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Chaiken Scholar finds community in the Latino Caucus and Liberal Arts
On Oct 05, 2022
Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar Michael Garza, a second-year student double majoring in criminology and sociology with minors in Latina and Latino studies and human development and family studies, has built a support system of peers and staff in the College of the Liberal Arts.
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Panel to examine how public servants advance democratic values Oct. 11
On Oct 05, 2022
The School of Public Policy and the Rock Ethics Institute will host a panel discussion inspired by the book "Democracy Administered: How Public Administration Shapes Representative Government" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Paterno Library's Foster Auditorium.
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Penn State Global welcomes Paul Zeleza, distinguished professor, for lecture
On Oct 04, 2022
Penn State Global is delighted to announce that Paul Zeleza, the North Star Distinguished University Professor and Associate Provost at Case Western Reserve University, will be visiting Penn State to give an open lecture titled “Higher Education Internationalization between Africa and the Global North" on Oct. 10 in Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.
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Smithsonian internship helps Paterno Fellow explore her history passions
On Sep 28, 2022
Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar Jenna Lugo spent the past summer interning with the Smithsonian’s Freedmen’s Bureau Transcription Project. Lugo, a third-year student majoring in political science and history with a minor in global and international studies, utilized the internship to explore her passion for late 19th-century history.
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Deadline extended for community engaged research fellowship program applications
On Sep 28, 2022
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)’s Community-Engaged Research Core is accepting applications for the 2023-24 Community-Engaged Research Fellowship Program now through Oct. 24. The program provides training and a mentorship network to scientists interested in advancing their community-engaged research expertise across Penn State campuses.
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Emily Dickinson lecture scheduled for Sept. 29 postponed
On Sep 27, 2022
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Emily Dickinson lecture featuring former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 29 has been postponed.
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Events highlight people working to strengthen democracy
On Sep 27, 2022
Events organized by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy on Oct. 20 and 27 will feature those who are working to protect democracy right now and ensure that America can become the “more perfect union” our founders envisioned.
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Libraries’ Hemingway research potential grows through new Bruce Collection
On Sep 23, 2022
Penn State University Libraries has expanded its robust scholarly research potential of one of America’s foremost 20th-century writers through the acquisition of the Toby and Betty Bruce Collection of Ernest Hemingway. The collection includes unpublished writing, manuscripts, handwritten letters and notes, more than 1,000 photos, other documents and memorabilia.
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Unexpected inspiration prompts student to take chance as an entrepreneur
On Sep 21, 2022
A ray of sunlight that appeared on a sidewalk on a cloudy day helped sparked a business idea and created a new mindset for one Penn State student.
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Liberal Arts faculty member Nancy Tuana receives environmental ethics award
On Sep 21, 2022
Nancy Tuana, DuPont/Class of 1949 Professor of Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, has been recognized once again for her longtime commitment to ethically responsible environmentalism. The International Society for Environmental Ethics and the journal Ethics and the Environment recently presented Tuana with the 2022 Victoria Davion Award for Intersectionality in Environmental Ethics.
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Liberal Arts alumna creates business to share her love of travel
On Sep 21, 2022
Imani Murray, a 2022 Chinese and materials science and engineering alumna, works as an online influencer and travel consultant through her business, ImaniK Travels, LLC. Her mission is to educate and inspire travelers, especially young Black travelers, to see the world.
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New grant continues Arctic research addressing climate change and communities
On Sep 21, 2022
The National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic program recently awarded researchers from Penn State and the University of New Hampshire a $3 million grant to examine earthquake impacts on community well-being and perception and preparedness toward potential earthquakes.
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Technology ethics, media practices symposium features two free public keynotes
On Sep 21, 2022
Free public keynotes by two internationally respected experts highlight a two-day symposium that focuses on media and technology ethics, which will be held Oct. 6-7 at Penn State.
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Paterno Fellow completes sociolinguistic research in Puerto Rico
On Sep 19, 2022
Caden Vitti, a third-year student majoring in Spanish and energy engineering, conducted sociolinguistic research in Puerto Rico this summer through Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE). The Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar’s research focused on how Spanish-English speakers process the use of nonbinary pronouns in the English language.
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Penn State shares $25M DOE grant to study climate change impacts and adaptation
On Sep 19, 2022
Penn State was named a collaborating institution in a $66 million dollar U.S. Department of Energy Urban Integrated Field (Urban IFL) program designed to study the impacts of climate change on American cities.
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Professor's film explores environmental challenges faced by Mexican community
On Sep 13, 2022
Penn State Teaching Professor of Anthropology Kirk French recently received a Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy nomination for the documentary he wrote and directed, "Land and Water Revisited," which examines the environmental challenges facing communities in Mexico's Teotihuacan Valley.