Press Releases
Posted on 2/9/2024
New York City Chef Matt Migliore will tempt taste buds with a Peruvian flair at the 32nd Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
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Posted on 12/13/2023
During Penn State’s ninth annual GivingTuesday celebration on Nov. 28, members of the Penn State Outreach community stepped up and gave 266 gifts totaling $20,752 to support Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, the Arboretum at Penn State, WPSU, K-12 Engagement Network, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State, Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center and Readiness Institute at Penn State.
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Posted on 11/27/2023
WPSU is receiving a $150,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service to fund the 2020-25 Ready To Learn initiative that will expand the reach of PBS KIDS early learning resources to communities in the Moshannon Valley.
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Posted on 11/13/2023
As Penn State celebrates its ninth GivingTuesday on Nov. 28, Penn State Outreach is inviting alumni and friends to show support for its mission by contributing to University-related community programs across the commonwealth.
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Posted on 10/17/2023
A special on-campus event with two presentations, one for educators and one for students, will kick off U.S. News Media Literacy Week as the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications partners with the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) on Oct. 23.
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Posted on 10/5/2023
WPSU and the Penn State Outreach and Online Education Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Council invite the University community to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, Oct. 9, by joining in the launch of WPSU Reads, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read.
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Posted on 8/18/2023
Episodes of Keystone Stories, I’m Your Neighbor and a WPSU short film have been nominated by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for a 2023 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award.
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Posted on 7/31/2023
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize nine Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
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Posted on 6/7/2023
A series of questions about the wide-ranging potential of artificial intelligence, as well as its limitations and myriad impacts, represents the focus of the seventh episode of "HumIn Focus," which will make its streaming debut on June 16, and its WPSU-TV premiere on June 24.
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Posted on 5/18/2023
WPSU takes an inside look at the creation of the 2023 United States Farm Bill during a special conversation that will air on May 25 and 28.
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Posted on 4/26/2023
WPSU announced the winners of its first Student Poetry Writing Contest, which drew 250 participants from across 24 Pennsylvania counties.
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Posted on 3/30/2023
WPSU-TV and PBS KIDS’ will host the Multicultural Children’s Festival on Saturday, April 1, in the Outreach Building in Innovation Park.
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Posted on 3/24/2023
Penn State lost a dedicated volunteer and tireless advocate for students on March 2. Jane W. Zimmerman, an Honorary Alumna whose gifts spanned dozens of University initiatives, leaves behind both a legacy of personal generosity and a decades-long record of building relationships and inspiring philanthropic support.
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Posted on 3/20/2023
In the next episode of "Conversations Live," WPSU will take a look at “sharenting” and the possible vulnerabilities and consequences of parents oversharing their children’s lives online.
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Posted on 2/27/2023
WPSU is providing a new way for community members to share their perspectives, feedback and questions with Talk to WPSU, a one-button web tool.
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Posted on 5/17/2023
WPSU uncovers the stories that unveil the triumph, grit, caution and legend that make up the history of the commonwealth in a new digital series titled "Past PA."
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