Gillian Warner, a rising junior in community, environment, and development, is passionate about animals, food security and learning. She found a place for all these interests -- and more -- in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Starting this fall, University Park Airport will offer nonstop commercial service to and from two locations in Florida. Allegiant Air will operate flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport and the Tampa/St. Petersburg area via St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. Flights will be offered twice a week for both locations.
Senior student-athletes Ally McHugh, the first swimmer in Penn State women's swimming and diving history to win an NCAA individual championship, and Jason Nolf, who earned a third consecutive individual NCAA wrestling championship in March, have been selected as Penn State's recipients for the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor for 2018-19.
The Eberly Family Special Collections Library recently announced the winners of the 2019 research travel awards program, which offers awards to researchers whose work would benefit from accessing the collections at the Penn State University Libraries. All seven winners will visit the Special Collections Library at University Park and give an informal one-hour lunchtime presentation about their research projects.
The New Kensington campus has put Penn State’s institutional value of community at the forefront in its work and presence in the city, not only through volunteerism, but its ongoing commitment to local revitalization and sustainability efforts.
For many remote communities around the world, diseases like measles are still a very real concern. But as Penn State Assistant Professor of Biology Nita Bharti has found, the answer to providing accessible health care in these areas might lie in satellite imagery.
Nine recent Penn State graduates have been selected as 2019-20 Young Alumni Ambassadors. These outstanding young alumni will share a yearlong experience aimed at developing their skills to become Penn State’s future volunteer leaders.
Chris Giebink, associate professor of electrical engineering at Penn State, has been awarded a two-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for his research in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The research is focused on increasing the efficiency of OLEDs used for room lighting.
A new two-factor authentication prompt (2FA) is now live on WebAccess, the University's authentication system.
Penn State’s Nittany Lion was officially inducted in the Mascot Hall of Fame on June 16 in Whiting, Indiana.
Festival-goers are invited to make pop rockets July 13 at Penn State’s Art of Discovery booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The workshop is one in a series of free, hands-on activities and demonstrations — from July 11 to 13 — that explore where science and art meet.
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.
The Architectural Engineering Institute Student Design Competition, held this year at Penn State on April 5, highlights the collaboration of multidisciplinary architectural engineering student teams, showcases the knowledge and application of design and construction principles to a real-world project scenario, and prepares students for a successful career in their chosen industry.
Penn State Abington students are telling their personal life stories through a summer course titled "The Craft of Comics."
