Penn State

Central Pennsylvania’s public broadcasting station, WPSU, is officially separated from Penn State. WPSU is now part of WHYY under an agreement the Philadelphia-based station and Penn State finalized this week.

Penn State is looking at options for managing projected budget shortfalls, as health care and other costs continue to climb and some enrollments flatten.

Penn State says health insurance will cost more next year, as health care costs rise nationwide. Faculty and staff will see their monthly insurance cost go up anywhere from $4.25 to $165 per month.

The Penn State Board of Trustees voted Friday afternoon to sell the Wilkes-Barre campus to a developer who wants to expand an adjacent golf club, create an event center and offer academic buildings to a local university.

The Federal Communications Commission has granted Penn State’s request to transfer ownership of WPSU’s broadcast licenses to WHYY.

Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are asking to cancel a hearing that was scheduled to hear a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The defense suggested in a court filing Thursday that it wants to appeal the judge’s refusal to hear other claims besides the accuser’s recantation.

Artificial Intelligence has arrived on college campuses, including at Penn State. While some professors are fighting it, others are trying to teach students the right way to use AI, including understanding its strengths and weaknesses.

Penn State is laying off WPSU employees as part of the station’s transfer to WHYY, with the Philadelphia-based station making job offers to many of those employees.

A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

State College police have been using traffic and parking cameras for years, but they’re part of an internal system, not the license plate readers from the company Flock Safety that have been raising concerns across the country.