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UNICEF Penn State to hold annual Snowflake Ball fundraiser

1/27/15

UNICEF Penn State Chapter will hold its annual Snowflake Ball from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, in Heritage Hall in the HUB. Tickets cost $4.99 and include dinner, entertainment and dessert. Tickets are on sale all week on the first floor of the HUB and will be on sale at the door the night of the event.

Registration open for 'Voices' networking, professional development conference

1/27/15

Graduate Women in Science, a Penn State graduate student organization, invites faculty, staff and students to attend the 10th annual “Voices Networking and Professional Development Conference” beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at The Atherton Hotel. Tickets for the 2015 conference are $10 for students, $15 for post-docs and $20 for faculty/staff.

Penn State alumna Marcy Herr visits the Batu Caves, which hold a Hindu shrine overlooking Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship orientation in the country.

Fulbright Features: Penn State alumna making Malaysia home

1/27/15

Penn State students are traveling around the world to conduct research, teach English, attend masters degree programs and more as part of the Fulbright Program, a highly sought-after nine-month international educational exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State. Penn State alumna Marcy Herr arrived in January to start a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia.

"Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos" will be on view at the Palmer through May 10, 2015.

'Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos' opens Feb. 3 at the Palmer Museum of Art

1/27/15

The Palmer Museum of Art will present the exhibition, "Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos," Feb. 3 through May 10. A first edition set of 80 etchings will be featured that deal with such themes as the Spanish Inquisition, the corruption of the church and the nobility, witchcraft and child rearing.

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Premiere screening of TV program exploring ‘Drones and Human Rights'

1/27/15

The second episode of the television series World on Trial, “Drones and Human Rights,” will premiere at a public screening hosted by Penn State Law on Feb. 12 followed by a discussion and reception with filmmakers and the program's creator and host, acclaimed human rights advocate, author, and Penn State Law professor Randall Robinson.

Sophia McClennan and Remy Maisel

Satire has a history of informing during times of crisis

1/27/15

Just as only the jester can tell the King the truth, satire performs a vital function in democratic society by using humor to broach taboo subjects, especially in times of crisis, according to a book by Penn State researchers.

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WVU Chamber Players to visit Penn State on Feb. 3

1/27/15

The West Virginia University Chamber players, an ensemble of that university's faculty performers conducted by Mitchell Arnold, will perform a guest recital at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Penn State's Esber Recital Hall.

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Colorado musicians to perform recital

1/27/15

Colorado State University flute professor Michelle Batty Stanley and cellist Yoriko Morita will visit the Penn State campus and perform a free recital as the Sonora Duo at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, in Esber Recital Hall.

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