In a letter to the THON community, Executive Director Kelly McCready announced the cancellation of all travel for out-of-town fund raising for the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON).
Penn State alumni Larry and Lynne Brown recently made a $500,000 estate commitment to create the Laurence and Lynne Brown-McCourtney Endowed Career Professorship in the College of the Liberal Arts.
A research team in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Led by David Hughes, associate professor of entomology and biology, the group will study the potential role of satellites in diagnosing crop pest and disease problems on African smallholder farms.
Penn State's 42nd annual Renaissance Fund dinner on Nov. 8 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel honored Tom Songer, a civil engineer and entrepreneur, and Sara Songer, a retired nurse and educator, both graduates of the University and longtime leaders in the State College community.
Penn State researchers are working on new technology to capture CO2 before it gets into the atmosphere and either sequester it or use it to create new products. Part three of a five-part series.
Because solar and wind power generators depend on time of day and the weather, we need ways to combine power sources and storage systems to assure reliable service. We also need to integrate new technologies with the existing power grid. Part five of a five-part series.
Penn State researchers are developing a range of innovative technologies to harvest the sustainable energy of natural processes to power our future. Part one of a five-part series.
Penn State researchers are at the forefront of a revolution in materials that's enabling batteries that charge faster, last longer, and are safer than conventional batteries. Part two of a five-part series.
The Mont Alto LaunchBox will provide inspiration and education for entrepreneurs in November during three events that include an Entrepreneur Information Session on Nov. 12, and an Entrepreneurship Fall Forum on Nov. 14. The third event, an Entrepreneur Workshop, will be held on Nov. 29 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The events are all free of charge and open to the public.
Five recent graduates have been selected as 2018 Young Alumni Ambassadors who will share a year-long experience aimed at developing their skills to become Penn State’s future volunteer leaders.
Though they play a critical role in everything from the development of self-driving cars and voice-activated search to how medical providers make health-related decisions, deep learning techniques are rarely used in cybersecurity. Now, thanks to a new technique developed by an international team of researchers, deep learning could be poised for another breakthrough.
Vasant G. Honavar, professor and Edward Frymoyer Chair of Information Sciences and Technology, has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest and most prestigious association of computing professionals.
A Penn State faculty member and award-winning filmmaker’s documentary on child poverty has been chosen as an official selection for festivals in Milan, Italy, and Brisbane, Australia.
