Breazeale Reactor to receive $1.36 million upgrade
12/11/13
Penn State's Breazeale Nuclear Reactor was recently awarded a $1.36 million Department of Energy grant to upgrade the facility to realize its fullest capabilities.
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Visitors and Neighbors
A wintry mix in autumn at Penn State
12/10/13
Enjoy this photo gallery of early snows of the autumn of 2013.
Bassist Leonid Finkelshteyn to present recital Dec. 13
12/10/13
The Penn State School of Music will present Leonid Finkelshteyn, principal bassist of the North Carolina Symphony and the Eastern Festival Orchestra, in a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in Esber Recital Hall. Finkelshteyn serves on the faculties of East Carolina University and North Carolina State University in addition to maintaining a large private studio. Accompanied by pianist Svetlana Rodionova, Finkelshteyn's recital will occur prior to the Bass Bash (double bass studio recital) beginning at 8:30 p.m. He will also present a masterclass for double bass students at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in 128 Music Building II. Admission is free.
50 Years of Beatles: Christmas time is here again
12/10/13
Between 1962 and 1970, the Beatles recorded one musical masterwork after another, amassing some 27 No. 1 hits in the United States and the United Kingdom, while producing such timeless albums as "Revolver," "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band," "The Beatles (The White Album)" and "Abbey Road," among a host of others. Yet for today’s listeners, the Fab Four’s annual Christmas offerings are all but forgotten, hidden within the shadows of their unprecedented pop music achievements.
Santa to conduct Trombone Choir on Dec. 12
12/10/13
Santa Claus will visit Penn State's Bach's Lunch concert series at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in Eisenhower Chapel. He will conduct and make merry with the Penn State Trombone Choir in a program of holiday music. Families and children are invited. Admission is free.
O'Brien a finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year
12/10/13
Penn State coach Bill O’Brien has been named a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. The second-year coach has led the Nittany Lions to 15 wins in their last 22 games.
DaQuan Jones accepts invitation to play in 65th Senior Bowl
12/10/13
Penn State first-team All-Big Ten selection DaQuan Jones (Johnson City, N.J.) has accepted an invitation to play in the 65th Senior Bowl.
Urschel to be honored at National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Dinner
12/10/13
Penn State senior standout John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y) will be honored today (Dec. 10) at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's annual celebration of college football.
Boosting self-expression online may limit impulsive purchases
12/10/13
Long online transactions can take a toll on a person's self-control, but adding more self-expression and personal identity to those processes can help restore control, according to Penn State researchers.
NCAA-record crowd watches Penn State down Pitt in Pa. Wrestling Showcase
12/9/13
The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, three-time defending NCAA champions, welcomed intrastate rival Pittsburgh to a sold-out Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday (Dec. 8) and came away with a rousing 28-9 victory. Despite a developing snow storm, the dual meet was wrestled in front of 15,996 fans, setting a new NCAA all-time dual meet record and a new record for a Penn State Athletics event in the BJC.
Student design showcase set for Dec. 12
12/9/13
Engineering students will display their solutions to industry-posed problems at the Student Design Project Showcase at 1 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Diversity, inclusion analysis shows University-wide progress
12/9/13
Results from an unprecedented, self-driven assessment of Penn State’s diversity and inclusion efforts ranked the University among the top 20 higher education institutions in the nation. The exhaustive University-wide external analysis over the past year also noted that Penn State still has work to do, like many other institutions across the country.
Integrity monitor cites University's momentum in newly released report
12/6/13
The University is displaying its "growing leadership in compliance" and continues its "serious, good-faith effort to embrace and adopt" change, according to the latest quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA) signed by Penn State, the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference.
Starbucks' student employees give back
12/6/13
Student employees at Starbucks raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and Relay for Life, while helping customers get their drinks faster.
Battleship commemoratives reflect on Pearl Harbor
12/6/13
On and near Penn State's University Park campus are commemoratives of the battleship Pennsylvania, reminders of the historic attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor that led to America's entry into World War II. The bell of the Pennsylvania and a model of the battleship are displayed at Wagner Building, home of the University's ROTC programs, and two gun barrels from the ship are featured at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in nearby Boalsburg, Pa.