EMS alumnus establishes $500K Open Doors Scholarship
3/13/19
Penn State alumnus Jon Benesch provided a gift to establish the Jon and Deborah Benesch Family Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
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2019 Mayers Lecture to feature author on American health care issues
3/13/19
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, will present the 22nd Annual Stanley P. Mayers Endowed Lecture, “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back,” at 6:30 p.m. on April 8 at the Nittany Lion Inn. The lecture, hosted by the Penn State Department of Health Policy and Administration, is free and open to the public.
New course to allow students to tune into diversity, entrepreneurship
3/13/19
An innovative new course is designed to make entrepreneurship relevant to people who traditionally have been outside of entrepreneurial careers, and also to create "Schoolhouse Rock" types of educational videos on the topic.
Entrepreneurs and innovators share strategies during Startup Week
3/13/19
Penn State Berks Startup Week features entrepreneurial workshops; networking events; a student pitch competition on WPSU’s “The Investment”; and presentations from startup founders and corporate innovators, including many Penn State alumni.
Adams receives first Simplr Artificial Intelligence and Technology Scholarship
3/13/19
Ethan Adams, a Penn State Berks junior with a double major in information sciences and technology, and security and risk analysis, is the first recipient of the Simplr Artificial Intelligence Technology Scholarship.
Shenango's 2019 Earth Fest to feature music, sustainability-themed activities
3/12/19
The Penn State Shenango Earth Fest, which has become a popular annual event in the Shenango Valley for adults and children of all ages, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6 at the campus' Great Hall and Atrium in downtown Sharon. The festival, which is free and open to the community, will include live music and entertainment, an educational presentation on sustainability by author/journalist Seamus McGraw, children’s activities, a local artists’ market, Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream, and information from sustainability-minded local organizations and businesses.
Book examines connection between gender and cooking energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
3/12/19
The link between gender and innovative energy use for food preparation is explored in a new book, “Recovering Bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Gender Dimensions, Lessons and Challenges,” co-edited by Ruth Mendum, assistant research professor for gender initiatives in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, and Mary Njenga, research scientist at the World Agroforestry Centre.
Alumnus hones health care management skills right out of school
3/12/19
Health Policy Administration degree prepares grad to work for Lehigh Valley’s largest employer: Health Care
Heard on Campus: Paul Perreault at the Penn State Forum
3/12/19
Paul Perreault, chief executive officer and managing director of CSL Limited, the fifth largest biotech company in the world, presented “Innovation in Biotechnology: The Promise, The Potential, The Pitfalls” at the Penn State Forum on March 12 at University Park.
Penn State to host Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Contest
3/12/19
Penn State will host the 2019 Eastern SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration) Spring Collegiate Mine Rescue Contest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30 at the Snider Agricultural Arena. Seven competitive mine rescue teams — including Penn State’s Mount Nittany Mine Rescue Team — are expected to compete in the event.
Fifth annual Art+Feminism wiki-edit event March 29 seeks participants
3/12/19
Technology meets art on Friday, March 29, when a Penn State wikistorming event, the 2019 Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon, invites the public to drop by for exciting presentations throughout the day, to encourage the editors and to participate in (re)shaping knowledge on Wikipedia.
IST student Andrea Miles helps to create 'lightbulb moments'
3/12/19
For Andrea Miles, her path to Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology began in the middle of a Subway restaurant. Miles, who was 20 years old at the time, had been training to become a manager. “I had everything figured out, from hiring to inventory to running the store,” she said. “But when it came time to be put in a higher position, I realized I didn’t want to do that the rest of my life. I had to make a choice.”
Penn State places second at National Association of Home Builders competition
3/12/19
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) student chapter at Penn State placed second in the Four-Year College category of the NAHB Student Competition, held Feb. 18-20 at the 2019 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The competition challenges student teams to solve a real-life construction-management problem and develop a proposal for a residential subdivision.
Millennium Scholars Program, philanthropy support student success in STEM
3/12/19
Thanks to the Penn State Millennium Scholars Program and support from donors like Steve and Kathi Mahle, a growing number of Penn State students are on their way toward earning advanced degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
International documentary featuring Dickinson Law professor makes US premiere
3/12/19
Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome and Eberly College of Science Professor Thomas Parsons participated in one of the largest prosecutions in history at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague. “The Trial of Ratko Mladic,” a 90-minute documentary featuring Groome, was broadcasted nationally at 9 p.m. on March 19 on "FRONTLINE" — PBS’ flagship investigative journalism series.