“Women’s History in NEPA: So What?” will be the keynote topic presented at the Third Biennial Conference on Women and History in Northeastern Pennsylvania coming to The University of Scranton on Saturday, March 5. The conference, which will take place on the fifth floor of Brennan Hall on campus, is open to the public. Linda [...]
SCRANTON, PA, November, 2010 – Community Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2010 – one of only 135 hospitals nationwide to do so. The award recognizes Community Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, [...]
Historically, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s institutions of higher education have not actively engaged in technology transfer and commercialization. That trend has begun to change in recent years, due in large part to the Keystone Innovation Zones, Innovation Grants and Keystone Innovation Starter Kits administered by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute (NPTI). The next step in encouraging local [...]
Breaker Boy Drums and Percussion took home top honors at the 7th Annual Great Valley Business Plan Competition, held on April 30th at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Scott Carey, a student at King’s College, developed a strategic blueprint for utilizing CAD Software to design and build custom drums. Carey was awarded $20,000 in cash [...]
“The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) was born from the bold ideas of a group of community leaders working to address the region’s shortage of physicians,” said Dr. Daniel Flynn, Associate Dean for Research and Economic Development for the region’s latest Institution of Higher Education. “TCMC is a new medical school that will serve all of [...]
SCRANTON, February 25, 2011 – – At a number of events throughout Lackawanna County today, state Sen. John P. Blake highlighted the details of a Senate Democratic proposal that has the potential to create over 28,000 jobs while reducing state spending and encouraging private investment. Blake, joined by Senate Democratic Appropriations Chairman Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia [...]
Listing Information March 11 at 8 pm: Opening Night for Rounding Third, a heartwarming and funny play about coaching Little League by Richard Dresser, directed by Mary Ethel Schmidt, and starring Jerry Durkin and Tom Tansey. A party with the playwright and creative team follows the show. Tickets and details: 570-558-1515 or www.electrictheatre.org – Electric [...]
On March 13th at 2 pm the Lackawanna Historical Society, will present Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas by Bill Bachman, Commonwealth Speaker for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Mr. Bachman is an Instructor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State University-Wilkes-Barre, where he’s been on the faculty since 1982. Following extensive research, Bill wrote, [...]
