PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Anna A. Mahaney, an accomplished real estate finance lawyer who serves as co-leader of Ballard Spahr's national Housing Finance Group, has been named the firm's office managing partner (OMP) in Baltimore. As OMP, Anna serves on the firm's Expanded Board and oversees operations for the Baltimore office. Ballard Spahr's newly renovated space in Baltimore--at 111 S. Calvert St. in Baltimore's Cent more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2025: Dechert LLP announced today the addition of Craig Cohen as partner in its global tax group, notably enhancing the firm's tax capabilities in its structured credit and transactional practices. Mr. Cohen is based in Dechert's New York office. "Craig's depth of expertise in CLOs, structured credit and securitization will serve as a tremendous asset to Dechert, allowing us to further expand our  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Executive director of Human Research Protection Program named UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Office for Research Protections (ORP) has announced Jen Kucera as the new executive director of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), effective Feb. 3. Kucera joins Penn State from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she served as associate director of regulatory affa more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild has launched a one-stop resource center to help leaders of businesses, nonprofits and institutions stay informed about major changes in federal policy being implemented by the Trump administration and how they will be affected. Our attorneys are closely monitoring what these changes mean across a variety of topics, including labor and employment, education, immigration, tax, ene more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Berger Montague Chairman Eric Cramer discusses the future vision of the firm, the future of the legal industry, and how Berger Montague continues to innovate to benefit our clients and our classes. Berger Montague is one of the nation's preeminent law firms focusing on complex civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts in federal and state courts throughout the United States. The firm is active more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today's funding awards through the Commonwealth Financing Authority will support abandoned mine drainage treatment, flood mitigation projects, recreational trails, and parks enhancements, as well as plugging abandoned wells, sewage facilities improvements, and restoring watersheds. * * * Today, Department of Community and Economic Developmen more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Independence Blue Cross, a subsidiary of Independence Health Group, issued the following news release: * * * Independence Health Group CEO Gregory E. Deavens announces plan to retire at end of 2025 Dr. Richard L. Snyder promoted to COO Independence Health Group, Inc., (Independence) the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, LLC, announced today that Gregory E. Deavens, President and Chief Executive Officer, has informed the Board of Directors of hi more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 29 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Cambria, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mercer, Montgomery, Susquehanna, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. "Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on local t more PR

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following news: Shapiro Administration officials from the Departments of Health (DOH), Human Services (DHS), and Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) visited Penn State Health Children's Hospital in Hershey this afternoon to highlight efforts to improve care for pregnant women and babies through local maternal health coalitions. Penn State Health Children's Hospital was one of four coalitions that received funding.  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Penn State Forum Speakers Series announces spring 2025 events UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Michele Dunleavy, professor of dance and the 2024-25 Penn State Laureate, and Jared Fishman, founder and executive director of Justice Innovation Lab, will be hosted by the Penn State Forum Speaker Series for spring 2025. The forum series is modeled after the National Press Club Speaker Series and include more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- Jan. 28 As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 16 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. This week, on behalf of the entire Penn State community, we'd like to say thank you to: * Daniel Battles, administrative assistant in Student Affairs, whose nominator wrote: "Dan more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Shenango professor showcases malware detection model at Hawaii conference SHARON, Pa. -- Penn State Shenango Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Dima Rabadi presented at the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) in Hawaii in early January. Rabadi's research paper titled, " BERT-Cuckoo15: A Comprehensive Framework for Malware Detection Using 15 Dynamic Feature Typ more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 30-Feb. 6 What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- taking place across the University: Performances Barleyjuice -- 7 p.m., Jan. 30, Hiller Auditorium, DuBois campus. Based in Philadelphia, Barleyjuice is known for blending traditional Irish music with modern rock elements. "Improvisi more PR

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced 16 new 650 V and 1200 V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes in the industry-standard SOT-227 package. Designed to deliver high speed and efficiency for high frequency applications, the Vishay Semiconductors devices offer the best trade-off between capacitive charge (QC) and forward voltage drop for diodes in their class. T more PR

WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: PITTSBURGH, JANUARY 28, 2025 - Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) today announced a US$248 million order for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services from Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS, a Baowu & Winning joint venture) to support their rail operations at the high-grade iron ore project, located in the east of Guinea. The a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Tracking disease progression in technicolor UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Photon-counting CT scanning is the next-generation of computer tomography diagnostics, providing precise, multi-color imaging to simultaneously track biological processes. The Laboratory for Materials in Medicine, led by Dipanjan Pan, the Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and profes more PR