Dinner honors Joel Myers, raises more than $350,000 for Renaissance Scholarships
11/30/2017
11/30/2017
Penn State's 41st annual Renaissance Fund dinner on Nov. 29 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel honored Joel Myers, three-time Penn State alumnus; State College resident; and the founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather Inc.
Penn State names Schlumberger 2017 Corporate Partner of the Year
11/28/2017
11/28/2017
Penn State honored oilfield services leader Schlumberger as its 2017 Corporate Partner of the Year.
Inspired by support he received, alumnus pays it forward
11/14/2017
11/14/2017
Penn State geosciences alumnus Enrique Perez received tremendous financial support and advice throughout his life, which paved the way for career success. Now, he's giving back in many ways to provide similar opportunities to other students.
Enrique Perez - Why I Give Back
11/14/2017
11/14/2017
Penn State geosciences alumnus Enrique Perez received tremendous financial support and advice throughout his life, which paved the way for career success. Now, he's giving back in many ways to provide similar opportunities to other students.
Smye named Slingerland Early Career Professor in Geosciences
11/09/2017
11/09/2017
In recognition of his early career achievements in teaching, research and service, Andrew Smye, assistant professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has been named the Rudy L. Slingerland Early Career Professor of Geosciences.
Millennium Scholars: Helping Increase Diversity in STEM Fields
11/06/2017
11/06/2017
Penn State's Millennium Scholars program was designed to increase diversity in STEM fields. The highly selective program provides training to high-achieving, high-performing undergraduate students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. and who have committed to increasing diversity throughout their careers.
Blackadar continues to contribute to meteorology department through scholarship
09/07/2017
09/07/2017
The Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science is highlighting the career of former department head Alfred K. Blackadar and his continuing contributions to learning through the Al and Betty Blackadar Graduate Scholarship in Meteorology.
Gift to Penn State will support ongoing research in food safety, energy
05/24/2017
05/24/2017
When it comes to global challenges, there are none more pressing to Penn State alumni Frank and Janet Glasgow Dudek than food safety and clean energy. They are passionate about finding solutions to those challenges, and that's why they are providing $50,000 to Penn State to lead the way.
Penn State alumni establish scholarship to ‘produce a better world’
03/10/2017
03/10/2017
Penn State alumni Brian and Terri Green said three reasons sparked their decision to establish the Robert and Florence Green Memorial Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Professorship money enables undergraduate students to conduct senior research
03/10/2017
03/10/2017
An endowed professorship is opening doors for two Penn State students to obtain laboratory experience as undergraduates. These materials science and engineering majors, Atraphol Sae-Tang and Evan McHale, are conducting research for their senior theses in the Millennium Science Complex with Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Steward S. Flaschen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering.