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Tipoffs for State College, Pennsylvania (Penn State) Newsletter for Sunday February 16, 2025 ( 15 items )  

ACC Network to Present Extensive Baseball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Softball Coverage Throughout the Spring
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ACC Network to Present Extensive Baseball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Softball Coverage Throughout the Spring * 130+ events slated for ACCN; over 750 events on ACCNX * ACC Championship coverage for all four sports * Eight Weeks of Thursday night ACC baseball matchups ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will present an ext  more

Centre Stage presents 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying'
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Centre Stage presents 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Centre Stage will produce Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows' "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying," directed by Christopher Campbell, music directed by Joseph Ivan, Feb. 25 thru March 7, at the Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus. "How to Succeed in Business Wi  more

ChatGPT for birdsong may shed light on how language is wired in the human brain
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * ChatGPT for birdsong may shed light on how language is wired in the human brain UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new modeling method by researchers at Penn State trains on recordings of birds to create accurate birdsongs. The results could improve understanding of the structure o  more

Dear Old State: The return of Penn State's 'Love Ya Lions!'
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Dear Old State: The return of Penn State's 'Love Ya Lions!' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- "Love Ya Lions!" Those three simple words are undoubtedly remembered by many alumni and fans as a representation of unified pride for Penn State in the 1970s and 1980s. The slogan was first introduced by Back the Lions, an organization formed in 1973 to boost fan enthusiasm at Penn State football games. T  more

Full list of prospects invited to 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 13 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Full list of prospects invited to 2025 NFL Scouting Combine The NFL released the list of players invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday. A total of 329 prospects have been invited to attend this year's event, which will take place in Indianapolis from February 24 through March 3. Here are the invitees, sorted by position. Tune in for live coverage of the 2025 NFL Scouting   more

Intercollegiate Athletics unveils details on Beaver Stadium Revitalization
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Intercollegiate Athletics unveils details on Beaver Stadium Revitalization UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Beaver Stadium Revitalization has entered its next phase of work on the west side of the stadium. Following the 2024 football season, demolition began with the felling of the press box and removal of the upper deck and several ground level structures. Once completed prior to the 2027 seas  more

John Mauro named head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * John Mauro named head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- John Mauro, Dorothy Pate Enright Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named head of Penn State's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, effective July 1. Mauro will succeed Susan Sinnott, who has served as the head of the department since 2015. "I feel truly hono  more

NACD Announces 2025 Friends of NACD District Grant Program Recipients
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The National Association of Conservation Districts issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * NACD Announces 2025 Friends of NACD District Grant Program Recipients Salt Lake City, UT - Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced the 2025 recipients of the Friends of NACD District Grants Program during NACD's Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. The Friends of NACD District Grants Program supports voluntary, locally led c  more

NASA Supports GoAERO University Awardees for Emergency Aircraft Prototyping
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Supports GoAERO University Awardees for Emergency Aircraft Prototyping Artist's concept of an emergency response flyer from a team at Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, one of 14 university teams that received NASA-supported GoAERO awards in 2025. Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.  more

NASA: A Stellar Bouquet
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * A Stellar Bouquet X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./L. Townsley et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL-CalTech/SST; Optical: NASA/STScI/HST; Radio: ESO/NAOJ/NRAO/ALMA;Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, N. Wolk, K. Arcand This image, released on Feb. 12, 2025, is the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus. By combining X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue and green) wit  more

Penn State awarded highest honor for campus internationalization
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State awarded highest honor for campus internationalization UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has been named a recipient of the 2025 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, the highest recognition in the field of international education, awarded by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Serving more than 10,000 members and international educators worldwide,   more

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 18 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. This week, on behalf of the entire Penn State community, we'd like to say thank you to: * Allison Albinski, graduate enrollment coordinator in the Fox Graduate School, whose nominator wrote: "  more

Stuckeman School exhibition to showcase urban floodplain communities in Peru
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Stuckeman School exhibition to showcase urban floodplain communities in Peru UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Deep inside the Amazon rainforest, floating and stilted communities have resided alongside the Amazon River for thousands of years, developing a unique riverine culture connected to the floodplain's rich biodiversity. Due to ecosystem changes in the region -- such as mining, agriculture, oi  more

Sustainable Labs Program increases participant engagement, welcomes new labs
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Sustainable Labs Program increases participant engagement, welcomes new labs UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Sustainable Labs Program ushers participating labs through a yearlong certification process, guiding them in implementing sustainable practices across multiple domains, including energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, green chemistry and sustainable purchasing.  more

UB Professor Li Named Cottrell Scholar for Lightning-inspired Green Ammonia Reactor
BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 15 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB professor Li named Cottrell Scholar for lightning-inspired green ammonia reactor $120K grant will support Li's research on producing ammonia to feed the world without carbon footprint BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Chris Li, a University at Buffalo chemist developing a reactor for green ammonia synthesis, has received a Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for   more