A small electrical fire forced the evacuation of a near-capacity Pollock computer lab on Thursday night and was quickly extinguished by a fast-acting student.
While immensely popular, YikYak's flaws are certainly no secret, especially at Penn State. With a new app they call a "local Twitter," two Penn State alumni are seeking to streamline communication at college campuses across the country.
The Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is taking a class of students to Cuba this May through its new course, SPAN 497A: Cuba and José MartÃ.
Sandy Barbour will donate $100,000 to open the "Bridge to the Future Fund" which will support student-athletes at Penn State.
Dr. Charles Anderson, assistant professor of biology in Penn State's Eberly College of Science, has been innovating farming for the future. Anderson and his team have been working on a project called "Fast Farming: Feeding a Hot, Dry World," in light of climate change worries.
Penn State has again been included among the U.S. Department of State's list of colleges and universities producing the most 2014-15 Fulbright students, boasting 13 talented scholars.