Dr. Richard Alley (Ph.D. 1987, Geology, Wisconsin) is Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State. He studies the great ice sheets to help predict future changes in climate and sea level, and has made four trips to Antarctica, nine to Greenland, and more to Alaska and elsewhere. He has been honored for research (including election to the US ...
Please join the PSU Symphonic Band on Thursday, March 7, 7 p.m., for a musical journey in celebration of the wonders of space. “Celestial Seas” is programmed in anticipation of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, and will feature an array of contemporary and traditional band music by Julie Giroux, David Maslanka, Derek Jenkins, and John Philip Sousa. The Symphonic ...
Fathoming: How Curiosity Can Help Save the Oceans The state of the global oceans has been very much in the news in the last several years. In the face of environmental concern, often the reaction is to call for more science. While it is true that we need good science – and for people to understand and accept it – ...
On April 8th, 2024, the residents of New Hampshire will enjoy a rare total solar eclipse. No matter where you live in the Granite State, you will see most, if not all, of the sun covered by the moon that afternoon. This will not happen again in New Hampshire until the year 2079. What can you expect? Why do eclipses ...
The classic musical, with attitude. Princess Winnifred, ungainly & brash, competes for the hand of Prince Dauntless, who must marry a “true” princess" before anyone else in the kingdom can marry. Once Upon A Mattress is a golden-age musical based on the famous fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. Because of her noble birth, the Princess is unable to ...
Poet Kerrin McCadden, winner of the 2022 Herb Lockwood Prize for excellence in the arts in Vermont, will read from her published collections and from new work. McCadden is the author of two collections of poetry. Her most recent book, American Wake, was a finalist for the New England Book Award and the Vermont Book Award, Describing American Wake, writer ...
2021-2024 Souza Professor of Meteorology This presentation will include review of how meteorological information is presented both to the public and how it is currently adapted for use by decision makers in various fields. It will examine several recent extreme weather events and review whether the information given to various end users were functional. Reception to follow. This lecture is ...
The Technical Theatre Experience Club and Plymprov have come together to produce a spetacular performance based on the popular game Dungeons and Dragons! It used to be very common for the students to come together and produce their own show. This practice stopped a few years ago until these two groups came together to put on this production. Come check ...
The Future of Sustainable Tourism Education Tourism is 10% of the global economy and faces many challenges to its business model as climate change accelerates, and yet sustainable tourism is rarely a part of academic curricula worldwide. The UNWTO has found that 80% of all tourism education globally is focused on hospitality and hotel management and investment, while the other ...
Please join us for the final performance by the Jazz and Percussion ensemble this year! This performance will take place in the Elizabeth Cheney Studio Theatre at 7:00pm on April 25th.
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” -Leonard Bernstein PSU Performing Arts has once again come together with a stance against violence in all its forms. PSU Chorale will be joined by PSU Symphonic Band and the PSU Dance Ensemble in this powerful performance, where our students are ...
Come join Vocal Order and Mixed Emotions in their spring a cappella concert! This event is free and open to the public