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Chicago's Deeply Rooted Dance Theater performed at the 45th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet, held Jan. 15, 2020, at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. The event was hosted by The Forum on Black Affairs at Penn State.
The Penn State Women's Ice Hockey team completed a weekend sweep over visiting Lindenwood with a 3-2 win on Jan. 11 at Pegula Ice Arena.
A game day gallery from Penn State's 53-39 win over the Memphis Tigers in the 2019 Good Year Cotton Bowl.
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.
Fall Commencement 2019, held on Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus, was a day of both great solemnity and great joy for the graduates and their loved ones as they moved from being students to being proud alumni of Penn State.
Penn State President Eric Barron congratulates U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Susan Pedana during the Fall 2019 Military Honor Cord ceremony on Dec. 19. Pedana, a World Campus student, earned a degree in criminal justice from Penn State. The Honor Cords are presented each semester to graduating students who are in the United States Military.
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.
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.
A gallery of photos from a very special family reunion during Military Appreciation Day at Penn State's Beaver Stadium on Nov. 16,
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.
In the Media
- U.S. News & World ReportJanuary 14, 2020
- Fast CompanyNovember 18, 2019
- WPSUNovember 15, 2019
Other Voices
- LA TimesNovember 10, 2019
- Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNovember 05, 2019
- Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSeptember 26, 2019
Research
Large 'herbivores of the sea' help keep coral reefs healthy
Selective fishing can disrupt the delicate balance maintained between corals and algae in embattled Caribbean coral reefs, according to research by scientists at Penn State and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
January 8 2020
