Penn State Altoona softball’s utility player Cameryn Feathers, of Martinsburg, and right-handed pitcher Josselyn Nau, of Bellefonte, were both awarded by the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) on March 11, for their performances on the field last week.
A poem by Erin Murphy, professor of English, was selected for “Rattle” magazine’s "Poets Respond" series, a weekly feature that highlights a poem written in response to a news story from the previous week. Murphy also joined the magazine’s editor, Timothy Green, on his podcast, Rattlecast, on March 11 to discuss the poem and the writing process.
Stefanie Kempton, assistant professor of communications at Penn State Altoona, has been awarded the New Faculty Research Grant from the Broadcast Education Association.
Patricia Wesley, the inaugural Poet Laureate for the Republic of Liberia and professor of English at Penn State Altoona, will present at Penn State Shenango at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.
Participants will have a full day to themselves to visit the many museums and memorials on the National Mall as well as check out the blooming cherry blossom trees.
Penn State Altoona will hold a “Breakfast and Learn” presentation by Larry Garvin, instructor in information sciences and technology at Penn State Altoona, from 8 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in Room 001 of the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Allison Cornell, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Altoona, shares information about her research regarding birds as predators of the invasive spotted lanternfly for the article “Squashing lantern flies isn’t enough. Here’s how to kill them."
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education.
Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, recently served as the invited commentator for a seminar at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.
