A bed of Coleus-Sedona Sunset plants glow in the morning sunshine at Penn State's Arboretum. A tropical subshrub, the Sedona Sunset plants are just part of the colorful array of flowers and shrubs surrounding the facility's Overlook Pavillion. The Arboretum at Penn State is open to the public dawn to dusk.

A few of the horses from Penn State's Equine Facility, part of Penn State's Department of Animal Science, gather around a grain feeder in a pasture near Beaver Stadium on a pleasant summer morning. Research at the facility includes intensive early handling of foals, characteristics of late gestation mares, group concentrate feeding behavior, and breeding.

The Student Life Promenade, a gift to the University from the Class of 2005, depicts student life at Penn State from the founding of the 'Farmer's College' in 1855 to modern day events such as THON. Designed by sculptor Bill Culbertson, the piece is comprised of several relief scenes on the faces of five concrete pillars.

We celebrate 50 years of Earth Day by honoring one of the most historic trees on the University Park campus, The original Old Willow was located near the Allen Street gate, grown from a sprig provided by Evan Pugh. The Old Willow that stands near Old Main today was grown from an offshoot of the original and planted at its present location in 1921 where it has stood for nearly 100 years. Social... Read more ›