B. Stephen Carpenter II, an art education professor in the College of Arts and Architecture, uses a portable filter press made by engineering students. This filter press is one of the first steps toward making inexpensive, accessible, clean water a reality in communities that need it.
Bicycling is an easy and popular way to get around on campus. University Park strives to be a bicycle-friendly campus, and several bicycle repair stations have been installed to provide bicyclists further convenience.
Each year, Penn State honors several members of its faculty and staff for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2015 Faculty/Staff Award recipients — 33 outstanding University employees and one program — reach across campuses, colleges and administrative units and exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn Staters reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
With the water shortages going on in the US southwest, most of us have taken the time to think about our water usage, but many give little or no regard as to what happens to our used water. When we flush a commode or pull the plug in the sink, that directly effects the water that will eventually come out the other end. When water enters the waste water treatment plant at the University Park campus, it is decontaminated and rendered almost pure. While it is safe to discharge into local streams, Penn State has been spraying the clean water onto open fields, recharging the water table.
Penn State Altoona held its spring 2015 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Cameron Conaway, author and Penn State Altoona graduate, was the speaker.
