UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Campus groups mark 2025 Indigenous Peoples Day with October events * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Indigenous Peoples' Student Association and the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance at Penn State, in coordination with the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and the Penn State Filipino Student Association, are offering events in October in recogni more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 6 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Cargo Theft Isn't a Trucking Problem. It's a National Crisis. * Oct 06, 2025 If you watched 60 Minutes Sunday, you saw thieves use frighteningly advanced cyber tactics to steal two truckloads carrying $1 million worth of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar's tequila without ever pulling a gun. More than 24,000 bottles of the celebrity duo's Santo Spirits tequila--ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (CMU SEI), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) request for feedback regarding the 2025 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). This feedback aims to enhance the draft document that updates the 2021 guidelines for SBOM implementation. CMU SEI has a longstan more ST

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * College of Medicine awarded $3.3M grant to lead national preventive research hub * HERSHEY, Pa. -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Penn State College of Medicine a $3.3 million grant for two years to establish a national hub for guiding collaboration, data harmonization and community engagement across multiple awards funded by NIH institutes and centers. The hub will se more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in October 2025 entitled "Financial Fraud Through the Lens of Extended Fraud Alerts." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction According to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report, in 2021 approximately 24 million persons age 16 or older (about 9 percent of the U.S population) reported exposure to identity theft over the preceding twelve months. These vi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of Temple University Health System, posted the following news: * * * Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse Earns the Main St. Earth Angel Award for Compassionate Breast Cancer Care * When a person receives a breast cancer diagnosis, the road ahead can feel overwhelming. Navigating appointments, treatment options, and support programs can quickly become a full-time job. It's one that many patients are no more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied the protest filed by Noblis MSD LLC of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, challenging the U.S. Navy's award of a contract for engineering and technical support services to Solute Inc. of San Diego, California. The contract is for specialized networking and computer systems supporting naval operations. Noblis challenged the award on several grounds, including claims that Solute's proposal was unacceptable and that the agency improper more ST

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark Blue Shield Coat Distribution Brings Warmth to 400 Schenectady Students * * Children Hand-Select Winter Coats through Partnership with Operation Warm Latham, N.Y. (October 6, 2025) -- Highmark Blue Shield, with Operation Warm, today hosted a coat drive, providing a brand-new winter coat to all 400 students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elem more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The House Agriculture Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-233) on the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4550), which aims to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Act. The report was advanced by Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, on Sept. 3, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Needs Witnesses testifying before the subcommittee, as well as producer organizations submitting statements for the hearing record, affirmed that it remains the Fed more ST

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * Introducing the SPFI Sentinel: Free speech stories by -- and for -- student journalists * Thirteen hundred student newsrooms across the country prove each day that the news doesn't wait until graduation to break. And no one's closer to the ground where free speech debates are blazing on college campuses than student journalists. So far this year, FIRE's Student more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposed rule that seeks to impose a fixed period of stay on non-immigrant academic students and exchange visitors. The proposed changes would eliminate the current Duration of Status (D/S) model for holders of F and J visas, replacing it with an admission limit not exceeding four years, a move that the more ST

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Location, individual circumstances impact caregiver well-being, researchers find * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Roughly a quarter of adults in the U.S. are caring for elderly family members or children with an illness or disability -- and sometimes both at the same time. Despite family caregiving consuming time and resources for both individuals and governments, social scientists don't fully un more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Marcellus Shale Coalition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration advocating for a set of changes to proposed regulations on Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations beyond visual line of sight. The MSC, comprising approximately 155 members involved in the natural gas sector, emphasizes the importance of integrating UAS technology in enhancing safety, efficiency, and environmen more ST

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Names Rachelle Dubow to 2025 Circle of Excellence List * BOSTON, October 6, 2025: Rachelle Dubow, managing partner of Morgan Lewis's Boston office and an intellectual property (IP) partner, was named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly' s 2025 Circle of Excellence list--an annual honor reserved for five women lawyers who have been previous more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Oct. 15 seminar to spotlight Colombia's hydropower, electricity market * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Camilo Younes-Velosa, a visiting scholar at Penn State and a tenured faculty member at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia), will lead a seminar on the evolution of Colombia's electricity sector and market structure. His free talk -- "Can a Hydropower-Dependent M more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Tulane's Vijay John to present 2025 Gerald D. Holder Distinguished Lecture Dr. Vijay John, the Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering at Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering, will present the 2025 Gerald D. Holder Distinguished Lecture at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering on Friday, October 17 at 9:30 am in Benedum Hall. A 20 more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith secures major Court of Appeal victory for Crescent Gas in US$2.4 billion enforcement against NIOC * The underlying dispute arose from a long-term gas sales agreement between NIOC and Crescent Petroleum, assigned to Crescent Petroleum's subsidiary, Crescent Gas. Following NIOC's failure to supply the agreed-upon gas, Crescent Gas obtained a substantial dam more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lee, Brown, Ansari Demand Answers from DHS on Use of Foreign Spyware by ICE * PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 6, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congresswoman Yassamin Ansar more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Ronald McDonald House Honored as Highmark Community Hero at Sept. 28 Game * * $80,000 Awarded, 640 Bills Tickets Donated to Local Non-Profits through Program since 2021 Buffalo, N.Y. (October 6, 2025) -- As part of the Buffalo Bills Crucial Catch initiative, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield proudly recognized Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Scott Perry Wants to Restrict Pennsylvania Women From Accessing Abortion Medication * The Trump Administration approved a new abortion pill that Pennsylvania women will now be able to access - but Congressman Scott Perry doesn't think that's a good thing. Perry joined a group of extreme anti-choice Republicans in signing a letter "calling for leaders at the Food and Drug Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * Crystal Carey, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for term of four years, vice Jennifer Ann Abruzzo. * Scott Mayer, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 20 more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Shaking Up California's Antitrust Law, Commercial Dispute Resolution * Partner Minna Lo Naranjo and associate Brad Fairweather provided comments to Commercial Dispute Resolution for an article about recommendations from the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) to reform the state's antitrust laws with regard to single-firm conduct and mergers. Minna and Bra more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Oct. 7 -- Stockton University issued the following news: * * * Donation Funds Special Collections, Preserves Local History Tom Kinsella grew up in a family of avid readers, with a particular passion for local history. It was a natural progression for Kinsella, Distinguished Professor of Literature at Stockton University, to pursue a career that landed him in libraries and classrooms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Now, in order to preserve his passion for history and more PR

WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: * * * Wabtec Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date * PITTSBURGH, October 6, 2025 - Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) announced it will report 2025 third quarter results before the U.S. financial markets open on October 22, 2025. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss those re more PR