Ron Gebhardtsbauer and Greg Wright hope their $1 million estate commitment will help Penn State attract the type of high-achieving student for whom a scholarship offer can be the deciding factor between attending Penn State or another institution.

President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk in New York to discuss investment opportunities in SA, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

Trump's election as US president brings back a champion of the oil industry to the White House.

The Penn State Board of Trustees voted to elect David Kleppinger as chair and Rick Sokolov as vice-chair during its regular meeting on Nov. 8 on the University Park campus. 

The Penn State Board of Trustees concluded its November meetings, giving final approval to several capital projects and electing new officers, among other actions, Nov. 7-8 at the University Park campus.

Jeffrey Goldberg and Matthew Vogt contribute a significant portion of the sales of their company, Sky Devil Wines, to veterans and veteran-specific causes. In 2018 they established a fund that is now named the Sky Devil Veteran's Entrepreneur Fund. The first two recipients of proceeds from that fund were recently named.

Active-duty service members and veterans experiencing PTSD have additional opportunities for treatment to support them, along with their partners, after the Department of Defense awarded a $3 million grant to Steffany Fredman, associate professor of human development and family studies, and colleagues in the STRONG STAR Consortium.

A membership survey from the National Network of State Teachers of the Year found that teachers want accountability measures for charter schools and private schools that receive federal funds.

A small portion of a $600 million settlement will be used to improve services and supports for children impacted by the city's water crisis.

Even great innovations can fail. Will blended learning be one of them? These five factors may help us determine if the new educational model has reached a tipping point.

Join Penn State Altoona as it kicks off Veteran Appreciation Week with a community movie night on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Devorris Downtown Center in downtown Altoona. The first family-friendly movie, “Hotel Transylvania,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. The second adult-themed movie is “Pineapple Express,” which will begin between 7:30 and 8 p.m.

Penn State Altoona faculty members Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and women's, gender, and sexuality studies, released a new episode of their podcast, “Horror Joy,” titled “Appalachian Folk Horror: ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and ‘Old Gods of Appalachia.’”

Charlie Keller-Golden became an orphan in his senior year of high school and was taken in by a family who lives near Penn State’s York campus. Keller-Golden enrolled at that campus, where he was immediately connected with the University’s Fostering Lions Program. The program expands access to education and provides proactive and comprehensive support for foster youth at Penn State. 

Liam Geyer, a fifth-year Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate student majoring in cybersecurity analytics and operations, leveraged his involvement in the Competitive Cybersecurity Organization at Penn State to land internships and full-time employment. 

Twenty-four students from the College of Information Sciences and Technology attended the annual Grace Hopper conference, which celebrates women and nonbinary technologists from around the world. 

As Donald Trump prepares to make good on his promise to deport possibly millions of undocumented immigrants, the private prison industry appears poised to cash in.

The arts, geography, economics, and foreign languages will lose their place in the testing line-up as the National Assessment of Educational Progress is being streamlined to cut costs.

In late 2023, the Penn State Law in University Park Civil Rights Appellate Clinic — along with the Employment Law Group, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique litigation firm — filed merits briefs with the Ninth Circuit to appeal the district court’s dismissal of an ADA case. On the basis of this briefing and subsequent oral argument, the Ninth Circuit reversed the lower court’s ruling and remanded the case for trial.

The Penn State Law Minority Mentor Program held its 10th annual kickoff reception on Sept. 6 at Toftrees Golf Resort in State College.

Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law have entered the critical final steps of reunification with the recent submission of Applications for Acquiescence in a Substantive Change of Program or Structure to the Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the recognized accreditor for law schools.

In August 2024, Pennsylvania resident Max Justice launched Setas Eternal Living. His flagship product, MyCoffin, is a biodegradable coffin made from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. Justice has utilized resources provided by Penn State Law's Entrepreneur Assistance and Intellectual Property clinics and Happy Valley LaunchBox to grow his business. 

The News Lab at Penn State has earned a grant to complete two election-related projects as part of a nationwide effort supported by the American Press Institute and the Knight Election Hub.

Rapper/musician and poet Dessa will discuss “Creativity in Music, Writing, and Art” at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Alumnus Pablo Lopez works to give back to Penn State and State College through his role as film production manager for the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau.

Julie Miller, the manager of internships in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, offers valuable insights and support for students.

The team in Buenos Aires, Argentina, visits a children’s home to play soccer with kids who don’t have parents who can care of them.

OM Argentina offers workshops for children and mothers and gives free psychological help in a tough neighbourhood in Córdoba.

OM Córdoba is breaking new ground for the gospel using football in one of the city’s roughest neighbourhoods.

Bahia Blanca, Argentina :: A missionary couple teaches church members about serving God as a family.

The Human Development and Family Studies program at Penn State DuBois recently held two panel events aimed at preparing students for life after graduation. The first event, the annual grad school panel, took place on Sept. 12, while the second event, the internship panel, was hosted on Sept. 19.

Of the three commercial property segments, the industrial market is the strongest performer in terms of activity, an FNB Commercial Property Broker Survey found.

Accelerate Property Fund owns Fourways Mall, along with other smaller shopping centres and other properties in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

The number of "ghost town" malls that were ubiquitous throughout South Africa in the past two years is declining as the demand for retail space strengthens.

About 80% of trophy home sales in Cape Town were along the Atlantic Seaboard, especially in Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay, Fresnaye and at the Waterfront.

The College of Education’s Staff Advisory Council is assisting the college’s alumni currently working as teachers with obtaining classroom supplies.

The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State, in partnership with the Department of Defense, has launched a new parent-education module designed to help parents and caregivers navigate the journey with their children who are neurodivergent or who have autism spectrum disorder.

Investors holding more than a quarter of Shoprite shares opposed its executive pay, requiring SA's largest retailer to address dissenting shareholders' concerns.

Shares of Bidcorp, the food services giant founded by Brian Joffe, jumped almost 5% on Tuesday after it reported a record revenue performance for the four months to end October, including an "excellent" result from SA.

ICTSI said it will use all legal channels to make sure that a Maersk subsidiary, "is not successful in holding the Durban port, and indeed the South African economy hostage to their interests".

Blue Ribbon and Snowflake owner Premier Foods is on the prowl for acquisitions, including the likes of JSE-listed food producers like Remgro-controlled RCL Foods, Libstar and RFG, if they ever become available.

"Colorblind" teaching isn’t going to cut it, writes Vanderbilt University’s H. Richard Milner IV.

Young people in Bangladesh learn to combine sport with their love for God, and one programme participant explains his enthusiasm for the experience.

Despite having a degree, a young woman in Bangladesh finds it impossible to get a job until she completes an OM computer course.

Young entrepreneur Nayef is taking the skills he learned at OM's computer training centre and starting his own business to provide for himself and his family.

The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 to construct a new Applied Research Laboratory Building on the University Park campus.  

The Penn State Center for Human Evolution and Diversity is currently accepting proposals for grants to support projects occurring during the 2024-25 academic year.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit turned aside a challenge to California's history and social science content standards and curriculum framework.

“As I watched the ending scene (that lasted about three minutes) I thought about the “happy ending” notion,” says Ava. “Is it real or is it a fairy tale? A utopia created by Hollywood to give their viewers a false sense of hope in the reality of a broken world? And so, I said to myself: I believe in happy endings.”

Buenos Aires, Argentina :: Maintenance crew share Christ's love with local welders helping repair Logos Hope.