After a bravo performance by bats and skunks, the ecology limelight turns to birds and ants at Bill Hamilton's "Signs of Spring" nature blog. Hamilton, assistant professor of biology at Penn State New Kensington, utilizes the habits of his pets and the activities of various species around his yard in Apollo, Pa., as predictors for the coming of spring. (more)
There may be bats in the belfry, but there are no bats in the house. Two years ago, ecologist blogger Bill Hamilton, assistant professor of biology at Penn State New Kensington, assembled a bat house and attached it to a spruce tree behind his Apollo house. The offer of free room and board was extended to any brown bat, the most common bat in the state. So far, the vacancy sign remains lit. "I have seen brown bats roosting under eaves of local outbuildings and up in the attics of several of our neighbors' houses," said Hamilton. "This species does not appear to be picky about choosing its roosts, except when it came to my bat house." Hamilton and Deborah Silman, senior instructor in biology at the campus, maintain a blog site, "Ecologist's Notebook: Reflections on the Natural World of Western Pennsylvania," that reports on their observations around their house and on local nature trails, as well as the campus nature trail. Each spring, the biologists blog about the birds, insects, mammals and flowers that herald the arrival of spring. The fourth blog, "Bats on the Way," was written Feb. 27. For the blog and comments, visit http://www.personal.psu.edu/hw7/blogs/nature/index.html online. (more)
Bill Hamilton, assistant professor of biology, and Deborah Sillman, senior instructor in biology, are a team at Penn State New Kensington who oversee the maintenance of the campus Nature Trail that was constructed in 1985. Each spring, the biologists write a blog about the birds, insects, mammals and flowers that herald the arrival of spring. (more)
Roughly 20 Penn State students, most from the Lehigh Valley campus, depart on Thursday, May 19 for a short-term study abroad experience in Beijing, China (see previous story, "Faculty collaborate to create global citizens"). Led by two Penn State Lehigh Valley professors, the students will spend two weeks studying communication and business topics at the Capitol University of Economics and Business, as well as tour some of the historical and cultural highlights of the emerging world power. While there, one Lehigh Valley student, D. Samuel Greene, will blog about his and fellow classmates' experience. (more)
Providing updates on technology and getting more students, faculty and staff interested in information technology (IT) prompted Rhoi Fajardo, a Penn State York student majoring in business and an IT help desk consultant at the campus, to create a blog. TechTimes is now available to the Penn State York community or anyone who would like to hear first-hand experiences concerning the latest software and its many features as well as information on a variety of other IT topics. (more)
Penn State Medicine highlights the people and programs of Penn State Milon S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine, including our departments, institutes, faculty, staff, students, donors and alumni. A print edition is published once a year and the online version is updated on a regular basis. Log onto http://pennstatemedicine.org/ now and check out feature stories and more -- including Match lists and class notes -- from the latest edition. (more)
Students from 50 Penn State sororities and fraternities showed off some impressive talents in music and dance on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the annual "Greek Sing," held in a sold-out Eisenhower Auditorium. The Greek Sing a talent show in which members of two or three IFC/Panhel organizations team up to perform selections from Broadway musicals. Each team performs for six to eight minutes, then there's a quick change-over, then the next team is on. So, in the course of three hours, audience members saw performances from 19 different Broadway shows. To read more about the event, visit Tina Hay's Penn Stater blog at http://pennstatermag.com/2009/11/02/penn-state-greeks-strut-their-broadway-stuff/ and to see pictures, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2176 online. (more)
Do you want to find out what others are thinking about the semester, their classes and life in general? Read all about it on Penn State Altoona's blog page. (more)
Penn State's Smeal College of Business has launched a new blog featuring faculty research and commentary on breaking business news. The blog is named Business Casual for its informal approach to academic research and business perspectives. (more)
Bill Hamilton, assistant professor of biology, and Deborah Sillman, instructor in biology, are a husband-and-wife team at Penn State New Kensington who oversee the maintenance of the campus Nature Trail that was constructed in 1985. Each spring, the biologists write a blog about the on birds, insects, mammals and flowers that herald the arrival of spring. They report on their observations around their Apollo house and on local nature trails, as well as the campus trail. The fourth blog, "Watching Squirrels and Crows," was written Feb. 28 by Hamilton. More will follow in the coming weeks. (more)
