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PSUAC campus student-athletes continue impressive classroom performance

8/21/18

Penn State Commonwealth Campus student-athletes excelled on both the field and in the classroom this past year, capturing a United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship and setting record marks for academics.

Pa. Turfgrass Council names graduate fellowships for three turfgrass icons

8/21/18

The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council recently established three graduate fellowships in the College of Agricultural Sciences in honor of three alumni of the turfgrass program.

This colorized image is the millionth captured by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope

Births, deaths and collisions: Swift’s telescope snaps one millionth UV image

8/21/18

The Ultraviolet Optical Telescope (UVOT) aboard the NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured its millionth image on May 13. Swift's science and flight operations are controlled by Penn State from the Mission Operations Center at the University Park campus.

Welcome to Penn State: the musical

8/21/18

During Welcome Week, first-year Penn State students will attend a debut performance of "Results Will Vary*," an interactive theater production that explores the reality of life as a Penn State student. Written and performed by students in the School of Theatre, the show uses stories, sketch comedy and songs to explore topics like diversity, alcohol and drug use, sexual assault prevention and more.

Mechanical engineering faculty studies flying insects to create better drones

8/21/18

A $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Robust Intelligence Program will support research to study biological flyers to create vision-guided perching in drones.

The Pennsylvania Quintet will visit Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Friday, Sept. 7, to open the 29th season of Music at Noon: The Logan Series.

Pennsylvania Quintet to open 29th season of 'Music at Noon'

8/21/18

The Pennsylvania Quintet will visit Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Sept. 7 to open the 29th season of "Music at Noon: The Logan Series." The performance takes place at noon in McGarvey Commons, in the college’s Reed Union Building.

Palmer Museum announces fall exhibitions highlighting Pennsylvania artists

8/21/18

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has announced the opening of two fall exhibitions, "Object Lessons: American Still-Life Painting in the Nineteenth Century," and "Instinctive Gestures: Recent Gifts from the Fishman-MacElderry Collection".

2018 New Student Days at Penn State New Kensington

8/21/18

More than 200 incoming, new students participated at Penn State New Kensington's New Student Days Aug.

Penn State Smeal welcomes 12 new faculty members

8/20/18

The Penn State Smeal College of Business welcomes 12 new members to its faculty this academic year.

Lecture on how social norms can affect attitudes toward science, Sept. 25

8/20/18

Science communication expert Sharon Dunwoody will explore the landscape of social norms research and reveal ways social media can help foster change related to science and environmental issues on Sept. 25, part of the SciComm Lecture series.

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Jazz singer Veronica Swift to make Penn State debut Sept. 20

8/20/18

Veronica Swift, a jazz singer whose repertoire is built on the Great American Songbook, plus bebop and vocalese classics, will open the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State 2018–19 season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in Schwab Auditorium. The Emmet Cohen Trio will back the singer.

College of IST welcomes record undergraduate class for fall 2018

8/20/18

The College of Information Sciences and Technology will welcome 204 new first-year students in the fall 2018 semester. This represents a 37 percent increase from last year and sets a record for undergraduate enrollment in the college.

Alumna accepted into competitive NBCUniversal Page Program

8/20/18

Recent Penn State alumna Deborah Coker was selected for the NBCUniversal Page Program, an extremely competitive rotational program that gives accepted individuals the opportunity to learn about every aspect of the media industry.

'Stranger Things' star David Harbour to open Penn State Behrend Speaker Series

8/20/18

Emmy-nominated actor David Harbour — who plays the character of Chief Hopper on the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things" — will open the 2018-19 Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend. Other speakers for the series include former CIA Director Michael Hayden, former presidential candidate Howard Dean, and Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement.

Founders Convocation 2018

8/20/18

On Aug. 18, 2018, Penn State Mont Alto’s Multipurpose Activities Center was a hub of activity with flowing academic regalia and welcoming words of advice and encouragement for this year’s incoming class during the Founders Convocation that officially opened the school year.

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WE ARE ... Be Greater!

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.

Penn State Greater Allegheny - Frable Lawn

It’s We Are Wednesday!

Wings and Things

Friday, August 24, 2018 - 12:00 p.m.

Penn State Greater Allegheny - Student Community Center

Stop by for free wings, giveaways and information related to PSUGA.

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Media Highlights

TribLive: August 16, 2018
Actor, Paralympian speaks to incoming students
John Siciliano, actor and Paralympian, spoke to Penn State New Kensington's incoming new students during New Student Days on Aug. 16.
DARKReading.com: July 27, 2018
Automating kernel exploitation
Penn State researchers Wei Wu and Xinyu Xing plan on open sourcing a new framework for vulnerability fixes for kernel bugs.

Other Voices

These students understand how to help community
PSU-LV alumna and shelter director, Kristine Blasco, submitted a letter to the Morning Call praising PSU-LV students for their help on the Adopt an Apartment program.
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Allentown Morning Call
National leadership needed to fight opioid crisis
Penn State's Diana Fishbein and Glenn Sterner offer policy recommendations for leading the national fight against the opioid crisis in this piece for The Hill.
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The Hill

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PSUAC campus student-athletes continue impressive classroom performance

Pa. Turfgrass Council names graduate fellowships for three turfgrass icons

Births, deaths and collisions: Swift’s telescope snaps one millionth UV image

Welcome to Penn State: the musical

Mechanical engineering faculty studies flying insects to create better drones

Pennsylvania Quintet to open 29th season of 'Music at Noon'

Palmer Museum announces fall exhibitions highlighting Pennsylvania artists

2018 New Student Days at Penn State New Kensington

Penn State Smeal welcomes 12 new faculty members

Lecture on how social norms can affect attitudes toward science, Sept. 25

Jazz singer Veronica Swift to make Penn State debut Sept. 20

College of IST welcomes record undergraduate class for fall 2018

Alumna accepted into competitive NBCUniversal Page Program

'Stranger Things' star David Harbour to open Penn State Behrend Speaker Series

Founders Convocation 2018

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