Penn State Live
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Penn State Libraries exhibit celebrates 100 years of the Pulitzers
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State University Libraries’ new exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize. Featuring Pulitzer-related materials from the University Libraries’ arts and humanities collections, “100 Years of the Pulitzers: Celebrating Our Humanity” will be on display through Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library. The exhibit…
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‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!’ heading to Eisenhower Auditorium
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The legendary Mister Rogers’ messages about living a neighborly life get a new look with a Center for the Performing Arts-presented production of “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!” Daniel and his friends will sing and dance their way through an afternoon of “grr-ific” lessons at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, in Eisenhower Auditorium.…
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Toy Safety Tips for the Holidays
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Pretty much all toys can look inviting to children. But it’s important for adults who are buying toys this holiday season to look beyond the flashing lights and cool noises and make sure they are safe.
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William Doan to take helm of Penn State School of Theatre
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UNIVERSITY PARK — William J. Doan, Penn State professor of theatre and former associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Arts and Architecture, has been appointed director of the School of Theatre for a three-year term beginning Sunday, July 1. Doan will succeed Dan Carter, who will step down after 22…
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Penn State Campus and Community Sustainability Expo set Dec. 7
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UNIVERSITY PARK — More than 140 Penn State students will showcase projects dealing with local sustainability topics during the Campus and Community Sustainability Expo, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the State College Municipal Building. The students partnered with local government and community organizations during the fall semester to research and propose sustainable…
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Penn State Palmer Museum’s art and ornament sale set for Dec. 3
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art will host their annual Holiday Art and Ornament Sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus. Local artists will be offering ornaments and other works of art for sale…
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Penn State Centre Stage presents ‘Twelfth Night’
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Centre Stage will present William Shakespeare’s classic play ‘Twelfth Night’ from Monday, Nov. 14, through Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Pavilion Theatre at University Park. The production is set in 1953 on the rocky coast of Illyria across the Adriatic Sea from Italy. The play is directed by Steve…
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Trumpeter-singer Bria Skonberg to bring hot jazz to Schwab Auditorium
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UNIVERSITY PARK — As a grade-school musician, Bria Skonberg ditched the piano for an instrument with more bebop attitude — the trumpet. Two decades later, the self-described small-town girl from Chilliwack, British Columbia, is “shaking up the jazz world,” according to Vanity Fair, and earning rave reviews as a musician and vocalist. Skonberg will make…
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Words matter when talking about Alzheimer’s, Penn State researchers say
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HERSHEY — Using war metaphors in reference to Alzheimer’s disease should be replaced with messages of resilience against a complex, age-associated condition that may not be fully defeatable, according to a team of researchers. Framing a health issue through comparisons to warfare is common in popular media and medical and research communities. While it…
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Panel at Penn State to discuss ‘First Amendment and Diversity and Inclusion’
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State will host a panel discussion, “The First Amendment and Diversity and Inclusion,” focusing on the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and its intersection with diversity and inclusion, from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, in Freeman Auditorium of the HUB-Robeson Center. The event is free and open to…