Two Penn State faculty will learn how to better incorporate community input into their research programs through a Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute fellowship program. Wilson Brown, assistant professor of clinical psychology at Penn State Behrend and Casey Pinto, assistant professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, are this year's Community-Engaged Research Fellows. Entry into the program is a competitive process.
In his new book, Joseph Beilein, associate professor at Penn State Behrend, examines William H. Gregg’s memoir of the guerrilla fighters who shaped the Civil War in Missouri.
A 165-foot boardwalk and an expanded parking area will improve public access to Penn State Behrend's Wintergreen Gorge. Other improvements will address erosion issues in the gorge, a Natural Heritage Area.
Penn State has launched an integrated effort to remind faculty, staff and students at all campuses and in adjacent communities of the importance of doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Mask Up or Pack Up” is a research-based campaign that is also launched in State College to create a seamless message for students and other members of the community.
The Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend has awarded 10 scholarships to students in the finance programs at the Black School and at Penn State World Campus. The scholarships reduce the cost of the CFA Institute's Level I exam and related study materials.
Twelve Penn State Behrend faculty members have been promoted and will begin the fall semester with a new academic rank. The promotions reflect their success in the classroom and in their other work at the college.
John Gamble was the first faculty member at Penn State Behrend to reach the rank of full professor, and the first to publish a book. Now, after 44 years at the college, he's beginning a new chapter.
Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, a professor of psychology at Penn State Behrend, was teaching a course on trauma and resiliency when COVID-19 plunged the class into a real-life case study. “We are by nature pack animals,” she said. “We form social groups as a means of survival, and we literally cannot do that right now.”
Some people make it a goal to visit every state or capital. Steven Miller, associate director of Housing and Food Services at Penn State Behrend, is working on a more unique challenge: He's visiting the private residence of every U.S. president.
The 31st season of Music at Noon: The Logan Series will be postponed until Penn State Behrend’s spring semester, due to the coronavirus and state and University restrictions on indoor gatherings. A revised schedule of performances will be released as soon as details are available.
