At this community event, attendees and panelists will discuss the power of trees to save lives and provide for the future. The panel, featuring two arboretum directors and renowned ecologist and National Geographic Explorer at Large Nalini Nadkarni, will lead guests in envisioning the expansion of tree canopies for resilience in Penn's Woods.
During a job interview for a continuous improvement manager role, Parth Trivedi was asked to suggest improvements to a plant’s operations. His graduate studies and Six Sigma certification helped him give a detailed answer and land the job, where he now works to optimize operations and drive major savings for his company.
Penn State Great Valley has again earned national recognition for academic excellence, securing top rankings in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report "Best Online Programs" list for engineering management, software and systems engineering and IT programs.
Penn State Sustainability and WPSU are hosting this online film screening of “Fire Through Dry Grass” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, online via Zoom. The film details the experience of disabled African American artists in a New York City nursing home trying to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the disproportionate impacts the pandemic had on communities of color and those with health preconditions. A panel discussion will follow featuring experts from Penn State about lessons from COVID-19 about the social determinants of health and how we can better support community health for all. Free and open to all campuses to attend. Pre-registration is required at this link.
American culinary historian, lawyer and public policy adviser Adrian Miller will offer an engaging and educational journey through the lives of African Americans who have served as cooks for U.S. presidents, "Black Chefs in the White House," at 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, via Zoom and also in-person at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center Library in the HUB. More information and registration is available at this link.
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award to support “What Does PURPLE Sound Like?” by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances.
“What Does PURPLE Sound Like?", a multimedia art installation by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 4 and 5; and 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Eisenhower Auditorium.
