University of Scranton News

Lori Charnogursky has been hired as branch manager of Pennstar Bank's Bartonsville office.

GIANNA BOLACCIA dropped her letter to Santa in the bright red cast-iron mailbox inside the Derry Post Office lobby.

University of Scranton psychology professor Carole Slotterback analyzed about five years' worth of children's letters to Santa that were sent to her city's central post office.

The University of Scranton 's Kania School of Management has named Rose Sebastianelli, Ph.D. and Edward Scahill, Ph.D., Alperin Teaching Fellows for 2009/10 in recognition of achievement and exceptional teaching.

The University of Scranton 's Panuska College of Professional Studies recently held its third annual "Blessing of the Books." This year's book collection is expected to exceed 2,000 books.

To address some of the complications associated with providing nursing students with clinical experience in an efficient and safe manner, two professors from The University of Scranton 's Nursing Department have piloted a Clinical Liaison Nursing Program with Mercy Health Partners.

The national unemployment rate might be on the decline, but tell that to Kristen Said and Joe Casabona, two recent college graduates who got tired of hunting for jobs that didn't materialize and decided to start their own business.

There probably is little chance that the state Legislature will legalize medicinal marijuana any time soon.

A microscope. A new puppy. A mother. And absolutely, positively NO CLOTHES.From the humorous to the heart-wrenching, children's wish lists to Santa reveal that children aren't as toy-centric as parents think - and that they're not as polite as perhaps they should be.Carole Slotterback, a psychology professor at the University of Scranton, analyzed ...

Congress faces some daunting economic issues but it also has a chance to act quickly on a home run for taxpayers and consumers.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this The County of Lackawanna Transit System is beginning a push to attract more Scranton residents to ride evening bus routes that connect city neighborhoods with commercial centers, colleges and hospitals.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Gus Vlassis Gus Vlassis, Dalton, was named Trustee of the Year for the Northeast Library District at the annual trustee institute at the University of Scranton on Nov.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] If there is a burglary in Scranton, police can turn to their records and tell you how many other burglaries have happened on that same city block.

After mulling all the options, did President Barack Obama make the right call to send more troops to Afghanistan? The 30,000 additional troops is not enough, said Kerry Patton, a Susquehanna resident who has spent three years working in Special Operations Forces and civilian capacities in Afghanistan.

A geographic information system specialist from the Newark, N.J., Police Department will talk about the use of computer analysis in law enforcement today at the University of Scranton.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this PICCINI This week, staff writer Megan Walsh talks with Sarah Piccini about the upcoming Christmas in a Small Town event.

Job losses from the recession threaten traditional male domination of the U.S. workforce.

Information sessions are scheduled on development proposals for Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.

More than 200 University of Scranton students recently participated in the university's semi-annual Street Sweep.

The University of Scranton will host a presentation by Eric Piza, a geographic information system specialist from the Newark Police Department, about "GIS in Law Enforcement: A Problem Solving Analysis of the Newark Police Department." The free lecture, which is open to the public, will take place Wednesday, Dec.