University-Park News

The Bryce Jordan Center announced today that hard rock outfits Shinedown, Puddle of Mudd and Skillet will be coming to perform on Feb.

It's time for a new slim-down funda: Eat more to weigh less. Eating the right foods help you shed weight by increasing your calorie burn and cutting down food cravings.

Abstract Accessing and analyzing the exponentially expanding genomic sequence and functional data pose a challenge for biomedical researchers.

Elm yellows, a disease affecting Penn State's landmark American elm trees on the University Park campus and previously thought to have the ability to decimate the majestic trees, may be isolated.

University rates for electricity have doubled in the past year and Penn State now pays $24 million per year to power University Park.

A new 250-job medical facility with a specialty in oncology infusion - chemotherapy for cancer patients - is in the works for the grounds around Mount Nittany Medical Center, developers and township officials said Wednesday.

Tyler Wright returned to civilian life after four years in the Army wanting to write and direct movies.

Rebecca Toroney and Philip C. Bevilacqua are in the Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.

A student attempted to pass a counterfeit $10 bill at Sbarros in the HUB. The student was identified and the counterfeit bill seized.

The nation thanks its military veterans on Nov. 11, and at Penn State, students and University programs have a long history of supporting military service in the United States.

Penn State President Graham Spanier and presidents of the other state-related universities say further delays in passing legislation authorizing table games could mean higher tuition rates for the spring semester.

A growing number of Penn State students are applying for financial aid, even as a smaller percentage of those seeking help are from low-income families.

Brian C. Rittmeyer can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4701. As a college freshman, Josie Farinelli of New Kensington doesn't have to worry much about health insurance.

Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, a folk dance ensemble based in Kiev, Ukraine, and founded in 1937 by ballet master Pavlo Virsky, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

Acting on suggestions from students, the University Park Undergraduate Association and the Office of Physical Plant are working to identify and improve poorly-lit areas on campus to ensure student safety.

The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected the first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship and those sites have been approved by the Administrative Committee of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet.

There will be plenty of tricks and treats on Penn State's University Park campus now through Halloween, Oct.

Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center today is hosting a hands-on camp aimed at discussing recent advancements in nanotechnology.

Ann Ard, executive director of the Women's Resource Center, speaks at the Campus Night Out event on the HUB lawn, Thursday, October 22, 2009.

This pumpkin was part of a Halloween competition a few years ago in the College of Arts and Architecture.