News — College of the Liberal Arts

How behaviors can inform COVID-19 health campaigns On Jul 29, 2021 Penn State researchers are exploring behaviors for slowing and stopping the spread of COVID-19, such as vaccinating, masking, and social distancing, and related beliefs, emotions, and experiences via survey data of Pennsylvania adults in the Centre County COVID-19 Data 4 Action Project (D4A).

Faculty's new book analyzes appeal of apocalyptic thought in politics On Jul 22, 2021 A forthcoming book from Ben Jones, the assistant director of Penn State’s Rock Ethics Institute, offers a novel account of apocalyptic belief in politics. “Apocalypse without God: Apocalyptic Thought, Ideal Politics, and the Limits of Utopian Hope," is a critical analysis of apocalyptic thought’s enduring appeal in politics, especially for secular thinkers.

Six elected to Graduate School Alumni Society Board of Directors On Jul 21, 2021 The Graduate School announces the Penn State alumni who have been elected to serve a three-year term on the Graduate School Alumni Society Board of Directors beginning July 1.

The ethics of remote sensing in archaeology On Jul 21, 2021 When using modern technology in archaeology, researchers can cause potential harm to the communities they are observing. A recent paper led by a team of Penn State researchers explores the ethics of archaeological remote sensing in sacred cultural spaces.

Students use AI to support mental health, address unanswered calls for help On Jul 16, 2021 Penn State students Bill Chen and Howard Hong are working with a team of fellow students to make sure that during a crisis no one else feels alone by developing an active listening application called PsySpace while competing in the Nittany AI Challenge.

Liberal Arts alumna leverages Penn State network to spark early career success On Jul 14, 2021 As a result of alumni networking as an undergraduate student, Samantha Allen secured an internship that launched her career. The 2015 English and print journalism alumna is an assigning editor at Forbes Advisor, where she is currently creating a new ‘Home Improvement’ section for the well-known digital media platform.

Penn State Security Center announces Fall 2021 Grant Program On Jul 14, 2021 The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education is announcing its Fall 2021 Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. University faculty and researchers are eligible to apply by Sept. 30.

Scholars look to challenge perspectives with new anti-racism course On Jul 13, 2021 Schreyer Scholars Maryah Burney and Janiyah Davis are the co-creators and instructors for a new Students Teaching Students course on race, equity, and action that will debut in the Fall 2021 semester.

World Campus student is youngest member of the Montana House of Representatives On Jul 13, 2021 Second-year political science student Mallerie Stromswold, 19, was elected to the Montana House of Representatives, and serves as the legislative body's youngest member.

Penn State graduate student earns Critical Language Scholarship On Jul 09, 2021 Penn State graduate student Matthew Douthitt has earned a Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese during summer 2021.

Students receive 2021 Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research Awards On Jul 06, 2021 The Penn State University Libraries has selected the winners of the 2021 Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research Awards, funded by the M. G. Whiting Endowment for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledge. Applicants must be Penn State students planning to conduct research related to an approved topic for an undergraduate capstone course, honors thesis topic, master’s or doctoral thesis, or similar project.

Dara Walker named postdoctoral fellow by the National Academy of Education On Jul 06, 2021 Dara Walker, assistant professor in the College of the Liberal Arts, will focus on her upcoming monograph, “High School Rebels: Black Power, Education, and Youth Politics in the Motor City, 1966-1973,” as a postdoctoral fellow of the National Academy of Education.

National Institutes of Health funds neural engineering graduate training program On Jul 01, 2021 Through a $1.5 million grant from the NIH with a cost share in a similar amount from Penn State, faculty from the Penn State Center for Neural Engineering recently created a cross-disciplinary predoctoral training program for neuroscience scholars.

Presidential Leadership Academy announces new class On Jun 29, 2021 Each year, the Presidential Leadership Academy at Penn State chooses 30 exemplary first-year students. The class of 2021 includes students from six U.S. states and four countries.

Former U.S. Rep. Dent to serve as inaugural McCourtney Institute visiting fellow On Jun 28, 2021 Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, a Penn State alumnus who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, will join the McCourtney Institute for Democracy this fall as the organization’s first visiting fellow.