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Newswire Extra: Learning the ropes in a horticulture climbing class

4/1/03

Students can be seen climbing trees on Penn State's University Park campus every Tuesday, but they're not just having fun. The group is getting some hands-on experience in tree climbing in Horticulture 497A, taught by James Savage, a research assistant with the Penn State Institutes of the Environment. The class prepares the students to climb trees to prune and maintain them. Students started out climbing fairly small trees along Curtin Road on campus, but by the end of the semester, they'll be climbing much larger trees.

$10 million Stuckeman gift targets new home for SALA

3/31/03

Penn State's plans to construct a new home for its School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) are now becoming reality, thanks to a $10 million gift from a Pittsburgh couple, H. Campbell "Cal" Stuckeman and his late wife, Eleanor Stuckeman. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held Saturday (March 29); construction is scheduled for completion by August 2004. For the full story by Mike Bezilla, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2003/stuckemangift03.html

Nighttime Atherton Street closings are back

3/27/03

Nighttime traffic on North Atherton Street is being detoured again this spring and summer to allow final construction work on the new Information Sciences and Technology (IST) Building on the University Park campus.

Annual Match Day arrives for students in the College of Medicine

3/27/03

After several years of medical school, the future now comes down to the opening of a single letter for medical students in Penn State's College of Medicine at Hershey and at other institutions across the country. For the full story, visit http://www.hmc.psu.edu/news/pr/2003/index.htm#March For photos from the event, go to http://www.psu.edu/ur/extra/2003/matchday/

For more photos from the event, go to http://www.psu.edu/ur/extra/2003/matchday/

From the Trustee Docket

3/27/03

The Board of Trustees met at Hershey Medical Center March 21 for its regular bi-monthly session. During his opening remarks to the board, President Graham B. Spanier reported on the University's appropriation, the success of Dance Marathon and several faculty research projects.

For a full transcript of his remarks, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2003/bot21mar03spanierremarks.html.

For other board action, check the Web at http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_2003/March27/docket.html

University works to combat cyber crime

3/27/03

One week after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, a less-physically destructive but economically significant cyber attack struck leading financial service institutions a few blocks away from the World Trade Center site. The attack was called NIMDA and for a nation that has become dependent on computer networks, it was a wake-up call.

University's thermometers are going green

3/27/03

Thermometers throughout the University have taken on a new -- and environmentally friendly -- look. In an intensive pollution-prevention and health-hazard reduction project, the Department of Environmental Protection and Health (EHS) is removing mercury thermometers and replacing them with environmentally safe equivalents that eliminate the risk of potentially dangerous mercury release. Thus far, more than 7,000 thermometers, containing some 400 pounds of mercury, have been collected and replaced.

The Medical Minute: Exercise as the 'Fountain of Youth'

3/26/03

According to the latest edition of the Medical Minute, a service of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, it's high time to get going for those who listed getting more exercise as a New Year's resolution. Some people think that they get enough exercise at work simply because they don't spend their day behind a desk. However, studies show most Americans do not get real exercise in their daily routines. Walking around at work is only a benefit if it involves travel over long distances or up multiple flights of stairs. At home, activities such as gardening and lawn maintenance, housework, or even washing and waxing a car can be beneficial if sustained for about 30 continuous minutes. If being too tired to exercise is someone's excuse, it's important to note that regular physical activity increases energy levels such that fatigue sets in less readily. All sorts of other excuses can be shot down, too, writes John Messmer, M.D., in the column. For the full Medical Minute, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2003/medicalminute028.html

Cats rule the stage at Eisenhower Auditorium

3/26/03

The musical "Cats" played to a sold-out house at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus Tuesday night. The cast, which ranged in age from 19 to 25, spent much of the day rehearsing. After a sound check from 5 to 6 p.m., they scattered to their dressing rooms to transform into their feilne alter-egoes. Dee Roscioli, a native of Easton, Pa., plays the distinctive Grizabella, but opens the show as a more nondescript cat.

Trustees approve 2003-2004 room and board rates

3/25/03

Penn State's Board of Trustees approved a modest increase to the University's room and board rates for the 2003-2004 academic year. The new rates are effective for the 2003 fall semester at all of Penn State's residential campuses. The increase reflects a continuing commitment by Penn State to improve safety systems and the quality of life for students in campus residences. It also addresses the annual inflation of food and utilities costs and maintenance expenses, which are expected to increase as much as 6.5 percent in the coming year.

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