Good morning, State College.

Downtown State College Improvement District will celebrate its 25th Fall Fest on Saturday along South Allen Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering free pumpkins, children’s activities, food vendors and pop-up theater (with free three-hour parking validations at select garages).

Penn State’s THON and Four Diamonds receive permanent recognition at Gate B of Beaver Stadium ahead of Saturday’s Homecoming game.

An anonymous donor’s $10 million gift for the $700 million renovation project enabled the banner signage that honors the organizations’ 50-year partnership in fighting pediatric cancer.

Paris Bakery & Cafe will open a new downtown location at 122 W.

College Ave. with a soft opening on Friday, Nov. 13 from 4 to 10 p.m. and a grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m.

The College of Arts and Architecture’s School of Visual Arts will host interdisciplinary artist WonJung Choi on Wednesday, Oct.

7 at 11:30 a.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art; the free lecture is part of its annual Anderson Lecture Series supported by the John Muller Anderson endowment.

The College of Arts and Architecture will host 'Threaded Paths' textile workshops on Oct.

7 and Nov. 6 from 5-7 p.m. at the Woskob Family Gallery on S. Allen Street downtown; attendees will create 10x10 textile pieces to share personal stories using provided materials.

Penn State Eberly College of Science announced that Shaun Mahony is the new Huck Chair in Genomics and AI, recognizing his work developing machine learning tools that reveal how genes are switched on (he joined Penn State in 2012 and advanced to professor this year).

On Sept. 24, Penn State senior leaders held their third annual livestream update to outline new workstreams and initiatives to boost academic, administrative and campus operations.

The recorded event is available, and upcoming town halls (planned for October) will allow community input on the university's future roadmap.

Darryl 'Chip' Wade will serve as the 2026-27 Walter J.

Conti Visiting Professor at Penn State's School of Hospitality Management, where he will share his industry insights and mentor students during the academic year in University Park.

Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology invites faculty to submit proposals for the 2027 TLT Symposium, with proposals due by Nov.

9. The symposium will have in-person sessions on April 2 & 3 at Brass 16823 in Bellefonte and live virtual programming on April 8.

Mount Nittany Medical Center faces a loss of $15.1M in Medicare funds after losing its sole community hospital status, a setback that may delay hiring & service expansion.

Hospital leaders say the government has until Oct. 26 to respond to the motion for restoring the designation.

Penn State men's hockey has released its 2026-27 schedule featuring six promotional games.

The season opens with Pegula Palooza on Oct. 16 at Pegula Ice Arena + continues with events like the Teddy Bear Toss on Nov. 7 and ends with the Wear White game on Jan. 22, 2027.

Freshman goaltender Morgan Stickney earned the AHA Rookie of the Week award with 44 saves during Penn State's 2-1 overtime loss to No. 2 Ohio State, and the team will host the Robert Morris Colonials at Pegula Ice Arena Friday, Oct.

2 at 6 p.m.

Snap counts from last Saturday's game against Wisconsin show trusted roles, with quarterback Rocco Becht logging 67 snaps while running back James Peoples saw 36 and young defender Zayas recorded a pick-6.

The report details which players had rising responsibilities during the match.

Following a 24-20 loss to Wisconsin, Penn State football will seek a rebound with a challenging lineup.

They will face Northwestern on Oct. 2 and later meet USC, Michigan, Purdue, Washington, Minnesota, Rutgers and Maryland as the season unfolds.