The winning selections from Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “Through the Woods” fall 2021 contest have been announced, representing five Penn State campuses. Each of the four Editorial Board winners and the People’s Choice winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. All winning entries, including nine honorable mentions, will be added to the Libraries’ Short Edition short-story dispensers
Cara Exten, an assistant nursing professor and infectious disease epidemiologist, studies the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases in populations over time. She put her nearly 20 years of epidemiology experience to the test by helping the University create and execute a COVID-19 testing and contact tracing initiative.
Christina Riehman-Murphy, reference and instruction librarian at Penn State Abington Library, has accepted the Sally W. Kalin Early Career Librarianship for Learning Innovations, and Ruth Tillman, cataloging systems and linked data strategist in Cataloging and Metadata Services, has accepted the Sally W. Kalin Early Career Librarianship for Technological Innovations at Penn State.
The winning writers of Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “A Night at the Circus” spring 2021 contest have been announced. Representing five Penn State campuses, the latest writing contest encouraged students, faculty and staff across the commonwealth to submit their best circus-themed creative writing in the form of short stories or poetry.
Bertha Lear Award for Depth of Content: Sierra Reid "Sierra’s work, including 'Girl with the Hooped Earrings,' a play on Vermeer’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring,' has continuously engaged and spotlighted the beauty and strength of Black women." Yvonne Love, Associate Professor of Art
Juliana Cragin, "Memento Mori," comic, graphite on paper
"Juliana Cragin's subtle and sophisticated visual narrative, 'Memento Mori,' draws the reader into the artist's personal life experience and inner thoughts during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. 'Memento Mori' refers to an artistic or symbolic reminder of both the impermanence of life and the inevitability of death and perfectly encapsulates our lost last year." — Emily Steinberg, lecturer in art, Penn State Abington
The Penn State Abington Art Gallery presents "20 for '20," a special exhibition of 20 photographs by students that document, speak to, and reflect the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Itis a projected slideshow and is visible from just outside the glass wall of the gallery to maintain social distancing guidelines through March 19.
