The 24th annual African American Read-In at Penn State Altoona will take place Feb. 18-19. This year’s theme, “Black Ecologies,” celebrates environmental writing by Black authors who examine the human relationship with the more-than-human world. Their works explore topics from wilderness and outdoor adventure to gardening, geography, environmental science, urban nature, and issues such as environmental justice and climate change. This theme is as old as the 400-year African American literary tradition itself, offering the enjoyment of both contemporary and historical works across a range of genres such as poetry, short fiction, novels, and essays.
The logo for the 2024 African American Read-in was created by student artist Mekhi Hicks.
Partisan polarization may make the passage of fewer but farther-reaching public laws likelier, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State and Colorado State University.
The last week of February 2024 still offers a few events across campuses for Black History Month, including at Penn State Brandywine, Harrisburg, Dickinson Law, Lehigh Valley, Shenango, and York. In addition, several exhibits are still available to visitors at Penn State University Park, Brandywine and Harrisburg.
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg will host historian Rebecca Erbelding for a presentation at noon on Thursday, Jan. 25, via webinar. In her talk, titled “Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe,” Erbelding will discuss the 1944 creation of the War Refugee Board and its attempts to rescue victims of the Nazi regime.
Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities will present “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” a darkly comic tale narrated by a tiger held captive in the Baghdad Zoo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and 27, and Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3, as well as at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Black Box Theatre, EAB 204 on campus.
The multi-institution collaboration, including Penn State researchers, aims to develop modeling software that enables utility companies in rural Appalachia to test how incorporating more sustainable energy sources will impact their power grids.
The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence has announced the results of its most recent seed funding competition. The center awarded over $105,000 to five interdisciplinary research projects that feature teams of researchers representing six colleges and campuses.
