UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A Penn State research team was recently awarded a $4.99 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and assess advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and other critical materials from coal, coal wastes and coal by-products. The materials, which are abundant in Earth's crust but challenging to extract and primarily sourced from o  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: We interviewed Shawn Maxam, M.S.S./MLSP '14, who is the Associate Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Princeton University. Shawn currently serves on GSSWSR's Board of Advisors. Coming from a creative family, Shawn Maxam thought that he wanted to pursue music full-time after graduating college with a degree in jazz music. He started his own record label and enrolled at Teachers College, Columbia Un  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Ballard Spahr served as underwriter's counsel for the issuance of $245.5 million in New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) bonds to finance mortgage loans for single-family, owner-occupied residences throughout the state in a transaction that closed today. Bond proceeds are to fund NJHMFA programs that help increase the accessibility of homeownership in New Jersey.  more

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Delaware Valley University issued the following news: The Delaware Valley University Board of Trustees has announced new officers and members. Effective May 3, Andrew Dougherty '00 is serving as chairperson; Hakim Richard Savoy '90 as vice chairperson; Jimmy Cheek, Ph.D. as secretary; and Joy Levy as treasurer. The Board is also pleased to welcome five recently elected Trustees, including Francie Babik '10, MBA '14, Ken Lipton '61, Cam Maio, and Amy Leenhouts  more

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Delaware Valley University issued the following news: The Delaware Valley University Physician Assistant (PA) program will partner with Inspire U! to host a PA Exploration Academy for aspiring high school students. The program, slated for July 2024, has been approved for a grant to offer five qualified participants scholarships that will cover the cost of tuition. The grant is made possible by the nccPA Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit and a   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Yesterday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly voted against legislation that would have banned bump stocks in the state and Rob Mercuri was the deciding vote. Bump stocks effectively turn rifles into fully automatic weapons and are responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. Rob Mercuri has bragged that he had the highest possible NRA rating, and now  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: A pair of Grove City College entrepreneurs collected first place and a $10,000 prize last weekend at Allegheny College's Zingale Big Idea Competition. Max Muncy '25, a Business Analysis major from Knightstown, Ind., and Justin DeMild '24, a Management major from Douglassville, Pa., successfully pitched Athletes After, a sports recruitment platform designed to help give high school athletes the power an  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, as Vice President Harris travels to Pennsylvania to outline the stakes of this election for women, MAGA Republicans in Pennsylvania are trying to rip away their freedoms. Two weeks ago, Trump's MAGA minion Congressman Scott Perry tried and failed to hide his support for a national abortion ban. DNC spokesperson Addy Toevs released the following statement: "Pennsylvania voters aren't fooled: At eve  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news on May 6, 2024: Waynesburg University honored its Commencement speakers Sunday, May 5, during its Commencement Exercises. John Montgomery, President and CEO of Community Bank, and Rev. Dr. Edward Glover, founder of Urban Impact and Associate Preacher at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Sewickley, were both awarded Doctor of Humane Letters degrees. The following citations were read: John H. Montgomery John H. Mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: A new report about voters in Northampton County, one of the 25 "boomerang" counties across the country, shows concerning results for Joe Biden and vulnerable Pennsylvania Democrats like Susan Wild. The bottom line: Pennsylvania voters are deeply frustrated with the economy, even though Joe Biden won't stop talking about his failed "Bidenomics." "It's crystal clear vulnerable Pennsylvania Democrats   more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced more than $10.6 million in grant funding awards through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program to help sites across the Commonwealth become "shovel ready" in order to attract more businesses and   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on May 8, 2024: Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced the approval of one new low-interest $200,000 loan through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) to support tourism, business expansion, and boost the economy in Elk County. The newly approved loan builds upon Governor Josh Shapiro's commitme  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn applauded the decision by the U.S. Air Force and National Guard Bureau to rescind the proposal to establish the Duke Low Military Operations Area over the Pennsylvania Wilds. The Pennsylvania Wilds is a decades-long collaboration built on   more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced more than $10.6 million in grant funding awards through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program to help sites across the Commonwealth become "shovel ready" in order to attract more businesses and create more good-paying  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Rep. Ed Neilson, D-Phila., chair of the PA House Transportation Committee, today announced that legislation (S.B. 37) that would prohibit the use of hand-held devices while operating a motor vehicle in Pennsylvania has passed both chambers of the General Assembly and is now on its way to Gov. Josh Shapiro's desk for signature to become state law. "The data shows that dist  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Majority Policy Committee highlighted Keystone Saves Retirement Accounts, a piece of legislation by Rep. Kyle Mullins that would allow employees to make simple tax-free payroll deductions for retirement with better returns than IRA. "The reality is, roughly 2 million Pennsylvania workers don't currently have access to a retirement savings plan through their place of employment," sai  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- he Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Rep. Jennifer O'Mara's legislation to make post traumatic stress injury an eligible claim for first responders filing workers compensation passed the House today. House Bill 1632 received strong bipartisan support, passing 154-46. The bill outlines that for a first responder to qualify, the injury would have to be brought on as a result of the first responder's job duties   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- TThe Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, and state Rep. Aerion Abney, D-Allegheny, today introduced legislation advancing the Shapiro administration's Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) and Pennsylvania Climate Emission Reduction (PACER) Program plans for Pennsylvania, respectively. The plans were first announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro in March. A co  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Rep. Brian Munroe's bipartisan bill that he wrote with three teenagers to empower parents to help their children navigate social media passed the House today. House Bill 2017, which passed 105-95, now heads to the Senate for consideration. "This bill will not solve all problems with social media, but what it does do is give parents a tool to help prevent bullying and oth  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Rep. Chris Pielli, D-Chester, said he is proud to announce that his business reporting legislation passed the Pennsylvania state Senate Tuesday with unanimous bipartisan support. Last session, the General Assembly overhauled Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) to require entities and businesses registered with the Department of State to file an annual   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release dated May 6, 2024: State Rep. Arvind Venkat's bill that would require health insurers to offer multiple payment options to in-network health care providers for payment for clinical services and disclose any associated fees with each method of payment was unanimously adopted by the PA House Insurance Committee today. The legislation, H.B. 1867, would eliminate electronic credit card reimburseme  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Rep. Perry Warren's bill that would encourage the use of reusable water bottles passed the PA House of Representatives today. House Bill 1169, which now heads to the Senate for consideration, would require newly constructed state buildings, as well as existing state buildings undergoing renovations to their water and pipe infrastructure, to install water bottle filling st  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on May 7, 2024: Pennsylvania House Republicans Tuesday held a press conference to highlight a letter they sent to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry calling on her office to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on the handling of the arrest warrant issued for state Rep. Kevin Boyle (D-Philadelphia) and any possible election law violations. "The involvement by District A  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the Senate Labor and Industry Committee voted to move Senate Bill 841, Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-2) and Frank Farry's (R-6) legislation which would prohibit split rates on prevailing wage projects and requires prevailing wage rates for custom fabrication work. "Government needs to be a role model when it comes to ensuring workers are treated fairly," said Senator  more

WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: State Senator Carolyn Comitta today introduced the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction (PACER) Program, a key part of Governor Shapiro's energy strategy to reduce emissions, create jobs in clean energy, and cut electricity costs for Pennsylvanians. PACER, Senate Bill 1191, calls for the Commonwealth to establish a Pennsylvania-specific price on carbon emissions and requ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) to create a new license plate for Pennsylvania sportsmen with proceeds used to fund youth hunting and fishing education. The Pennsylvania Sportsman plate would celebrate those who hunt and fish. Under Senate Bill 916, the plate would be designed by the Pennsylvania Department of   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: With support from the Pennsylvania Senate, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr.'s (R-47) Telemedicine legislation (Senate Bill 739) aimed at strengthening telemedicine in the commonwealth now advances to the House for consideration. "Telemedicine has proven to be a multifaceted approach to alleviate wait times in our healthcare facilities, serve as an alternative to residents who are unable to make it to  more

HOLLSOPPLE, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Treasurer Stacy Garrity today visited Hoganas, the world's leading manufacturer of metal powders for powder metallurgy, to celebrate this year's 529 Day promotion and to encourage families to save for their child's education with the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program. Hoganas has three facilities in Pennsylvania: Hollsopple, Johnstown, and St. Marys. It offers an additional d  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - As a critical step in its efforts to attain a sustainable financial operating model for its Commonwealth Campuses and position the university for a successful future, Penn State is offering eligible full-time faculty, staff and administrators employed at its Commonwealth Campuses the option to leave Penn State with a significant pay and benefits package. The Voluntary Separat  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on May 8, 2024: Today, a super PAC funded by the wealthiest Wall Street donors who want to lower their own taxes and strip Social Security and Medicare launched a multi-million dollar ad campaign to support David McCormick. These billionaires are supporting McCormick's agenda of ensuring President Trump's corporate tax giveaway is permanent and threatening Social Security and Medicare. Pennsylvania   more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: PJM provides this statement concerning the EPA rule on New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the other EPA regulations promulgated on April 25, 2024. PJM has the responsibility to ensure both short- and longer-term reliability for the 65 million people we serve in a region spanning 1  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: Luke Sizemore, a partner in Reed Smith's global restructuring and insolvency practice, has been named an Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer of 2024 by Turnaround & Workouts, the firm announced today. Sizemore is among only 12 lawyers selected for this highly competitive honor from T&W, a respected source of news and information on distressed assets in the U.S. and Canada. Related Professionals: Lu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new mechanism proposed by Penn State scientists may explain how the cratons formed some 3 billion years ago, an enduring question in the study of Earth's history. The scientists reported today (May 8) in the journ  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- The reminders are everywhere. When a woman turns 40, doctors say she should begin receiving yearly mammograms to detect breast cancer. You see it on posters, ads and buttons. Doctors beat the drum forcefully and often because the stakes are high. While both women and men can develop breast cancer, the disease occurs far more often in women. Breast cancer remains the second leading c  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Education issued the following news: Following a comprehensive national search, Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher has been named the new Renee and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education, effective May 1, 2024. Zamani-Gallaher had been serving as Interim Dean of the school since August 2023 and is a professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy. Prior to her role as Interim Dea  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Starting at 9 p.m. on Monday, May 13, the Penn State Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will conduct the first round of its annual, two-part, elm tree spraying program at University Park. Ground-based spraying will take place overnight, with an aerial application by helicopter set to take place at daybreak on the morning of Tuesday, May 14 (estimated time 5:30 a.m.). Both aerial and ground-based appli  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of low profile, space-grade planar transformers for power conversion applications. Offering a lower cost, smaller size, and higher density than traditional planar transformers, customizable Vishay Custom Magnetics SGTPL-2516 series devices meet the requirements of MIL-STD-981 class S. Available with through-hole ter  more