UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's Office of Government and Community Relations is asking all Penn Staters to stand up and show support for state funding for the University. An Advocate Penn State email writing campaign aims to connect Penn State Advocates with elected officials in Harrisburg to advocate for the University's 2023-24 state appropriations. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons UNIVERSI  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: ABINGTON, Pa. -- Andrew August, vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of history, has been named interim chancellor of Penn State Abington, effective Oct. 1. He will serve in this role during the national search for a successor to Margo DelliCarpini, who has been appointed Penn State's vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor.  "I am honored to serve Penn S  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Clemson University issued the following news: Nathan McNeese of Clemson University started studying how people and artificial intelligence can best work together over a decade ago, long before ChatGPT and its chatbot kin took the world by storm. With many people just beginning to understand how AI shapes their lives, the technology is now entering a crucial juncture, said McNeese, the McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor of Human-Centered Comput  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: By Matthew Carroll  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid the size of San Francisco crashed into a shallow sea off the coast of modern-day Mexico and plunged the world into an extinction event that killed off as much as 75% of life, including the dinosaurs. But a debate remains about how the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction (K-Pg) impacted plant life on land, in part   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Penn State and community partners are working throughout the month to raise awareness around this important issue and to provide opportunities for the Penn State community to engage in prevention efforts and show support for survivors.  The theme for this year is "#1 Thing," highlighting that change can start with a person's single acti  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: Hope College will serve as the host site during the spring semester for Dr. Vicki Baker of the Albion College faculty, who is one of only 36 college or university faculty or staff members from around the country chosen to participate in leadership development as a 2023-24 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutiona  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: An internet-delivered therapy program for multiple sclerosis patients may offer an effective and easily accessible way to manage depression and lead to better quality of life, according to an international team of researchers. Credit: kitzcorner / Getty Images. All Rights Reserved. By Francisco Tutella UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Major depressive disorder affects up to 50% of all individuals with m  more

MANKATO, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Minnesota State University Mankato campus issued the following news: Lynn Akey, vice president for student success, analytics and integrated planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato, has been appointed chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, located near Kenosha, Wisconsin, effective Jan. 2. Akey (pictured at right) has overseen strategic planning at Minnesota State Mankato for the past 10 years, and in her current position, established a new   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) investment of $18.8 million to 27 teams at U.S. institutions of higher education, including teams led by minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities. Each team will receive up to $1 million for up to three years. ExLENT offers pathways for  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, located in the HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The new center, opened in early 2020, was designed using student feedback in an effort to create a dedicated space for fostering a sense of belonging and community among sexual and gender diverse populations. Credit: Amir Agharebparast. All Rights Reserved. September 29, 2023 UN  more

EASTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited the Eat Real Food Mobile Market at Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton today to announce the theme for the 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show: Connecting Our Communities. The 2024 PA Farm Show, Pennsylvania's State Fair(TM), will run from Saturday, January 6 through Saturday, January 13 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Cente  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State rose to 20th among U.S. public universities, and placed 42nd in the nation overall, in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released Sept. 27. Penn State placed in the top 6% globally among about 1,900 ranked institutions, rising 29 places to No. 122 in the world. "Times Higher Education is one of the foremost rankings for international higher education," n  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs will begin implementing a new Faculty Teaching Assessment Framework that incorporates multiple data points, including student feedback, self-reflection from faculty members, and feedback from peers. The new framework was recommended by the Penn State Faculty Senate and approved by President Neeli Bendapudi in May.  This change comes after two y  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A video that highlights the work a Penn State team is doing to 3D print houses that can sustain life on Mars is featured in a new $8.5 million core exhibit opening Nov. 4 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. "Wondrous Space" is a two-story, 7,500-square-foot long-term exhibit that will highlight the diversity of science and technology in the space industry, emphasizing the achievements, in  more

YORK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University York campus issued the following news: By Jess Price Penn State York has partnered with the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) to offer a business-related workshop through a program called the HACC Symposium. This partnership helps introduce HACC students to the Penn State York campus, faculty, staff and students while offering information that will be useful to them, regardless of their major. "My goal is to expose students   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: Below are the most recent active external research grants awarded to faculty in the Penn State College of Education. * Hollie Kulago, associate professor of education (curriculum and instruction), is principal investigator (PI) of a two-year project, "Enhancing Navajo Nation Youth Academic Achievement Through Dine Character Education," that has been awarded $268,646 from Brady Educa  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: Mindfulness -- a practice of maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations and surrounding environment -- has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially in schools, according to U.S. News. A doctoral candidate in the Penn State College of Education is researching how mindfulness practices, aided by wearable technology, can help suppor  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State recently announced the addition of two new associate directors: Cheryl Thompson and Erica Frankenberg. Thompson is a professor in the department of public health sciences at the Hershey College of Medicine, the interim vice chair for education and the endowed chair in cancer population sciences, and the chief of the Divisio  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- Wilkes University issued the following news: Ann Valentine, professor and chair of the chemistry department at Temple University, will deliver the 2023 Henry J. and Linda C. Pownall Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture, "Exploring a Role for Titanium in Biochemistry," is free and open to the public. Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Humans find  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: By Ben Manning and Francisco Tutella UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Knowing the potential dangers posed by storm surge and high winds before a storm hits can help coastal communities and emergency responders prepare. Visualizations showing projected storm impacts can make the complex science behind the projections easy to understand and immediately available to individuals in the storm's path, accordin  more

EASTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited the Eat Real Food Mobile Market at Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton today to announce the theme for the 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show: Connecting Our Communities. The 2024 PA Farm Show, Pennsylvania's State Fair(TM), will run from Saturday, January 6 through Saturday, January 13 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center   more