Giving News

David Payne, who has seen countless young professionals enter the petroleum and natural gas field, said Penn State graduates tend to stand out. They love to travel, advance in their careers and take on new challenges.

 Doing what you love while helping others sounds like a good deal - especially if what you love is watching Penn State football.

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) will be raising money to support the Millennium Scholars Program on Giving Tuesday, slated to begin at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, and lasting through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Lawrence F. Hancock, founder and CEO of Akita Innovations, will deliver the 2020 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in 101 Chambers Building at University Park. 

At age 65, Dan Hurwitz was facing a decision at a crossroads. Was he going to complete his dream of biking across the United States -- some 3,900 miles of mountains, deserts and plains over a stretch of four months -- or would he wait longer, perhaps missing his window for the feat?

For the first time, the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has Millennium Scholars in all class levels -- from graduating seniors to first-year students. 

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) will be raising money to support the Millennium Scholars Program on Giving Tuesday, slated to begin at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, and lasting through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Growing up in a segregated part of Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, Tony Hutchinson didn't see a lot of the kids in his neighborhood going on to college.

Daniel Lentz, a 2010 graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is one of 15 recipients of the 2019 Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award.

For anyone, a trip to Argentina would have been exciting. But for Rachel Gutierrez, who's long been fascinated by severe weather such as hail and thunderstorms, it represents the holy grail of her research interests.