UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Researchers from Penn State helped to identify a planet too big for its sun last year, leading to questions about the formation of planets within solar systems. The discovery, led by Suvrath Mahadevan, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, included work from students - like third-year graduate student researcher Megan Delamer and undergraduate student Abigail Minnich.  Delamer  more

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, May 2 (TNSres) -- BrightView, a provider of landscape services, issued the following news: BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV) (the "Company" or "BrightView"), the leading commercial landscaping services company in the United States, today reported unaudited results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2024. "During the quarter we continued to advance our strategy on profitable growth and a unified go-to-market offering under One BrightView. "Our ability to delive  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, May 3 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Robin Weiss and Vanessa Huber secured a summary judgment ruling for Kevin Kent in his role as Receiver for Elm Street Investments stemming from a $100 million fraudulent investment scheme. Kent's case arose from a criminal investigation and prosecution of a Pennsylvania investment advisor who was initially arrested in August 2019 and indicted for securities fraud in June 2020. According to the SEC, the advisor r  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Recycling does not necessarily prevent an item from eventually ending up in a landfill, according to Enrique Gomez, interim associate dean for equity and inclusion and professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering. Instead, recycling simply delays its end of life. Plastic bottles that are recycled and then turned into carpet, for example, eventually end up in the landfil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday House Democrats continue to fail Pennsylvanians on election reform legislation. During session on Wednesday, House Democrats passed a standalone bill extending pre-canvassing time without including other popular comprehensive election reform measures like requiring voters to show identification each time   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert is advising Barcoding Holdings, LLC ("Barcoding"), a portfolio company of Graham Partners, on a definitive agreement to merge their affiliate with DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., a leading mobility-first enterprise services and solutions company and a leading provider of retail in-store solutions and services centered on Point-of-Sale systems. The all-cash transaction will result in DecisionPoint Systems   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A new report from Raw Story exposes Republican extremist Scott Perry for reposting racist content from a neo-Nazi on his own campaign account - which he still has not deleted. The account Perry shared has "promoted pro-Nazi material, shared white nationalist propaganda, and attacked people for being Jewish," including a video with "the words 'Hitler was right.'" DCCC Spokespe  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Frontline Education, a provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, issued the following news on May 2, 2024: Frontline Education, a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, today announced that Frontline Flex Pay, Powered by Wagestream is now available to all K-12 district employees. Frontline's latest offering to support the success of K-12 administrators, Flex Pay, empowers K-12 districts wit  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: Two Software Engineering Institute researchers have created a novel method of detecting trojans in convolutional neural network (CNN) image models. Their method, Feature Embeddings Using Diffusion (FEUD), won second place in an IEEE CNN interpretability competition last month. FEUD uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other techniques to find disruptive   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Lycoming College students and staff were recognized at the College's annual Honors Convocation, Sunday, April 21, at Williamsport's Community Arts Center, for leadership through serving the Lycoming and Williamsport communities. Honorees were acknowledged for their selfless and tireless dedication to serving others and for their leadership to advance student life. Those honored include: Bishop D. Frederick Wertz -  more

PORT MATILDA, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Mission Critical Partners, a provider of technical, operational and strategic planning consulting services, issued the following news release: Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced that registration is open for its Swatting Masterclass, a free virtual event on May 22 designed to educate emergency-response organizations--primarily 911 centers and law-enforcement agencies but also fire/rescue and emergency medical agencies--regarding strategies to combat "  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that the Wild Resource Conservation Program will soon accepting applications for grants to protect the state's native biodiversity. Overseen by DCNR, the program benefits Pennsylvania's non-game animals, native plants, orphan taxa, and their habitat. Gra  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on May 2, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that it has awarded $1.7 million in grant funding to 12 colleges and universities across the Commonwealth to help fund scholarships and programming for undergraduate students with children. "The Shapiro Administration is committed to breaking down barriers to higher education, and that is especially true for student  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Affirming its support for the health and well-being of all Pennsylvanians and its commitment to protecting freedom in the Commonwealth, the Shapiro Administration announced that five relevant State Boards voted to adopt new policies condemning the discredited, pseudoscientific practice of conversion therapy in the Commonwealth. Today, the state board of Nursing joined the Medi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: Craft breweries and distilleries in Pennsylvania that provide on-premises consumption could remain open past midnight on New Year's Eve and one other designated day a year, under legislation which passed the House of Representatives, according to prime sponsor state Rep. Robert Freeman. "With its rich, brewing history dating back to the 19th century, Pennsylvania has become a fertile ground f  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: Employers would be required to have written policies and procedures for preventing harassment, discrimination and retaliation against employees under legislation that passed the state House of Representatives, according to the bill's author Rep. Maureen Madden. While the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act protects Pennsylvanians from discrimination in the workplace, including harassment and ret  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The House yesterday passed legislation introduced by state Rep. Scott Conklin that would help Pennsylvania's minority-owned businesses secure the capital they need to grow and remain competitive. Conklin, who is majority chairman of the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee, said he introduced H.B. 2202 - which would establish the Minority Business Development Program to provid  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: Prompted by disturbing reports of law enforcement using excess force to disperse protestors on college campuses across the country, state Rep. Chris Rabb, D-Phila., is highlighting legislation (H.B. 1107) that would prohibit law enforcement from using crowd control agents, such as chemical weapons and rubber bullets, to quell crowds. This legislation would prohibit the use of chemical weapons  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced her amendment to a bill improving lab oversight for medical marijuana was unanimously approved at yesterday's committee meeting. This amendment would further the oversight of labs in several ways, including requiring them to establish annual inspections and submit proposed modifica  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: With pro-Hamas and anti-Israel encampments being set up at higher education institutions in Pennsylvania and across the United States, state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today introduced legislation to suspend state funding for state-owned or -related colleges and universities in the commonwealth if they support antisemitism. "Targeting Jewish students because of their religio  more

MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., recently announced that 15 organizations were awarded a Water and Environment grant, supporting communities served by Pennsylvania American Water with a total of $267,580 in funding. "As a provi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade being leaked, here's a reminder that elected leaders and doctors have called out David McCormick's support for an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. WATCH: State Legislators, Doctor Call Out McCormick's Anti-Choice Agenda "Women in Pennsylvania deserve the right to be able to make decisions about t  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: PJM Interconnection expects to meet summer electricity demand in 2024, though continuing generator retirements and increasing demand continue to erode reserve levels for the operator of the nation's largest electrical grid. Tighter reserves could result in the use of demand response or additional emergency proce  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- The first hints of summer are in the air along with the lure of the outdoors. But maybe after a long winter of hibernating inside you don't feel ready for it. You aren't alone. Only 24% of adults in the U.S. met the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The c  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Thiel College issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Thiel College hosted television anchors, reporters and photographers from Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Erie on Tuesday to speak with students about careers in communication and television. Thiel College students met and learned from distinguished television journalists Lindsey Watson and Josh Frketic from WKBN in Youngstown, Ari Moyer from WICU in Erie, recently retired photographer Dave Bernhard   more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, May 3 -- High Point University issued the following news release: Two High Point University students, senior Savannah Graver from Orefield, Pennsylvania, and junior Mac Mollins from Clayton, North Carolina, have been awarded David L. Boren Scholarships for 2024-2025. Boren Scholarships provide undergraduates with up to $25,000 to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to the security and stability of the United States. They are sponsored by the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: Protein imbalances that increase brain cell excitability may explain why individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who also experience seizures demonstrate more rapid cognitive decline than those who do not experience seizures. These imbalances may be present in the brains of individuals before the onset of AD symptoms.The new findings, from a research te  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. Understanding this gap and its relationship to the historical and ongoing treatment of Black and Brown women in medicine has been the focus of Penn fourth-years Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat. Those stark statistics have driven their work toward breaking down the barriers to breast c  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: As many Penn students were finishing final exams or heading home for winter break last December, Vernon Wells was instead flying into Manila, then taking a 3-hour bus ride to the city of Olongapo, catching a cab to the municipality of Morong, and finally hitching a motorbike ride to the village of Sitio Kanawan, all to engage in fieldwork with the Ayta Magbukun tri  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Remake Learning Days connects youth and families to innovative and fun new ways to learn and grow together with events that focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) exploration and career pathways across Pennsylvania, including programs hosted and sponsored by Penn State. Remake Learning Days in Pennsylvania runs from May 2-22, and includes more than 1,000 events intended to   more