Penn State Brandywine Distinguished Professor of Political Science Stephen J. Cimbala's latest book, Arms for Uncertainty: Nuclear Weapons in US and Russian Security Policy, was published on October 4, by Ashgate Publishing Limited in the United Kingdom.
Penn State Brandywine graduate Amelia Klaus established her leadership skills, not only in the classroom, but also by becoming involved in countless ways with the Media campus. Her hard work paid off a week after earning her bachelor's degree in business in May 2013, as she accepted a job she enjoys every day.
On Monday, Oct. 21, the Penn State Brandywine Writing Studio, in coordination with the English Department and student literary magazine, Penn In Hand, will host activities about writing in the Main Building and Vairo Library. There will be poster displays and students can play word games with tutors, write on writers' blocks and get tips on writing.
Cooler temperatures have arrived and the fall semester is in full swing. Classes and homework, however, aren't the only things happening at Penn State Brandywine. The campus is bursting with excitement for this year's annual Penn State Day fall festival taking place on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This outdoor celebration is free and open to the public and will feature music provided by DJ Gee Q from Ocean City's 103.9 FM, carnival-style food and games for the whole family, including Skee-Ball and battle boats.
Penn State Brandywine wrapped up a $13.5 million Main Building renovation project on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with a ribbon cutting ceremony revealing its newest enhancements. The ceremony also celebrated the campus' "Hello Brandywine" campaign, which aims to highlight Penn State Brandywine's new academic and athletic programs, global programs, modernized facilities, state-of-the-art laboratories, outstanding internship opportunities and more.
"Four Mechanisms in Reactions of 3-Aminopyrrole with 1,3,5-Triazines ⦠" So, what does this mean? To those who aren't chemists, this may look like a group of random words thrown together with some numbers in between. But to Penn State Brandywine Professor of Chemistry Michael De Rosa and his student research team, this looks like the possibility of a future medical discovery.
On Jan. 8, 2011, a tragedy occurred in Tucson, Ariz. where 19 people were shot, six of whom lost their lives. Among the survivors is Tucson native and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The man recognized with saving the congresswoman's life, Daniel Hernandez, Jr., will speak about his heroic experience at Penn State Brandywine at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in Room 113 of the Main Building.
Senior psychology major Megan Draper is embarking on the trip of a lifetime as she heads to Borneo, in Southeast Asia, to study what she loves: orangutans. The self-described "lover of primates" is ditching the desks of Penn State Brandywine to conduct research alongside world-renowned scientists at a remote field site in the rain forest, and she's earning credits for it, too.