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Sokolov-Miller Center now hosting two webinars per month

9/10/18

The Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center has already begun its new schedule of webinars and will be increasing its open educational sessions to twice per month. Webinars from the Center are available to all members of the Penn State community at no cost.

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Penn State campus to host free sustainability event in New Kensington

9/10/18

Penn State New Kensington, with the help of the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, will host the reNew Kensington Community Workshop on Sept. 27. The workshop will serve as a starting point for a community-driven planning process related to how sustainability can be implemented in New Kensington.

Yuya Ong - IBM Research

IST junior spends two summers at IBM Research, files patent for prediction tool

9/7/18

Yuya Ong, a junior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, feels fortunate to be at the forefront of the rapidly-growing data sciences field. “Every day when I wake up, I realize that there are new opportunities out there and new problems to be solved,” he said. “Waking up to that is really exciting.”

Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium Flyer

College of Arts & Architecture hosts Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium

9/7/18

Seven Penn State alumni working in the arts, design and communications fields will participate in the Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture and moderated by Kikora Franklin, associate professor of theatre, the symposium will feature a panel discussion where participants talk about career goals and the challenges of working as women of color in their respective fields.

The baseball team's first practice

DuBois baseball gearing up for 'fall ball'

9/6/18

The 2018 Small College World Series Champion Penn State DuBois baseball team is ready to take the field again for a short “fall ball” season. They’ll kick things off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, as they play host to Jamestown Community College in a doubleheader at Showers Field.

Jen Town pictured.

Alumna and poet Jen Town to read at Penn State Behrend

9/6/18

Alumna Jen Town will read from her poetry collection, “The Light of What Comes After,” on Thursday, Sept. 20, when she visits Penn State Behrend as part of the college’s Creative Writers Reading Series. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception preceding it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel.

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