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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, August 28, 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 29, 2025
Pennsylvania $49.9B Shapiro Budget Offer Opens Path to Compromise Amid Transit, Funding Challenges Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) $49.9 billion budget proposal has prompted cautious optimism in Harrisburg, with Democratic leaders expressing openness...
Pennsylvania among states with sharp decline in rural maternity care access, report shows
Keystone Newsroom - Pennsylvania
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August 29, 2025
This story by Liz Carey was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories, visit dailyyonder.com A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health found that access to obstetric care...
FirstEnergy Launches Reliability Project in Adams County, Pennsylvania
T&D World
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August 29, 2025
A major grid reliability project is underway in Adams County, Pennsylvania, aimed at strengthening electric service for nearly 2,300 customers, including Hanover Hospital, Alpha Fire Company and WellSpan Health. The East Germantown-Germantown...
CoreWeave Acquires Core Scientific, Plans $6B Data Center Investment
DevX
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August 29, 2025
CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator has announced the company’s acquisition of Core Scientific alongside plans for a massive $6 billion investment in a new data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The announcement came during an interview on the “Mornings...
Researchers fear climate stress is changing bee behavior and threatening global pollination
The Milwaukee Independent
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August 29, 2025
Though Barnes was hot, his bees were even hotter. Their body temperatures can be up to 27 degrees Fahrenheit (about 15 Celsius) higher than the air around them. As global temperatures rise under climate change, scientists are trying to better...
NJ High Schools Rank 3rd Nationally; Lincroft’s High Technology Named #1 STEM School in U.S.
Hudson Reporter - New Jersey
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August 29, 2025
The 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings, released on August 19, 2025, reviewed nearly 24,000 public high schools nationwide and ranked about 18,000. Schools with fewer than 15 seniors were excluded from the analysis. The...
To counter Trump’s attacks on higher ed, it’s time for STEM to get political
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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These days, whenever I meet with a group of my fellow educators in the STEM fields, it feels like no matter what else is on the agenda, we’re failing to talk about an elephant in the room. A very large number of us in the science, technology,...
U of M Research: Policies to Keep Rural Maternity Units Open Not Working
MinnPost - Minnesota
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August 29, 2025
Weekly Review | Catch up on our biggest stories from the past week. Delivered to your inbox Friday afternoons. This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories visit dailyyonder.com. A new...
Is Pennsylvania’s oldest roller coaster retired? Riders hope not
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Blair County’s Leap-the-Dips roller...
Pennsylvania officials emphasize renters insurance for college students
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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August 28, 2025
As college semesters begin across Pennsylvania, state officials and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster are reminding students to protect and insure their belongings.The Pennsylvania Insurance Department's commissioner, Michael...
Researchers develop incredibly intelligent tech that predicts future disasters: 'We can create simulations'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 29, 2025
"We can generate parameters for the entire U.S. within minutes." by Joseph ClarkAugust 29, 2025 Floods can destroy more than property, taking away the feeling of security that comes with a home. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and...
Humane Pennsylvania to Host Fee-Waived Adoption Day
Berks Community TV - Pennsylvania
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August 29, 2025
From Humane Pennsylvania In partnership with NBCUniversal Local’s nationwide Clear The Shelters™ pet adoption event, Humane Pennsylvania will host a fee-waived adoption event on Saturday, Sept. 6, to celebrate National Clear The Shelters Day!...
Preseason rankings are an still inexact science
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Jim Caltagirone Last season, 13 teams that were not ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll made their way into the final rankings. Which begs the question, “Which teams are this year’s Top-25 sleepers?” The prospects of several high-profile...
New Palliative Care Research Consortium to Tackle the Field’s Toughest Problems
Hospice News
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August 28, 2025
A new palliative care research consortium has been established, fueled by a $64 million five-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) consortium is...
WashU and pharmaceutical company MilliporeSigma agree to collaborate on biomedical research
Student Life - Missouri
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August 29, 2025
Chancellor Martin shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer of Millipore Sigma, Jean-Charles Wirth. (Photo courtesy of The Source). WashU and MilliporeSigma, a pharmaceutical company affiliated with the multinational Merck Group, signed a formal...
Amid CDC, FDA changes, Pennsylvania bill could require insurers to cover certain vaccines
WESA - Pennsylvania
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August 28, 2025
As Trump administration health officials seek to reshape vaccine policy — which could impact insurance coverage of certain immunizations for millions of Americans — Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed new requirements aimed at “protecting access”...
Pennsylvania Democrats say they're confident despite GOP registration trends
WESA - Pennsylvania
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August 28, 2025
For Pennsylvania Democrats, the bad news during the past year hasn’t just been that they lost every statewide election in 2024. It’s that they’ve been losing a lot of the voters themselves: The party is in danger of surrendering an advantage in...
U.S. Businesses Rely On IBN Technologies' Tax Preparation Service To Navigate Complex Regulations
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Tax Preparation Service [USA]"Across industries, U.S. businesses increasingly rely on professional tax preparation service to navigate complex federal, state, and local regulations. From healthcare and retail to real estate and...
Penn State petition calls for support of federally funded research
The Pennsylvania State University
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August 28, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Researchers at Penn State are solving some of the toughest problems facing our nation, like building more resilient infrastructure, protecting our troops with the latest technologies, fighting disease, and giving American...
Pennsylvania launches database for 1,700 miles of park trails
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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The new interactive trail data is now available through DCNR portals, offering detailed park trail info for recreation, planning and safety. HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Shapiro administration announced this week the release of Pennsylvania’s first...