by Margaret L. Signorella | Sep 22, 2019 | Climate, Global
September 2019 has been a focal point for global climate action. For example: Global climate protests on September 20 United Nations Youth Climate Summit on September 21 United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23 At Penn State Brandywine, Dr. Laura Guertin...
by Margaret L. Signorella | Sep 4, 2019 | Asia
The controversy over the use of torture during the Irag War was centered in the US and within psychology, in the American Psychological Association (APA). Nonetheless, persons from outside the US were impacted as they were subjected to extreme interrogation methods....
by Margaret L. Signorella | Sep 3, 2019 | Brandywine, Climate, Event
Penn State Brandywine will be hosting an all-day teach-in on climate and climate challenges on September 19, 2019. Organized by Dr. Laura Guertin (guertin@psu.edu), there will be speakers and films throughout the day. Please register if interested. Information about...
by Margaret L. Signorella | Aug 1, 2019 | gender, South Asia
A biographical essay by Leila McNeill in Smithsonian Magazine profiles Dr. Janaki Ammal, a botanist from India who was the first woman from that country to earn a doctorate in the US in this discipline. The title of the piece refers to Ammal’s role in preserving...
by Margaret L. Signorella | Mar 20, 2016 | Event, Greater Allegheny, India
Monday, March 21, 2016 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Ostermayer Room, Student Community Center Nandini Mandal is the founder and artistic director of Nandanik Dance Academy and Troupe. Over the last 16 years she has choreographed over 10 dance dramas and participated in...
