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  • Forty-Five Nittany Lions Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:42PMUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Big Ten Conference has recognized a total of 534 student-athletes who have been selected as recipients of the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award.
  • Discovery Space to open, offer free days Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:19AMDiscovery Space of Central Pennsylvania will be opening its doors to children for a free sneak preview of its facilities during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
  • Penn State plugs into Dell cluster Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:11PMThe PC maker says it is working with the university to join together first 80, then eventually 256 servers to perform heavy-duty computing tasks.
  • Dr. Mel Takes Himself Off the Air Because of Illness (WEB EXCLUSIVE) Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 8:56AMEAST HAVEN — “Dr. Mel” Goldstein has proven himself in his fight against cancer, but his latest challenger is a mysterious, severe pain that has knocked the popular News 8 meteorologist off the air, his broadcasting future uncertain.
  • Stick to the Science Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 3:02PMEditor's note: The following is a response by climatologist Michael E. Mann to a Q&A article that appeared in the June 2011 issue of Scientific American , which became available to readers in May. Last month, Scientific American ran a disappointing interview by Michael Lemonick of controversial retired University of California, Berkeley, physics professor Richard Muller.  As an undergraduate ...
  • Mysterious health challenge knocks 'Dr. Mel' off the air at News 8 (videos) Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:14PMEAST HAVEN — “Dr. Mel” Goldstein has proven himself in his fight against cancer, but his latest challenger is a mysterious, severe pain that has knocked the popular News 8 meteorologist off the air, his broadcasting future uncertain.
  • News 8 weather man 'Dr. Mel' Goldstein off air as he battles mysterious health challenge (with videos) Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:24AMEAST HAVEN — “Dr. Mel” Goldstein has proven himself in his fight against cancer, but his latest challenger is a mysterious, severe pain that has knocked the popular News 8 meteorologist off the air, his broadcasting future uncertain.
  • Sea level rise on East Coast called fastest in last century Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:21AMIn the most detailed look yet at sea-level change, scientists Monday reported that waters along the East Coast have risen far faster over the last century than at any time in the previous 2,000 years.
  • Researchers report fast-rising seas along East Coast Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:28PMIn the most detailed look yet at sea level change, scientists on Monday reported that waters along the East Coast have risen far faster over the past century than at any time in the previous 2,000 years.
  • Salt marsh sediments help gauge climate-change-induced sea level rise Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:25PMA newly constructed, 2,000-year history of sea level elevations will help scientists refine the models used to predict climate-change-induced sea level rise, according to an international team of climate researchers. The record also shows that the past century had the fastest recorded rate of sea level rise.
  • Graduation 2011: Chardon High School Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:09AMClick here to share photos and videos from graduation
  • Meet Our Staff: Mike Drago Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 11:22PMJob description: I cover high school football and basketball and the Reading Phillies, and coordinate our Athlete of the Year awards. Education: University of Maryland, 1981, journalism.
  • Sarah Finnegan Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 9:09AMOhio State's Steven Kehoe and Grayson Overman go up for a block against Penn State's Joe Sunder in Rec Hall this year. Sarah Finnegan /Collegian Joe Sunders (17) spikes the ball over the net as two Ohio State players attempt a block.
  • H.S. TENNIS: Montrose Zach Warriner is storming the competition in the Lackawanna League Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 8:42PMStrong winds, driving rain, powerful lightning and major shifts in temperatures can make for a frightening experience.For Montrose senior Zach Warriner, it piques his interest and gets the adrenaline going.Hoping to someday be a storm chaser, Montrose'
  • Fox on Fox? Former News 8 weathercaster meets and greets in the WTIC-TV newsroom Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 7:31AMFox Connecticut just added to its name brand.
  • APRIL 11, 2011 Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 4:09PMIt is no secret that the weather in State College is temperamental. My freshman year someone told me that the meteorology program at Penn State is one of the best because the weather changes about seven times in any given class period. All that fluctuation can cause quite a strain on your wardrobe.
  • Greeks discuss LGBT experiences Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 3:57AMFor Delta Lambda Phi member Jessica Davi, coming out to his fraternity brothers was harder than coming out to his parents.
  • Spanier talks to Pennsylvania house Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 3:24AMHARRISBURG — Though members of the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee agreed higher education is of the utmost importance, some members expressed doubt about Penn State’s need for increased appropriations at a budget hearing Monday.
  • Japanese Atomic Plume Will Pose No Serious Threat to U.S. Coast Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 5:56PMRadiation wafting toward the U.S. from stricken nuclear reactors in Japan poses far less threat than 1950s-era atomic weapons testing or the 1986 Chernobyl accident, weather and public health experts said.
  • Heavy rains cause flooding, road closures throughout Maryland Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 6:58AMJones Falls Expressway briefly closed during rush hour Flooding closed the Jones Falls Expressway near Penn Station during Thursday evening's rush hour and forced evacuations in north Baltimore, as a steady rain punctuated by heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms soaked the region with more than 2.5 inches of precipitation.
  • Tribute event canceled due to poor ticket sales Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 3:53AMAbout 15 Delta Lambda Phi fraternity brothers walked away disappointed from the HUB-Robeson Center on Monday night. The doors to Heritage Hall were locked.
  • Student creates his own weather station Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 3:40AMTownville resident Jordan Root has always had his eye on the sky, and since he's majoring in meteorology at Penn State Behrend, he also has his own weather station, which is located in his backyard.
  • A memory of Max Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 1:11AMSeveral years ago I read an article in the New York Times where they asked retiring superintendents in the Midwest what they dreaded the most. To the reporter they replied "making snow day calls.
  • Storm notes: One snowy Poconos winter; Obama wimps out on ice storm Tuesday, February 1, 2011 @ 11:15PMWe know we've had a lot of snow so far this winter, but just how much? The Poconos finished January with 26.3 inches of snow — about double the normal total — and 30.
  • Children's Museum could open by Arts Festival Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 4:54AMThe construction of a hands-on children’s museum is finally underway in downtown State College after more than five years of planning and preparation.
  • James Capolupo explains Springfield's snow closing procedure Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 8:00AMSpringfield Superintendent James Capolupo was sympathetic to student intern Hayden Dahmm’s acknowledgement at the Jan. 13 school board meeting, that the recent snow did not result in a day off. In response, Capolupo offered his brief “Snow 101” course on how the decision is made.
  • Could Climate Change Have Led To The Fall Of Rome? Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 4:01PMRome may have fallen hundreds of years ago, but much of the civilization the Romans built still dots the landscape today. One team of scientists recently unearthed a different kind of Roman artifact that may hold a surprising clue to the empire's downfall. read more
  • Could Climate Change Have Led To The Fall Of Rome? Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 2:53PMRome may have fallen hundreds of years ago, but much of the civilization the Romans built still dots the landscape today. One team of scientists recently unearthed a different kind of Roman artifact that may hold a surprising clue to the empire's downfall.
  • That's a lot of snowflakes Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 11:27PMHans Verlinde tried to warn us. The number, he said, is so vast, so gargantuan, so unbelievably ginormous that your mind won't be able to comprehend it. Turns out he was right. But we couldn't help ourselves. We had to know. We watched those snowflakes drifting down on the county overnight. Those sn...
  • James Capolupo explains Springfield's snow closing procedure Wednesday, January 19, 2011 @ 8:13AMSpringfield Superintendent James Capolupo was sympathetic to student intern Hayden Dahmm’s acknowledgement at the Jan. 13 school board meeting, that the recent snow did not result in a day off. In response, Capolupo offered his brief “Snow 101” course on how the decision is made.
  • Amtrak issues apology over 11-hour D.C.-to-N.Y. trip Sunday, December 19, 2010 @ 10:29PMAmtrak officials apologized Sunday for a "communications breakdown" early Friday that made a signal failure and seven-hour delays on the Northeast corridor all the more miserable for at least 1,700 passengers stuck overnight on trains and in stations.
  • Drive benefits environment, victims Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 4:24AMThanks to Verizon’s UHopeLine program, students now have the opportunity to donate old cell phones to victims of domestic violence.
  • Sport can turn hate into hope Saturday, December 4, 2010 @ 10:36PMIf society could somehow model itself after sports, the world may be a better place.It seems as though the more we are preached at in our politically correct world, the more we proceed down the path of belligerence, racism and hate.For the most part, s
  • Weather upsets Valley Thursday, December 2, 2010 @ 4:21AMMargaret Mason (senior-theatre) walks past a snow covered tree besides Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on Wednesday. ( Asit Mishra /Collegian) The rain boots trudging through campus sidewalks this week were definitely warranted, according to weather experts, as State College saw more rain in one day than it typically sees in an entire month.
  • On-campus students work to conserve energy Tuesday, November 16, 2010 @ 3:53AMOn-campus students did their part in conserving the amount of energy used last week. Nov. 5-8, the Energy Challenge Program encouraged students in the residence halls to compete to see which dorm could utilize the least amount of energy.
  • PSU professor, alumnus receive Medal of Science Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 8:39AMA Penn State professor and a scientist who earned his doctorate from the university are among the 10
  • Student establishes throwback alter-ego Tuesday, November 2, 2010 @ 4:23AMMost Penn State student football fans wore the White Out T-shirt for Saturday’s Michigan game, but Mike Mulligan donned knickers, a tri-corner hat, a white dress shirt and a blue overcoat.
  • GOP plans attacks on the EPA and climate scientists Saturday, October 30, 2010 @ 2:21AMIf Republicans win control of the House, they plan to go after the Obama administration's environmental policies and the researchers who have offered evidence on global warming, whom they accuse of manipulating data. If the GOP wins control of the House next week, senior congressional Republicans plan to launch a blistering attack on the Obama administration's environmental policies, as well as ...
  • Paternoville hosts Gate A trashcan football game Thursday, October 28, 2010 @ 7:37AMTyler Bodnar (sophomore-math and meteorology) and Emily Schultz (sophomore-kinesology) participate in Paternoville's Trashcan Football competition on Wednesday night.
  • Atypical weather continues Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 4:24AMAfter a week of atypically warm fall weather, Monday’s thunderstorm proved to be the most unusual weather event of the season so far. Penn State meteorology instructor Marisa Fergersaid the storm was unusual because of its “summer-like qualities.”
  • On science and politics: Should they mix? Tuesday, October 12, 2010 @ 9:52AMMichael Mann pleads to remove anti-science from today's American politics.
  • RP Siegel: Climate Scientist Warns of Political Heat on Global Warming if Republicans Win Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 9:46PMThe house is burning and Republicans are standing together with eyes closed and arms linked, blocking the exits, making sure that we all go down together. And why are they doing this? What principle are they upholding?
  • Michael E. Mann: Attacks on climate science must stop Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 5:08AMAs a scientist, I shouldn’t have a stake in the upcoming midterm elections, but unfortunately, it seems that I -- and indeed all my fellow climate scientists -- do.
  • Turbulence expert takes helm of College of Engineering Thursday, September 23, 2010 @ 4:33PMLance Collins knows a thing or two about turbulence - literal and figurative - which should stand him in good stead as Cornell engineering's 13th dean.
  • Medical examiner moving to new state-of-the-art facility Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 6:36PM$54 million facility is state-of-the-art HealthKey : Pathologists and technicians who perform autopsies and investigate the state's 4,000 unexpected deaths each year are "giddy" over the opening of a new, $54 million facility. The old facility was built for 2,000 autopsies a year and now has 16 examiners doing 4,000 annually in a basement room. The new building has enlarged, brightly lit space ...
  • State-of-the-art Forensic Center to open Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 6:36PM$54 million facility is state-of-the-art HealthKey : Pathologists and technicians moving to new $54 million facility that has space for 6,000 autopsies a year, a drastic change from the old facility, which was built for 2,000 and now has 16 examiners doing 4,000 annually in a basement room.
  • Medical examiner moving to new Forensic Center Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 6:25PM$54 million facility is state-of-the-art The dead won't know the difference.
  • Service honors student Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:07AMAs friends and family filled a dimly lit Eisenhower Chapel on Saturday to remember student Tom Richards --- who died two weeks ago after suffering a seizure -- they sat silently as church hymns played, waiting for the service to begin.
  • Out and About: Weekend Picks Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:57PMPhoto by geoff.greene FRIDAY FOOD & DRINK: The Michigan Rare Craft Beer Blowout is the fifth and final D.C. Beer Week event from The Big Hunt (1345 Connecticut Avenue NW). Reps from four Michigan craft breweries will be in attendance along with some special beers, including: Founders CBS and Nemesis, New Holland Beerhive and Imperial Hatter, Jolly Pumpkin Callabazza Blanca amd Weizen Bam, and an ...
  • Local band sees success at State Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:11AMCourtesy of myspace.com: Dirty Superb will perform at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Dark Horse Tavern, 128 E. College Ave.