Increased area income improves birthweight rates, researchers find
Higher incomes are often correlated with healthier pregnancies and babies, but is it really the money that matters? Sedimentary rocks that formed 390 million years ago, surprisingly, help provide the answer, at least for those who live above the Marcellus Shale formation, according to a team led by…
Pennsylvania ATV trail connector generated $23.5M in revenue over two years
While there are about 285,000 registered all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), also known as four wheelers, in Pennsylvania, there are only 11 public trails where people can legally ride ATVs. In 2020, Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) launched a pilot project…
Sorokina receives Presidential Public Impact Research Award
Nonna Sorokina, assistant professor of business at Penn State Scranton and Social Science Research Institute faculty affiliate, was recently awarded a Presidential Public Impact Research Award (PPIRA) for the project “Data-Driven Response to High Opioid Abuse Impact: Leveraging Machine Learning, AI…