The newest class of sheriff deputies will graduate from the Pennsylvania Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Program, which the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute administers, on Friday, Nov. 22.
The Penn State Harrisburg library invited students, faculty, and staff to tell a story about games this fall for the short writing contest, “For the Love of the Game.” Two students and two faculty members received wins and honorable mentions in the contest.
Penn State Harrisburg men’s soccer won its first North Eastern Athletic Conference Championship by defeating Keuka College 3-2 in double overtime. For the first time in program history, the team will compete in the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.
Penn State Harrisburg men's soccer made history with their 15th victory of the year - a new program single-season record - with their win against Keuka College, gaining them their first NEAC Championship and a spot at the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.
Penn State Harrisburg graduate students in environmental pollution control Rizki Prasetyaningtyas and Saskia Putri have been eating lots of bananas and oranges. All this fruit consumption has a purpose. The students are testing whether fruit peels can be used to remove heavy metals from wastewater coming from textile mills like the ones in their native country Indonesia.
Rizki Prasetyaningtyas, left, and Saskia Putri, who were awarded full scholarships to study in the United States through USAID, said they chose Penn State Harrisburg because they were intrigued by the chance to join small classes with plenty of hands-on practice and research opportunities.
The students found that when mixed with a solution containing chromium in normal concentrations, the peels worked very well to absorb and bind to the metal. The found that bananas worked better than oranges.
Rizki Prasetyaningtya, left, and Saskia Putri got their classmates, professors and everyone they knew to eat bananas and oranges so they would have enough peels for their research. “Luckily, we like bananas and oranges,” Prasetyaningtyas said.
