The Penn State Berks global studies degree program will host a forum with a presentation titled “How Hate Crime Laws Perpetuate Anti-Muslim Racism” on Oct. 25. Evelyn Alsultany, professor of American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California, is the featured speaker for the forum, which is free and open to the public.
Jennifer Murphy, associate professor of criminal justice and chair of the criminal justice program at Penn State Berks, was part of a panel that discussed harm-reduction strategies as a response to the opioid crisis on "Feedback with Bill Saunders" on WEEU News Talk 830-AM, a commercial radio station in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 18.
Four Penn State Berks Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing (LION) STEM Scholars were selected to from thousands of applicants to attend the inaugural S-STEM Scholars Meeting from Sept. 14 to 16 in Washington, D.C.
This past spring, Cheryl Nicholas, associate professor of communication arts and sciences and global studies at Penn State Berks, and Heidi Mau, a professor from Albright College, led a team of students on the creation of a virtual reality/digital exhibition at the Perak Museum in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, which opened on Aug. 15 to a crowd of more than 3,000 attendees, including government ministers. The exhibition, which runs through Oct. 22, gives viewers a snapshot of that moment in history.
Caring for other people has always been second nature for Penn State Berks senior Aidee Santos Acosta. Naturally, it makes sense that she would want to pursue a career in the medical field, and this summer, she got a front-row seat to her future.
Penn State Berks will host its annual “Halloweek” events, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 17, with Kendall R. Phillips’ lecture “Get Out and the Third Golden Age of Horror” at 6 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The week continues with the college's fourth annual Fall Fest on Friday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. The week will conclude on Tuesday, Oct. 24, with the presentation of “The Truth about Halloween” at 6 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. All three events are free and open to the public.
In recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, three Penn State Berks degree programs –––cybersecurity analytics and operations, security and risk analysis, and information technology programs – will join forces to host events to increase awareness about cybersecurity issues and best practices among the campus and local community.
Penn State Berks was awarded a $1.62 million grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to establish a youth violence intervention and prevention program, a new initiative that will employ evidence-based strategies to serve youth ages 14 to 21 in Berks County.
As part of the "Global Oscars Comes to Berks" series, Penn State Berks will present the film “Cairo Conspiracy” at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10 in room 5 of the Luerssen Science Building. The presentation is free and open to the public.
