Anne Danahy
ReporterAnne Danahy has been a reporter at WPSU since fall 2017. Before crossing over to radio, she was a reporter for more than 11 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she covered everything from school board races to the impact of natural gas development on communities.
She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and a master's degree in media studies from Penn State.
Before joining WPSU, she worked as a writer and editor at Penn State's Office of Strategic Communications and, before that, at the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
She also hosts a Q&A program for C-NET, Centre County's government and education access station. She is married with cats.
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Every year, fireflies — including synchronous ones — are the stars of the Pennsylvania Firefly Festival in Forest County, Pennsylvania, drawing both firefly fans and researchers looking to learn more about lightning bugs. -
About a third of Penn State staff who qualified opted in to the university’s voluntary buyout program at some campuses, raising concerns among faculty about the impact open positions and changing duties could have on the upcoming fall semester. -
Pennsylvania’s new budget year started Monday, but Penn State employees will have to wait for their annual pay raises until lawmakers approve state funding for the university. -
Penn State and the Teamsters Local 8 have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, just days after the unionized employees had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, if needed, and days before the old contract expired. -
The Teamsters Local 8, which represents about 2,500 Penn State employees, voted overwhelmingly this week to authorize a strike, as negotiations to reach a deal continue. -
The Teamsters Union Local 8, which represents about 2,500 technical service employees at Penn State, is voting on whether to authorize a strike, as negotiations continue for a new contract to replace the one that expires June 30.
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Pennsylvania is getting another $29 million in federal funding to clean up abandoned mines, as part of the mine cleanup projects also aimed at promoting economic development. -
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, underwent a recent overhaul to make things easier, but its rollout has caused stumbling blocks for both high school students and colleges, including Penn State.
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Penn State has been offering more information about its employee buyout and campus reorganization plans, but many faculty still have questions and concerns, which they directed at university administrators during a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday.
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Close to 400 Penn State employees took the buyout offer the university made earlier this year as part of its efforts to cut costs at its Commonwealth Campuses, according to a news release, which also outlines the university's plans for shared regional administrations.
