Lycoming College launches new data science major

July 24, 2025

Lycoming College is responding to market demands with the introduction of a new academic program in data science for Fall 2025. In response to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics metric stating employment of data scientists is projected to grow 36% from 2023 to 2033, data science at Lycoming positions students to work as data scientists, data analysts, data engineers, business analysts, market researchers and database administrators. Combining the principles of the fields of data science, computer science and math, data science is an interdisciplinary major that teaches students how to ...

Competitive research experiences give Lock Haven chemistry major advanced look into field

July 10, 2025

LOCK HAVEN — Nick Manning has a deep love for trying to optimize things. It sparked an investigative drive in the Commonwealth University-Lock Haven chemistry major while operating his own microgreens business in high school growing little plant sprouts to sell to family, friends and ...

‘Trying to send a message’: Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

July 3, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year. The administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for ...

First Community Foundation Partnership announces scholarship recipients

July 3, 2025

“With costs for higher education continuing to climb at many colleges and universities, the future may be daunting for many promising young people,” a news release from the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania said. The foundation “works to create scholarship funds that ...

Saint John’s School of the Arts welcomes new board member

June 26, 2025

Saint John’s School of the Arts recently welcomed a new member to the school’s board of directors. Amanda Steinbacher currently holds the role of Client Success and Marketing Manager for Real IT Care in Williamsport. She has also owned and operated a newborn photography studio for over ...

How ChatGPT and other AI tools are changing the teaching profession

June 26, 2025

For her 6th grade honors class, math teacher Ana Sepúlveda wanted to make geometry fun. She figured her students “who live and breathe soccer” would be interested to learn how mathematical concepts apply to the sport. She asked ChatGPT for help. Within seconds, the chatbot delivered a ...