Entrepreneur Hilary Corna brings inspirational message to Berks
9/12/18
Entrepreneur Hilary Corna will bring an inspirational message to Penn State Berks at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
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Penn State Berks Theatre Department presents 'The Revenge of the Space Pandas'
9/12/18
The Penn State Berks Theatre Department will present "The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock,” written by David Mamet.
Adams selected for Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute
9/12/18
Chris Adams has been selected as one of only 100 chapter leaders nationwide to attend the 2018 SVA Leadership Institute. The event will be held Sept. 20-23 at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
UPUA president uses engineering skills to be a better leader
9/12/18
Cody Heaton, an industrial engineering senior, uses his engineering skills to be a better leader. Heaton balances a variety of extracurriculars while serving as the University Park Undergraduate Association President and taking classes.
IST students network with top recruiters at record-setting Pro Expo career fair
9/12/18
A record 78 companies participated in this year’s Pro Expo, one of two annual career fairs hosted by the College of Information Sciences and Technology. More than 900 students seeking internships and full-time employment attended the event on Sept. 10 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Penn State IT set to integrate FPS, Access Accounts as part of OneID rebranding
9/12/18
As part of efforts to keep personal and institutional information secure, Penn State is transitioning to a new and improved account management system that will integrate Friends of Penn State (FPS) accounts with Penn State Access Accounts on Sept. 15. With this integrated system, users who previously may have had multiple digital identity records like Access and FPS Accounts will now be able to use a single OneID account throughout their association with the University.
No additional Beaver Stadium parking passes will be sold for Saturday's game
9/11/18
Penn State has announced parking changes for Saturday’s football game against Kent State due to soaking rain the past several days and the forecast for additional rain this week.
Aerospace engineering's Melton elected to International Academy of Astronautics
9/11/18
Robert Melton, professor of aerospace engineering, has been elected a corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics.
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences to partner with Montan University Leoben
9/11/18
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has entered a memorandum of understanding with Montan University Leoben, in Leoben, Austria, to develop a student exchange partnership that will link two educational institutions known for their expertise in sustainable approaches to materials sciences, mining and geosciences, with additional partnership opportunities with Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.
Rural and urban communities need different policies to boost economic mobility
9/11/18
The farther away from a city a person is raised, the more likely they are to climb the economic ladder. Economists also found that community characteristics associated with upward mobility actually have different effects in rural and urban locations.
Panel discussion to focus on wealth management
9/11/18
Four alumni of the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend will discuss their experiences in wealth management when the Finance Speaker Series returns to the college.
Joshua Bell to perform works by Brahms, Grieg, Prokofiev Oct. 11 at Eisenhower
9/11/18
Joshua Bell, one of the most acclaimed classical violinists of our time, will make his first Penn State appearance in more than seven years performing in recital with pianist Sam Haywood at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Charles Addams mural, global news resources move to Paterno Library
9/11/18
“An Addams Family Holiday,” a 1952 mural by American cartoonist Charles Addams, has been relocated in the newly renovated and renamed MacKinnon’s Lounge, on the first floor of Paterno Library on Penn State’s University Park campus, just in time for fans to mark the 30th anniversary of Addams’ passing.
Series of public lectures, community discussions to examine ethics of policing
9/11/18
Public concern about police integrity, the regulation of physical force in law enforcement, and racial discrimination in policing and law are some of the topics to be explored during the upcoming Ethics of Policing conference taking place Sept. 20-22 at various locations on the Penn State University Park campus. The conference will feature several keynote events that are free and open to the public.
Coral bleaching increases disease risk in threatened species
9/11/18
Recent research highlights the need to increase genetic diversity among staghorn corals to prevent further loss in the Florida Reef Tract.