Research Unplugged, the popular series of stimulating conversations with Penn State researchers, returns to Schlow Centre Region Library in April for its spring 2019 talks.
Ceci Johnson, who has been widely recognized as the founder of “couture invitation design,” will visit Penn State's University Park campus next week as part of the Stuckeman School’s Lecture and Exhibition Series. Her talk will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space.
In celebration of Startup Week, April 1-5, Penn State DuBois will offer the program, “So You Want to Start a Business." Open to all members of the public, as well as faculty, staff and students, the event is planned for noon until 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Hiller Student Union at Penn State DuBois.
With World Water Day coming up on March 22, it's an appropriate time for the Penn State community to reflect on its relationship to water. Even as the University remains a global leader in water research and is taking positive steps to reduce campus impacts on water, Pennsylvania as a state has the highest number of miles of impaired water bodies of any state in the nation.
Bonnie Kent is all about northern Dauphin County. For more than 30 years, she has been active in her hometown communities, currently serving as a community mobilizer with Dauphin County. In this position, she looks for ways to fill gaps of services and engage the community and organizations to work together for positive change. Her commitment and connections to northern Dauphin County made her a perfect addition to the Community-Engaged Research Core of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute when it was looking for its first community team member.
The Capital Area Institute for Mathematics and Science at Penn State Harrisburg will welcome sixth and seventh grade teachers from 30 public middle schools from throughout Pennsylvania to participate in a free training workshop on teaching mathematical modeling and how to use 3D printing in their lessons, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 22 in the Olmsted Building on campus.
The second annual Penn State Sports Business Conference, March 18-19, strives to connect students with professionals to develop meaningful relationships, as well as educate current students about the many opportunities within the sports business world.
A technology-based intervention that could reduce the risk of young adults simultaneously using alcohol and marijuana may soon be as close as a user’s wrist, thanks to a new study launched by researchers at Penn State.
Self-confidence is critical for teens as they prepare for the challenges of adulthood, and both families and schools may together play a vital role in boosting adolescents’ confidence even in the face of difficulties with family, according to researchers.
As Penn State University Libraries launches into its third University-wide Libraries Short Stories writing contest, previous Penn State authors’ winning works now have twice the potential to be printed and read across Pennsylvania, with the University Libraries’ installation of new Short Edition story dispensers at five of its Commonwealth Campus libraries.
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.
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.
Jonathan Eburne, associate professor of comparative literature, English, and French and Francophone studies at Penn State, will present “Book Talk: Outsider Theory” at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 18, in 102 Kern Building at University Park.
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.
Afro-Brazilian Samba and Capoeira are coming to Penn State in a series of Capoeira and Samba workshops with special guests Mestre Efraim Silva and Thelma Ladeira, of the Connecticut Capoeira and Dance Company, starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, in the HUB-Flex Theatre. The workshops are free and open to the public.
