The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to researchers at Penn State Behrend to develop a pipeline of highly qualified mathematics teachers who are committed to teaching in “high-need” school districts.
Penn State researchers will share mindfulness tips and techniques with community members July 12 at the Art of Discovery booth, part of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
Two of six participants selected for a national program pairing educators with media organizations to focus on how technology is changing the way news is delivered have connections to the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
Lynette Yarger, associate professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State, has been appointed the Schreyer Honors College’s inaugural assistant dean for equity and inclusion, effective Aug. 1.
Penn State neuroscientist Bob Sainburg showed that the "good" hand of many stroke patients is not quite normal in its movements. He's invented a device and a new therapeutic approach to help these patients regain dexterity with that hand.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron wrote an op-ed article this week for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the important role universities play in fostering discovery, entrepreneurship and economic development.
An international team, led by Penn State researchers, may have identified genes that could help farmers, especially ones in low- and middle-income countries, breed chickens that can resist one of the biggest disease threats facing poultry today.
WPSU, along with other Pennsylvania public radio stations, will host a live call-in show with Gov. Tom Wolf at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, on WPSU-FM. The public can submit questions in advance of the show or call in during the show to ask a question.
When it was first enacted on June 22, 1944, near the end of the Second World War, the GI Bill changed the lives of veterans by giving them many benefits, including a tuition-free education. As the 75th anniversary of the GI bill approaches, this piece of legislation continues to provide opportunity to veterans, including those enrolling at Penn State.
Penn State Behrend's supermileage team repeated as champions at the SAE International Supermileage Challenge, traveling 2,420 miles on a single gallon of gasoline.
A local father and son had a unique opportunity this graduation season. Dad, Ray Serafini, and son, Andrew Serafini, having both earned their degrees, walked together during the same commencement ceremony last month at Penn State DuBois.
Margaret Brittingham, professor of wildlife resources in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, recently received PennFuture’s 2019 Woman of Lifetime Achievement in Conservation Award in recognition of her lifelong work to protect natural resources.
Xin Zhang, holder of the Paul Berg Early Career Professorship and assistant professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, has been selected as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Many sociologists predicted that economic, social, and technological forces would lead to a loss of community for Americans. According to new research, the nation's social support remains intact, and might even be growing stronger.
The Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic built upon its reputation and previous experience to engage in more outreach activities and to offer direct counsel to more clients than in previous academic years. The work of the 2018-19 academic year saw the clinic assist 20 veterans from 13 different counties in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nebraska, offering students valuable experience through outreach, advocacy, and client interaction.
