PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * A Polygenic Risk Score May Predict Future Breast Cancer in Patients With Early-stage Diagnoses * Patients diagnosed with abnormal breast cells were more likely to receive a later diagnosis of breast cancer if their 313-SNP breast cancer polygenic risk score was high PHILADELPHIA - In a retrospective study, the 313-SNP breast cancer polygenic risk s more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- ACA Connects (America's Communications Association) issued the following news release: * * * ACA Connects Applauds FCC on Advancing Permitting Reforms to Speed Up Deployments America's Communications Association (ACA Connects) today thanked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for launching a Notice of Inquiry to address excessive delays, fees, and other regulatory barriers that impede broadband infrastructure deployments. "Lifting permitting burd more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is issuing a final rule to amend Marketing Order No. 930, which governs the handling of tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. This action modifies several administrative aspects of the Cherry Industry Administrative Board to improve its operation and clarify existing regulations. The amendments focus on how the board is structured and adminis more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Airline Economics Honors Morgan Lewis with Law Firm of the Year and Islamic Finance Deal of the Year Awards * ABU DHABI, DUBAI, 1 October 2025: Morgan Lewis has been named Middle East & Africa Law Firm of the Year for the third consecutive year and honored in the Islamic Finance Deal of the Year category at the 2025 Airline Economics MEA Aviation 100 Awards. The a more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Alison Weber Awarded $400K Grant to Study Animal Flight Sensory Systems * Animals have perfected the art of flying in a way that engineers can only dream of replicating. Assistant Professor of Biology Alison Weber has been awarded just over $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to continue her research on flight sensory systems and help understand those secrets of the natural world. The project, tit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on the Trump-Republican Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump and congressional Republicans forced a shutdown of the federal government: "Donald Trump and Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans affor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on the Trump-Republican Government Shutdown Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump and congressional Republicans forced a shutdown of the federal government: "Donald Trump and Republicans would rather shut down the government than help  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news on Oct. 1. 2025: * * * Carnegie Mellon University Welcomes Second Cohort of Rales Fellows By Kelly Saavedra Reaffirming its commitment to lowering barriers to domestic graduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, Carnegie Mellon University inducted its second cohort of CMU Rales Fellows Tuesday, Sept. 30. The 34 CMU Rales Fellows in the 2025 cohort are exceptiona more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Drones Can Make Construction Sites Safer By Kaitlyn Landram Autonomous drones are becoming an important tool on construction sites because they can quickly survey land and buildings without needing someone to fly them. That saves contractors time, cuts costs and makes inspections safer. Carnegie Mellon University researcher Kenji Shimada aims to make drones safer by eliminating onsite drone co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean's Statement on Republican Government Shutdown * Washington D.C. -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), member of the Appropriations and Foreign Affairs Committees, released the following statement on today's government shutdown: "Today, Congress failed its fundamental duty to fund our government -- a responsibility enshrined in Article 1 of the Constitution. This failure more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Statement on Republican Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At midnight tonight (October 1, 2025) the federal government went into a government shutdown. Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement. "Republicans have full control in Washington: the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. Their decision to shut down the government is fool more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Scott Saxton, owner of Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc., Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation voicing serious concerns regarding the proposed normalization of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Operations. The letter highlights key safety implications that could arise if the regulations are enforced as written. In the letter, the commenter emphasizes the risks that the BVLOS proposal  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Christopher A. Galarza, the founder and CEO of Forward Dining Solutions, Verona, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor / OSHA - Docket Office urging the establishment of clear and enforceable standards for indoor heat exposure in commercial kitchens. Galarza expressed strong support for the agency's proposed rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The letter asserts that extreme condition more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Government Shutdown Resources * As of 12:01 a.m. on October 1, funding for many federal government operations has lapsed. I supported a package passed by the House that would extend current funding until November 21, 2025, but the proposal did not pass the Senate. This means two things: 1. Washington D.C.'s Democrats have decided that $1.5 trillion in new spending is more important than n more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Slams Democrat Shutdown House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after Democrats voted to shut down the government indefinitely: "By voting to shut down the government, Democrats put critical USDA services in jeopardy. These political games harm rural America through disruptions to more PR

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 2 (TNSxrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Lessons learned from Shell's petrochemical investment in Pennsylvania Key Takeaways: Shell's $14 billion Monaca plant faces bleak market prospects. Oversupply, low demand, weak operating rates, and declining margins raise questions about its long-term viability. Revenue for Shell's chemical business has fallen 43% between 2021 and 2024. Shell should recons more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has determined to permanently rescind a limited exclusion order that was issued in an underlying investigation involving rolled-edge rigid plastic food trays. The rescission proceeding is now terminated. ITC instituted the investigation on June 23, 2020, based on a complaint filed by Clearly Clean Products LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut, and Converter Manufacturing LLC, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. The complaint alleged violations o more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * John Boxer Rejoins Morgan Lewis After Leading Family Office * BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA, October 1, 2025: John Boxer, a former Morgan Lewis partner who spent the last 11 years as general counsel and chief operating officer of Metropolitan Wealth Management LLC, a private, multifamily office and subsidiary of Bellevue Capital Partners, has rejoined the firm as a part more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Electric vehicles (EVs) can have lower fuel costs and reduce emissions relative to cars that use gasoline, but they are only a practical option if drivers have convenient ways to charge them. For people who live in multi-unit dwellings or in urban areas, access to charging infrastructure may b more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Long Game: Years of CMU Discoveries Drive New Parkinson's Treatment By Caroline Sheedy For more than a decade, Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientist Aryn Gittis has been unraveling the mystery of how the brain controls movement. Her research is now pointing toward new treatments for Parkinson's disease. Her lab studies the basal ganglia, a part of the brain that guides movement, habits, and d more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Lewis Promotes 29 Lawyers to Partner * PHILADELPHIA, October 1, 2025: Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that 29 lawyers from 12 offices and 10 practices have been promoted to partner, effective October 1, 2025. "We are proud to welcome this exceptional class of new partners, whose talent, integrity, and global perspective reflect the values that define  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the first time, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) -- the world's leading authority in environmental science and policy, which maintains the list of species under extinction threat, known as the Red List -- is formally including all microbial life in its framewo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations on Fire Risk for SEPTA Railcar Fleet * Safety agency urges immediate action to address unacceptable safety risk WASHINGTON (Oct. 1, 2025) -- The National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday urged the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to act immediately to eliminate fire risks in its fleet of Silverliner IV railcars. The NTSB conc more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State and Ghanaian researchers to host symposium, launch seed grant * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State & Ghana Symposium: The Power of Partnership will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Millennium Science Complex, University Park. The symposium will feature short faculty talks highlighting existing Penn State-Ghana partnerships and opportunities for new collabor more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Health names new chief operating officer, chief financial officer * HERSHEY, Pa. -- Penn State Health has appointed Kyle Snyder as president and chief operating officer and Tracy Moyer as executive vice president and chief financial officer. These appointments underscore the health system's commitment to enhancing its mission to provide compassionate, high-quality care to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Jeanette Ramer, Chief of Developmental Pediatrics at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting the creation of a HCPCS Level II code to reimburse FDA-cleared diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The specialist's letter states that creating a unique code for technologies like EarliPoint would improve access to early services and reduce the burden on specialty diagn more ST

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $30 Million Investment to Upgrade Kane Borough Wastewater Facilities Kinzua Road and Pine Street Treatment Plant improvements to address past environmental violations, increase capacity, improve water quality and modernize infrastructure * KANE, Pa. (Oct. 1, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced a combined investment of ap more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water to Offer Open House and Public Tours of Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant EXETER, Pa. (Oct. 1, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water invites customers to an open house and tours of its Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. At the event, guests will see firsthand what happens to wastewater after it leaves their h more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), Harrisburg, has expressed strong concerns regarding a public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) pertaining to its proposed rule on unemployment compensation data availability. The proposal, published in the Federal Register, seeks to enhance oversight and fraud prevention measures but raises significant issues about data privacy and administrative efficiency. In its letter, Pennsylvania em more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Pennsylvania, and Community Legal Services Inc., have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expressing their strong opposition to a proposed rule that would mandate states to share sensitive data related to unemployment compensation claimants. The legal organizations argue that this requirement raises serious concerns about client privacy and the potential misuse of personal information. The letter indicates  more ST

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * R-VOICE celebrates 40 years of advocacy, education and support at Penn State * UNIVERSITY PARKS, Pa. -- The Relationship Violence Outreach, Intervention, and Community Education (R-VOICE) Center is celebrating four decades of service to Penn State students and the broader community. The center will be hosting events throughout the month of October in recognition of Domestic Violence Awaren more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Kelly statement on government shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued this statement after Senate Democrats failed to join House and Senate Republicans to pass a short-term spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown. Rep. Kelly and House Republicans passed the spending bill on September 19. "The spending bill passed by House Republicans last more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Statement on Republican-induced Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - October 1, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement on the Republican-induced federal government shutdown: "This Republican-induced government shutdown was preventable. Trump and Republicans slashed Medicaid in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act and refused to ext more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Statement on the Republican Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement after President Trump and House Republicans shut down the government instead of working with Democrats to protect Americans' health care. "Let me be very clear: The federal government officially ran out of funding at midnight - after Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Senators McCormick, Fetterman Release Application for Judicial Nominations for Eastern District of PA * WASHINGTON, D.C., September 30, 2025 -- Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) today released the application for candidates to be considered for judicial appointments to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. "The Eastern District is h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Houlahan Condemn Trump Administration's Waste of Time, Resources, and Money on Culture War Pep Rally * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, released the following joint statement in response to Secretary of Defense Pete more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Smucker: Democrats Responsible for Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) called on congressional Democrats to work with Republicans to reopen the government. On Friday, September 19, 2025, Rep. Smucker and a majority of the House of Representatives voted in favor of a short-term continuing resolution to keep government funded through November 21, 2025, to allow for negot more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 2-9 * What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- open to the University and local community: Performances Bach's Lunch - 12:10-12:45 p.m., Oct. 2, Eisenhower Chapel, University Park campus. "Bach's Lunch" is a weekly concert series during the school year. These popular concerts are brief more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing proposed policies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs for calendar year 2026. The letter, dated September 12, provides feedback on the Physician Fee Schedule and other related changes that could significantly impact healthcare delivery and management for Medicare beneficiaries. UPMC is a renowned hea more ST

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Power Metal Strip Resistor Delivers Power to 5 W in Compact 1206 Case Size Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip current sense resistor that combines a high power rating up to 5 W, TCR down to +- 75 ppm/ C, and extremely low resistance values down to 0.3 m hm in the compact 1206 case size. With p more PR