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THON and Four Diamonds team up to fight childhood cancer
2/13/18
This coming weekend, a year’s worth of effort by some 16,500 student volunteers at Penn State will culminate in a 46-hour dance marathon — THON — to help children fight cancer.
University awards $200,000 in Invent Penn State seed grants to four campuses
Beaver, DuBois, Greater Allegheny and Hazleton each receive $50,000 grants to create Innovation Hubs
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Students and graduates took advantage of the opportunity to meet with more than 200 corporate recruiters at Spring Career Days hosted by Penn State Career Services and Student Affairs Feb. 5 and 6 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
A look behind the scenes at rehearsal as cast and crew prepare for the premiere production of the musical Love in Hate Nation, opening Feb. 13 at Penn State's Playhouse Theatre.
The Penn State bench showed their appreciation as the Nittany Lions stretched their lead over Rutgers on Jan. 27 at the Bryce Jordan Center. A capacity crowd enjoyed a 60-43 Penn State win at the annual THON Hoops Game. Proceeds from all student tickets sold for the game go to THON and the Four Diamonds Fund.
Penn State students offered community service and support at a variety of locations around the State College area on the morning of Jan. 15 as part of MLK, Jr. National Day of Service 2018.
Installation of a new sound reinforcement system is underway at Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium. The venue hosts Broadway shows, musical performers from around the world, and a variety of Penn State events annually.
A gallery of photographs reflecting many of the events, people and special moments at Penn State in 2017.
Tim Pillsbury, graduate research assistant at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute, positions a sample of topological insulate for measurement in an angle-resolved photo emission spectrometer (ARPES) at his Davey Laboratory facility. Pillsbury is measuring the band structure and electronic properties of the sample.
This wood and mixed media carving by Marisol is entitled ‘Blackfoot Delegation to Washington, 1916’ and depicts the delegates of the Peigan tribe of Blackfoot Indians who lobbied Congress as it considered a bill authorizing the selling of Blackfoot land. The carving is on display at Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art.
Students in Communications 269: Photojournalism (COMM 269) were asked to visit fellow students living spaces and take photographs for a project entitled 'My Place at Penn State.' The result is a gallery showing some of the unique ways Penn State students decorate and personalize their apartments and dorm rooms.
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Things have come full circle for Thalia Spawn -- the cancer survivor & former @fourdiamonds child will dance in @THON this weekend, representing @PennStateYork. #FTK ow.ly/9qW530ilYO4
Study shines new light on how Salmonella 'die' at low temperatures
2/6/18
The most economical way to kill bacteria that cause common food-borne illnesses — mostly caused by Salmonella enterica — is heat, but, the mechanisms that kill Salmonella at lower temperatures were not fully understood until now, according to a team of researchers.
Presence, persistence of estrogens in vernal pools an emerging concern
2/13/18
Estrogens in treated wastewater that find their way into temporary wetlands known as vernal pools persist for weeks or even months, according to researchers, who suggest that persistence may have implications for these critical aquatic habitats.
THON and Four Diamonds team up to fight childhood cancer
2/13/18
This coming weekend, a year’s worth of effort by some 16,500 student volunteers at Penn State will culminate in a 46-hour dance marathon — THON — to help children fight cancer.
Penn College students get creative for Global Game Jam
2/13/18
Pennsylvania College of Technology students did their part to spark creativity by organizing and hosting a campus location for the recent Global Game Jam.
Penn State Athletics set for active role at THON this weekend
2/13/18
Penn State Athletics again will be heavily involved with the 46th IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) held at the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend.
Farmers National Bank supports Open Doors scholarship program
2/13/18
The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton has made a $30,000 contribution to Penn State DuBois in support of The Open Doors Scholarship Program. This endowment will provide financial assistance to students who are attending the DuBois campus and involved in the pilot programs.
Ann Tarantino leaves 'Watermark' on Pittsburgh community
2/13/18
Follow the thin blue line. Those who do will discover the nooks and crannies of Millvale, a small community just outside Pittsburgh. The public art project, conceived by Penn State Professor Ann Tarantino, aims to bring life and energy back to the town, which was devastated by a flood 15 years ago.