Penn State trustees are all volunteer, but that's not to say the position doesn't come with some considerable -- and evidently expensive -- perks. The Board used $57,000 at a recent meeting for expenses.
For its second straight meeting, the Board of Trustees will have airport-like security for those wishing to attend the sure-to-be brouhaha after trustees again received threats related to the meeting.
Beginning on Aug. 1, Anne Langley will take over as the new Associate Dean for Research, Collections, and Scholarly Communications in Penn State’s University Libraries.
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 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.
The most popular, but least widespread disease in America will not last long if it ever comes to the greater Hershey area. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated Penn State's Hershey Medical center as a spot now qualified to treat Ebola. Since October, there have not been any reports of the disease in the United States. However, the hospital will continue to train its employees in case of an outbreak.