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A turtle suns itself on a rock in the pond at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Aug. 5. After a long stretch of hot, humid weather, the University Park campus cooled down with temperatures around 80 degrees with lower humidity.
A crew from WPSU TV was producing a 'PPE Policy, Classroom Organization and Safety' video at various locations around the University Park campus on Aug. 5. The video will provide guidance for faculty, staff, and students about personal protective equipment (PPE) policies, classroom management, and physical distancing for fall semester 2020.
Boxes containing 14,000 face shields were loaded into a surplus storage area on Penn State's University Park campus on the morning of July 30. The shields are one facet of the personal protective equipment (PPE) recommended for use by employees in certain campus settings, and are part of Penn State's multi-layered plan for return to campus by faculty, staff and students. The face shields, as... Read more ›
A bed of Coleus-Sedona Sunset plants glow in the morning sunshine at Penn State's Arboretum. A tropical subshrub, the Sedona Sunset plants are just part of the colorful array of flowers and shrubs surrounding the facility's Overlook Pavillion. The Arboretum at Penn State is open to the public dawn to dusk.
The Nittany Lion Weathervane sits 110 feet above the southwest corner of Penn State's Beaver Stadium. It measures 10 feet in length and tips the scales at nearly 2,000 pounds. A closer look shows a hawk found it a perfect place to perch on a breezy, summer afternoon.
Jordan Moore, a landscaper with Penn State's Office of the Physical Plant (OPP), spreads grass seed around a newly planted pine tree near the Palmer Museum of Art. The staff at OPP are hard at work preparing the facilities and grounds around Penn State's University Park campus for the fall semester.
A few of the horses from Penn State's Equine Facility, part of Penn State's Department of Animal Science, gather around a grain feeder in a pasture near Beaver Stadium on a pleasant summer morning. Research at the facility includes intensive early handling of foals, characteristics of late gestation mares, group concentrate feeding behavior, and breeding.
The Nittany Lion Shrine received a thorough cleaning with a professional grade, bio-degradable, conservation and cleaning mixture that removes dirt and oils while protecting the existing stone. Conservator Curtis McCartney applied the cleanser on the morning of June 2.
A gallery of images comparing historic Penn State photographs to their present day locations. From Old Main to the Nittany Lion Shrine, much has changed and much remains the same on Penn State's University Park campus. Click on image above to view gallery.
It is fawning season at Penn State's Deer Research Center. Part of the university's Department of Animal Sciences, the Deer Research Center provides unique research and educational opportunities for students and faculty.
We celebrate 50 years of Earth Day by honoring one of the most historic trees on the University Park campus, The original Old Willow was located near the Allen Street gate, grown from a sprig provided by Evan Pugh. The Old Willow that stands near Old Main today was grown from an offshoot of the original and planted at its present location in 1921 where it has stood for nearly 100 years. Social... Read more ›
In the Media
- CNNJune 23, 2020
- Consumer AffairsMay 22, 2020
- The Wall Street JournalMay 15, 2020
Other Voices
- Yahoo NewsJuly 15, 2020
- EcoWatchJuly 06, 2020
- Seattle Post-IntelligencerJune 17, 2020
Research
Climate scientists increasingly ignore ecological role of Indigenous peoples
In their zeal to promote the importance of climate change as an ecological driver, climate scientists increasingly are ignoring the profound role that Indigenous peoples played in fire and vegetation dynamics, not only in the eastern United States but worldwide, according to a Penn State researcher.
July 20 2020
