The 2014 fall semester was a record-setting one for the Penn State football team as 51 players -- including 21 true freshmen -- earned GPAs of 3.0 or higher, while 25 players were named to the Dean's List. In total, 57 players recorded cumulative GPAs of at least 3.0, a new program record.
Penn State has received a $30 million grant from NASA to lead a five-year study of carbon-related greenhouse gases. The goal of the study is to better understand and thus better manage climate change.
Penn State played Indiana in basketball on Tuesday and did not win the game.
The Penn State men's soccer team will host the third-annual Mack Brady Memorial Clinic in honor of an 8-year-old boy who aspired to play goalie for the Nittany Lions. The youth soccer clinic will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on January 18 at Holuba Hall.
After spending close to $13,000 to create an iClicker rental system over the past four years, the UPUA is now liquidating the program.
Penn State alumna Stephanie Wain spent her college career studying film and women's studies, and her hard work has paid off. Wain's film, Stones We Throw, won IndieWire's Project of the Month last year and is now competing for the Project of the Year slot, which allows the winner to attend the Tribeca Film Institute Filmmaker and Industry Meetings at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.