Rally in the Valley excites fans
November 6, 2009
Students capture fall at University Park
November 5, 2009
Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff
November 1, 2009
THON 5K draws thousands
November 1, 2009
Jazz masters wow audience
October 28, 2009
Arboretum boardwalk and overlook chosen as 2010 senior class gift
October 27, 2009
Outreach mission brings jazz legends to high school musicians
October 27, 2009
Penn State Altoona celebrates 70th anniversary
October 27, 2009
Campus Night Out
October 22, 2009
Photography students play with light, shadow
October 20, 2009
Homecoming 2009
October 17, 2009
Weather not a factor in Homecoming enthusiasm
October 16, 2009
2009 State of the University Address
Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington
Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009
Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board
Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location
Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display
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The Penn State Board of Trustees today (Nov. 6) heard an informational report on landscape improvements of several Penn State campuses from Gordon Turow, director of campus planning and design. Landscape influences the perception of the character and quality of the University and the educational experience it offers. "According to a well-known study, many high school seniors base their choice of an institution in large part on the appearance of the campus buildings and grounds," Turow said. "Most of them make that decision within the first 15 minutes of arriving on campus." (more)
ConocoPhillips and Penn State have awarded the 2009 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize to Scott Anderson of Palm Beach, Fla., and Kenai, Alaska, and his team for their innovation, the ECO-Auger, a hydrokinetic machine that converts moving water from river and ocean currents to renewable electric energy. Its hydraulic storage pressure compensation system guarantees constant energy output regardless of tidal current strength. (more)
"We'll be relying on fossil fuels for the next several decades, but algae-based fuels could be a great way to reduce our carbon footprint," said Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Penn State. (more)
For most people the idea of a car that gets 1,912 mpg could be something straight out of a new George Lucas movie, but for Penn State mechanical engineering students it's just another successful class project.
More than two years ago, as part of their capstone mechanical engineering design course, a team of 10 students planned and built the University's hydrogen cell vehicle to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon. "Blood, Sweat and Gears" placed first in the fuel cell category for two consecutive years. Because of their success at the Eco-marathon, members of the engineering team and their ultra-high gas mileage car were invited by Shell to showcase their efforts at this year's World Business Forum on Oct. 6 and 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (more)
Penn Staters can flex their environmental muscle in carpooling Web site Alternetride's "Fall Campus Challenge." The competition, which is a part of the University's RideShare program, pits colleges and universities against each other to find which school signs up the most carpoolers during the month of October. (more)
After weeks of hard work restoring and fixing community-donated computer systems, Penn State Shenango's information, sciences and technology students were eager to hear Joe Flecher, executive director of the Prince of Peace Center in Farrell, explain to their class what receiving one of the more than 20 computer systems will mean to his clients at Prince of Peace. "The AWESOME program, one of our many programs at the Prince of Peace Center, enables our 'clients' to take classes to help them better their lives," Flecher told the students. "One particular component of the AWESOME program is to offer computer classes so that people can look for jobs online, compose resumes and cover letters, and help their children with homework. Once an eligible client has completed 12 classes, we will provide them with one of the restored computer systems. You can't imagine how much they appreciate it." (more)
A team of Penn State engineering students recently took delivery of a 2009 Saturn Vue that will be used in an advanced vehicle technology engineering contest sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors. The competition, EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, pits 17 university teams across North America to redesign and re-engineer a 2009 Saturn Vue hybrid to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions while retaining the vehicle's performance and consumer appeal. The Penn State vehicle was shown off to the public on Monday morning (Oct. 5) at the Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team's research facility on Hastings Road.
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Through negotiations during its annual bulk purchase of over 1,100 new laptop computers, Penn State Procurement Services took advantage of Dell Computers' "Plant a Tree for Me" program. (more)
Long cylinders wrapped in a thin dark blue film rest atop a newly constructed home in Central Pennsylvania. Beneath the cylinders is vegetation. The arrangement is not only the engine that powers the house, but may be evidence that the future of solar-powered homes has arrived. Penn State's Solar Decathlon team, which will compete Oct. 9-18 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. next month, installed these photovoltaic solar panels on Natural Fusion, the 800-square- foot house the team is constructing for the Department of Energy-sponsored competition among colleges and universities to create the best solar-powered home. The local community can tour the home from noon-6 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 25) at its current location at the southwest end of Innovation Boulevard in Innovation Park. In conjunction with the day of tours, actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. will speak at 8 p.m. in Dean's Hall of the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. (more)
Penn State's Faculty Senate gathered Tuesday for its first meeting of the 2009-10 academic year, receiving reports on preparations for potential H1N1 outbreaks across the University and Penn State's new energy conservation policy. (more)
