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Journalism camp puts spotlight on Mike the Mailman

7/24/14

Earlier this month, 35 high school students attended Penn State’s Multimedia Journalism Camp, producing 55 stories, including a video profile of Mike Herr, better known on campus as Mike the Mailman. In the clip, Herr talks about brightening customers days at the University Park post office.

Workshop to focus on student loans

7/23/14

“Getting Student Loans” will be presented from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The workshop will help participants identify the difference between a variety of student loans, including Federal Perkins Loans and Direct Loans, and determine how much to borrow. It will also clarify the steps to take before borrowing, reveal the relationship between future income and current loan borrowing, and teach how to forecast a future budget.

A promotional photo of the Lancelot character in "Camelot"

Center changes ‘Camelot’ date, cancels ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

7/23/14

The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation of the touring Broadway musical “Camelot,” which had been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18, has been moved to Monday, April 20. Alterations in the national tour schedule forced the date change for the Eisenhower Auditorium presentation.

Nitin Samarth with the molecular beam epitaxy equipment in his lab

Team's work with new material combination may boost computer memory

7/23/14

The discovery of a new material combination that could lead to a more efficient approach to computer memory and logic will be described today (July 24) in the journal Nature. The research, led by Penn State and Cornell University physicists, studies "spintorque" in devices that combine a standard magnetic material with a novel material known as a "topological insulator." The team's results show that such a scheme can be 10 times more efficient for controlling magnetic memory or logic than any other combination of materials measured to date.

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Probing Question: What is whisper therapy?

7/23/14

One of the most popular recent self-help trends for insomnia and anxiety is also among the more unusual ones. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or "sounds that feel good." The sound of whispering is considered the most common trigger for the ASMR feelings.

2013 Huck Olympics wagon relay

Huck Institutes announce second annual Huck/OVPR Olympics

7/23/14

Penn State faculty, staff and student competitors from the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Huck Institutes and the Materials Research Institute vie for Olympic gold July 23 on the lawn of the Millennium Science Complex on the University Park campus.

Edward Wilson, left, a 1970 Smeal College of Business alumnus, and student Michael Fissinger talk during a session organized by the Smeal mentoring program.

Alumni make mentoring their business

7/21/14

With more than 174,000 members, Penn State has the largest dues-paying alumni organization in the world, and the University is one of many higher education institutions that has focused on the importance of career planning and implementing alumni mentoring programs to prepare students for life after graduation.

How do I find a mentor? Five tips to follow

7/21/14

For students who are not involved in a mentor program, it may seem difficult to start a mentoring relationship. Lindsey Zapletal, assistant director for student involvement at the Penn State Alumni Association, has five valuable tips for students looking to begin a mentor relationships with alumni.

Lauren Hartley, Shoba Wadhia and James Gilbert

Students draft practice advisory on Notices to Appear in immigration courts

7/21/14

Law students in Penn State's Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic, in collaboration with the American Immigration Council and the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration, have created an innovative practice advisory for attorneys representing non-citizens in immigration proceedings.

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