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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

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ASME wins fourth straight title at Penn State Rube Goldberg contest

Adam Last, team leader for Penn State's American Society of Engineers project group, initiated the start of his teams Rube Goldberg machine entitled 'The Kitchen.' Four teams of Penn State students competed in the regional Goldberg Machine Competition on Feb. 11 at the Nittany Lion Inn. The competition is named after the late cartoonist Rube Goldberg who created drawings of elaborate contraptions to do simple tasks. Last and his team won first prize in this years competition and will represent Penn State at the national contest at Purdue.
Monday, February 13, 2012

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) swept the Penn State Regional Rube Goldberg Contest for the fourth year in a row, winning first place overall and the People's Choice Award, on Saturday afternoon at the Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom. In addition to winning a trophy and cash prize, ASME earned the chance to represent Penn State at the national competition held on March 31 at Purdue University.

For photos of the event, go to http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157629277189985 More information about the event is available at: www.engr.psu.edu/RubeGoldberg. (more)

Engineering student, cancer survivor among this year's THON dancers

Monday, February 14, 2011

Compared to 30 days of radiation treatment, staying on her feet for 46 hours may feel like a walk in the park for Meghan Trahey. A civil engineering student and member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Trahey was diagnosed with medulloblastoma--pediatric brain cancer--in October 2008. After nearly three years in remission, she comes full circle as a dancer in the Penn State Interfraternal Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) this weekend.
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Video: Rube Goldberg Machine Contest honors making the simple complex

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

A Pulitzer Prize winning artist and cartoonist, Rube Goldberg was best known for his "invention" cartoons depicting overly complex devices that perform everyday tasks. In the words of Goldberg, his machines were "a symbol of man's capacity for exerting maximum effort to achieve minimal results." At Penn State's fifth annual "Rube Goldberg Machine contest", four teams of students presented contraptions that captured the spirit of Goldberg's art. Each machine -- required to dispense an appropriate amount of hand sanitizer into a hand in 20 or more steps --was judged by a panel of Penn State engineering alumni on theme, flow, success ratio and creativity. This year's winner -- an Indiana Jones-inspired concept by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) team-- moves on to Purdue University for the national competition. (more)

'Indiana Jones'-inspired machine wins Penn State Rube Goldberg contest

Monday, March 01, 2010

Indiana Jones found a way to out run his competitors at this year's Penn State Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on Feb. 27 at the HUB's Alumni Hall. This year's contest challenged teams to build a complex machine that dispensed an appropriate amount of hand sanitizer into a hand. A machine must complete a minimum of 20 steps -- the wackier the better -- in less than two minutes. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) team and their Indiana Jones-inspired machine took first place at the competition. (more)