Jay Stauffer and his research group in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have received grants and commitments for grants totaling almost $500,000 to restore the logperch, a member of the darter family that is believed to only ever have inhabited the lower drainages of the Susquehanna and Potomac rivers.
Penn State is one of more than a dozen Pennsylvania institutions of higher education to sign on in support of the “Pennsylvania Values” campaign, which urges the Commonwealth to update the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955 to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has announced a third special exhibition for the summer, "George Miller and American Lithography," which opens June 18. The exhibition is selected entirely from the museum’s permanent collection and features 38 prints by an impressive roster of artists who worked with master printer George Miller to create some of their most memorable and recognizable works.
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences celebrated exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
With the 2018-19 intercollegiate athletics calendar winding down, Penn State remains among the nation’s top 10 in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. In the latest spring standings, the Nittany Lions are ranked No. 6. Penn State received Directors’ Cup points from NCAA championship participation by the men’s lacrosse and men’s tennis teams in the latest compilation.
For millions of people with conditions that make speech difficult or nearly impossible, it’s challenging to get an education, perform a job, or build the personal relationships that enrich our lives. That’s why Janice Light has spent more than 30 years building a program at Penn State that helps people with conditions like autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome learn to communicate despite troubles with speech.
Penn State Health and Geisinger Holy Spirit are working together to expand access to high-level neurosurgical care for people in the West Shore region. The organizations have signed a physician services agreement that calls for Penn State Health neurosurgeons and advanced practice providers to provide clinical and surgical care to patients at Geisinger Holy Spirit.
Transportation Services will begin accepting online applications for the 2019-20 RIDEpass reduced-fare mass transit program beginning Saturday, June 15.
On June 18, an update to the two-factor authentication (2FA) system will trigger a new 2FA prompt, increase security, and allow for new features to be enabled.
An MOU was signed earlier this year – a commitment to continuing what has been one of Penn State’s most productive partnerships. Formally, the partnership began in 2011 with the original signing of an MOU. Subsequently, several college-level agreements were signed in areas of education abroad, joint graduate education, and joint research centers and collaboration. The various activities undertaken by the two universities cross disciplines and colleges.
From July 22 to Aug. 9, Penn State Scranton's Center for Business Development and Community Outreach will offer its English Language Development Summer College Preparedness Program to high school students or graduates whose primary language is other than English.
From Thursday, July 11, through Saturday, July 13, Penn State's Art of Discovery booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will feature free, hands-on activities and demonstrations that explore where science and art meet.
The Campus Arts Initiative, a project of Penn State’s Strategic Planning Seed Grant program, has announced the first eight artist collaborators, which were selected from the more than 158 applicants who responded to a national open call.
Rod Heisey began teaching biology at Penn State Schuylkill in 1990. This May, he acted as campus marshal in his last commencement ceremony and bid farewell to his final students. After nearly 30 years of service, Heisey has retired. Now, he looks forward to tending his land in Lancaster County and traveling the world.
Fifty-five undergraduate students from across the country have arrived at Penn State to take part in the first-ever Drawdown Scholars Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. Dubbed Drawdown Scholars, the students will spend eight weeks embedded in research programs across the University, with the aim of investigating positive solutions-orientated paths to take action on climate change.
