The School of Science at Penn State Behrend will celebrate the life and work of Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution through natural selection became the foundation of modern biological science, with a free program on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
"We are giving a generation of students absolutely awful advice," author Greg Lukianoff said during a Feb. 4 Speaker Series talk at Penn State Behrend. “When we say, ‘Your feelings are always right,’ or, ‘If something makes you uncomfortable, then it must be wrong,’ we are telling students that they are more fragile, and less independent, than they actually are."
The Penn State Behrend men’s swimming and diving team completed its first undefeated dual-meet season with a 164-98 win over St. Vincent. The team will compete in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships on Feb. 19.
Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic has awarded an honorary doctorate to Penn State Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford, who taught at Brno as a Fulbright Scholar. Previous recipients include Nikola Tesla and Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia.
Third Coast Percussion will perform “Perpetulum” and other selections during a free lunchtime concert at Penn State Behrend’s McGarvey Commons on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The performance, which is free and open to the public, is part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series.
Plain and simple, the 2020 Census is a count of every individual living in the country of the United States of America, as of April 1, 2020. This year’s census will be the 24th since the nation’s founding. This year’s installment will be the first to allow individuals to respond by phone or online.
On Feb. 3, all students, faculty and staff members at every Penn State campus location will receive an email to take the Penn State Community Survey to share their attitudes and experiences of community, diversity and inclusion at Penn State. Every 100 survey takers will have a chance to win an Amazon or Starbucks gift card.
The winning writers of Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “Brunchin’ Around” fall 2019 contest have been announced. Representing seven Penn State campuses, the latest writing contest challenged Penn State students, faculty and staff across the commonwealth to unleash their best original short stories or poetry on the theme "Brunchin’ Around."
Penn State Behrend's next Open House Night in Astronomy will focus on astronaut photography and the "Overview effect" -- the renewed sense of responsibility that comes with seeing Earth from a distance.
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team won five events at the Edinboro Invitational. Phoenix Myers, a junior from Erie, won the mile run, finishing in 4:27.44. Jenna Shelton, a senior from Cabot, placed second in the 800-meter women’s race, finishing in 2:20.57. She qualified for the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field meet.
