WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: A University of Pennsylvania faculty member applauded the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Julia Alekseyeva is an assistant professor of English and Cinema & Media Studies at the university. In a post on her now-deleted TikTok account called "thesoviette," Alekseyeva wrote, "have never been prouder to be a professor at the University of P3nnsylvania" with "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Miserables  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: TABOR, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2024 An Iowa social studies teacher is banning students from saying a list of words in her classroom. But in her quest to police student expression, the seventh-grade teacher is running headlong into the First Amendment. Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is calling on the Iowa school district to remove the unconstitutional  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Arsenic Threatens Susquehanna River, Endangered Sturgeon, Human Health * * * HARRISBURG, Pa.-- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue Talen Energy Corporation and Brunner Island, LLC, for failing to mitigate toxic pollution risks from a coal ash storage pond in York Haven, Pennsylvania. Today's notice charges that Brunner Island S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: This week, the Biden-Harris administration took historic steps to work with and support Tribal Nations and Native Communities. Today, during the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the administration announced the designation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to recognize the terrible legacy of the federal Indian boarding sch more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below email was sent to students, faculty, and staff on Dec. 10, 2024 Dear students, faculty, and staff, Earlier this morning, areas around Erdman and Denbigh residence halls were among several spaces found to have been defaced by spray-painted graffiti. Prior to 5:00 a.m. today, a Campus Safety officer on regular patrol disrupted individuals dressed in dark-colored clothing, and who fled the scene near Erdm more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Psychology Thomas Le's work intertwines clinical practice, research, and a commitment to addressing mental health disparities in communities of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. As an assistant professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr and licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania, Thomas Le has dedicated their career to the intersections of therapy and research, with a special focus on sociocultural fa more PR

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- The National Center For Defense Manufacturing and Machining issued the following news release: EL PASO, TEXAS - The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) is proud to welcome Joel Quintana, Ph.D., as the Digital Technologies Director at El Paso Makes. A subsidiary of NCDMM, El Paso Makes was established in 2023 and services El Paso and West Texas manufacturers with access to quality suppliers, industry resources, and research to meet more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news: While many student researchers dream of having a radical impact by say, curing cancer, Richard Su Fang is actually on the road to do so. The David C. Frederick Honors College student began his quest to better understand human health and the underlying mechanisms of cancer as a first-year student. Over the last three-and-a-half years, his studies combined with hours of research exploring specif more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Thomas L. Hollowak, associate director for Special Collections, emeritus, in The University of Baltimore's Robert L. Bogomolny Library and the author of several books covering local history--including the history of the University--has published a new book about the experiences of Baltimore's Polish community reaching back to the late 1800s. The lives of these migrant workers, often unfolding more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education issued the following news release: * * * Penn GSE's PASS program equips educators, school leaders, and administrators with AI-driven tools to enhance learning, drive innovation, and prepare students for a tech-driven future. * * * The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE), in collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia (SDP), is excited to anno more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: * * * Grants Fund Projects Aimed at Improving Cancer Therapy * * * The Wistar Institute assistant professors Nan Zhang, Ph.D., and Noam Auslander Ph.D., have both received independent funding totaling $1.2 million over the next three years for cancer research projects from the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The grants are awarded to cancer researchers deemed "V Scholars" and allow Zhang and Ausl more PR