Pennsylvania KidWind Challenge 2019
4/12/19
On April 3, 2019, Penn State’s College of Engineering and Center for Science and the Schools hosted the PA KidWind Challenge 2019 at Penn State University Park.
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I AM STEM empowers students to inspire the next generation of scientists
2/15/19
The "I AM STEM" competition, founded in 2017 by the Eberly College of Science's Office of Science Outreach, is a way to provide science students with the opportunity to develop their speaking skills and gain confidence in their ability to inspire the next generation of scientists.
College of Nursing collecting donations for military care packages
10/22/18
In observation of Military Appreciation Week, the Penn State College of Nursing is collecting donations of items to be used for care packages that will be delivered to deployed service members through the State College-based organization A Soldier's Hands.
Tracey DeBlase Huston appointed vice president for outreach
7/12/18
Tracey DeBlase Huston has been named Penn State’s vice president for outreach, bringing with her more than 30 years of experience in higher education and over two decades of service to Penn State.
Spanish course offers language tips and a look at Latino culture
5/18/18
Penn State York is offering a 20-hour Spanish course designed to help prepare students to talk with members of the Spanish-speaking community. This noncredit course begins Wednesday, June 6, and continues each Wednesday through Aug. 15, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Penn State Berks holds fable workshop for Glenside Elementary students
2/21/18
Fifty-five third graders from Glenside Elementary School in Reading will visit Penn State Berks on Feb. 27 for a fable workshop beginning at 9:45 a.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room. The workshop is a joint initiative of the college’s elementary and early childhood education and theatre degree programs, and coordinated by David Bender, associate professor of educational psychology.
Undergraduates awarded inaugural PepsiCo Urban Sustainability Fellowships
9/8/17
Erifili "Lily" Draklellis, a third-year student majoring in Earth and science policy, and Anthony Mitchell, a fourth-year student majoring in political science, have been awarded PepsiCo Urban Sustainability Fellowships. Mitchell and Draklellis are enrolled in Penn State’s new Study Away Pittsburgh program, a semester-long, transformative, urban, educational experience for third- and fourth-year Penn State students.
High school students get a hands on look at STEM at Harrisburg summer camp
8/11/17
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology (SSET) hosted the second STEM Summer Enrichment Program, a free summer camp for high school juniors and seniors, from June 12 through 23. Thirty-three students from 18 different Pennsylvania schools attended the program.
Penn State hosts state’s first Deaf and Hard of Hearing Summer Academy
7/24/17
Penn State recently hosted Pennsylvania’s first Deaf and Hard of Hearing Summer Academy, which is designed to prepare deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind high school students for their transition to higher education.
Public invited to become fans of research at Blue-White Science Expo
4/10/17
Blue-White Weekend attendees and the general public are invited to the Penn State Blue-White Science Expo, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the HUB. The expo offers the community a chance to show their support for research while learning about the newest work from 17 of Penn State’s research faculty. A complete schedule and registration form for tickets is available at http://research.psu.edu/expo.
Department of Biobehavioral Health opens doors to traveling Boy Scout troop
3/21/17
Last semester, twenty Boy Scouts from Annapolis, Maryland, had the opportunity to see firsthand what a major in Biobehavioral Health entails, from hands-on activities to lab tours.
Nutrition education program expands to Bradford, Tioga County classrooms
3/7/17
Penn State’s Center for Childhood Obesity Research has received additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) funding and will expand its nutrition program to reach more children and their families in underserved populations.
Graduate student using NSF fellowship to enhance science outreach
1/25/17
Geosciences doctoral student Claire Cleveland is leveraging the support from a highly competitive National Science Foundation fellowship to create more science-based outreach opportunities geared toward the general public.
Penn State students win co-sponsored EdTech challenge at HackPSU
5/5/16
A team of three Penn State students successfully competed in HackPSU with more than 480 innovative students, makers and hackers to win notable opportunities from the Penn State EdTech Network and the Center for Online Innovation in Learning.
Lockheed Martin challenges engineering design students to drive innovation
3/17/16
Lockheed Martin has tasked current students in EDSGN 100: Introduction to Engineering Design with leveraging additive manufacturing to solve new problems or redesign existing solutions for its unique areas of expertise — industries that encompass air, land, sea and space.