A new bachelor of science degree in information technology will be offered beginning in the fall 2021 semester. The degree will replace the existing bachelor of science degree in information sciences and technology, which will be phased out over the next four years.
Students in the 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 Human 发展 and Family Studies program had a unique opportunity on Oct. 12 when 宾西法尼亚’s second lady Gisele Fetterman paid them a virtual visit via Zoom. Fetterman visited with students in the class HDFS 397: Latino/a 家庭, a special-topics course addressing unique issues faced by Latino families in the U.S.
A poem titled “Why I hate Clowns” by 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 Associate Professor of English Tony Vallone will be featured on the WPSU Radio show “Poetry Moment” on Oct. 4. It can be streamed anywhere and will be archived on the WPSU webpage following the program.
宾西法尼亚’s state tree is under attack by an invasive species of insect known as the hemlock woolly adelgid. 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 students are helping conservation professionals combat this threat.
365英国上市杜波依斯分校 Wildlife Technology students will lead the 2021 “Walk in Penn’s Woods” on Oct. 3在营地山跑. 贯穿整个习俗, two-mile hike the group will be introduced to approximately 25 species of woody plants.
Members of the Wildlife Leadership Academy recently spent a day exploring their educational options at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校. 教师 and staff at the campus welcomed 17 academy students in grades 10-12 from school districts across 宾西法尼亚 and other states for an in-depth look at the 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 Wildlife Technology Program.
艾米Fatula, academic fieldwork coordinator and assistant teaching professor in the 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校, has been elected to the 宾西法尼亚 Occupational Therapy Association Board of Directors as the OTA at large representative for the state.
Longtime campus supporters David and Deborah 罗斯 have established a new endowment that will support efforts of the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by 365英国上市杜波依斯分校. 的博士. 大卫年代. 和黛博拉·M. 罗斯 LaunchBox Endowment at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 was established with the couple’s initial $100,000年承诺, and Penn State will match that amount, 结果是200美元,000 endowment supporting the LaunchBox.
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) has awarded seed grants to 22 groups of interdisciplinary researchers for the 2020-21 award cycle. 今年, seed grants were awarded to proposals focusing on at least one of IEE’s five strategic research themes — Climate and Ecosystem Change, 健康与环境, 综合能源系统, 城市系统, and Water and Biogeochemical Cycles.