Starting April 18, officials from Penn State Transportation Services will be tagging unregistered bikes on campus. If the owner of a tagged bicycle doesn't contact Transportation Services within 72 hours, the bike will be taken and held for 90 days. (more)
A spring break travel alert for Mexico has been issued by the U.S. Department of State for U.S. citizens traveling to that country. Individuals who may be traveling during spring break to any locale are urged to use common sense precautions. University Police offers some general tips and links for more information about traveling abroad. (more)
As a reminder to students, faculty and staff, all bicycles on campus, downtown and in surrounding townships must be registered. Registration is easy, quick and free. (more)
In response to the multiple ecological, economic and social crises affecting the world today, Penn State is drafting its first strategic plan for sustainability. The development of a sustainability plan will involve students, faculty, staff, leadership, alumni, supporters and corporate partners. The council writing the plan wants to hear the public's ideas now to help make it the best possible plan. (more)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State a $470,000 grant to support classical music presenting. The grant, the largest the center has received in its 26-year history, will fund a three-year classical music program beginning in the 2011-12 season. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "Shopping," Becker pokes fun at a cliched pastime of wounded hearts. (more)
A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded a $1 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture for his investigation of anthracnose disease in sorghum. The research is important because there is increasing interest in the evaluation and promotion of sorghum as a sustainable bioenergy crop substitute for corn (maize), according to principal investigator Surinder Chopra, associate professor of maize genetics. Anthracnose stalk rot and leaf blight are among the most important diseases of corn and sorghum, causing about 5 percent loss annually. (more)
Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies at the University, is sharing several of her poems via video during the 2010-11 academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us. "The Poet's Perspective" is a weekly poetry video series scheduled to appear during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Prior to each poem, Becker offers her thoughts about what inspired her to write the piece, then poses a question to consider. In the text and video link of "Prairie Dogs," Becker uses imagery depicting an injured, immobilized animal to allude to the incident of a tortured, murdered college student. (more)
It may be hard to believe, but University Park's youngest residence halls are already seven years old. The stately, brick buildings welcome visitors riding along East College Avenue and are quickly approaching a decade of existence. What is their secret? There is a special team of housekeepers that keep the residence halls looking like they did on day one. (more)
Penn State researchers are seeking individuals who live and work in central Pennsylvania and who have participated in past research studies at the University Park campus. Previous participation can consist of completing surveys or questionnaires, eating special diets, exercising, having blood drawn, taking any kind of tests, and the like. Groups are being scheduled at the convenience of the volunteers at the Survey Research Center's Innovation Park location. Volunteers will receive $5 for their participation in one 2-hour session. Interested adults (18 years and older) should call Diana Crom at the Survey Research Center at Penn State at 814-863-0170 or 800-648-3617 for more information. (more)
