UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 2025 Happy Valley Animation Festival kicks off March 27 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Happy Valley Animation Festival, an international competition that showcases compelling animated works by student, early career, and practicing professional artists, designers, and filmmakers, returns to Penn State's University Park campus for its fifth year. All events are free and open to the public. W  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 2025 Values, Ethics and Compliance Training is now available Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed May 13, 2025, as the deadline for training completion. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Office of Ethics and Compliance has launched the 2025 Values, Ethics, and Compliance (VEC) Training. Compliance training is essential for maintaining the integrity and ethical st  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Earns Two Titles and Numerous National Honors at NCAA Wrestling Championships With 71 student-athletes and 13 programs competing at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, the Big 12 Conference earned two individual national championships, had 19 wrestlers named All-American and received national coach of the year honors. Oklahoma State had a pair of national champio  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Increased concerns regarding unrecognized fraternities Penn State learned at the end of last week about the formation of an independent interfraternity council, which seeks to operate outside the oversight of the University and the Interfraternity Council (IFC). It is important to note that the three organizations -- Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon -- creating this rogue   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * PennTAP to help small to mid-size manufacturers reduce energy costs across state UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State secured and will manage $51.4 million through the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) initiative, a statewide grant program aimed at supporting small to mid-size manufacturers across the st  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Supports can improve educational success for military-connected students UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Military-connected children often change schools multiple times, each time facing different academic requirements and support systems, which can significantly impact academic progress and social adjustment. Specific support initiatives can help alleviate the challenges that arise from such dis  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Federal court blocks Texas A&M's unconstitutional drag ban HOUSTON, March 24, 2025 -- A federal judge today upheld the First Amendment rights of a Texas A&M student group by blocking an attempt by officials to prohibit the group's upcoming drag show on the College Station campus. In her ruling, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the  more