PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2024: The University of Pittsburgh today announced the creation of the Vijayalakshmi Innovation Center in Women's Health Analytics and Research (VIHAR), a global initiative to leverage advanced artificial intelligence tools and global collaborations to address disparities in women's health. VIHAR is fueled by an investment from Pitt's School of Medicine and a gift from Vishnu Vardhan more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Yoshiko Someya moved back to Japan in 1980 after earning her Ph.D. to begin her long and accomplished career in academia. Her first faculty position was at the Kagoshima Keizai University in Japan and she went on to teach at Shukutoku University and Tokyo Woman's Christian University. Tokyo Woman's University is one of the most prestigious women's universities in Japan, and Yoshiko Someya indicates it is very simila more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: Faculty members and coaches at the Bloomsburg campus of Commonwealth University are slated to take a no-confidence vote on University President Bashar Hanna in early February. The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties' Bloomsburg chapter executive council on Thursday determined it would send the vote to chapter members. "AP more PR

DURANGO, Colorado, Dec. 10 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Conservation Lands Foundation Applauds President Biden's Designation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument * * * Today, the Conservation Lands Foundation commends President Joe Biden's historic designation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, alongside the unveiling of an all-of-government st more PR

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The ECRI Institute issued the following news release: * * * Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Forum Innovation Theatre to feature TSS, HFE * * * ECRI, a global healthcare safety nonprofit organization, launched expanded solutions in Total Systems Safety (TSS) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) to help healthcare organizations prevent errors, reduce harm, improve staff well-being, and enhance the overall quality of care. At the Institute f more PR

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: Standard will aid owners of locomotives found in amusement parks. A proposed ASTM International standard will provide minimum requirements for the inspection and maintenance of steam locomotives more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, President Biden announced the designation of Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument as the country's newest national monument. The announcement occurred at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the annual convening of the federal government and Tribes across the United States. The new national monument will sit on 24.5 acres of the U.S. Army's Carlisle Barracks in Carlisl more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * ASME recognizes four Pitt faculty as rising stars of research * * * Four faculty from the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering were honored last month with the ASME Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering Award, which recognizes early career researchers who have received prestigious national awards including the National Science Foundation' more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on December 6, 2024. Dear Bryn Mawr Community, Earlier in the semester, I shared a draft expanded policy around campus protests and demonstrations. I invited members of the community to participate in listening sessions to share their reflections, suggestions, and input. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process so far. Today I write to share more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School issued the following news: * * * With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College. * * * Throughout his lifetime, and now through an estate gift of over $42 million, Penn alumnus William J. Levy has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate stu more PR

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients' brains, according to Penn researchers * * * PHILADELPHIA-- For the first time, researchers used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma (GBM) to accurately model a patient's response to CAR T cell therapy in real time. The organoid' more PR

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Laboratory studies reveal a potentially low-tech intervention to improve personalized cell therapy * * * SAN DIEGO - A simple dietary supplement may provide a new approach to boost CAR T cell function, according to a study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine's Abramson Cance more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * New monument recognizes the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school system and honors Indigenous resilience * * * Today, President Biden officially designated the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The designation acknowledges the painful and traumatic legacy of the Indian boarding school era and honors the resilience of Indigenous comm more PR