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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."

Dancers perform at 2013 THON at Penn State

THON 2013 moves into final day

2/15/13

Penn State's Urban Dance Troup fired up the dancers, volunteers and crowd on Sunday morning Feb. 17 as the third and final day kicked off at the 2013 Penn State Dance Marathon.

THON weekend blood drive Includes bone marrow registry

2/15/13

The American Red Cross has been partnered with the Penn State Dance Marathon since 2001 to help maintain regional blood supplies, and at the last THON blood drive Feb. 16 of THON weekend, the Red Cross will make a $4 donation to the Four Diamonds Fund in honor of each presenting donor.

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PCN 'Call-In' program coming to Penn State

2/14/13

Despite Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of an early spring, winter weather will be the topic of discussion as the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) takes their cameras on-location for a live PCN "Call-In" program with the hosts of "Weather World" at their studio at Penn State. The program will air statewide at 7 p.m. Feb. 18.

Penn State football team members to visit veterans

2/14/13

As part of the National Salute to Veterans Patients program, several members of the Penn State football team will be visiting veterans at the James E. Van Zandt Medical Center in Altoona today (Feb. 14). 

A computer-generated image representing the complex networks that lead to the spread of infectious diseases

Flu outbreaks modeled by new study of classroom schedules

2/14/13

Classroom rosters combined with human-networking theory may give a clearer picture of just how infectious diseases such as influenza can spread through a closed group of people, and even through populations at large. Using high school schedule data for a community of students, teachers and staff, Penn State researchers have developed a low-cost but effective method to determine how to focus disease-control strategies based on which individuals are most likely to spread the infection.

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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.

High school students who are interested in the visual arts will learn how to make a portfolio of their work during the week-long camp.

Campers develop skills at Penn State’s youth summer camps

5/22/13

New this year, the School of Visual Arts Summer Art Camp (July 7 to 12) will teach high school students who are interested in the visual arts how to create a portfolio of their work. The camp’s theme, “Portfolio Processes,” underscores the goals of the program – to show campers how to create exciting artworks in different media and to develop a digital portfolio. The camp coincides with the 2013 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

KIds in College camp

Kids in College summer program turns 25

5/22/13

Young students' imaginations will soar to great heights this summer as Penn State New Kensington celebrates 25 years of its Kids in College program.

For a quarter of a century, the Office of Continuing Education has offered a variety of academic and sports activities for students in grades one through 12. Each year, more than 400 youths participate in the hands-on camps. For the past 10 years, the program blended its traditional camps with the Pennsylvania STEM.

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.