Penn State University Park News

It may have taken more time and effort for him than for most students, but Samuel Heisler did what countless school graduates did this June when he flipped off his motorboard at his graduation on Tuesday from the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack & Gladstone.

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Dave Boyer is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times. A native of Allentown, Pa., Boyer worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2002 to 2011 and also has covered Congress for the Times.

Kevin Stecko's path to successful business owner began through a fondness for 1980s cartoon hero He-Man.

The duo will play Glasgow, Manchester, Wolverhampton and London in support of their forthcoming third album, which is due this summer.

High school kids who graduate with flying colors in District of Columbia schools often find that college kicks their butt, the Washington Post's Emma Brown reported in a front-pager today headlined "College-bound D.C. grads pack hopes and fears."

Two battles raged in Pennsylvania in 1863. One would serve as a defining moment in the Civil War; another would redefine the identity of a university and reveal the promise of higher education to a new generation of Americans.

Hot cocoa may help obese people control diabetes and other diseases, related to inflammation., according to Penn State University researchers.

In the electrochemical reduction of water to molecular hydrogen, the hydrogen evolution reaction is facilitated by noble metal catalysts such as platinum , which generate large cathodic current densities for this reaction at low overpotentials.

Collier, the 2011 valedictorian at Ballou Senior High in Southeast Washington, said the first thing she noticed when she arrived at Penn State University was how intently her fellow students paid attention during class.

Chad and Mike Fenwick were both named tennis coaches of the year at their respective colleges, Chad as the head women's coach at Ashford University and Mike as an assistant women's coach at Penn State University.

As he finishes his final year of high school, Peter will have been enrolled in all upper-level classes afforded him at Maple Grove.

John P. Wilkin , an associate university librarian at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, will become dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on August 16. Mr. Wilkin directs the Michigan library's information-technology and publishing divisions and the university press.

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In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is taken from the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Indie-rock-drummer turned physician Lieutenant Kevin Bernstein has been on the cusp of stardom in the areas of research, development, social media commentary and medical practice within Pensacola Naval Hospital's renowned Medical Home Port health care delivery system.

Sunday, June 16 is a day to celebrate our relationship with our father. Being in my 50s, I am amazed how the role of fatherhood has changed over the years.

Kylie A. Sheplock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering from Pennsylvania State University on May 3. Sheplock is a 2008 graduate of Wyoming Area High School.

Pennsylvania State University football fans who wish to sit in the Nittany Lion sections of MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the season opener against Syracuse University can begin placing ticket orders at 10 a.m. Monday.

Since State College residents are opposed to a gas line through the borough, Columbia Gas and Penn State University and the Office of Physical Plant are looking at a northern route.