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Megan Griffin, headshot — winner of 2018 Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Award

2018 Whiting Award recipient Megan Griffin to present first talk in series

3/14/19

Penn State graduate student Megan Griffin, 2018 recipient of the Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Award, will present her research on April 1. In her talk, titled “What is Sacred in Food Sovereignty Research,” Griffin will explore the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of sovereignty in agro-biodiversity conservation research. The talk is the first in the series of Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research presentations for spring 2019.

Students volunteering at one of the lunch shifts with SOME (So Others Might Eat) in Washington DC.

Students, faculty share experiences of spring break service trip

3/14/19

A group of 19 Penn State DuBois students have returned from a spring break trip with new experiences and a fresh perspective on a number of social issues. Rather than spend the break on vacation, these students chose to participate in Alternative Spring Break, and travel to Washington, D.C., where they spent their break helping people who are homeless or living in impoverished conditions.

Sherlock Holmes Program at Penn State York

Get to know the real Sherlock Holmes during York celebration March 21

3/14/19

“Elementary, my dear Watson,” is a phrase often attributed to the fictional private detective Sherlock Homes. Ask Hannah Bartkowski, a Penn State York student and semi-Sherlock Holmes expert, and she will tell you that he never really spoke those words. Bartkowski will share that factoid, and many others, during the International Sherlock Holmes Celebration on March 21 in the campus' Lee R. Glatfelter Library.

three male students

Students make a difference in communities with 'It's Bigger Than You' project

3/14/19

In November 2018, Penn State Harrisburg Student Government Association President Justin Jones developed “It’s Bigger Than You,” a student-led service initiative that challenges student clubs and organizations on Penn State campuses to perform at least one community service event every month for the remainder of the academic year.

Jessie Erickson (2018) headshot

2019 Mann Lecture examines the works of Victorian author Ouida

3/14/19

Jessie Erickson, professor, bibliographer and researcher in the study of special collections at the University of Delaware will serve as the distinguished speaker for the 2019 Charles W. Mann Jr. Lecture in the Book Arts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library on Penn State’s University Park Campus. A reception following the lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library.

John Mauro, a glass expert and professor at Penn State, has maintained a lifelong relationship with his undergraduate adviser Arun Varshneya, who until recently taught at Alfred University.

Mentorship that began in college continues for glass scientist

3/14/19

Sometimes it’s the most casual of occurrences that have the most impact on the trajectory of our lives. For John Mauro, a glass expert and professor at Penn State, taking an introductory glass science course at Alfred University did just that.

'Queering Italian Cinema' to be topic of March 25 lecture

3/14/19

Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, assistant professor of Italian and film at the University of Arkansas, will present "Queering Italian Cinema: The Case of Ferzan Özpetek" at 4 p.m. Monday, March 25, in 110 Business Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.

Spring Open House at York

Spring open house set for March 30 at Penn State York

3/14/19

Plan to attend the Penn State York Spring Open House from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus. Meet faculty, staff and students; tour the campus; and discover more about Penn State right here in York. The open house is free and open to the public.

Christopher Janelle

2019 Harris Lecture to explore how emotions influence motor performance in sport

3/14/19

Christopher Janelle, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida, will present the lecture “Emotional Expression: How Emotions Influence Motor Behavior” from 3:05 to 4:20 p.m. March 28 in 110 Henderson Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The talk is part of the Dorothy V. Harris Lecture Series in Sport Psychology hosted by the Department of Kinesiology.

Gisele Barreto Fetterman

Access and equality advocate to share her story at Penn State York

3/14/19

Embracing Equity will be the topic when Gisele Barreto Fetterman, an advocate for access and equality, shares her story during a presentation at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at Penn State York. The program, which will be held in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building, is free and open to the public.

Students, faculty receive scholarship to attend national health care summit

3/14/19

Fourth-year architectural engineering students Rachel Coyle, Rachel Roberts, Ryan Sayre and Maggie Smith, and Associate Teaching Professor Moses Ling, have been selected as recipients of the 2019 American Society for Healthcare Engineering Ilse B. Almanza Scholarship, which will support the cost of attending the Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) Summit, held March 17–20 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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