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From Penn State Brandywine to Italy: Graduate conducts cross-cultural research
1/9/15
Megan Griffith took advantage of every opportunity to do research during her career as a psychology major at Penn State Brandywine. In her final year, her go-getting approach paid off, granting her an amazing journey. She, alongside Assistant Professor of Psychology Dana Martin, completed a cross-cultural research study that delves into the representation of women in the media in the United States and Italy.
Penn State recognized by Carnegie Foundation for community engagement efforts
1/7/15
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Penn State for its 2015 Community Engagement Classification.
Penn State World Campus student selected as College of EMS marshal
12/20/14
Lori O'Neill, a Penn State World Campus student, has been selected as the student marshal for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at the fall 2014 commencement.
IST students' D.C. trip piques interest in policy making
12/10/14
This November, for the 12th time since the course was created, students in Andrea Tapia’s Global Trends and World Issues class (IST445H) at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in a simulated think tank at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and catch a glimpse of how policy is formed.
Kinesiology students hit the road to promote healthy living, gain experience
12/10/14
Penn State kinesiology students are leading conversations across Pennsylvania and beyond about health and wellness. By giving health advice and conducting fitness assessments through their Exercise is Medicine program's new Mobile Outreach and Regional Expansion initiative, they hope to achieve their goal of having broader community impact, advocating for people's active engagement in improving their health and quality of life.
Greater Allegheny students study Pittsburgh’s Strip District
12/9/14
The Penn State Greater Allegheny students of BA 422W, Strategic Business Planning, presented a Strategic Plan for the Strip District on Dec. 3 at the Pittsburgh Public Market. The class spent the fall semester performing an in-depth study of the business strategies of the Strip District. The presentation, titled “Strategies for Lasting Success,” was followed by a question-and-answer session.
'Decade of Discovery': Penn State Law explores technology and the law
12/4/14
Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Penn State Law professor from practice Phil Sechler recently led a panel discussion following a screening of the film "The Decade of Discovery."
Law students to bring immigration rights expertise to detention facility
12/4/14
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Penn State Law professor, along with students from the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic will begin a series of educational group rights presentations at the Clinton County Correctional Facility in McElhattan for non-citizens who are currently in immigration custody.
IST, BBH students compete in mHealth Challenge to foster innovation
12/3/14
Engaged scholarship at Penn State isn’t just an abstract idea. Last month, the initiative -- defined as out-of-classroom academic experiences that complement in-classroom learning -- brought students from two colleges together to nurture entrepreneurial innovation and teamwork in the form of the mHealth Challenge.
Google Glass a good fit for Penn State Behrend class
12/3/14
The slow roll-out of Google's much-discussed Glass project is intentional, said Pelin Bicen, assistant professor of marketing in the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend. Smart companies build markets for their top products while they are still being developed.
Penn State Mont Alto Film Project draws from campus talent for 'Ghosting'
12/2/14
English professor Kevin Boon is nurturing locally grown cinema through his Penn State Mont Alto Film Project. His latest film is a horror movie titled "Ghosting."
Schreyer student to present on goat production in Rwanda
11/26/14
Schreyer Honors College senior Kira Hydock will present “Analysis of Traditional and Modern Approaches to Goat Production and Management in Rwanda” on Dec. 3, from noon to 1 p.m., Foster Auditorium, first floor, Paterno Library.
Life experience sparks Penn State Brandywine senior’s research focus
11/25/14
Senior psychology major and Schreyer Honors Scholar Ebony Ford is taking her college learning experience to a whole new level, implementing a research study alongside Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Marinda Kathryn Harrell-Levy that investigates transformative relationships.
Penn State senior selected as Marshall Scholar
11/24/14
Ryan Henrici, a Penn State Schreyer Honors College scholar, has been selected to receive a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, a highly sought-after program that finances American college students to study in the United Kingdom. The senior from Wayne, Pennsylvania, will graduate in May with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology and has chosen to study malaria at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.