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Despite opposition from the American Bar Association and a coalition of more than 70 civil rights, fair housing, consumer and other legal groups, a Senate committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of Sharon Browne of the Pacific Legal Foundation to the board of directors of the Legal Services Corp.

REAL JOB: Film laboratory technician at Pennsylvania State University, where he's also a student.

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 13, 2010 /Cambridge Who's Who/ --Andrew J.G. Schwartz, MA, Managing Principal of Environmental Planning & Design, LLC, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in urban design.

Youth with high family and individual risk factors were more sexually active in adolescence, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, and Pennsylvania State University.

Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA University of Texas ...

A measure to congratulate Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Childrena s Hospital, H. Res 1112, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by voice vote.A It was introduced by U.S. Representative Glenn `GTa Thompson, R-Howard. a oeTHON now has 15,000 ...

How come a big ice age happened when carbon dioxide levels were high? It's a question climate sceptics often ask.

For $8,000, Brett Teslaa might stick around in Michigan after graduation. For the $4,000 tax credit, proposed by Gov.

The Penn State Alumni Association has collected more than $30 million since 1994 from the nation's biggest credit card bank.

Your grandmother's cookie jar might be worth more than the sweet memories of her gingersnaps.

The City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs will host the dedication of Dedicate Civil Rights Sculpture "Yes We Can", by Georgia sculptor Robert Clements on Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:30pm. "Yes, We Can," designed by sculptor Robert D. Clements notes the life of Isabel Gates Webster, an African-American attorney noted for unprecedented legal ...

Holding out an open plastic bag containing a green T-shirt, Jerry Lowe gives a brisk command: "Let's go to work." Shifting a bit, Lowe moves, giving Liz room to run.

Pennsylvania is among 17 states that have joined a national initiative to boost college graduation rates during the next decade, officials announced yesterday.

Penn State's self-invented Irish holiday caused as much disruption as ever over the weekend, even though bars throughout State College did not open early and did not offer specials in hopes of calming what has become an alcohol-infused event in Happy Valley, police said.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, March 1, 2010 Source: Pennsylvania State University - Comments IMAGE: Scanning electron micrograph of the nanofossil Chiasmolithus from about 60 million years ago.

The Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia will present a lecture entitled "Secessionists, Cooperationists and Unionists: North Georgians debate the creation of a Southern Republic," on Thursday in Goodroe Auditorium of Memorial Hall at Dalton State College, beginning at 7:30 p.m. As part of the center's Civil War Lecture Series, Keith ...

Houston scientists have sequenced the full genomes of a Bantu from Southern Africa and an indigenous hunter-gatherer from Namibia's Kalahari Desert, believed to be the oldest known lineage of modern humans.

Amid tough economic times and growing need, the Catholic Church faces a potential double punch as more people turn to churches for help even as past donors may be feeling a potential pinch.

Earl Pace's computers job at the Pennsylvania Railroad led him to develop a national networking group for Blacks This year marks the 50th anniversary for Earl Pace Jr.

Doctors have long known that influenza in temperate areas is more common in the winter,A and that some winters are worse for flu than others.