
Penn State alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism Sara Ganim spoke to a room full of journalism students last night in the HUB Alumni Hall as part of the Foster Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. Ganim gained widespread attention in March 2011 when she broke the story of a grand jury investigation into Jerry Sandusky's alleged child sexual abuse, eventually becoming the third youngest Pulitzer Prize winner ever as a result of the article she wrote.

Pennsylvania’s voter registration deadline is today. If you haven't yet registered, do it now -- and read more after the jump for details on how to check your registration status and how to apply to vote by absentee ballot.

Penn State has been criticized for having a "football culture," but what outsiders may not know is that the university has a strong history of scientific research. In the past month, our land-grant university has been the host of important research breakthroughs.

As first reported by the Centre Daily Times, Penn State's Berkey Creamery is ramping up security measures after reports of plastic particles being found in ice cream came to light in August.

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