NEW YORK, May 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * 2 Killed and 9 Wounded in Memorial Day Shooting in Philadelphia; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond Law Enforcement Suspects Machine Gun Conversion Device Known as a "Switch" Used in Shooting PHILADELPHIA -- Today, the Pennsylvania chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued more PR

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Allegheny College issued the following news: * * * As Goes Meadville, So Goes Allegheny College By Jennifer Rignani Colleges and the towns they inhabit are a little like bees and flowers. Both need the other to flourish. The cross-pollination between Allegheny and Meadville delivers a diverse range of opportunities for the region and for students and faculty. The result is a healthy, resilient ecosystem for life and learning. While investing in the communi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Smucker to Recognize Cold War Era Veterans LANCASTER, PA - Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) announced that his office will be hosting a Cold War Veterans Recognition Ceremony later this year and invites eligible area veterans to submit applications to receive the Cold War Recognition Certificate, a program administered by the Department of Defense. "I'm proud to invite our community to h more PR

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: * * * Financial reporting reform pays dividends for partner nation By Sarah Zaler A collaboration between the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of National Guard to develop a more comprehensive Foreign Military Sales financial reporting process is producing significant results and building on a decades-long military partnership. The Office more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Address Mental Health in Schools WASHINGTON, DC - As Mental Health Awareness Month calls national attention to the growing youth mental health crisis, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-2) have introduced the Mental Health in Sc more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Fox Rothschild Wins Sentencing Appeal for Co-Owner of Cheesesteak Landmark Tony Luke's A team of Fox Rothschild White-Collar Criminal Defense lawyers has won a significant appeal for client Nicholas Lucidonio, co-owner of South Philadelphia's iconic cheesesteak shop Tony Luke's (now known as Tony and Nick's Steaks), that paves the way for a new sentencing hearing in a federal tax case th more PR

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: * * * Saving an African Language A Franklin & Marshall College anthropology professor heard the calling and helped save a native tongue spoken by less than 1 million people in a distant corner of Africa. "I think Pokot is a peculiar language whose study might give us a better historical and linguistic understanding of Kalenjin and other Southern Nilotic groups," says Quincy Amoah. A cultural anthropo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following opening statement from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * The way people do work in America is changing. New platforms, technologies, and business models have transformed how people earn a living--giving millions of workers more flexibility, autonomy, and opportunity. Whether it's freelance wr more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Independence Blue Cross, a subsidiary of Independence Health Group, issued the following news release: * * * Independence Blue Cross's expanded behavioral health services deliver faster care, improved health outcomes, and reduced costs Independence Blue Cross (IBX) is closing critical gaps in care and delivering impactful results with its expanded behavioral health services (which include services for both mental health and substance use disorder). A key more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-049) entitled "Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Initiative Grants Awarded to Fredric Rieders Family Foundation, Horsham, Pennsylvania": Here are excerpts: * * * Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded the Fredric Rieders Family Foundation (FRFF) grants totaling $3,425,676 rela more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Names Rachelle Dubow to Top 20 Managing Partners List BOSTON, May 27, 2025 - Morgan Lewis intellectual property partner and Boston office managing partner Rachelle Dubow has been named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's Top 20 Managing Partners list, which recognizes managing partners who have helped their firms grow revenue, maintain and expand their talent bas more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New online tool predicts risk of energy deficiency in young, exercising women UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Many female athletes and physically active women fail to consume enough energy to meet their bodies' needs, jeopardizing their reproductive and bone health and athletic performance, according to prior studies by researchers at Penn State and elsewhere. Measuring energy deficiency can be a b more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College workshop attracts plastics pros The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology delivered training to eight industry professionals during the recent Color Science & Weathering Workshop. The three-day course covered the critical parameters and considerations for coloring plastic materials and focused on weathering technology and evaluation  more PR

SHARON, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: * * * Student awarded for excellence in Physical Therapist Assistant program SHARON, Pa. -- Patrick Connacher, physical therapist assistant student at Penn State Shenango, was awarded the 2024 Donna Boucher Award by the Northwest District of the American Physical Therapy Association - Pennsylvania (APTA-PA). According to the organization's website, Donna Boucher was a long-standing and more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Perfumes and lotions disrupt how body protects itself from indoor air pollutants UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Fragrances and lotions don't just change the way people smell, they actively alter the indoor air chemistry around the wearer, disrupting a critical natural process the body uses to protect itself from pollution, according to an international research team that includes scientists from P more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Senator McCormick Statement on U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel New Partnership Washington, D.C., May 23, 2025 - Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) issued the following statement regarding the announced partnership between Nippon Steel and the Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corporation: "I applaud President Trump, Secretary Bessent, and other senior administration officials in achieving this huge more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- May 27 As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 18 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. This week, on behalf of the entire Penn State community, we'd like to say thank you to: * Jonna Belanger, associate teaching professor of kinesiology and chair of the University Fa more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Temple Health, an academic health system that says it is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research and world-class education, issued the following news: * * * Temple Health Recognized as Best Healthcare and Life Sciences Legal Department at the Lexology North American Legal Awards At the Lexology North American Legal Awards, Temple Health took home the Best Healthcare and Life Sciences Legal Department title, beating out ot more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson Announces Appointment of Adam Bell to the U.S. Naval Academy COUDERSPORT, Pa. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Mr. Adam Bell of State College, Pa. has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Bell is a senior at State College Area High School, and is the son of Elizabeth and Jayce Bel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson Announces Appointment of Archie Walker to the United States Military Academy COUDERSPORT, Pa. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Ms. Archie Walker, of Lock Haven, Pa. has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Walker is a senior at Central Mountain High School. She is the daughte more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson Announces Appointment of Bryony Shipe to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy COUDERSPORT, Pa. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced that Ms. Bryony Shipe of Ford City, Pa. has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. Shipe is a senior at Commonwealth Charter Academy, and is the daught more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, May 27 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Uplifting Caribbean Studies in the Life of Liberal Arts Education Bryn Mawr's Africana Studies program and the Tri-Co Caribbean Studies Working Group recently held a full day of public lectures on centuries-long hemispheric histories, cultures, and politics of Caribbean life in the archipelago and its diasporas. During the afternoon of April 22, the Program in Africana Studies hosted its inaugural Miriam J more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UPMC Washington Expands Access to Advanced Pediatric Emergency Care With UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Washington, Pa. - UPMC Washington has expanded pediatric emergency care services in partnership with nationally ranked UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, ensuring that children in Washington County and surrounding areas have convenient access to specialty car more PR

WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, May 28 -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: * * * Wabtec and Rio Tinto SimFer Unveil the First Locomotive for the Simandou Project MARHOWRA, India May 26, 2025 -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and Rio Tinto SimFer, a joint venture among the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and Chalco Iron Ore Holdings (CIOH), celebrated today the unveiling of the first Evol more PR