Dr. Carroll P. and Diane S. Osgood, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, have made a significant gift to Penn State Altoona in support of the college’s student health and wellness initiatives.
Todd Davis, professor of environmental studies and English at Penn State Altoona, has new poems in the most recent issues of a number of journals and magazines.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Oct. 2 to 4, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. These numbers are evolving as many test results are still pending, which will then be validated and uploaded.
Brian Black's article "Fueling the American Century: Establishing the U.S. Petroleum Imperative” was recently published by "Cambridge University Press in Nature at War: American Environments and World War II."
A co-authored paper by Tulay Girard received the Best Paper Award in Services Marketing from the 2020 Atlantic Marketing Association Virtual Conference.
As part of Penn State Altoona's Distinguished Speaker Series, 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang will offer a virtual keynote presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Plans for Penn State’s Spring 2021 semester, announced Oct. 4, include a later start in January; continuation of the current flexible instructional modes, including in-person; the elimination of spring break; and completion of instruction for all undergraduate and graduate students by April 30. The University will maintain its observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day on Jan. 18 for students and faculty, when no classes will be held and Dr. King’s legacy will be celebrated through a number of virtual events.
