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Penn State named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University

7/24/14

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) has named Penn State an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University in recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement. Institutions that earn the designation of Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities work with public and private sector partners in their states and regions to support economic development through a variety of activities, including innovation and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce development and community development.

Fossil of moth on sycamore

Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared

7/24/14

After the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period that triggered the dinosaurs' extinction and ushered in the Paleocene, leaf-mining insects in the western United States completely disappeared. Only a million years later, at Mexican Hat, in southeastern Montana, fossil leaves show diverse leaf-mining traces from new insects that were not present during the Cretaceous, according to paleontologists.

Let’s Move! Pennsylvania Conference to address childhood obesity

7/24/14

Penn State Extension will offer the Let’s Move! Pennsylvania conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel to help families, communities and schools work together in solving the challenge of childhood obesity.

Journalism camp puts spotlight on Mike the Mailman
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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.

Company looks to Penn State Smeal for next generation supply chain talent

7/23/14

The Penn State Smeal College of Business is one of only two schools from which Burlington Stores, a national off-price retailer headquartered in New Jersey, actively recruits for its Supply Chain Leader Development Program. This leadership program for supply chain graduates is an 18-month program that introduces new graduates to the various roles and responsibilities of leadership at the company.

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.

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