Still Life
Lady Lions win Big Ten championship
THON 2012 breaks $10 million
THON 2012 going strong
THON 2012 under way
Rube Goldberg Competition: Feb. 11, 2012
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Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
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Everyday virus proves potent against cancer cells.
Nominations are being accepted by the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) for an award that honors Penn State staff members who go above and beyond their normal routines in resolving difficult dilemmas or who have been exceptionally creative and responsive to the needs of others. (more)
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has performed five times before large and enthusiastic Penn State audiences. The ensemble, directed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, will return for a sixth gig at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, in Eisenhower Auditorium. (more)
The Materials Research Institute is offering guided public tours of the North Wing of the new Millennium Science Complex on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. Registrants are asked to meet in the lobby of the Materials Research Institute wing where the tour will commence. Tour participation is limited to 40 seats per tour date. To register, visit: http://doodle.com/p7wbf58hd4a43is3 online. (more)
There are no definitive findings that Marcellus Shale drilling activity has affected crime rates in Pennsylvania, but more study is needed, according to a preliminary report conducted recently by the Justice Center for Research at Penn State. The report was produced in response to public concerns that crime rates may be on the rise in areas experiencing drilling-related population growth. (more)
A committee of Penn State student leaders, campus representatives and State College community leaders including Mayor Elizabeth Goreham has united against State Patty's Day, an excessive drinking event that has taken place since 2007 in downtown State College. The committee is asking local businesses to curtail their participation and instead join in promoting a weekend of community-friendly volunteer activities. (more)
Penn State University Police are investigating several incidents in which an unknown male contacted multiple female students offering them $500 Victoria's Secret gift cards. The male would refuse to identify himself and also would request to meet the students in person. Anyone who has experienced similar activity or has any information should contact University Police at 814-863-1111 or Centre County Crime Stoppers at 1-877-99-CRIME. Those providing information that leads to an arrest may be eligible for a Crime Stoppers reward of up to $1,000. Anonymous tips can be submitted at http://www.police.psu.edu/witness/ online. (more)
Registration for the Web 2012 Conference at Penn State is now open at http://webconference.psu.edu/. The annual conference, to be held this year on June 11 and 12 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus, brings together Web and marketing professionals to share cutting-edge information on design, applications, content strategies, accessibility and more. (more)
Underground blasting will begin Monday, Feb. 20, as part of site excavation for the new Pegula Ice Arena on the University Park campus, near the intersection of University Drive and Curtin Road. The blasts, which will take place twice a day from Monday to Friday for about six weeks, will make way for the arena's foundation and are a routine part of the excavation process. Penn State's Office of Physical Plant said there will be some noise associated with the blasts, but that the ground will contain and absorb most of the sound produced. (more)
Penn State's minor in sexuality and gender studies is sponsoring a symposium in the Queer Visual Culture (QVC) series on the topic of "Sexual Difficulty in Late 20th-Century Art" from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 17, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium at the Palmer Museum of Art on Penn State's University Park campus. Three scholars will offer papers taking various perspectives on the relationship between difficulty and sexuality in modern art. (more)
Uganda is a nation of children. About half of the country's more than 33 million people are younger than 14. Spirit of Uganda, a professional training and touring program of the nonprofit organization Empower African Children, comes to Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, to share the music and dance of the lush and diverse East African country. (more)
