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Eduardo M. Ochoa, U.S. assistant secretary for postsecondary education, will be interim president of California State University-Monterey Bay, beginning July 16.

In a last-minute attempt to delay his trial on child-sex-abuse charges, Jerry Sandusky asked the state's highest court Friday to review a lower court's decision to proceed next week with jury selection.

Dr. Edwin J. Henrie, 76, of Westborough, MA, formerly of Swansboro, N.C. and Newport, R.I., died suddenly Monday, May 21, 2012 after a period of ill health.

Jordyn Colao remembers as a child huddling around the television with her mother, grandmother and two sisters, watching the Miss America Pageant.

While the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is primarily known for its oversight functions, the agency, together with the Department of Energy, is also responsible for awarding a wide array of academic scholarships, fellowships and other institutional support that's designed to promote the development of the nuclear work force and educational ... (more)

The three most critical debates are about hunger versus safer food, childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes risks, and food misinformation, which includes the question of whether what's printed on the label is or is not what's in the container.

Gary Schultz , Graham Spanier , Heather Abraham , Jerry Sandusky , Joe Paterno , Linda Kelly , Penn State , Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal , Pennsylvania State University , PSU , Tim Curley HARRISBURG - The man at the center of a child sex abuse scandal at Penn State University will be back in court for the final pre-trial hearing Wednesday ... (more)

A well-known expert on the natural gas boom is again facing criticism over his ties to industry and a lack of transparency in how he presents work to the public, fueling debates over research that has been published by major universities.

Jerry Sandusky met with his attorney, state prosecutors, and the judge handling his case Tuesday in a private, three-hour session, a day before the last scheduled pretrial hearing in his child sex-abuse case.

Stephen S. Dunham, who has served as vice president and general counsel of the Johns Hopkins University since December 2005, will head to Pennsylvania State University this summer.

His work has appeared in TIME , People Asia , and Fast Company . In traditionally masculine industries, such as construction, subordinates don't judge female leaders as harshly as their male counterparts when they slip-up. PROBLEM : Even though people make mistakes in the workplace all the time, few studies have looked into the effect of errors on ... (more)

Enjoying Kingston's heritage buildings is on the agenda when more than 250 delegates come to town to hear 40 heritage planners, consultants, and experts interested in heritage architecture and planning, come into town to present at the Ontario Heritage Conference, Beyond Borders.

A well-known expert on the natural-gas boom is again facing criticism over his ties to industry and a lack of transparency in how he presents work to the public, fueling debates over research that's been published by major universities.

Pennsylvania State University's former president filed suit on Friday to force the school to turn over emails that are relevant to its probe of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, the Centre Daily Times newspaper reported.

Shockingly, the allegations that former Pennsylvania State University football coach Jerry Sandusky raped kids have hurt donations to his charity, and it's now making plans to close .

The Rehoboth Art League announces Jan Crooker as the artist to create paintings of the eight homes on the 63rd annual Cottage Tour.

Pennsylvania State University has named Stephen Dunham its new general counsel, pending approval by the university's trustees in July.

The price of solar cells has been gliding downward for decades. Now this trend could get a shove from an improvement to a more than 20-year-old solar technology that captures light with dye molecules, an approach that's never managed to catch on.

The report , entitled, "Environmental Impacts During Shale Gas Drilling: Causes, Impacts and Remedies," was authored by UB institute director John Martin , University of Wyoming professor Timothy Considine and Pennsylvania State University professor emeritus Robert Watson .

Steven Stone of Upper Dublin, Pa.; Terry H. Stone of North Wales, Pa.; and Hemant and Daksha Patel of Middletown, Pa., announce the engagement of their children, Reshma Patel and Joshua Michael Stone.