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Spikes shove with 17 K's in 6-1 win over Crosscutters
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The State College Spikes pitching staff posted 17 strikeouts, led by starter Chris Shull’s nine whiffs, and limited the Williamsport Crosscutters to just four hits in a 6-1 win on Friday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. With the win, the Spikes...
IST alumni accept postdoctoral appointments at Harvard and Yale medical schools
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two graduate students from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) have joined Ivy League medical schools as postdoctoral researchers. Sanjana Mendu and Sahiti Kunchay each completed IST’s doctoral program in informatics with a focus on digital health that combines human-computer interaction and data-driven health interventions.
Penn State community reminded of student religious observance absence policies
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State recognizes that the right of students to participate in religious observance is a fundamental element of diversity, inclusion and belonging. As part of this commitment, the University community is reminded of Penn State's policies regarding students' requests for absence from class for the purpose of observing a religious holiday.
Students gain global business perspectives during embedded course trip to Greece
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — This past May, Penn State students embarked on a weeklong trip to Greece as a part of a labor and human resources embedded program, Comparative Labor and Human Resources: The Greek Experience, through the College of the Liberal Arts. Fourteen students in LHR 499 explored...
Education gift helps remove barriers for those interested in summer program
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Part of the Penn State College of Education’s stated mission is to make education equally accessible for everyone. A recent gift to the college is doing its part to help make that a reality. Nancy Arnold, a Penn State graduate and current member of...
Top Hat visiting Penn State to help faculty increase engagement in courses
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— On Sept. 11 and 12, Penn State IT, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), the College of Engineering, and the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) are partnering with Top Hat to offer a series of workshops designed to help faculty increase engagement in their courses. Available to use free of charge for all Penn State faculty and students, the Top Hat platform offers a variety of tools educators can use to deliver interactive, personalized learning.
Hockey event to benefit local man battling brain cancer
In one man's battle against brain cancer, his loved ones are fighting for him on the ice. The Skate for Nate benefit event is on Saturday at Galactic Ice in Altoona and runs from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with free admission. The event features an auction, a raffle, baked...
Spikes nearly come back, fall to Thunder, 7-4, on Thursday
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The State College Spikes nearly made a comeback from a big early deficit for the second straight night, but the Trenton Thunder ultimately took a 7-4 win in the rubber match of a three-game series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Thursday night. By...
Penn State falls to Clemson in scoreless season opener
The unranked Nittany Lions took on the No.1 ranked Clemson Tigers in their season opener. The blue and white lost the game in a scoreless 3-0 effort. Coming into the game, the pressure was on for Penn State after underperforming last season. Both teams came in aggressive, resulting in multiple...
Roughly 1,000 Harrisburg residents affected by power outage: PPL
A power outage in Harrisburg is affecting just under 1,000 people on Friday evening, according to PPL. Police and Dauphin County 911 dispatchers called out the power outage around 6:20 p.m. in the area of Forster and North Third streets, but it is unclear when the outage started. If you...
Caiman found in storage unit in Lancaster County now at reptile rescue
WEST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A caiman that was found in a storage unit in Columbia, Lancaster County, is now in the care of Triple J Reptiles and Rescue in West Donegal Township. John Fitzwater, who has run the rescue since 2005, said about whoever left the caiman and...
Firefighters share confusion, realizations of arriving to Flight 427 crash site
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Three decades after the disaster of Flight 427, we’re still learning more about the people who jumped into action to help on that fateful day: the firefighters from Hopewell Township Volunteer Fire Department, the man who would one day become the chief for Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Fire and a US Air employee who raced to the scene from his home.
York County business owner sues police chief, borough over law against tarot reading
HANOVER, Pa. — A business owner in Hanover, York County, is suing the police chief and the borough, alleging that a 163-year-old law banning tarot reading infringes on First Amendment rights. "I'm willing to take this fight up to the Supreme Court if I have to," said Beck Lawrence,...
Lancaster County prison committee closes meetings, silences members
Austin Beiler, the director of operations at the Lancaster Airport Authority and a resident of West Lampeter Township, is entering his third year as a member of the Lancaster County Prison Advisory Committee, a panel whose work is entering a critical final year of planning — the largest capital project in the county’s history could break ground before the close of 2025.
Charges over new N. Annville Twp. ordinance filed one day, dropped the next
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Rides to be offered in WWII aircraft at upcoming air show
LITITZ, Pa. (WHTM) — If you’ve ever wanted to ride in a vintage World War II airplane, you’ll have your chance next month. The Commemorative Air Force Capital Wing is offering warbird rides at the Lancaster Air Show in Lititz over the weekend of Sept. 6-8. Rides...
Sketch Plan Presented for Drive-Thru Coffee Shop Location in College Township
College Township Planning Commission on Tuesday heard an overview of plans for the first Centre County location of a growing chain of drive-thru coffee shops. 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee is planning to open a location on a portion of the parking lot at the Hills Plaza on South Atherton Street. The 540-square-foot shop and 230-square-foot remote cooler will replace 48 existing parking spaces between Kish and First National banks in the parking area near Ollie's Bargain Outlet. Founded in Rogers, Arkansas, 7 Brew serves no food, only drinks including coffee, tea, hot chocolate, Italian sodas, smoothies, shakes and energy drinks. Travis Odom,...
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