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Penn State SBDC to offer Marcellus Shale-related training and services

2/28/13

There are many opportunities for Pennsylvania manufacturers and service providers to profit from the Marcellus Shale industry, regardless of proximity to gas extraction sites or previous business involvement with the industry. In order to help businesses understand how they can take advantage of these opportunities, the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering two Marcellus related services.

Valerie Cholet holds a martial arts class at Glenside Elementary School

Martial arts program open doors for elementary school children

2/27/13

Fourth-grade students in the Glenside Elementary School gymnasium are seated on their yoga mats. Although they may not realize it, they are learning more than martial arts maneuvers in the yoga and taekwondo after-school program. The program, developed by Penn State Berks faculty members Valerie Cholet, instructor in kinesiology, and Jessica Schocker, assistant professor of social studies, is actually a vehicle to teach physical education and social studies in a unique and authentic way.

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Katherine Pearson to serve on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Elder Law Task Force

2/26/13

Katherine Pearson of Penn State Law has been named to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Elder Law Task Force, which will convene for the first time in April. The task force will address concerns about guardianship, elder abuse and neglect, and access to justice. Pearson is the only professor of law on the 36-member task force.

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Gov. Corbett visits Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital

2/21/13

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and state Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine visited with patients at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. They also took time to speak with reporters about Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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'Conversations LIVE' looks at increase of the mentally ill in U.S. prisons

2/19/13

WPSU-TV’s “Conversations LIVE” this week tackles the question of how America's jails and prisons became de facto mental health facilities, and the implications for all of us. Patty Satalia, host of the monthly call-in program, will be joined by guests Thom Brewster, John MacAlarney, and Gary Lucht in a discussion of “Mental Health and the Justice System” at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21.

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Penn State Harrisburg research improves high-speed digital signals

2/19/13

Our digitized world of instant communication is enabled by the transfer of high-speed signals across many systems within a device. As modern signal speeds are pushed to quickly accommodate gigabytes of data, disturbances that were once considered minor, such as weather changes, now become more serious, with the potential to stop systems and corrupt data.

Town-gown partnership seeks 'alcohol-free' downtown on State Patty's Day

2/19/13

A town-gown partnership that for more than a decade has been united against high-risk drinking is employing new tactics to keep downtown State College alcohol-free on what has become known as "State Patty's Day."

An agreement has been reached with downtown State College taverns and restaurants to halt the sale of alcohol on Feb. 23, the date set for this year's State Patty’s Day, an event created by students six years ago. Establishments will still offer food and non-alcoholic drinks, maintaining downtown’s appeal for responsible visitors.

State College prepares for State Patty’s Day

2/18/13

State College Police and local court officials are ratcheting up the ongoing town-and-gown efforts to curtail the high-risk drinking and damage that transpires on a social-media generated event referred to as "State Patty’s Day."

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Town-gown partnership seeks 'alcohol-free' downtown on State Patty's Day

2/19/13

A town-gown partnership that for more than a decade has been united against high-risk drinking is employing new tactics to keep downtown State College alcohol-free on what has become known as "State Patty's Day."

An agreement has been reached with downtown State College taverns and restaurants to halt the sale of alcohol on Feb. 23, the date set for this year's State Patty’s Day, an event created by students six years ago. Establishments will still offer food and non-alcoholic drinks, maintaining downtown’s appeal for responsible visitors.

Penn State student Alan Carothers works on classwork on his laptop.

Career Fair brings together students, residents and employers May 17

5/6/13

Pennsylvania’s improving job market is reflected in its unemployment rate, now 7.2 percent in central Pennsylvania, as more companies ramp up hiring. Central Pennsylvania residents who want to learn about job opportunities in this region are invited to attend the sixth annual Central Pennsylvania Regional Career Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 17, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in Innovation Park. More than 65 employers will be at the event.

Vision Council charts path for Penn State amid presidential search

5/2/13

Two groups playing an integral role in finding Penn State’s next president now have an important document to assist in the effort. Today (May 2) members of the 13-member Trustee Presidential Selection Council and the 18-member Presidential Search and Screen Committee received “A Vision for Penn State: A Report of the Blue and White Vision Council.” The report, available at http://www.psu.edu/trustees/bwvc_report.pdf, will help inform the search as well as provide any candidates with a unique perspective.

A Penn State Behrend professor helps two students wire a circuit board.

Behrend class asks students to build a better grocery bag

4/23/13

The door to Rob Weissbach’s dollhouse is wired with a buzzer and a bright LED light – protection against any Weebles that might wobble in. On April 18, Weissbach, an associate professor of engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, used the dollhouse to teach basic circuitry to some seventh-graders from Warren County’s Eisenhower Middle School, on campus for the annual 21st Century Kids program.