DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 21 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: * * * After Members Took Action, UAW Celebrates Tariffs on Heavy Trucks In a major win for UAW members who build heavy trucks at Mack, Daimler, Navistar, Volvo, and more, the Trump administration has announced a 25 percent tariff on imported heavy trucks, after a massive grassroots lobbying campaign by UAW members and leaders. "For decades, heavy truck makers have rushed to kill good blue-collar jobs from  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Alumni Association launches CEO search * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has begun a national search for the next associate vice president for alumni relations and chief executive officer of the Penn State Alumni Association. This leader will guide one of the world's largest and most active alumni networks -- more than 800,000 strong -- overseeing programs, publications, events and v more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Inspired by an artist's stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to "paint" gold nanoparticles with polymers, or long chains of small molecules, to give them an array of new shapes and functions. The "patchy nanopa more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Can digital replicas of patients help personalize Alzheimer's treatment? * UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. -- A team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded $900,000 from the U.S. National Science Foundation to employ biomedical research, clinical data, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and mathematical modeling methods to ultimately support persona more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 (TNSxrep) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * X-Ray Study Reveals New Details About Betelgeuse's Elusive Companion Star By Amy Pavlak Laird Astronomers have long suspected that Betelgeuse -- the bright red star blazing in Orion's shoulder -- wasn't alone. Now, thanks to a fleeting cosmic window and swift action by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, the true nature of its elusive companion has been illuminated. In a race again more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Chemotherapy-Free, Immunotherapy-Based Treatment - First of its Kind - Improves Survival for Patients with Colorectal Cancer A clinical trial, led by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, is the first to show that an immunotherapy-based, chemotherapy-free treatment can extend the lives of people with metastatic colorectal cancer who have exhausted prior standard chemotherapy options more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Observe Significant Reduction in Diagnosis of Food Allergies Following Expert Guidelines Encouraging Early Peanut Exposure * Peanuts represent one of the most common causes of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated, or anaphylactic, food allergies in children, yet a landmark study found that early introduction of  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * EarthTalks: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pennsylvania formation * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Research Professor Tim White and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will give a public talk, "Patterns and processes of lithium enrichment in coal measure strata from the Northern Appalachian Basin," at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, in 112 Walker Building at Penn State University Park. The f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025: * * * New EEI Podcast: Industry Leaders on Building America's Workforce Careers in Energy Week Episode Highlights Ongoing Efforts to Develop Next-Generation Energy Workforce Initiatives and Forge Strong Partnerships * The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today released a new episode of its Electric Perspectives podcast featuring FirstEnergy Pennsylvania President John Hawkins and Center f more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Financial Times Names Morgan Lewis to Its 2025 Innovative Lawyers Shortlist * NEW YORK, October 20, 2025: The Financial Times has shortlisted Morgan Lewis in three categories for its Innovative Lawyers North America Awards. The awards honor law firms, in-house teams, and lawyers who are developing and delivering new ways to serve clients and drive positive change more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Forging the Future: CMU, Pitt Co-Host Summit on Health, AI and Technology By Lucy Perkins and Kelly Saavedra Carnegie Mellon University's leadership in artificial intelligence, robotics and health care took center stage during a global innovation summit held this week at the University of Pittsburgh. Organized in partnership with the Council on Competitiveness and the Global Federation of Compet more PR

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger Foundation Gala raises more than $400,000 to advance healthcare and education * DANVILLE, Pa- The Geisinger Health Foundation is proud to announce that they raised more than $400,000 during their recent 2025 Geisinger Gala. These funds will benefit medical student scholarships at Geisinger School of Medicine and to support vital programs and services at Geisinger's H more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Graphic design students earn national honors in 2025 UCDA Design Awards * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State graphic design students in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School earned national recognition in the University and College Designers Association's (UCDA) 2025 Design Awards Competition, which celebrates outstanding work by designers, educators, photographers and i more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark and Noom collaborate to improve member health through behavior change and personalized support * * Highmark to offer Noom: Weight Management to nearly 2 million eligible members beginning in 2026, with journeys for weight, diabetes prevention and diabetes PITTSBURGH AND LAS VEGAS (October 20, 2025) -- Highmark today announced a collaboratio more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Kurt Vonnegut's Little-Known Carnegie Mellon Connection "Then you'll do it brilliantly, darling. You'll get to Pittsburgh yet." - Kurt Vonnegut Jr., "Player Piano" By Michael Henninger Kurt Vonnegut Jr. took the stage in Pittsburgh to crescendoing applause on Nov. 17, 1971. Inside the freshly unveiled Heinz Hall, adorned with plush red velvet accents and tall marble columns, the renowned America more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Board of Trustees to meet Nov. 6-7 at University Park * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Board of Trustees will hold its next public meetings Nov. 6-7 at the University Park campus. Committees will meet beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in The Nittany Lion Inn Boardroom. The public meeting of the full board will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the same locatio more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Doctors and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a new treatment for epilepsy patients who don't respond to medication and aren't candidates for surgery. Their approach, published today in Nature Communications, uses deep brain stimulation (DBS) that is tailored to each patient's unique brain wiring. Epilepsy affects more than 50 million peop more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith expands in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia office launch * The new office builds on Reed Smith's long-standing presence in the Middle East, having opened its Abu Dhabi office in 1978. The firm now has three offices in the region, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh, and 34 offices globally. The firm's Riyadh office includes three new arrivals from local law f more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Link Orphan Gene in SARS-CoV-2 Virus to More Severe Cases of COVID-19 * An international team of researchers led by scientists at Iowa State University, Weill Cornell Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that an orphan gene in the SARS-CoV-2 virus is responsible for exacerbating COVID-19 severity. The findings not more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Retinal Implant Restores Central Vision in Patients with Advanced AMD, Study Co-Led by Pitt Investigator Shows A wireless retinal implant can restore central vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Advanced atrophic AMD, also known as geographic atro more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sometimes, less really is more. By removing oxygen during synthesis, a team led by materials scientists at Penn State created seven new high-entropy oxides, or HEOs: a class of ceramics composed of five or more metals with potential for applications in energy storage, electronics and protective coat more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Training doctoral candidates in AI-powered precision tools for agriculture * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. --Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered precision agriculture tools can help growers better manage their orchards by reducing waste, increasing resilience and helping guide decisions about water use, fertilizer application and pest control, according to researchers at Penn State. However, the  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Under Pressure: How Cornell's synchrotron helped reveal hidden differences in our DNA packaging * What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and accessed? Dr. Kushol Gupta, a structural biologist at the University of Pennsylvania, turned to the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, CHESS, to pursue this question. And he found that tur more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Hitting a Nerve University of Pittsburgh Engineers Uncover Simple Link between Chemical Signals and Mechanical Action in Bio-inspired Materials Study in PNAS Nexus reveals how chemical networks can mimic nervous systems to power movement in soft materials * What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kin more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Can tiny ocean organisms offer the key to better climate modeling? In the shadowy layers of the Pacific, microbes decide how much nitrous oxide--a potent greenhouse gas--rises skyward. New research from Penn's Xin Sun offers an improved understanding of microbial ecology and geochemistry--key to forecasting global emissions in response to natural and man- more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Veterans' mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- New research shows that veterans' mental health after leaving the military is shaped by more than just combat, with childhood trauma, deployment experiences and gender all influencing post-9/11 veterans' well-being, according to a team at Penn State. "Many veterans manage the transition to  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * WWII Army Specialized Training Program at Carnegie Tech As Carnegie Mellon looks back at its 125-year history, files from the University Archives detail the transformation of campus into a World War II training school By Michael Henninger In the summer of 1943, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, precursor to Carnegie Mellon University, transformed its grounds into a training school for the U. more PR