Ilse Huerta Arredondo receives the Frisbey International Student Award
4/12/19
Penn State graduate student Ilse Huerta Arredondo has been awarded the Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Award.
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Asia Murphy receives Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award
4/12/19
Asia Murphy, a doctoral student in ecology, is the 2019 recipient of the Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award. This award was established in 2004 with a donation from alumni Steven E. and Alice R. Linberg, and a matching commitment from University Outreach.
GreenBriq student venture wins top $7,500 prize in Ag Springboard pitch contest
4/12/19
GreenBriq, a student venture aimed at turning the biomass of invasive water hyacinth plants into affordable fuel briquettes for Kenyan families, recently won first place in the Ag Springboard pitch contest. The competition is a signature event of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Liberal Arts college marshal will pursue social justice reform at Yale Law
4/12/19
Brendan Bernicker, a Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar, has been selected to represent all liberal arts students as the college student marshal and commencement speaker. He is graduating with bachelor of arts degrees in philosophy and political science, as well as a master of arts degree in political science.
Molly Rathbun awarded the Academic Computing Fellowship
4/12/19
Doctoral student Molly Rathbun has been awarded the Academic Computing Fellowship. The fellowship is offered through a partnership between the Graduate School and Penn State Information Technology Services. It was established in 1987.
No time for horsing around: Students prep for annual quarter horse sale
4/12/19
The 17th annual Penn State Equine Science Showcase and Quarter Horse Sale will take place Saturday, April 27, at the Snider Agricultural Arena at University Park.
SAP Next-Gen Lab gives IST students hands-on experience with advanced software
4/12/19
Through a partnership with global business software company SAP, Penn State Brandywine’s SAP Next-Gen Lab is giving students hands-on opportunities to develop advanced technology applications with an initial focus on defense and security applications.
Penn State's Hester Blum named 2019 Guggenheim Fellow
4/12/19
Hester Blum, associate professor of English in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts, has been named a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Bellisario College doctoral student studies refugees in the media
4/12/19
For graduate student Bumgi Min, experience drives his research ideas. It was a chance meeting with North Korean refugees that sparked his interest in refugee communications, and it was a conversation with a student that led Min to his dissertation idea.
DuBois Scholarship Luncheon brings together students, donors
4/12/19
The generosity of donors and the impact of philanthropy were celebrated at the annual Penn State DuBois Scholarship Luncheon on Thursday, April 11, at the DuBois Country Club. The luncheon brings together scholarship recipients with donors, giving them the chance to meet each other, and provides students with the opportunity to personally thank many of the people who made their scholarships possible.
Penn State Smeal Executive MBA student transfers classroom lessons to life, work
4/11/19
Jo Diaz, a business analyst with more than a decade of experience, details her pursuit of an MBA degree and how she found her perfect fit with the Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA program in Philadelphia.
DuBois Honors Convocation recognizes students, faculty, staff
4/11/19
The 80th annual Delta Mu Sigma Honors Convocation at Penn State DuBois recognized outstanding students, faculty and staff members on Thursday night, April 11, in the campus' Hiller Auditorium.
Brandywine students showcase their research at annual campus exhibition
4/11/19
Penn State Brandywine students had the opportunity to present their research to the campus community at Brandywine’s annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research Enterprise and Creative Accomplishment on April 9.
Susan Welch to receive 2019 Lion's Paw Medal
4/11/19
Susan Welch, professor and dean of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts, will receive the 2019 Lion’s Paw Medal during the society’s 2019 Convocation Ceremony, which will take place over Blue-White Weekend.
A blue-and-white Masters pairing
4/11/19
A pair of recent Penn State graduates will be working at one of the world’s most famous golf tournaments this week, helping ESPN produce coverage of the Masters.