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The Arboretum at Penn State opened the annual Winter Celebration at the H.O. Smith Botanical Garden on Dec.13. The event welcomed visitors to an evening of seasonal decorations, refreshments, and music. The holiday displays at the Arboretum will remain in place until mid-January.
The 2020 THON Committee welcomed Four Diamond Kids and their families to the annual THON Family Carnival at Penn State’s White Building on Dec. 7. The 2020 Penn State Dance Marathon will kickoff Feb. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State celebrated 'Senior Day' at Beaver Stadium with a 27-6 win over Rutgers. The Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season undefeated at home and earned their third 10-win season in the last four years.
Penn State faculty members are working to design key parts of a drone to be used in NASA’s Dragonfly mission, which will send a drone to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Associate professors of aerospace engineering Sven Schmitz (left), Jose Palacios (center) and Jack Langelaan (right), spoke recently with a team from the Big Ten Network’s Live BIG programming series.
A gallery of photos from a very special family reunion during Military Appreciation Day at Penn State's Beaver Stadium on Nov. 16,
The final phase of renovations to Penn State's Old Main Tower continued on the morning of Nov. 21. The full restoration of the Penn State landmark includes stone and brick masonry repointing, stone replacement, waterproofing and the addition of low-profile roof fall protection systems.
Penn State welcomed military veterans, active duty, and their families to a day of tailgating and Nittany Lion football at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 16. Penn State earned their ninth win of the season with a 34-27 victory over visiting Indiana.
For many Penn State students, their Penn State family includes their own siblings. Photojournalism students in the Bellisario College of Communications were asked to photograph Penn State students who have a brother or sister, or both, also attending the University.
Penn State's Student Veterans Organization welcomed Veterans from around the region to their traditional Veterans Day Ceremony on the steps of Old Main the morning of Nov. 11.
The Nittany Lion Shrine basks in the early morning sunlight on a crisp, autumn morning. The shrine, cut from a 13-ton block of limestone by Heinz Warneke and Joseph Garatti, was dedicated in October of 1942 and celebrated it's 77th birthday Oct. 24.
In the Media
- Fast CompanyNovember 18, 2019
- WPSUNovember 15, 2019
- NPRNovember 13, 2019
Other Voices
- LA TimesNovember 10, 2019
- Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNovember 05, 2019
- Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSeptember 26, 2019
Research
Women wearing hijabs in news stories may be judged negatively
Women wearing a veil or headscarf in the United States may face harsher social judgement, according to a recently published study by Penn State researchers, which found that when given the same information in a news story, certain people will consider a woman wearing a headscarf to be more likely to have committed a crime.
December 3 2019
