The Schreyer Honors College has accepted Rachel Brennan, Xiang Gao, Matthew Kaplan and Jon Nese into its Distinguished Honors Faculty Program for the 2019-21 academic term.
Associate professor of biology and biochemistry and molecular biology Claire Thomas helps students develop an ability to think critically in research situations and is also working to bring people together outside of academia.
Tomer Eldor was exposed to the subjects of chemistry, physics and calculus when she moved to the United States from Israel four years ago. At that very moment, she knew she had found her passion, and wanted to attend a university to study either chemical or biomedical engineering.
Peter Hudson, Willaman Professor of Biology in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State, will present “One Health, One Planet: Building Global Health Security Against Infectious Diseases” as part of the 24th annual Mark Luchinsky Memorial Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in the Palmer Musuem of Art's Palmer Lipcon Auditorium.
A senior majoring in Hospitality Management and a Schreyer Honors Scholar, Maravich is investigating employee engagement, an area she feels passionate about.
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and Schreyer Honors College graduate Meghan Reinhardt used a connection she made with a Penn State mentoring program to become a part of the production of one of the world's largest annual parades.
Ryan Morris, a first-generation college student who was a race car driver before attending Penn State Berks, has won a Schwarzman Scholarship, which will enable him to pursue a master’s degree in global affairs from the Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Marketing major Rachel Ebner will lead the Smeal College of Business procession during commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 15, as the college's student marshal.
Seven students in the College of the Liberal Arts participated in the National Science Foundation PIRE program this year, which gave the students financial support to travel internationally to conduct language research.
Students in the Schreyer Honors College formed a Penn State chapter for Remote Area Medical, a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics, and are laying the groundwork to bring one of those clinics to Pennsylvania for the first time.
Penn State sophomores Ezra Gershanok, Aaron Glatter, and Jacob Halbert have developed the Keyper, a phone wallet designed with a pocket specifically for a room key.
Harmony, a Penn State performing arts student organization, helps individuals of all ages — with and without special needs — to socialize with peers and build confidence while learning musical skills, acting and dance in a welcoming and inclusive environment. On Dec. 2, community members are invited to attend a free end-of-semester showcase featuring music from “Frozen” at 6:15 p.m. at Schwab Auditorium at University Park.
Penn State University Libraries and the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will host “Dickens, Christmas and Family Ties,” four days of events in celebration of the 175th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens’ beloved novella “A Christmas Carol.” All events will be held in Paterno Library on the University Park campus and are free and open to the public.
Wearable technology can measure the steps we take in a day, monitor our heart rate or glucose levels, even track our sleep. It’s part of a trend Penn State and Schreyer Honors College alumna Leslie Oley sees that includes people taking more active, data-driven roles in their own health.
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named Edward R. Hintz the 2018 recipient of the Robert W. Moore Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor that Smeal can bestow upon its graduates.
