Summer 2019 student parking registration begins April 30
4/15/19
Penn State Transportation Services has announced student parking registration at University Park campus for summer 2019.
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Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering scheduled for April 22 and 23
4/15/19
Susan M. Gasser, director of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research and professor of molecular biology at the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland, will present the Russell Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering on April 22 and 23 at the Penn State University Park campus.
Penn State Today Quickcast: April 15, 2019
4/14/19
This episode of the Quickcast looks at changes to THON fundraising travel, a Spanish faculty member's appearance on "Jeopardy!" and awards for Bellisario students.
Trash Money
4/12/19
The University has incentives in place to try to reduce trash from single-use cups. This week, the Waste Stream Task Force is initiating a broader community conversation on how to manage all its waste, including how to reduce contamination of recycling streams by consumers inappropriately disposing of things like single-use cups.
The Arboretum at Penn State launches new interactive Plant Finder map
4/12/19
Visitors to The Arboretum at Penn State now can explore the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens with the Arboretum’s new, interactive Plant Finder. The map-based program allows users to find the locations of more than 1,100 species of plants in the Arboretum’s living collections.
Energy Days continues to build bridges among research, industry, government
4/12/19
Energy Days, a two-day conference that brings together the energy expertise of Penn State with those working in and with the energy industry, will occur May 29–30 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The conference is open to the public and is free for Penn State students, faculty and staff.
Registered dietitian joins Penn State's Culinary Support Services team
4/12/19
Registered Dietitian Katy Petrosky has joined Penn State’s Culinary Support Services team. Petrosky will provide nutritional and wellness education and support for all of Penn State Residential Dining.
Liberal Arts graduate students form diversity and inclusion alliance
4/12/19
Students and faculty members in the College of the Liberal Arts have established the Graduate Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion. The group will hold its final meeting of the semester and an open house at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in 102 Burrowes Building.
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.
Wenger to deliver Penn State Harrisburg's spring 2019 commencement address
4/12/19
Penn State Harrisburg will hold its 2019 spring commencement at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4. E. Philip Wenger, chairman and chief executive officer of Fulton Financial Corp., a financial holding company based in Lancaster, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony.
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.
Penn State announces 2019-20 student health insurance rates
4/12/19
Penn State has released undergraduate and graduate student insurance rates for the 2019-20 coverage period for the Penn State Student Health Insurance Plan, underwritten by United Healthcare Student Resources. The new rates represent a 9 percent decrease from last year.
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 Alumni Society Board recognizes 2019 honorees
4/12/19
As part of the celebration of its 30th anniversary, the Penn State Smeal College of Business Alumni Society Board honored its 2019 Alumni Society Board award winners on April 5. Two students and six alumni were recognized at the 2019 Awards Program and Hammond Society Dinner in the Business Building Atrium.
Immigrants' Rights Clinic students provide timely training to University Police
4/12/19
Recently, students of the Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic had the opportunity to develop and deliver immigration training to a local team: Penn State University Police at University Park.