Penn State

Pennsylvania's Performance Based Council has begun holding hearings on the best way to fund state-related universities Penn State, Pitt and Temple.

A diving interception off an ill-advised pass set up Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

Dr. Richard Alley, a renowned geoscientist and Penn State professor, is one of this year’s recipients for the National Medal of Science. The medal is the highest honor the country can give scientists and engineers for outstanding scientific contributions and groundbreaking discoveries.

Tony Leach, professor emeritus of music and music education at Penn State, has died at the age of 73.

Hundreds of people gathered in the snow early Saturday morning to watch the demolition of the press box at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, a step in the university’s $700 million renovation project.

The U.S. Farm Bill, which includes everything from crop insurance to nutrition assistance programs, has expired, but Congress has not been able to agree on a new five-year Farm Bill, raising concerns about what that could mean for its programs.

Under new state and federal orders, cow milk in Pennsylvania is getting tested for bird flu at Penn State, with a goal of quickly finding and containing the virus if it does show up in dairy cows in Pennsylvania.

Penn State students enrolled during the spring 2020 semester could be eligible for payment as part of a $17 million lawsuit settlement. Students who filed the lawsuit argued Penn State did not reimburse any tuition or the mandated “Student Initiated Fee.”

Under an agreement with the state Department of Environmental Protection over the presence of PFAS around the State College Regional Airport, Penn State has agreed to investigate and remediate the PFAS and pay part of DEP’s costs.

Warren M. Washington, a climate science pioneer and Penn State alumnus, died on Oct. 18, 2024 at the age of 88. He graduated with his doctorate in meteorology from Penn State in 1964 and was the second African American in the United States to earn a doctorate in meteorology.