Weekly Wrap: State appropriation; Wrestling title; Penn State as title town

      A look back at the top stories for the week of March 20

      Pride Week 2016 kicked off Monday with the HUB Takeover, which included a demonstration from oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Sophomore David Falk used pH indicator to show the changing acidity of water after adding dry ice (solid carbon dioxide). For more on Pride Week, go to http://www.prideweek.psu.edu/. Credit: Christie Clancy / Penn State. Creative Commons

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

      STATE APPROPRIATION: After an extended budget stalemate, a supplemental state budget bill that includes increased funding for Penn State and Pennsylvania's other state-related universities for the 2015-16 budget year will become law.

      WRESTLING TITLE: The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team won the 2016 NCAA championship, its fifth in the last six years.

      TITLE TOWN: Starting with the men's and women's fencing team winning its 10th national crown in March 2007, Penn State leads the nation with 18 NCAA championships over the past nine years.

      TURBOVOTE: Penn State's University Park Undergraduate Association and Student Affairs have partnered with TurboVote to encourage students to register to vote and participate in elections.

      SAVING THE BAY: As Pennsylvania renews efforts to clean the state's waterways and the Chesapeake Bay, the College of Agricultural Sciences is helping to craft a strategy in which farmers spearhead clean-water initiatives.

      NEW ONLINE DEGREE: Penn State World Campus will offer a new bachelor of science degree in political science.

      NEW MAJOR: The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Information Sciences and Technology and Eberly College of Science are collaborating to create a new major in data sciences.

      BRAND PERCEPTION: While superior craftsmanship in a product can contribute to enhanced performance, a forthcoming paper by Smeal College of Business researchers reveals that merely believing a product to be better can also improve results.

      Last Updated March 24, 2016