Fresh off of holiday break, the Penn State DuBois men’s basketball team traveled to Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) Thursday night to take on the Wolfpack. Coming off a loss the previous night, WCCC came ready to play. Penn State DuBois got off to a slow start. Careless turnovers and missed shots transitioned into fast break points for WCCC.
The Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball team picked up their second road victory in a row as they beat Westmoreland County Community College (7-6) by the score of 70-53 Thursday night. DuBois improves to (4-7) on the season with the win.
A degree in Earth science can prepare individuals for careers in a variety of fields, including environmental conservation, energy resources, wildlife conservation, environmental consulting and more. But students in the Earth science degree program at Penn State are getting a leg up on the competition to land jobs by gaining computer programming language experience as part of their curriculum.
Instructor in Earth Sciences Patrick Applegate guides student James Greenawalt in an exercise using the computer programing language, R, to chart ground water supplies.
The Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball team (1-0) traveled to the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville and captured a 98-46 win on Wednesday night. With the win, PSUD Coach Pat Lewis collected his 350th win in his career.
Some students enrolled in the Earth Sciences bachelor degree program at Penn State DuBois recently had the chance to see much of their classroom learning brought to life. During a weekend fieldtrip to Pennsylvania's Valley Ridge Region, Instructor in Earth Sciences Patrick Applegate introduced students to real-world examples of geological phenomena that tell the story of Earth's history. The students participated in the trip as part of their class on geomorphology, which is a science devoted to learning the history of the planet by studying areas on, or close to, the surface.
