Jan 1st, 2009 · One of college football's most celebrated bowl games gets under way Thursday in Pasadena, Calif., as Penn State and the University of Southern California meet in the Rose Bowl. Christine Brennan, sports columnist with USA Today, tells Steve Inskeep that both teams and their coaches are top notch.
Sep 11th, 2008 · Its been seven years since the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. Errol Henderson, a political science professor at Penn State, and Mary Stuckey, a professor of communications at Georgia State University offer analysis on how the national tragedy has shaped the Bush presidency and re-shaped the American political landscape.
Aug 27th, 2008 · For decades, University of Michigan's football stadium, known as "The Big House," has had the largest capacity of any venue in the country. An accessibility lawsuit is reducing its capacity, leaving the title to Penn State's Beaver Stadium. So Michigan is spending $226 million on improvements to include more seats.
Feb 21st, 2008 · Haagan Dazs launches a help-the-honeybee campaign. It's donating a quarter of a million dollars to the University of California and Penn State to study the disappearance of honeybees. Forty percent of the ice cream company's flavors require the work of bees.
Jan 3rd, 2006 · College Football Season Builds to Climax January 3, 2006 · College football's national championship will be decided Wednesday when Texas faces defending champion Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Six games on Monday offered a wild series of warmups, while in a final preliminary on Tuesday night, Penn State and Florida State meet in the Orange Bowl.
Jan 3rd, 2006 · Mark Radomsky, director of field services at Penn State's miner training program, discusses mine safety and the conditions under which miners work. He also describes the safety equipment that the miners at the Sago Mine would have with them.