The Penn State College of the Liberal Arts will significantly enhance the diversity of its faculty and strengthen its scholarly expertise in African American and African Diaspora life and culture when it welcomes nine new faculty members to its ranks on July 1.
Amanda Baird, who graduated in May with degrees in advertising/public relations and political science, took first place in the 2019 Project Yellow Light college radio competition. The contest calls for students to create a TV, radio or billboard public service advertisement to educate their peers about the dangers of distracted driving, including the dangers of smartphone distracted driving.
Karen Bierman, Evan Pugh Professor of Psychology and director of the Penn State Child Study Center, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the Society for Prevention Research.
Penn State alumnus Jay Yonamine joins the "Democracy Works" podcast this week to discuss how automation and misinformation are impacting the health and stability of democracies around the world.
Daniel Zahn has been a busy guy during his past three years at Penn State. With three majors — in English, philosophy, and communications arts and sciences — as well as minors in linguistics and French, he has still managed to become heavily involved in other activities. In an interview with Taylor Graham, a Student Engagement Network intern, Zahn talked about his recent study abroad experience in Benin in West Africa where he researched linguistics, and how the engagement opportunity affected him.
Penn State faculty Andrea McCloskey and Sam Tanner are quite serious about the often comedic artform of improv. They are two of the four founders of Happy Valley Improv, and behind the performative emotions the two are whittling away at how their artform can serve to transform teaching in the classroom.
Nonmedical opioid users were more likely to say they began abusing opioids after friends and family members offered them the drugs, according to researchers. About 56 percent of the interviewees said they began using the painkillers recreationally first.
Joan Richtsmeier, distinguished professor of anthropology, is the recipient of the American Association of Anatomists' 2019 Henry Gray Scientific Achievement Award.
Personal struggles with their mental health helped bring two Penn State World Campus students closer together, and their college education is opening doors they never thought possible.
The First Book Institute, now in its seventh year at Penn State, welcomes eight early career English scholars June 3-7.
Penn State anthropologist Nina Jablonski, through her research on skin color, is shifting our understanding of race to prove we're more alike than we are different. "I’m hoping this research gives people the appreciation that their bodies are the products of evolution," said Jablonski.
Bob Buckhorn, a 1980 political science alumnus, recently finished his second term as mayor of Tampa, Florida. Buckhorn attributes his strong intellectual foundation to both his parents and Penn State. Specifically, Buckhorn notes graduating with close friends and an education, but says that the ethos he learned at Penn State is one of his most valuable skills.
We inherit our skin color from our ancestors, but what brought about such a diversity of human skin colors? And how can the natural history of skin inform questions surrounding societal notions of skin color and our health? These are questions that form the basis for what Penn State anthropologist Nina Jablonski calls an explanatory framework of the evolution of skin pigmentation.
Americans have a long tradition of taking to the streets to protest or to advocate for things they believe in. New research suggests that when it comes to climate change, these marches may indeed have a positive effect on the public.
Seven technology startups pitched their business concepts to a panel of judges, with hopes of winning a cash prize of up to $10,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, on May 21 at Innovation Park in State College.
