Liberal Arts

Meet Change Maker Ezra Gershanok

Todd Davis, award-winning poet and professor of English and environment studies at Penn State Altoona

Rolling Reading Series to feature poet and Penn State Professor Todd Davis

one woman and two men stand behind two medium-sized robots; a construction robot with wheels and a white robot shaped with human-like arms and eyes.

$1.5M grant will investigate use of robots on construction sites

Barrio America Booc Cover

New book examines how Latin American immigrants saved American cities

College of the Liberal Arts Women's Activism Theme

College of the Liberal Arts to spend year remembering 1920 as 'moment of change'

Vineeta Yadav, associate professor of political science, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss the past, present and future of democracy in India.

Podcast episode examines life in the world’s largest democracy

Jasmine Jackson

Recent graduate, activist reflects on time at Penn State

CharlesStanishFrance

Anthropology alumnus establishes endowment to encourage faculty/student research

A person in a business suit trying to hitch hike in the middle of the desert

Health care provider deserts may leave patients in the cold

Ezra Gershanok at the Lion Shrine

Student entrepreneur creates product to help his fellow students

ANYA movie poster

Alumna draws on anthropology background in new movie

Tara Marta and book cover

Alumna gets novel published; will read excerpt at upcoming Writers’ Showcase

Paterno Fellow selected as student representative to Liberal Arts alumni board

Chris Witko lecture to undergraduate students

School of Public Policy to host information sessions on Nov. 7

Mother Jones in Heaven a musical

'Mother Jones in Heaven' musical will air Nov. 3 at the State Theatre

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In the Media

Medium
Looking at cute animals is good for your brain
October 30, 2019
Smithsonian
500-Year-Old Inca Mummy Repatriated to Bolivia
August 22, 2019
Bloomberg
In defense of the not-so-cute animals
June 24, 2019

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Popular Science
No, turkey doesn’t make you sleepy
November 23, 2017
The Conversation
Benjamin Franklin and his almanacs
August 17, 2017
The Conversation
Eclipses were once regarded as omens
August 17, 2017

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