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Penn State alumni William and Kathryn Donato and their sons, Billy and Nick

Donato family establishes Open Doors Honors Scholarship

7/23/18

Penn State alumni William and Kathryn Donato have made a $250,000 gift — which the University matched 2:1 for a total of $750,000 — to create the Donato Family Open Doors Honors Scholarship, which will support Schreyer Scholars who meet financial requirements for need through the Complete Penn State program.

Jiro Yoshida

Alternative inflation rate may offer more accurate economic guidance

5/24/18

Estimates of inflation rates guide decisions on a range of policy moves, from cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security to whether interest rates should be raised or lowered. A team of economists are suggesting that the way housing rents are assessed in official inflation indexes may mean the actual inflation rate is inaccurate. They are working to create an alternative inflation rate index that addresses this inaccuracy.

Labeed Almani

Labeed Almani to represent Eberly College of Science as student marshal

8/9/17

Labeed Almani, of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be honored as the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State's summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 12 on the University Park campus. Almani will graduate with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics, finance, and economics, and a minor in statistics.

Silhouette of family, including a father, mother and two children holding hands.

New tool helps value the impact of spending on preventive interventions

3/2/17

Max Crowley and Damon Jones of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State, have penned an article, "A Framework for Valuing Investments in a Nurturing Society: Opportunities for Prevention," featuring a new measurement strategy that can aid policymakers and researchers alike in assessing multi-system service utilization, including public education, social services, criminal justice, healthcare, and tax systems.

Margarita Zobnina at Happy Valley LaunchBox

Penn State hosts international scholar of entrepreneurship

11/4/16

For five weeks this fall, Penn State will host a special visitor through a U.S. Department of State exchange: Margarita Zobnina, a leading scholar on entrepreneurship and business development from Moscow. Penn State welcomes Zobnina through the Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program, which connects U.S. organizations with world-class leaders for short-term exchange and collaboration.

Ricardo Henrique Sosa

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences names fall 2015 student marshal

12/7/15

The Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has named Ricardo Henrique Sosa as its fall 2015 student marshal. He will lead the college’s procession of graduates during Penn State's undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 19 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Sosa selected Antonio Nieto, associate professor of mining engineering, to escort him as faculty marshal. Sosa is graduating with highest distinction with a bachelor’s degree in energy business and finance and a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Harvard economist to speak on drug legalization

3/28/14

Jeff Miron, a faculty member in the economics department of Harvard University will give a talk on "The Economics of Drug Legalization" at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Room 10, of Penn State's Sparks Building. Miron is a senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard as well as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

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