DISCOVERY GRANT HELPS HARRISBURG STUDENT PURSUE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - A Penn State Harrisburg student was awarded a Penn State Discovery Grant, which helped her spend the summer researching people's perceptions of safety when riding the Metro, the public transportation system in Washington, D.C.

Criminal justice major Kate Bukowski was one of 31 Penn State students awarded a Discovery Grant. The grant program, which supports summer research projects, is open to all current undergraduate Penn State students at all campuses, regardless of major.

Bukowski, who is studying for both her bachelor's and master's degrees through the college's accelerated degree program, said she began the research...