The New Kensington Camera Club, in partnership with the New Kensington Arts Center, Allegheny Valley League of Artists and the East Suburban Artists League, will showcase works of many mediums from April 1-27.
The evolution of a novel co-management system for two species in the Galapagos could become an example of sustainability for the archipelago, and possibly the world. Anthropologist Bill Durham will present his lecture “The Galapagos Challenge: Stewardship in an Evolving Socio-ecological System,” at 4 p.m. on Feb. 10 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, on Penn State’s University Park campus.
Bryan Shawn Wang, lecturer in biology at Penn State Berks, will present "Combinatorial Biology: Strength in Numbers" at the next Science Colloquium at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, in room 125, Luerssen Building. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Robert Michael Pyle will read poems from this book and other works when the Creative Writers Reading Series resumes at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Sept. 4. His 6 p.m. reading and the reception that will precede it are free and open to the public.
The Penn State Beaver library is hosting a display of nature photography by retired professor of physics James Monroe. The public is invited to visit this free exhibit. Over the years, Monroe has traveled the country to photograph unique and often unseen views of nature. His work can be seen in area shops, and he has donated his photos to help fundraising efforts on behalf of scholarships for campus students. Monroe retired from Beaver in 2007 after teaching there for 30 years. For information about the photography exhibit, contact Lisa Harris, the library's information resources and services support specialist, at ljh28@psu.edu or 724-773-3792.
The Penn State Beaver library is hosting a display of nature photography by James Monroe, professor of physics, who retired from Penn State in December 2007. The public is invited to visit the exhibit. Over the years, Monroe has traveled the country to photograph unique and often unseen views of nature. His work can be seen in area shops, and he has donated his photos to help fundraising efforts on behalf of scholarships for campus students. Monroe taught at Beaver for 30 years. For information about the photography exhibit, contact Lisa Harris, information resources and services support specialist in the library, at ljh28@psu.edu or 724-773-3792.
Penn State Extension is offering a two-day summer course aimed at helping elementary school teachers and other educators develop their skills in teaching natural-resource topics.
