Penn State National Championship
6/18/13
The Penn State Women's Rugby team plays the national championship against Norwich University.
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PCN's 'Discover PA Business' to feature Penn State June 23
6/18/13
Penn State will be spotlighted in a new Pennsylvania Cable Network series that profiles the state's economic engines at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 23. “Discover PA Business," a collaboration between PCN and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, began as a monthly series earlier this year.
Storytelling program helps change medical students' perspectives on dementia
6/18/13
Treating patients with dementia can be viewed as a difficult task for doctors, but Penn State College of Medicine researchers say that storytelling may be one way to improve medical students' perceptions of people affected by the condition. Participation in a creative storytelling program called TimeSlips creates a substantial improvement in student attitudes.
New Student Orientation off to a successful start
6/18/13
Students new to Penn State’s University Park campus this fall are participating this summer in a more in-depth orientation program, which is already getting positive reviews.
Smeal Alumni in Profile: Alumnus finds niche through hard work, commitment
6/14/13
Alumnus Jared Satkoff, a 2008 marketing graduate, says his time at the Penn State Smeal College of Business prepared him to work hard and pursue his career in more ways than he expected. Only five years out of school, he has worked his way up to senior district manager at ADP, a payroll services company with an office in Philadelphia.
Introductory events for Penn State MBA in Pittsburgh scheduled
6/14/13
Penn State Behrend’s Pittsburgh MBA degree program will hold two events this summer for prospective students.
Smith Trustee Scholarship to support entrepreneurial undergrads in Smeal
6/13/13
A new scholarship designed to recognize aspiring entrepreneurs in the Smeal College of Business has been created by Penn State alumnus Richard Smith and his wife, Linda Hoffman, of Tucson, Ariz.
Alumnus ensures 2013 U.S. Open goes off without a hitch
6/13/13
As did most fledgling golfers in the mid-1990s, Sean Palmer grew up admiring Tiger Woods, one of the most successful golfers in the history of the sport. So when, decades later, Woods arrived at the Merion Golf Club on the outskirts of Philadelphia to practice for the U.S. Open (set to take place at the club from June 13 to 16), Palmer -- now a first assistant golf professional -- was more than pleased.
Professor awarded $7.3 million grant to examine community health care reform
6/13/13
Dennis Scanlon, professor of health policy and administration in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development, has been awarded a $7.3 million renewal grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Penn State fitness centers recognized among nation's best
6/12/13
Penn State's University Park campus has been recognized as having one of the 10 best university fitness centers in nation according to Allied Health World, an online resource for information on health care careers.
Video: Students left college to enlist and help defend Gettysburg
6/12/13
Evan Pugh, a Quaker and president of what would become Penn State, was opposed to students leaving college to fight in the Civil War. Nevertheless, 31 in all would join Union forces and at least two joined Confederate armies. Carol Reardon, George Winfree Professor of History at Penn State, talks about how the college answered the emergency call for an armed militia, placed by Andrew Curtin to defend the Commonwealth from Gen. Robert E. Lee's advancing Confederate troops.
Video: Students left college to enlist and help defend Gettysburg
6/12/13
Evan Pugh, a Quaker and founding president of Penn State, was opposed to students leaving college to fight in the Civil War. Nevertheless, 31 would join Union forces and at least two joined Confederate armies.
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital again ranked as one of nation's best
6/11/13
Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital has been ranked in five specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Children’s Hospital ranked in cancer, urology, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, and cardiology and heart surgery -- two more specialties than last year.
Zamrik boosts scholarship with $50,000 pledge
6/10/13
Although retired engineering science and mechanics faculty member Sam Zamrik and wife Myrna established their scholarship back in 1992, the couple has decided to boost their endowment with a $50,000 gift pledge.
U.S. serviceman, Penn State alumnus supports the Alumni Courtyard
6/10/13
From his post in the Middle East, one U.S. Marine wanted to be sure his Penn State memories and pride had a solid home. So, he bought a brick -- the last one available -- on the Alumni Courtyard on May 26, just in time to recognize Memorial Day, too.
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Video: Curators give talk, tour at Palmer Museum of Art
4/3/13
At a recent Research Unplugged program at Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art, curators Joyce Robinson and Dana Carlisle Kletchka presented a talk and tour, "Behind the Scenes at the Museum: What Do Curators Do?"
Robinson, curator of art and affiliate associate professor of art history, is a specialist in modern American and European art, and teaches courses primarily on African American art.
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital again ranked as one of nation's best
6/11/13
Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital has been ranked in five specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Children’s Hospital ranked in cancer, urology, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, and cardiology and heart surgery -- two more specialties than last year.
Ozone masks plant's volatiles, plant-eating insects confused
4/2/13
Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to researchers from Penn State and the University of Virginia.
$1 million Lucas gift endows industrial engineering professorship
2/27/13
A $1 million gift from Tom Lucas, an industrial engineering alumnus, and his wife, Nicki, will create the Lucas Professorship in Industrial Engineering. "This generous endowment from Tom and Nicki gives us the opportunity to attract a pre-eminent faculty member to our department," said Paul Griffin, Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Department Head Chair.
Penn State National Championship
6/18/13
The Penn State Women's Rugby team plays the national championship against Norwich University.
PCN's 'Discover PA Business' to feature Penn State June 23
6/18/13
Penn State will be spotlighted in a new Pennsylvania Cable Network series that profiles the state's economic engines at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 23. “Discover PA Business," a collaboration between PCN and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, began as a monthly series earlier this year.
Storytelling program helps change medical students' perspectives on dementia
6/18/13
Treating patients with dementia can be viewed as a difficult task for doctors, but Penn State College of Medicine researchers say that storytelling may be one way to improve medical students' perceptions of people affected by the condition. Participation in a creative storytelling program called TimeSlips creates a substantial improvement in student attitudes.
New Student Orientation off to a successful start
6/18/13
Students new to Penn State’s University Park campus this fall are participating this summer in a more in-depth orientation program, which is already getting positive reviews.
Smeal Alumni in Profile: Alumnus finds niche through hard work, commitment
6/14/13
Alumnus Jared Satkoff, a 2008 marketing graduate, says his time at the Penn State Smeal College of Business prepared him to work hard and pursue his career in more ways than he expected. Only five years out of school, he has worked his way up to senior district manager at ADP, a payroll services company with an office in Philadelphia.
Introductory events for Penn State MBA in Pittsburgh scheduled
6/14/13
Penn State Behrend’s Pittsburgh MBA degree program will hold two events this summer for prospective students.
Smith Trustee Scholarship to support entrepreneurial undergrads in Smeal
6/13/13
A new scholarship designed to recognize aspiring entrepreneurs in the Smeal College of Business has been created by Penn State alumnus Richard Smith and his wife, Linda Hoffman, of Tucson, Ariz.
Alumnus ensures 2013 U.S. Open goes off without a hitch
6/13/13
As did most fledgling golfers in the mid-1990s, Sean Palmer grew up admiring Tiger Woods, one of the most successful golfers in the history of the sport. So when, decades later, Woods arrived at the Merion Golf Club on the outskirts of Philadelphia to practice for the U.S. Open (set to take place at the club from June 13 to 16), Palmer -- now a first assistant golf professional -- was more than pleased.