WPSU, along with other Pennsylvania public radio stations, will host a live call-in show with Gov. Tom Wolf at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, on WPSU-FM. The public can submit questions in advance of the show or call in during the show to ask a question.
Penn State Shenango student entrepreneurs Ali Izzo and Holly Masters won $15,000 during “The Investment,” the finale of PennTAP’s Inc.U Competition, which aired May 16 on WPSU-TV.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron will discuss the nearly completed renovations at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center and highlight what’s happening there this summer during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, on WPSU-TV.
Erica Frankenberg, associate professor of education and demography, and Crystal Sanders, associate professor of history and African American studies, discuss the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the current state of school segregation on this week’s Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU.
WPSU will air interviews on May 9 and 14 with Marc Friedenberg and Fred Keller — the candidates running in a special election to fill the vacated seat for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. The special election will be held on May 21.
Keiko Miwa Ross, of State College, Pennsylvania, has made a gift of $2 million to support WPSU television and Penn State University Libraries.
Sarah Koenig, executive produce of the investigative journalism podcast Serial, visited Penn State earlier this spring for a conversation about criminal justice with McCourtney Institute for Democracy Director Michael Berkman. A recording of the discussion is now available on the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute and WPSU.
WPSU’s “Conversations LIVE” airs Thursday, April 18, as a pair of Penn State Extension horticultural educators share their advice and take viewers questions for the best ways to prepare summer gardens.
A new genetics and genealogy curriculum co-developed by Nina Jablonski, Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology and director of the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity in the College of the Liberal Arts, will be featured on PBS' "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." on April 9. The State Theatre in State College will host a local celebration on April 7.
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.
WPSU-FM will air special programming each day from March 18-22 aimed at bringing together central Pennsylvanians to discuss their differing views on school safety.
Sona Golder, Penn State professor of political science, discusses Brexit’s history and what its future might look like on this week’s episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU Penn State.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron will discuss some of the new invasive species that have been introduced to Pennsylvania, what impact they might have, and what residents need to know during the next episode of WPSU’s “Digging Deeper” on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Renowned chef Diane Kochilas will share her unique Greek cuisine at WPSU Penn State's Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Feb. 9, for an event that helps support public television.
Political polarization at the federal level makes it unlikely that solutions to address economic inequality will come from Washington, but individual states are taking action, according to Chris Witko, associate director of Penn State’s School of Public Policy. Witko discusses some of these policies on this week’s episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU Penn State.
