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Global Programs organizes first workshop with Sung-Kyun-Kwan University

6/19/13

Penn State’s University Office of Global Programs is facilitating the building of the Global Engagement Network, the university-wide initiative that aims to facilitate and coordinate a multidimensional and interdisciplinary network of select peer institutions around the world.

Assistant Professor of Economics Evelyn Wamboye

Campus faculty member tapped as expert for United Nations' efforts

6/14/13

The United Nations has taken notice of the work of Penn State DuBois' own assistant professor of economics Evelyn Wamboye. Officials in the U.N.'s Committee for Development Policy, who work to improve the lives of people living in undeveloped countries, have asked Wamboye to contribute her expertise to their efforts.

Female faculty member and female student examining honey bees in the lab.
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Inspiring Research-Honey Bees

6/11/13

Whole colonies are dying in record numbers. Why the bees are dying is a mystery. Penn State, one of the country's leading honey bee research facilities, has been investigating the problem.

Nuclear security program announces first graduates

6/7/13

An effort to meet the growing need for trained nuclear security professionals passed a milestone recently as the first graduates from a joint effort by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Penn State, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Texas A&M were announced.

"World on Trial" will examine whether US use of drones is a violation of international human rights law

National security, civil rights experts to put U.S. drone program on trial

6/3/13

Episode two of "World on Trial," an international human rights television and Web program produced by Penn State Dickinson School of Law, will feature Judge James E. Baker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces as presiding judge, and Jameel Jaffer of the American Civil Liberties Union, and former F-14 pilot and law of war scholar Michael Lewis as lead attorneys. The series presents both sides of sharply contested international human rights issues in the context of courtroom trials before live multinational juries.

One of the densest objects in the universe, a neutron star about 10,000 light years from Earth, has been discovered suddenly putting the brakes on its spinning speed.

Super-dense star is first ever found suddenly slowing its spin

5/29/13

One of the densest objects in the universe, a neutron star about 10,000 light years from Earth, has been discovered suddenly putting the brakes on its spinning speed. The event is a mystery that holds important clues for understanding how matter reacts when it is squeezed more tightly than the density of an atomic nucleus -- a state that no laboratory on Earth has achieved.

Penn State military students during World War II marching on the University Park campus

Campus landmarks honor military service of Penn Staters

5/23/13

Memorial Day at Penn State is an appropriate time to reflect on those members of the University community who made the supreme sacrifice in military service to their country. The University Park campus holds a number of landmarks that commemorate those heroes.

Guggenheim award winners from Penn State

Married Penn State Guggenheim Fellows a rarity

5/21/13

When both partners of a married couple are building careers in academia, it can be a struggle to live in the same town. Whether teaching, conducting research abroad or on sabbatical, Penn State distinguished professors Judith Kroll and David Rosenbaum have always made it their priority.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Juliana Mercer is shown on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

World Campus military and veteran student enrollment continues to rise

5/9/13

The flexibility of online education is ideal for many adults who want to learn when and where it's convenient to them, and especially beneficial to active-duty military service members deployed in a war zone or where Internet access is limited. Since Penn State's World Campus launched 15 years ago, enrollment by active-duty military service members and veterans has grown steadily -- and more than 120 percent in the last four years.

Couple gives $2.2 million to establish faculty chair in geosciences

5/8/13

Two anonymous donors have made a $2.2 million gift to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Department of Geosciences to create a faculty chair. Both hold doctorates and have an intimate understanding of the need for faculty support. The couple is remembering Penn State through a bequest that will leave a lasting legacy and support work in geochemistry.

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Nuclear security program announces first graduates

6/7/13

An effort to meet the growing need for trained nuclear security professionals passed a milestone recently as the first graduates from a joint effort by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Penn State, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Texas A&M were announced.

Global Programs organizes first workshop with Sung-Kyun-Kwan University

6/19/13

Penn State’s University Office of Global Programs is facilitating the building of the Global Engagement Network, the university-wide initiative that aims to facilitate and coordinate a multidimensional and interdisciplinary network of select peer institutions around the world.

Assistant Professor of Economics Evelyn Wamboye

Campus faculty member tapped as expert for United Nations' efforts

6/14/13

The United Nations has taken notice of the work of Penn State DuBois' own assistant professor of economics Evelyn Wamboye. Officials in the U.N.'s Committee for Development Policy, who work to improve the lives of people living in undeveloped countries, have asked Wamboye to contribute her expertise to their efforts.

Female faculty member and female student examining honey bees in the lab.
Go to video

Inspiring Research-Honey Bees

6/11/13

Whole colonies are dying in record numbers. Why the bees are dying is a mystery. Penn State, one of the country's leading honey bee research facilities, has been investigating the problem.

"World on Trial" will examine whether US use of drones is a violation of international human rights law

National security, civil rights experts to put U.S. drone program on trial

6/3/13

Episode two of "World on Trial," an international human rights television and Web program produced by Penn State Dickinson School of Law, will feature Judge James E. Baker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces as presiding judge, and Jameel Jaffer of the American Civil Liberties Union, and former F-14 pilot and law of war scholar Michael Lewis as lead attorneys. The series presents both sides of sharply contested international human rights issues in the context of courtroom trials before live multinational juries.

One of the densest objects in the universe, a neutron star about 10,000 light years from Earth, has been discovered suddenly putting the brakes on its spinning speed.

Super-dense star is first ever found suddenly slowing its spin

5/29/13

One of the densest objects in the universe, a neutron star about 10,000 light years from Earth, has been discovered suddenly putting the brakes on its spinning speed. The event is a mystery that holds important clues for understanding how matter reacts when it is squeezed more tightly than the density of an atomic nucleus -- a state that no laboratory on Earth has achieved.

Penn State military students during World War II marching on the University Park campus

Campus landmarks honor military service of Penn Staters

5/23/13

Memorial Day at Penn State is an appropriate time to reflect on those members of the University community who made the supreme sacrifice in military service to their country. The University Park campus holds a number of landmarks that commemorate those heroes.

Guggenheim award winners from Penn State

Married Penn State Guggenheim Fellows a rarity

5/21/13

When both partners of a married couple are building careers in academia, it can be a struggle to live in the same town. Whether teaching, conducting research abroad or on sabbatical, Penn State distinguished professors Judith Kroll and David Rosenbaum have always made it their priority.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Juliana Mercer is shown on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

World Campus military and veteran student enrollment continues to rise

5/9/13

The flexibility of online education is ideal for many adults who want to learn when and where it's convenient to them, and especially beneficial to active-duty military service members deployed in a war zone or where Internet access is limited. Since Penn State's World Campus launched 15 years ago, enrollment by active-duty military service members and veterans has grown steadily -- and more than 120 percent in the last four years.

Couple gives $2.2 million to establish faculty chair in geosciences

5/8/13

Two anonymous donors have made a $2.2 million gift to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Department of Geosciences to create a faculty chair. Both hold doctorates and have an intimate understanding of the need for faculty support. The couple is remembering Penn State through a bequest that will leave a lasting legacy and support work in geochemistry.