UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * $5M gift names the Robert V. Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The chemical engineering department within the Penn State College of Engineering has been named the Robert V. Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering through a $5 million endowment from 1956 chemical engineering alumnus Robert V. Waltemeyer and his wife, Gloria. The Board of Trustees  more PR

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Allegheny College issued the following news: * * * Allegheny College Awarded $8,500 Grant from National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Allegheny College is proud to announce that it has been awarded an $8,500 grant from the National Wildlife Federation's 2025 Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Grant Program. This funding will support two major campus sustainability and biodiversity initiatives: the installation of bird and bat boxes acro more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- King's College issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Co-Founder of Philadelphia-Based International Law Firm Cozen O'Connor P.C. Heads New Chairman's Society at King's College By Will Skaggs King's College today announced the formation of the Chairman's Society, which honors benefactors who have contributed $1 million or more as part of a new initiative led by Patrick O'Connor '64, a former board member who heads an international law firm base more PR

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: * * * Binayak Jha '27 Dives Into Finance Fundamentals at Wharton Academy By Caroline Miller At Franklin & Marshall, Binayak Jha '27 found a place to explore his passions--and the support to pursue educational opportunities off campus. This summer, the computer science and mathematics major attended the Wharton Academy, an immersive business program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylv more PR

ERIE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Mercyhurst University issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Dr. Hoffman maintains Mercyhurst Intelligence community's long-standing relationship with Romanian intelligence professionals on trip to Romania In late July, Dr. Fred Hoffman, associate professor of Intelligence Studies and co-chair of the Department of Intelligence Studies, returned from a weeklong trip to Romania. He attended the General Nicolae Condeescu Defense Intelligence Training Cente more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 -- King's College issued the following news: * * * Infectious Disease Specialist at Brown University to Deliver King's College Summer Commencement Address Sophia Panaccione '15, D.O., an internal medicine physician and medical educator specializing in infectious diseases at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School, will deliver the Summer Commencement keynote address on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at the William S. Scandlon Physical Education Center. Pa more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Master Watershed Stewards offer native trees and shrubs in annual fundraiser * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Extension's Master Watershed Steward program will hold its sixth annual native tree and shrub sale this fall in 29 locations across the state. Funds from the sale will support regional Master Watershed Steward volunteer activities, such as stream repair projects, tree plantings more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Long-term aquatic research at Miami takes a team -- and real-time data monitoring buoys Watch the deployment of a new data monitoring buoy and learn about Miami research at Acton Lake in a video by NexSens Technology By Susan Meikle For more than 30 years, Miami University researchers and students have been studying water quality and ecosystem change at Acton Lake, a reservoir in Oxford, Ohio, and at Lakes Lacawac and more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Auditor General DeFoor's PCCD Audit Finds Law Enforcement Education Grants in Compliance; Recommends Ways to Make First Chance Trust Fund Process More Transparent HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released a performance audit of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which showed the agency continues to properly manag more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Awards Over $7 Million to 35 Well Plugging Projects Focused on Reducing Methane Emissions, Creating Jobs, and Supporting Small Businesses Across Pennsylvania Under Governor Shapiro's leadership, DEP has made historic progress, plugging more than 315 wells throughout the Commonwealth, protecting public health and creating jobs in th more PR

DUBOIS, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University's DuBois Campus issued the following news: * * * Penn State DuBois to hold ribbon cutting for Practical Nursing Program DUBOIS, Pa. -- Penn State DuBois will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, to celebrate the opening of its new Practical Nursing Program facilities, marking a significant step forward in expanding healthcare education in the region. The event will take place in Room 209 of the DEF Building  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Public Input Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Merger Between PA American Water Company and Community Utilities of Pennsylvania PUC Holding Four In-Person and Telephonic Hearings in late September to Gather Public Input from Customers and Other Concerned Parties * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today scheduled in-person and tele more PR

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Susquehanna University issued the following news: * * * Uncovering buried history A soldier in the Revolutionary War, Col. Matthew Smith died more than 200 years ago. Now, Susquehanna University is helping a historical society locate his unmarked grave among others. * Ahmed Lachhab, associate professor of earth & environmental sciences, and two of his students are using ground-penetrating radar to identify long-lost graves that have been hidden beneath t more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ticket requests for Military Appreciation football game start Sept. 17 * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Beginning Sept. 17, service members, veterans and military families can request complimentary tickets to the Military Appreciation football game. As part of Penn State's 14th annual Military Appreciation Week, the Military Appreciation football game is on Nov. 8 at Beaver Stadium, where the P more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Understanding how young children recognize emotions in music New research from psychologists in the School of Arts & Sciences shows that children ages 3 to 5 can identify happiness, sadness, calmness, and fear in music, but that children who show fewer signs of empathy or guilt have more difficulty. * Music is a powerful tool for conveying mood, whether heard via more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine issued the following news: * * * How Henry Daniell weds dental research with global health and sustainability Daniell, a faculty fellow of the Environmental Innovations Initiative and the W.D. Miller Professor and vice chair in the Department of Basic & Translational Sciences at Penn's School of Dental Medicine, explains his research and its connections to sustainability and the environment. * Hen more PR