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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...
Obesity-Associated Asthma Has a Dietary Source
The Scientist Magazine
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People with obesity can experience obesity-associated asthma. Unlike asthma induced by allergens, obesity-associated asthma is characterized by inflammatory macrophages and monocytes and high levels of neutrophils in the lungs.1 The mechanisms...
Endometriosis Research Finds “We Were Wrong in the Most Interesting Ways Possible”
Technology Networks
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Why does a gynecological condition change how the heart and blood vessels respond to stress? Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) asked this question in a new study published in Hypertension. They found that women with...
Survey aims to gather needs and experiences of Latinos in PA, to inform policy and research
WPSU - Pennsylvania
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August 28, 2025
A new statewide survey is asking Latinos in Pennsylvania to share their needs and experiences, with a goal of giving policymakers and service providers a clearer picture of the challenges facing Latino residents. Shaunté DePaso, who is helping...
Pennsylvania researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role
WHTM - Pennsylvania
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August 26, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of...
Pennsylvania company, founder charged after claiming pesticide products kill COVID-19
WHTM - Pennsylvania
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August 26, 2025
(WHTM) — A Pennsylvania company and its founder were charged for allegedly fraudulently claiming their pesticide products were effective at killing the COVID-19 virus. The United States District Attorney’s Office announced that ViaClean...
Alterra withdraws plan to build chemical recycling plant in Pennsylvania
Waste Dive
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August 28, 2025
Dive Brief: Alterra Energy has withdrawn its proposal to build a chemical recycling facility in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania. The project called for processing up to 189 million pounds of plastic a year and converting it into a “synthetic oil for the...
For a Penn Engineering vice dean, innovation is only the start. Her real impact is helping students go to market.
Technical.ly
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August 28, 2025
The lightbulb may have changed the world, but according to Penn Engineering vice dean Vanessa Chan, it was a strong sales pitch, not invention alone, that made that possible. Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Edison didn’t invent the lightbulb,...
Researchers say digital wallet loophole can let thieves use credit cards after they've been reported stolen
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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Researchers say they have discovered a loophole that can let thieves use a credit card in a digital wallet even after it's been reported stolen. HOUSTON - Tap your phone and go! Digital wallets are considered to be a safe way to pay for purchases....
Oil and Grease/NPDES Permit: Jeannette, Pennsylvania Turbomachinery Manufacturer Files Administrative Challenge Before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board
JD Supra - California
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August 28, 2025
Download PDF Elliot Company, Inc. (“ECI”) filed a July 24th Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (“Board”) challenging certain conditions related to oil and grease (“O&G”) effluent limits in a Clean Water...
The Science of Flow: How Rheology Is Changing Medicine, Manufacturing and More
The Chemical Engineer
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At Swansea University, Aniqah Majid meets researchers who are unlocking the power of non-Newtonian fluids – from blood clotting diagnostics to cleaner oil recovery – using a little-studied science with big real-world impact FRANCESCO Del Giudice...
Exelixis Lays Off 130 as Pennsylvania Site Closes Down
BioSpace
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August 28, 2025
Exelixis will shutter its facility in Pennsylvania, leaving 130 employees without jobs as the cancer specialist rightsizes its operations after a pandemic-era boom in hiring. Confirming the news of the layoffs to Fierce Biotech, a spokesperson for...
Researcher who distorted voter data gets election integrity job in Trump’s second term
MSNBC
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August 27, 2025
For those who followed Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, Cleta Mitchell’s name probably rings a bell. Few Republican lawyers went further than Mitchell in targeting the will of American voters. As The New York Times...
Penn biotech spin-out Interius acquired in $350 million deal
The Daily Pennsylvanian
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The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Interius BioTherapeutics is based in Pennovation Works. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi Interius BioTherapeutics, a Penn biotechnology spin-out...
Researcher who distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania activist Heather Honey is now serving as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity. NEW YORK — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to...
White spiral hovers above Pennsylvania again
Yahoo News
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(WHTM) — For the second time this month, a mysterious white spiral appeared above central Pennsylvania. No, it’s not aliens. But space travel was behind the glowing apparition. NASA said it safely launched its TOMEX+ sounding rockets from the NASA...
NIH’s Priorities Announcement Receives Mixed Responses from Researchers
The Scientist Magazine
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On August 15, 2025, Jayanta Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), released a statement announcing a “unified strategy” to align the agency’s funding activities with a newly released list of priorities included in...
UPDATED: Exelixis to lay off 130 employees, shut down Pennsylvania site in post-pandemic downsizing
Fierce Pharma
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August 29, 2025
Mere months after its cancer blockbuster hopeful topped Bayer’s Stivarga in a phase 3 trial, Exelixis is conducting a reorganization that includes winding down the oncology company’s Pennsylvania site and laying off 130 employees, a company...
Pennsylvania cancer survivors, doctors say proposed cuts to federal research dollars could set back breakthroughs
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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August 26, 2025
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Cancer survivors, doctors and advocates in Pennsylvania say proposed cuts to federal funding for laboratories and research on cancer...