On Wednesday, March 27, Penn State and State College-area leaders will facilitate “Welcoming the Other,” an event aimed at building bridges within the community, opening up dialogue around negative rhetoric and violence against immigrants and refugees, and examining the meaning of our national motto, "E pluribus unum" — From many, one.
Penn State alumnus Jay Yonamine, head of data science and global patents at Google, will deliver a public lecture titled “A History of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning” at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, March 29, in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium.
Monica Popescu, associate professor and William Dawson Scholar of African Literature at McGill University, will present “Mythologies of Realism and Modernism: African Literature and the Cold War” at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 25, in 102 Kern Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.
For undergraduate students considering a doctorate in the humanities field, this weekend will be a chance to learn more about the versatility of such a degree. The symposium, entitled “The Agile Humanities Ph.D.: Careers in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures,” will take place in Grucci Room, 102 Burrowes Building, on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23.
This week's cultural highlights include the return of the Maple Harvest Festival, "Saturday Night Live" comedian Michael Che at Penn State Behrend, the Alumni Association's City Lights in Philadelphia event and a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Three Mile Island at Penn State Harrisburg.
Male and female serial killers tend to choose their victims and commit their crimes in different ways, which may be due to thousands of years of psychological evolution, according to Penn State researchers.
Each year, Penn State honors several students for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2019 student award recipients exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn State students, reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
Kelsey Crow, senior double-major in biology and psychology at Penn State, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award.
Kaytlynn Griswold, doctoral student in industrial organizational psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2019 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron will highlight how a Penn State undergraduate center explores difficult topics through facilitated dialogue during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, on WPSU-TV.
Christopher Loperena will deliver a free lecture titled “The Racial Logics of Extraction” as part of the Sawyer Seminar at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in 160 Willard Building on the University Park campus of Penn State.
In Kentucky in the 1820s, an unusual school and community pursued the elusive goal of common ground for Indians and whites. Historian Christina Snyder looked at how this place where Americans sought a more inclusive way to build a nation, and how their dream broke apart.
Penn State alumnus and former Nittany Lion football standout Devon Still will share the story of his own journey overcoming obstacles at two upcoming Nittany Networking events.
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor prominent young alumni at the Alumni Achievement Awards on March 29.
Caroline Hunter, a 1997 international politics alumna, works to safeguard citizens’ confidence in democracy and the election process as a member of the Federal Election Commission, the independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law.
