Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Penn State's Office of Physical Plant (OPP) is reminding employees to unplug and power-down as they leave their offices for Thanksgiving. (more)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Senior citizens at the White Rose Senior Center will be getting some help with groceries for Thanksgiving dinner thanks to a project being done by Kaitlyn Shelley, 23, a senior at Penn State York majoring in human development and family studies (HD FS). Shelley is gathering turkeys and all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal and will be distributing bags of groceries on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the White Rose Senior Center, located at 27 S. Broad Street, York. She hopes to have groceries to fill 120 bags. (more)
Monday, November 22, 2010
Kick-off for the Penn State vs. Michigan State football game has been announced for noon Saturday, Nov. 27. In order to help accommodate those residence hall students who cannot return on Saturday morning before the game, the residence halls at University Park will open at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26. Students arriving earlier in the day on Friday will not have access to their residence halls until 5 p.m. (more)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Is it true that naps and turkey go together? It is commonly said that eating too much turkey causes drowsiness due to the high levels of tryptophan found in the meat. However, according to Leah Devlin, division head of science and engineering and interim assistant dean of Academic Affairs at Penn State Abington, the "I-can't-do-the-dishes-because-I'm-too-tired" excuse is more myth than truth. (more)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
With the trend in locally raised food, the "heritage turkey" is experiencing a surge in popularity. R. Michael Hulet, associate professor of poultry science at Penn State, said many of these colorful birds (with equally colorful names such as Black Spanish, Bourbon Red, and Slate) are the commercially-bred turkeys of yesteryear. Heritage turkeys are a niche market, and "they are expensive to grow, because they don't produce as much meat per feed," said Hulet. "They allow local producers to diversify what they farm, and people say that, because they take longer to grow, there's a little more texture and 'turkey-ish' taste to the meat." (more)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
University rates for electricity have doubled in the past year and Penn State now pays $24 million per year to power University Park. The University is asking all students and employees to help conserve resources over Thanksgiving break. (more)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Coming soon to Penn State Live, we talk turkeys with Mike Hulet, Penn State associate professor of poultry science, to find out more about what was almost America's national bird and still is a central part of our nation's Thanksgiving celebrations. (more)
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Penn State's Office of Student Activities and Students Engaging Students are once again hosting a Thanksgiving Day Basket Drive for the AIDS Project and Food Bank of State College to help families in need. By making a donation of just one Thanksgiving basket, student groups or University departments can support a family for whom it is difficult to provide a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal and make their holiday brighter. (more)
