You might say that some people have politics in their blood. Literally. A new book, co-edited by Dr. Steven Peterson, director of Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, examines research on how biological factors can influence political behavior.
Autumn Proctor, a Junior enrolled in the Elementary Education with an Early Childhood Concentration, is the recipient of the Donna Gail Shaw scholarship sponsored by Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. She is the third undergraduate student in the history of the college's KDP Sigma Alpha Chapter to receive a scholarship from the organization.
When it comes to building a personal financial portfolio, “diversify, diversify, diversify” is a common mantra. According to research by Penn State Harrisburg Assistant Professor of Management Lu Zhang, the same mantra is good advice when it comes to building a corporate board of directors.
Penn State Harrisburg basketball forward Kenton Alston (Steelton, Pa./Steelton-Highspire) was highlighted in Sports Illustrated’s July 4 “Faces in the Crowd” column.
Accolades keep coming for Penn State Harrisburg softball player Kara Boyd (Alexandria, PA/Juniata Valley).
Boyd has been named the 2011 NCAA Division III Statistical Champion for triples per game (.27), making her the first Penn State Harrisburg athlete to earn such a title. She also was named the North Eastern Athletic Conference softball Player of the Year and made the all-conference first team as a pitcher and outfielder.
Long-time Penn State Harrisburg champion, Holocaust survivor, author, and lecturer Kurt Moses was named an honorary alumnus by the Penn State Alumni Association at a recognition ceremony June 3 at University Park.
Dr. Cynthia Mara, Penn State Harrisburg associate professor emerita of health care administration, has received the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Virginia School of Nursing.
Given by the Nursing Alumni Association, the award each year honors one alumnus who has significantly contributed to the nursing profession.
Robin Veder, associate professor of humanities and art history/visual culture at Penn State Harrisburg, has received a fellowship at Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection for the 2011-2012 academic year.
As a first-year student at Penn State Harrisburg, Leah Wilhelm spent weeks preparing for a Chem 001 test. She mixed old cardboard in a blender and painstakingly cut empty Mountain Dew bottles (16 of them) into small pieces. She recycled plastic newspaper bags and crafted a mini-tree swing of twine and wood. And, she made construction paper grass.
The result: An “A” and a contest-winning Earth Day sculpture.
Designing a firefighter safety monitoring system and a speedy robotic mouse, Penn State Harrisburg Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology students earned awards at the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 2 Student Activities Conference, recently held at Penn State Erie.
![Leah Wilhelm "sculpted" a tree from old cardboard and bottles, garnering her an "A" on a chemistry test and an Earth Day award.](/sites/harrisburg/files/styles/teaser_thumbnail/public/tree_sculpture_0.jpg?itok=d4HvEJc6 "Leah Wilhelm "sculpted" a tree from old cardboard and bottles, garnering her an "A" on a chemistry test and an Earth Day award.")