Want to innovate? Your company needs intrapreneurship now
By Holly Riddle The upcoming Conference on Intrapreneurship Employees as ChangeMakers sheds light on the many ways intrapreneurially-minded employees can benefit their organizations from within, while also showing employees how harnessing their intrapreneurial spirit is a fantastic opportunity to innovate, but without the risks that come with traditional entrepreneurialism. These are both concepts that students […]
Pickett makes Penn State history as All American
Video: Centre Daily Times. For the second time in program history, Penn State men’s basketball has an All-American. Jalen Pickett was named a second team All-American by Sporting News, one of the four outlets used by the NCAA to determine consensus All-American status. Pickett joins Jesse Arnelle, who was a first teamer in 1954 and […]
Penn State gleaning secrets from soil before war and radiation
Imagine a sample of earth completely untouched by two World Wars, nuclear radiation, pesticides… 🪴 That is what makes this jar of dirt so fascinating and unique. Sampled and saved for nearly 100 years by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, today, our researchers are uncovering what may be inside. 🔬👩🏻🔬 This interdisciplinary team from […]
Governor proposes 7.1% increase for Penn State’s 2023-24 general support funding
Photo: L. Reidar Jensen / Penn State. Creative Commons. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a 7.1% funding increase for Penn State’s 2023-24 general support appropriation and for Pennsylvania College of Technology, and a 2% funding increase for Penn State Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension, during his first budget address as governor, which was delivered March 7 […]
Penn State wins sustainability in the Big Ten
By Sean Yoder The MorningStar Solar Home is one of the features of the Sustainability Experience Center at the Penn State University Park campus. Photo Credit: Sean Yoder. Penn State recently ranked first among its Big Ten peers (and No. 6 among public universities in the U.S. and No. 14 among all universities in the […]
Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, prompts mystery
Photo: PSU. A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata or giant lacewing is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over 50 years — and the first record of the species ever in the state. The giant lacewing was formerly […]
ARL awarded $734M contract by Naval Sea Systems
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John F. Williams (RELEASED). The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State (ARL) was recently awarded a $734 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for research, development, engineering, and test and evaluation in support of programs throughout the Department of Defense (DOD) […]
New $88M Engineering Design and Innovation Building opens on campus
Photo: Penn State College of Engineering. Penn State celebrated a ribbon cutting at its new $88M Engineering Design and Innovation Building on the west end of campus. The building features “cornerstone to capstone” maker spaces to help undergraduates collaborate with academia and industry partners to solve real-world problems. The building, which is formally known as […]
Penn State is buying a farm; here’s how the research space will be used
Photo: CENTRE DAILY TIMES/ABBY DREY. Penn State is set to purchase 20.36 acres in Benner Township, Centre County, for $2.35 million — in an effort to further agricultural research. The property includes a 25,000-square-foot research greenhouse, a 3,324-square-foot residence and nearly 10 acres of adjacent land that can host field experiments, such as testing new […]
