Outreach News Releases

Student summer education abroad opportunities coming up

Nov 02     Penn State students will have the opportunity to earn academic credits in a faculty-led summer education abroad program. Information sessions to be held this month on campus will showcase all 16 locations for students to begin planning their education abroad. ... Read More >>>

Video: Shaver's Creek Halloween Trail and Festival 2009

Nov 02     Miss out on this year's Halloween festivities at Shaver's Creek? No worries. Just check out the video at http://live.psu.edu/youtube/bENXOIoEVM0... Read More >>>

Call for nominations: Outreach and community engagement awards

Nov 02     Craig Weidemann, vice president for outreach, has announced a call for nominations for the annual Faculty Outreach Award and the third annual Penn State Community Engagement and Scholarship Award.... Read More >>>

Penn State SBDC partners with students to provide free energy audits

Oct 30     To address growing concerns about energy expenses at businesses and nonprofits large and small, Penn State faculty, students and Outreach staff are partnering up to offer free on-site energy assessments for companies across Central Pennsylvania. ... Read More >>>

Seminar to help small businesses navigate maze of government contracts

Oct 26     Billions of dollars in Pennsylvania government contracts are available to small business owners each year, but knowing how to successfully bid on them can be a difficult job. The Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hopes to make the process easier by offering a free seminar called "Working with the Commonwealth" next month.... Read More >>>

Dining with Diabetes focus not just on tasty meals but well-being

Oct 26     An older couple makes it an activity to do together. Two women go to the event, standing in for their husbands. And a group of 11 women from a church in Allegheny County arrive with enthusiastic support. These individuals were participants in a Penn State Extension pilot program designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and their families ... Read More >>>

First Person: A project helping Honduran children becomes full-time

Oct 20     Dr. Ned Schwentker, medical administrator of Cure International Honduras (a hospital that treats children who have orthopaedic diseases) and former Penn State College of Medicine orthopaedic faculty member, describes in his own words fulfilling a dream of opening a pediatric orthopaedic hospital in San Pedro Sula. ... Read More >>>

WPSU offers live Web chat about U.S. health care on Oct. 22

Oct 19     Join the conversation during a live Web chat to discuss the timely issue of health care in the United States immediately following "Conversations From Penn State," which airs on WPSU-TV from 9 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. For more details, visit http://conversations.psu.edu/ online.... Read More >>>

Shaver's Creek to unmask educational side of Halloween

Oct 19     Shaver's Creek Environmental Center will host its annual Children's Halloween Trail and Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 25. The Halloween trail is a nonscary, enchanting event tailor-made for children ages 4 to 10. On the trail, scarecrow-costumed tour guides will lead children to five different educationally designed stations ... Read More >>>

Health care drives the 'Conversation' on WPSU

Oct 16     The discussion about adequate health care has dominated the news recently. From town hall meetings to debates, health care reform is on the minds of Americans. But what is the future of the current system? Chris Calkins, director of outreach health initiatives at Penn State Outreach, will sort out the fact from the fiction on the next episode of ... Read More >>>

Penn State president to discuss flu prevention and treatment Oct. 20

Oct 16     Most areas of the United States are dealing with widespread influenza activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More people are expected to seek professional treatment this year than in years past and new strains of the flu virus are affecting younger people, which have parents and employers worried about how to handle ... Read More >>>

New Marcellus Shale training center is fuel for the economy

Oct 16     It may be too soon to tell how the Marcellus Formation and its potential for huge amounts of natural gas reserves play out in the Commonwealth, but there's no denying that the shale discovery already has had a positive impact on Pennsylvanians. Residents in poor, rural areas of Appalachia who own oil and gas rights suddenly have money after ... Read More >>>

Penn State online GIS program earns top national honor

Oct 15     When hurricanes, wildfires or other disasters strike, emergency services personnel frequently turn to geographic information systems (GIS) to help coordinate their response. Since GIS is a relatively young and rapidly evolving technology, many users learn on the job. Thanks to Penn State's online GIS programs, practitioners can advance their ... Read More >>>

Heard on Campus: Tom Ridge

Oct 15     "Nuclear energy stimulates the economy, gives us a competitive edge, and it's green as green can be. Our hard work is to take this message and convince our policymakers that America should take the lead internationally in nuclear energy. We can lead. ... I look forward to the day nuclear energy is our primary source of power." -- Tom Ridge, ... Read More >>>

Human patient simulation lab to benefit rural health care training

Oct 14     Nearly a quarter of Pennsylvania's nearly 184,000 registered nurses (RNs) choose not to work in health care because of workplace hardships, and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) face similar challenges. These developments are hampering efforts to reduce the nurse shortage statewide, particularly in rural areas. In response, Lewistown Hospital ... Read More >>>