READING, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: * * * Alvernia, Total Experience Learning(R) partner to educate the educators The partnership will bring the award-winning classroom management methodology to more teachers. By Lini S. Kadaba While she was a Conrad Weiser High School science teacher several years ago, Adelle Schade, Ph.D., increasingly saw students disengage from the day's lessons. "I knew something needed to change in education," said the re more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * Secure Software by Design Event Opens Call for Participation and Registration PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 10, 2025--The Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) today announced the opening of registration and a call for presentations for Secure Software by Design. The two-day, on-site event will feature panel discussions and presen more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * A Buzz-Worthy Engineering Design Course By Maya Westcott Building habitats to protect pollinators changed the way a group of Carnegie Mellon University students viewed mason bees. "They started seeing the bees as their clients," said Katherine Flanigan, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. In CMU's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, students in Flanigan more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Crystal L. Mackall, MD, FAACR, Recognized with the 2025 AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology CHICAGO - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)- Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology will be presented to Crystal L. Mackall, MD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, during the AACR  more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The National Association of Colleges and Employers issued the following news release: * * * Despite Overall Dip in Intern Hiring, More than 70% of Organizations Plan to Increase or Maintain Intern Hiring Levels More than 70% of organizations expect to increase or maintain intern hiring this year, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Research for NACE's 2025 Internship & Co-op Report found that nearly ha more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Exploring Persianate Worlds: Scholars Gather at Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr Assistant Professor of English Pardis Dabashi is bringing together a host of scholars for "Persianate Worlds," a two-day symposium that will feature new work by scholars within and adjacent to Persianate studies. The symposium takes place at Bryn Mawr on April 18-19. It grew out of a special feature of the journal Publication of the Mode more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- Lafayette College issued the following news: * * * New endowed professorship advances 'Democracy and Its Technologies' strategic initiative Anonymous $3M alumni donation elevates academic excellence through one of the priorities in the College's new strategic plan Lafayette College today announced an anonymous $3 million alumni donation to create a new endowed professorship that will support the "Democracy and Its Technologies" priority of the recently appro more PR

DALLAS, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- Misericordia University issued the following news: * * * Misericordia University to Honor Visionary Leaders at Spring 2025 Commencement DALLAS, PA - Misericordia University is proud to announce that it will honor three outstanding women whose lives and work exemplify the mission of mercy, justice, and service at its Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies on May 10. The University will confer honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees upon Mary Scullion, RSM, and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules That Worker Compensation Plans Must Reimburse Costs Related to the Use of CBD Products Harrisburg, PA: Costs associated with purchasing commercially available CBD-infused oil products are eligible for reimbursement under the state's worker compensation laws, according to a ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Undermine State-Level Climate Laws WASHINGTON -- On April 8, President Trump signed an executive order targeting state climate policies, directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to challenge and stop their enforcement. States mentioned in the order include California, New York, and Vermont. The order has the potential to affect states and localities across the nation as they address more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * The Medical Minute: Sexual violence against older adults: How to find help and healing HERSHEY, Pa. -- An estimated nine million older adults around the world experience sexual violence or abuse, including rape or other unwanted sexual contact, each year, according to the journal Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. The actual number is likely higher. Many older survivors of sexual violence, espec more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * University of Texas at Austin Professor Simone Browne To Give 2025 Transit Talk Transit Talks is a partnership between the Annenberg School, Villanova University's Waterhouse Family Institute, and Temple University's Lew Klein College of Media and Communications. On Thursday, April 24, Simone Browne, associate professor of African and African Diaspora Stu more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change A new book by Vice Dean Emily Falk reveals the hidden calculations that shape our daily decisions -- and how to make more fulfilling, impactful choices in our work, relationships, and lives. As director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School issued the following news: * * * Teaching crisis negotiation Each spring, the U.S. Army War College holds an International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise at Penn Carey Law, designed to engage and educate law students in the process of crisis negotiation at the strategic level. Since 2019, in partnership with the U.S. Army War College's Center for Strategic Leadership, the University of Pennsylvani more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * For a better cup of coffee, look to physics Researchers from Penn have found new cost-effective ways to make a great cup of pour-over coffee using fewer beans. Their findings could potentially provide insights into similar systems such as waterfalls and surface erosion. he cost of raw arabica beans, the core component of most coffee, has spiked in recent years  more PR