While at Penn State, Russell Marker discovered in the late 1930s the basic chemistry underlying the commercial production of steroidal hormones and birth control pills. His work lead to the large-scale preparation of progesterone.
The Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business, and Capital Planning recommended approving a 4.27 percent increase on the room and board rate. The full board will vote on the recommendation -- a $4,885 per semester average rate -- tomorrow at its regularly scheduled meeting in Hershey.
As announced today, Penn State ranked 39th among universities worldwide in the fourth annual Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. This is the first time Penn State has ranked in the Top 50 for this particular invitation-only survey. Institutions from 133 countries were surveyed, making it the world's largest of its kind.
James Franklin is coming to a city near you. Just as Bill O'Brien did the past two years, Franklin will embark on the 17-stop Penn State Coaches Caravan tour this spring.Thirteen of the 17 scheduled events are in Pennsylvania, the others being in New York City, New Jersey, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., all having large Nittany Lion alumni bases.
Preliminary data from Penn State Police, State College Police and the Centre County Alcohol Task Force revealed a big drop in crime on State Patty's Day as compared to last year -- total crime was down 47 percent and arrests decreased 61 percent.
I'd like to set the record straight once and for all and tell you that there is no ancient Pennsylvania law that equates a certain number of unrelated women living together as a brothel. Records prove there was never a law set forth by the borough of State College or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania restricting a large group of women from renting or owning a residence. In the borough's zoning laws, there is no distinction between sorority and fraternity houses.