Weekly Wrap: The Underground to The Times; Puerto Rico recovery; 2018 Masters

A Tanzanian cassava farmer, left, learns to use a plant disease mobile app developed as part of the PlantVillage initiative led by Penn State researchers. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

This week's top stories from across Penn State:

THE UNDERGROUND: Whether she was founding a student news platform that incorporates diverse voices on campus, working at Axios in Washington, D.C., or landing a prestigious post-graduation internship at The New York Times, Adriana Lacy has truly made the most of her time at Penn State.

PUERTO RICO: The ability to use statistics to guide decision-making may be collateral damage of Hurricane Maria's devastating blow to Puerto Rico, according to a Penn State demographer.

MASTERS TOURNAMENT: Thirteen Penn State PGA Golf Management students will gain firsthand experience in their field of study while working at the 2018 Masters Tournament.

GOOGLE SUMMIT: A mobile app designed by Penn State researchers to help farmers and others diagnose crop diseases has earned recognition from one of the world's tech giants.

ANTI-BIAS HEALTH POLICY: Sometimes you make history quite unexpectedly. Such was the case for Dr. Hyma Polimera, an internist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center ­— and the hospital itself.

SEA LEVEL: An international team of researchers has developed a way to track sea-level rise and fall and to tease out what caused the changes in the absence of ice sheets.

CLASS GIFT: On April 2, the culmination of plans for Penn State’s 2015 class gift came to fruition as Penn State President Eric Barron led the dedication of the Solar Panel Array, installed at a unique bus stop near Beaver Stadium.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE: Senior defenseman Trevor Hamilton has inked a one-year deal with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League for the 2018-19 season. Grand Rapids is the AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. 

Last Updated April 5, 2018