Weekly Wrap: Lions' home field advantage; Jan. 23 Town Hall online; Smeal MBA

      A look back at the top stories for the week of Jan. 27

      A wintry mix of snow and ice blanketed the Childhood’s Gate area at the Arboretum at Penn State. Extremely cold temperatures from a polar vortex plunged temperatures from the Midwest to the Northeast, causing numerous Penn State campuses to cancel classes and activities this week. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

      A look back at the week's top stories from across Penn State:

      Home field advantage: During the fall sports season, four Penn State teams ranked in the top 10 in average home attendance, the most of any school nationally. 

      Town Hall: The Jan. 23 Town Hall on Penn State's Strategic Plan is now archived and available for viewing online.

      Smeal MBA ranked: The Smeal College of Business MBA program is ranked No. 8 globally in the "value for money" category in the 2019 Financial Times MBA rankings.

      Invisible plastic: Penn State researchers have developed an antireflective coating for plastic that improves on existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible.

      Research VP: Penn State has launched a national search for a new vice president for research to replace the retiring Neil Sharkey.

      Last Updated January 31, 2019