of English and Pedas Endowed Chair of Communication Mary Theresa Hall, Ph.D. recently published a book review of "Sacred and Secular Transactions in the Age of Shakespeare," which was edited by Katherine Steele Brokaw and Jay Zysk. The review was published in The Sixteenth-Century Journal: The Journal of Early Modern Studies. The University of Chicago Press published the book r 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. 8 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * 37 projects awarded funds to support health system and medical school volunteer work, embodying the service aim of Penn founder Ben Franklin. * * * The foundation of health care is strengthened by those who deliver that care, particularly by those who supplement their work through voluntary action. 37 Penn Medicine staff and medical students used Penn M more PR

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Jan. 8 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University is excited to announce a major expansion of its Metro Rate, now extending to every county in Ohio and Pennsylvania. This groundbreaking initiative reaffirms the university's dedication to providing students with a high-quality education at a cost that is manageable for families. "West Liberty University is committed to supporting students and families across our region. Expanding t more PR

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * NASA and DOE Continue Collaboration with Westinghouse on Fission Surface Power Project * * * Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that NASA, working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has selected Westinghouse to continue development of a space microreactor design through the Fission Surface Power (FSP) project. The FSP project is focused on developing c more PR