MorningStar home, built by the Penn State Center for Sustainability has been around since 2007, but it will hopefully be the home of the near future. The 799 square foot building is a net-zero home that produces more energy than it consumes and it has been used for educational and research activities on the university campus. It will also serve has a home for one lucky graduate student who will test the house systems in real life conditions.
More than half a dozen sites on the University Park campus offer visitors stories of ghosts, spirits and apparitions. Visitors on the University Park campus can embark on their own creepy campus tour.
Kordel Davis described how his fellow Beta Theta Pi brothers stood round 'laughing and pointing' at pledge Timothy Piazza, 19, who lay unconscious after falling 15 feet down a flight of stairs.
Barton Education provided MEP and architectural lighting design services to establish a new 14,580 square-foot “vineyard-style” recital hall addition for the Penn State School of Music.
Image 1 of 30 from gallery of Penn State Behrend Federal House Renovation & Addition / GBBN. Photograph by Brad Feinknopf
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Being myself a college student, and interested in all this creepy and mysterious, I was inspired to write this list of the top 10 most haunted Colleges and Universities in the USA. I apologize in advance for those of you who attend night classes at any of these institutions. Please feel free to add your favorite college haunts to the comment section!
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Title: Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Classe Other title: S. Apollinare in Classe (Basilica: Ravenna, Italy) Date: circa 533–549 Current location: Classe Fuori, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Description of work: The historic illustrations included in this project were originally published during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Many originally appeared in publications that predated the widespread use of photography for art documentation. These engravings, line drawings, and plans reflect both the technological and aesthetic standards of their time. By their very nature, they often represent subjective interpretations of the monuments and works depicted, and as such they offer fascinating insights into the cultural values of art and architectural history during the formative years of these disciplines. In the context of these images the terms ""reconstruction"" and ""rendering"" have been used to distinguish between the artists' speculative reconstruction of a ruined work from the artists' perspective drawing or rendition of the design. Description of view: sectional view of the interior Work type: Architecture and Landscape Manuscripts and Books Style of work: Early Christian Culture: Italian Measurements: 4.65H X 5.4W cm Source: Fletcher, Banister. A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method. Sixth edition, rewritten and enlarged. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921, p. 105. Provided courtesy of Allan Kohl. Resource type: Image File format: JPEG, TIFF archived offline Image size: 368H X 424W pixels Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for all uses as a work in the public domain. Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures Filename: WB2007-0681.jpg Record ID: WB2007-0681 Sub collection: religious buildings: churches
Extension project for the State House in 1925, Boston
Penn State junior Katie Feeney merges traditional journalism with social media, reporting at Super Bowl LV, Washington Commanders games, and the White House.
Another great corridor to wander down so long as you don't mind putting your life in the hands of some pretty flimsy-looking two by fours! Someone asked about a link to some history on this place. Here's their website: www.easternstate.org. By the way, Atlanta is covered in snow and ice and the city has come to a complete halt. If you have any snow plows or salt you can spare, send help! :)
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia Pennsylvania - August 2012 View On Black
Construction has officially kicked off on the 71,000-square-foot new home for Pennsylvania State University’s Palmer Museum of Art
The co.space will bring together college students and working professionals to create change in the community.
At the heart of the architecture profession is the belief that spaces shape the way we live. After years of disconnected educational silos in a building that discouraged cooperative innovation, Penn State made a decisive move to invest in a building that would promote appreciation of architecture and landscape architecture for the students who study Read More
~ Jessica S. Herwick Don’t be fooled this Saint Patrick’s Day by the variety of plants whose leaf shape, coloring, or number of leaves imitate those of the elusive four leaf clover. Many of those lucky charms you might collect at your local bar, or wear during the neighborhood pub-crawl on Saint Patrick’s Day could actually be a number of other plants! You would be surprised how many manufacturers sell you a four-leaf water clover or a piece of oxalis foliage! Collected here for you are the facts about true clover and the top four-leaf clover impersonators, so this year, you won’t be fooled! HOW TO FIND THE REAL THING An honest-to-goodness four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the authentic Irish Shamrock, a three-leafed clover produced by the herbaceous perennial, White Clover. Scientifically speaking, Trifolium repens. Literally translated, the scientific name means three leaves creeping – tri (from the Latin tres meaning three), folium (Latin meaning leaf) repens (Latin meaning creeping). To find a real four-leaf clover, first you must identify this typically three-leafed white clover and search carefully through the mounds for the rare and lucky four-leafed variation. According to scientists, you have a one in ten thousand chance! For every four-leaf clover that grows, ten thousand typical three leafed clovers exist. Considering how many parts of the world this hardy herbaceous plant is established, those aren’t terrible odds! White clover contains 3 egg shaped leaflets that most often display a white watermark or herringbone imprint that usually fold into a v-shape towards the base of each leaflet. When a variation occurs, the fourth leaf on a four-leaf-clover is usually noticeably smaller than the other 3 leaves. Notice the leaflet in the bottom right corner of the four-leaf clover photograph above! You may spot small, globe shaped white or pinkish-white florets shooting upwards from mounds (stands) of white clover on stalks that rise up from the leaf axles. The nectar from these flowers is attractive to bees and especially to a particular case-bearer moth known as Coleophora mayrella, who is so particular, it will only feed upon white clover. Note also that you may find small pods (legumes) roughly 4mm long if the season is right. Aside from being endowed with the luckiest of reputations, white clover has a number of beneficial qualities. It is a hardy groundcover that can out-compete most other weeds you would otherwise find settling into your lawn or turfgrass, which makes it a popular addition to your lawn or grazing areas. It fixes nitrogen in the soil and it’s spreading, solid stands aid in the prevention of erosion, particularly on moist fertile soil areas. White clover is a popular forage crop for livestock, popular among organic graziers and wandering Easter Bunnies. It grows in abundance, is high in proteins and tasty to the palette! Technically a legume, humans can ingest these plants as well. It is an often used survival plant, so if you find yourself lost in the woods or a bear eats your granola on the next hiking escapade, you can fend off starvation and dehydration by munching on white clover leaves until help arrives. When eaten raw, the leaves may be difficult for human stomachs to digest, but can be cooked (when in civilization) and added to salads or soups for a protein boost and a happier belly. Although it is not recommended in modern times, before refined medicines existed, white clover grew in abundance in a variety of regions and was utilized as a medicinal plant by a number of Native American tribes including the Cherokee, Delaware and Algonquin. All of these tribes prepared white clover to make medicines that treated a number of ailments. Trifolium repens' reputation goes back even further to very ancient times. White clover was highly regarded by the Druids in Ireland who believed the four leafed finds to be a sign of luck, and would practice sacred rituals in groves where four-leaf clovers were found. The Celts in Wales believed them to be a charm against evil spirits and would carry four leaf clovers with them on long, dangerous journeys for protection. Until recently, there was a great botanical debate about what caused the four-leafed variations to grow within the three-leafed clover mounds. Some believed it was caused by something in the environment that triggered the variation. Some believed that it was pure genetics, a recessive gene that appeared less often than a typical recessive variant. A third group of believers invested in the search for proof that the four leaves were caused by a mutation. In 2010, researchers at the University of Georgia and the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma have started to put an end to this debate by publishing several exciting findings on the mysterious leaf trait inheritance in white clover in the July-August issue of Crop Science. The researchers discovered that there is a gene that turns ordinary three-leaf clovers into the rare and sought after lucky four-leaf clovers. This gene is masked by the gene for three-leaflets, making it extra tricky to spot. Additionally, they discovered that the presence of the gene for the four-leaf trait is strongly influenced by the environmental conditions surrounding the plant, so practically everyone was right! Now that molecular markers are available to detect the presence of the four-leaf gene, breeders can work with it, and who knows?! Soon, we may see the production of plants that produce true four-leaf clovers in abundance! FOUR-LEAF IMPERSONATORS FAKER #1 Marsilea Marsilea is a genus of approximately 65 species of aquatic ferns that belong to the family Marsileaceae. Unlike your typical fern, these multi-leaved pond plants have their own unique look. At the end of the long-stalks that shoot up from the water are leaves containing four clover-like lobes that sit above the water surface, or submerged, depending on the stage of plant growth. Marsilea quadrifolia and Marsilea polycarpa are the biggest impostors of this genus, and resemble the four leaf clover so closely that many refer to these plants as waterclover, most commonly, European waterclover. Waterclover is found in many locations globally including central and southern Europe, North America, Afghanistan, Southwest India, China, and Japan. Varieties of Marsilea have been well established in the Northeastern States for over 100 years. Some cultures used the juice from this plant to treat snakebites and abscesses due to it's anti-inflamitory properties, which I suppose might make this a lucky plant if you've been bitten by a diamond back, however, it will not bring you the luck of the Irish. FAKER #2 Oxalis This impostor is the easiest to discover. Oxalis is the largest of the genus within the Oxalidaceae (the wood-sorrel) family, containing 800 of the estimated 900 plants that fall under this family name. Numerous species of Oxalis have been referred to commonly as false shamrock, and for good reason. From a distance they look like twins, unless they are flowering, which can make things easier. Most varieties sport 3 or 4 leaves and grow in clumps that closely resemble white clover. Oxalis blooms in pinks, yellows and whites and the flowers are nothing like those of the white clover, making it easy to tell the difference. A striking characteristic of this genus (and a major reason for their name) is the oxalic acid they contain, giving the leaves and flowers a sour, tangy, acidic taste when chewed. This is reminiscent of Sorrel proper (Rumex acetosa) and explains the common names given to many varieties, like wood sorrel or sourgrass. * In very large amounts, oxalic acid may be considered slightly toxic to humans, interfering with proper digestion and kidney function. It should be noted, however, that the amount would have to be unusually large for a typical person in good health to feel effects. Oxalic acid is also contained in more commonly consumed foods at similar levels – including but not limited to - spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, grapefruit, chives, and rhubarb. Except for the Polar regions, many colorful varieties of Oxalis can be found most anywhere across the globe, and as a result, it's been incorrectly identified as a four leaf clover in a variety of countries all over the world. Now you know better, Philadelphia. May the luck of the Irish be with you this Saint Patrick's Day! Where To Go For More Information: USDA Fact Sheet on Trifolium repens L. (White Clover) http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_trre3.pdf To purchase the article or review the abstract from Crop Science: https://www.crops.org/publications/cs/abstracts/50/4/1260 Journal reference: Crop Science, DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2009.08.0457 Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide (even though it's not technically a weed!) http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/trfre.htm
More than half a dozen sites on the University Park campus offer visitors stories of ghosts, spirits and apparitions. Visitors on the University Park campus can embark on their own creepy campus tour.
Kordel Davis described how his fellow Beta Theta Pi brothers stood round 'laughing and pointing' at pledge Timothy Piazza, 19, who lay unconscious after falling 15 feet down a flight of stairs.
Super cute Penn State paw print signs! Perfect for your tier tray, shelves, mantels, desks, tailgate, etc. Measures 5” x 5”. Choose blue frame or white frame at checkout. I am an official licensee of Penn State University. See all my PSU items!
Barton Education provided MEP and architectural lighting design services to establish a new 14,580 square-foot “vineyard-style” recital hall addition for the Penn State School of Music.
Image 1 of 30 from gallery of Penn State Behrend Federal House Renovation & Addition / GBBN. Photograph by Brad Feinknopf
Measures 12" x 30" Printed in full color Will not wrinkle or crease Team logos and colors Timeless icon across all sports NA USA Officially Licensed
Beaver Stadium Art, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, is a Limited Edition pen and ink drawing. Printed on acid free paper guaranteed not to fade, and expertly matted utilizing team colors. The print is available in two sizes: 11x14 Matted ($45); 11x14 Framed ($89) or 16x20 Matted ($89); 16x20 Framed ($159). The frames are included with high quality acrylic to prevent breakage in shipping. The artwork was created by Western New York artist Michael S. Smith. He has been creating these highly detailed pen and ink drawings for over thirty years. Each stadium drawing averages 50-65 hours to complete and are offered in Limited Edition, hand signed and numbered prints. Edition Size: 950 Actual Image Dimension: 12" x 16" (16"x20" matted size); 7"x10" (11"x14" matted size) Printing Process: Offset Lithograph *Sales Tax will be added for deliveries within certain states that require payment of sales tax. ARTIST RETAINS ALL COPYRIGHT/REPRODUCTION RIGHTS. No image, whole or in part may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical without the expressed written permission of the artist.
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