Alair Moody-Daniels, a senior information sciences and technology major at Penn State, planned on interning in the PwC office in her hometown of Philadelphia, but due to her technological and leadership skills, she was given the opportunity to travel to the Midwest to work with a confidential client in the financial industry.
A dozen Penn State student entries earned nominations in the college/university division for Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards.
Andrew Shaughnessy, a doctoral student studying geosciences in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was awarded a 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to investigate the effects of agriculture on bedrock weathering.
Along with players on 16 teams from around the globe, the Little League Baseball World Series continues this week with the help of a team of students from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
A free public screening of the sports documentary “Running Home,” which tells the story of humanitarian, accomplished middle-distance runner and coach Tony Ruiz, will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in Carnegie Cinema.
Penn State Harrisburg is among four universities to receive state funding to implement a residency program to prepare future teachers. The college received funding last year to develop and plan an undergraduate residency program, and this year’s $300,000 in funding will support the full implementation of the program.
Biology graduate student Hannah Reich has been honored with three awards for a presentation she gave at three scientific conferences during summer 2019.
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has awarded funding to one individual and two teams to support the development of innovative curricula under the college's Harbaugh Faculty Scholars program.
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently recognized recipients of the Outstanding Senior Award and Outstanding Student Awards for the 2018-19 academic year.
On July 11, Soundar Kumara, Allen E. Pearce and Allen M. Pearce Professor of Industrial Engineering at Penn State, spoke at a briefing hosted in Washington, D.C., by the House Manufacturing Caucus, co-chaired by U.S. Reps. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Tom Reed, R-N.Y.
Charles Diaz, a mathematics major from Wyndmoor, was honored as the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State’s summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 10 on the University Park campus.
Andrew Leach, a prolific author and international leader in architectural design, theory and history, has been named the 2019-20 Professor of Interdisciplinary Design by the Stuckeman School.
This October, Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology and the College of Agricultural Sciences will team up for a one-day symposium on digital fluency. Registration for the event is open, and it is free to attend.
The movie "Ocean’s 11" tells the story of an elaborate casino heist run by con-man Danny Ocean and his friends, who manage to steal millions of dollars by hacking the casino’s computer systems. Penn State student Eileen Hennessy is aiming to stop the "Danny Oceans" of the world through her summer internship at Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence has announced its programming for August, including: online, self-directed, new instructor orientation; a chance to meet institute representatives at the Graduate School Reception; how to survive -- and thrive -- as a teaching assistant; and how to plan class sessions and handle challenging classroom situations.
