Ducks and ducklings were plentiful around campus Tuesday (May 21), especially outside the Hintz Family Alumni Center at Penn State's University Park campus.
Pine Cottage, located on Penn State's University Park campus, on a beautiful spring morning.
Images from Penn State's Army ROTC commissioning ceremony held May 10 on the University Park campus.
Graduates, families and friends attended spring commencement ceremonies on Penn State's University Park campus.
Mary Chuff, left, a Penn State freshman majoring in journalism, and Phoebe Canagarajah, a freshman anthropology major, enjoyed the nice weather on the University Park campus while reviewing for fin
Warmer temperatures, sunshine and flower beds. The splendor of springtime has arrived on Penn State's University Park campus.
Photos from commencement ceremonies held May 3 and 4, 2013, at Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania.
Images of the Titan scanning/transmission electron microscope, also known as the Titan Cubed, currently being installed in the Materials Research Institute at the Millennium Science Complex on Penn
Students celebrated the ending of the semester at Movin' On 2013, the annual free concert that brings local and national acts to Penn State.
Penn State's annual Blue-White game gave fans an early look at the 2013 Nittany Lions on April 20 in Beaver Stadium at University Park.
Friday signifies the end of the work week for most students, and that means relaxing, laying back and recharging for the next week.
The Pegula Ice Arena, slated to open in the fall of 2013, is beginning to take shape.
Rainforest ecologist David Hughes has a special interest in parasites, especially those that accomplish their ends by mind control: invading the brain of a hapless host -- ants, in this case -- and causing that creature to do its bidding. Scientists like Hughes say 'zombie ants' offer new insights into the role behavior plays in spreading disease.
Penn State professor of architecture James Wines, founder and president of SITE, will be honored this fall with the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. He is being recognized for his work in design of site-specific structures that engage information about the environment, including buildings, public spaces, environmental art, landscapes, master plans, interiors, video productions, graphics and product designs. His work has attracted international attention since 1970, influencing the design of environmentally oriented buildings, interiors, gardens and public spaces throughout the world.
New this year, the School of Visual Arts Summer Art Camp (July 7 to 12) will teach high school students who are interested in the visual arts how to create a portfolio of their work. The camp’s theme, “Portfolio Processes,” underscores the goals of the program – to show campers how to create exciting artworks in different media and to develop a digital portfolio. The camp coincides with the 2013 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
A recently completed study of water supplies on Pennsylvania dairy farms found that about a quarter of those tested had at least one water-quality issue. And average milk production for these farms was about 10 percent lower than farms with good water quality.
Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and adjunct professor at the Law School, will earn one of the highest honors in collegiate athletics when he is inducted into the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame next month in Orlando, Fla. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 12, at the Marriot World Center during the College Sports Information Directors of America Annual Convention.
Nichola Gutgold has been promoted to full professor of communication arts and sciences. She has also accepted a new position as associate dean of academic affairs for Penn State's Schreyer Honors College. In addition to her professorial duties, she formerly served as coordinator of the Corporate Communications degree program at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Gutgold will begin her new position, located at the University Park campus, on July 1.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Associate Professor of English Mary Ellen Higgins’s book, “Hollywood’s Africa after 1994” was recently released. The book is a result of research funded by a Research Development Grant from Penn State Greater Allegheny in 2007.
