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Opening doors for College of Engineering undergraduate students

8/13/18

Penn State College of Engineering’s Tom Litzinger and his wife, Mary Ellen, have contributed $30,000 to fund and endow the Thomas A. and Mary Ellen Litzinger Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Engineering.

Penn State Altoona recognized for promoting mental health, suicide prevention

8/3/18

Penn State Altoona was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the health simulation company Kognito for outstanding leadership in executing its mental health and suicide prevention awareness program.

Penn State Altoona students use business skills to leave a legacy in Bolivia

8/1/18

Six Penn State Altoona Enactus students used their business skills to leave a sustainable impact on a Bolivian orphanage.

Penn State Altoona offers puppetry exhibition and performance

8/1/18

The exhibition "Give Me a Hand: 16 Years of Puppetry" by Laurencio Carlos Ruiz will run Aug. 23 to Sept. 9 in the McLanahan and Sheetz galleries of the Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts.

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Penn State Altoona to offer accounting major in fall 2018

8/1/18

Prospects for graduates with an accounting degree are projected to be bright across the nation in the coming years. Recognizing the market demand, business faculty and academic administrators of Penn State Altoona have announced the addition of an accounting major starting in fall 2018.

Penn State graduate, Sheetz Fellow helps develop missile defense system

7/10/18

Using the skills he learned as part of the Sheetz Fellows program, Penn State graduate Steve Mullen, who attended the Altoona campus, landed a job with Lockheed Martin helping to develop the world’s first maritime ballistic missile defense system.

Penn State Altoona Community for Kids Golf Tournament raises nearly $22,000

7/10/18

The Penn State Altoona Alumni Society’s fourth annual Community for Kids Golf Tournament raised nearly $22,000 to support the Center for Child Justice, Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Alumni Society Scholarship Fund.

Penn State Commonwealth Campuses partner with Nike, BSN Sports

6/26/18

Intercollegiate athletics programs at Penn State’s 19 Commonwealth Campuses have entered into a four-year partnership with Nike through BSN Sports for sports apparel and equipment.

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Penn State to lead research program focusing on transportation infrastructure

6/26/18

Transportation infrastructure in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region is expected to benefit from a multi-university transportation research program led by Penn State, through the Thomas D. Larson Transportation Institute, focusing on improving the durability and extending the life of the nation’s roads, railways, bridges and transit systems.

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Penn State announces fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2018

6/25/18

The following is a list of fixed-term faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1.

Penn State Altoona chancellor and dean, husband endow Open Doors Scholarship

6/22/18

Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, chancellor and dean of Penn State Altoona, and her husband, Timothy L. Wherry, have made a $30,000 gift commitment to endow the Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry and Timothy Lee Wherry Open Doors Scholarship.

Local leader commits $1 million to power Altoona innovation hub

6/5/18

Penn State and the Invent Penn State initiative are celebrating a $1 million gift from Altoona business leader Lee Hite and his family to support the LaunchBox at Penn State Altoona.

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New virtual reality lab allows Altoona students to 'travel' around the world

5/31/18

Thanks to a new virtual reality initiative at Penn State Altoona, recent graduates in the rail transportation engineering (RTE) program have traveled to Europe to create immersive learning experiences for future students.

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'Sneakerheads' may soon have 3D-printed options thanks to student shoe business

5/31/18

Nicholas Unis is leveraging his business curriculum and Penn State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to turn an idea for fully customized, 3D-printed footwear into a viable product.

Student entrepreneurs compete for $30,000 in funding on 'The Investment'

5/21/18

Sherveen Karbasiafshar is a biology student at Penn State. He, along with five other undergraduates, created HemoGO — a smartphone application designed to assist people who want to check their complete blood count on the go. HemoGO is one of six Penn State student startups working with the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program to compete for a pool of $30,000 in the annual Inc.U competition show “The Investment,” airing at 8 p.m. May 24 on WPSU.

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Opening doors for College of Engineering undergraduate students

Penn State Altoona recognized for promoting mental health, suicide prevention

Penn State Altoona students use business skills to leave a legacy in Bolivia

Penn State Altoona offers puppetry exhibition and performance

Penn State Altoona to offer accounting major in fall 2018

Penn State graduate, Sheetz Fellow helps develop missile defense system

Penn State Altoona Community for Kids Golf Tournament raises nearly $22,000

Penn State Commonwealth Campuses partner with Nike, BSN Sports

Penn State to lead research program focusing on transportation infrastructure

Penn State announces fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2018

Penn State Altoona chancellor and dean, husband endow Open Doors Scholarship

Local leader commits $1 million to power Altoona innovation hub

New virtual reality lab allows Altoona students to 'travel' around the world

'Sneakerheads' may soon have 3D-printed options thanks to student shoe business

Student entrepreneurs compete for $30,000 in funding on 'The Investment'

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