In the News
April 10, 2003

Faculty, staff warned about
dangers of international travel
Faculty and staff considering international travel for any purpose in the coming months should continue to be on high alert and avoid such trips if at all possible.

Campaign revives tradition
of women in philanthropy
Louise Carnegie, Lucretia Simmons, Julia Gregg Brill -- distant figures in Penn State's history, perhaps, but each helped to establish a tradition of philanthropy to the University.

University goes 'Live'
with news Web site
Through the launch of Penn State Live, found at http://live.psu.edu (no www necessary), the Department of Public Information has consolidated several news Web sites into one comprehensive source of news and information from throughout the Penn State system.

Scholars to hit the road
for annual tour
The itinerary is set, the buses are reserved and President Graham B. Spanier is ready to play host for the annual Road Scholars tour, set this year for May 12-14.

Eberly seeks department head
The Eberly College of Science invites applications and nominations for the position of head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Fulbright panel
seeks members
The Fulbright Scholarship Board, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is seeking faculty interested in working on the National Screening Committee.

Infectious disease is topic
of Spanier radio/TV call-in
New and resurgent infectious diseases will be the topic of the next edition of "To the Best of My Knowledge," President Graham Spanier's monthly call-in show airing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, on WPSU-FM and WPSX-TV.

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