Editor's Note: This is the final edition of the Weekly Wrap for the spring semester. The Weekly Wrap will return with the start of fall semester classes.
This week's top stories from across Penn State:
CBICC PARTNERSHIP: Penn State and the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County announced an economic development partnership that will have positive implications for the entire central Pennsylvania region.
SAFE SURFING: Penn Staters can keep personal and University information safe online through a number of best practices, including enrolling in two-factor authentication, creating strong passwords and setting security questions to manage passwords.
GEN ED CHANGES: The University Faculty Senate approved changes to Penn State's general education curriculum that include updated learning objectives and changes to curricular structure.
$14 MILLION STUDY: The College of Medicine was awarded nearly $14 million in funding to study the effectiveness of a program integrating strength training, balance exercises and walking for older adults who have had a fall-related fracture.
QS WORLD RANKINGS: Penn State programs rank among the top 200 institutions worldwide in 31 out of 36 academic disciplines reviewed by the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
NEW VICE PROVOST: Regina Vasilatos-Younken, interim dean of the Graduate School, was appointed vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School, following a national search. Her appointment is pending approval by the Board of Trustees at its meeting today (May 8).
'THIS IS PENN STATE': "This is Penn State," a slice-of-life look at the University, kicked off with a spotlight on the West Halls cookie -- a much-loved chocolate chip treat.
SHALE TECHNIQUE: Substances commonly used for drilling or extracting Marcellus shale gas foamed from the drinking water taps of three Pennsylvania homes near a reported well-pad leak, according to a new analysis from a team of scientists.
CARBON BUDGET: A professor of oceanography is leading a team of national researchers on a NASA-funded study to determine if the estuaries and tidal wetlands along the contiguous U.S. coast are net emitters or absorbers of carbon dioxide. The three-year, $1.2 million study is the first to look at the entire contiguous U.S. estuarine and tidal-wetland system.