Penn State finished third overall — the best performance by any school in the Big Ten Conference or Northeast — in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program, often referred to as “the Pulitzers of college journalism.”
How the Learning Sciences play out in our work, our learning and our analyzing learning as well as having an impact on the world are topics that some of the country's top learning scientists broached at the recent Penn State College of Education Waterbury Summit.
The Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship teaches Penn State College of Medicine students to be more empathetic physicians by working with the same patients for one year and developing strong connections.
Seven technology startups pitched their business concepts to a panel of judges, with hopes of winning a cash prize of up to $10,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, on May 21 at Innovation Park in State College.
A new master’s degree in marketing from Penn State has been designed to help marketers leverage their company’s data to make the best business decisions.
When people think of museums, they think of the artwork, the collections and the interactive displays. But little is known about the behind-the-scenes work that led to these exhibits. The same can be said for the careers of museum directors. Take Russell Graham, who oversaw the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ EMS Museum and Art Gallery for the past 15 years, a career that closes when he officially retires May 31.
Students in a public relations campaign class in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities developed creative ideas to inform the public about the work of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
Nineteen students from various majors, including architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design, theater, engineering, risk management, communications and IST, attended workshops created with the goal of analyzing leadership, design and production within the Walt Disney theme parks.
Proposals are now being accepted for a second round of grants offered by the partnership between Penn State and Monash University in Australia, on the topic of the intersection of health and the environment. The deadline for proposals is June 15.
Rahul Emani is well on the path to being a leader in the cybersecurity industry. He has earned a CompTIA Security+ certification, which stands out on applications for top cybersecurity jobs in government and industry. He also has devised a way to maximize smart home technology at a fraction of the current cost. And, he’s just a first-year student in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, with strong ambitions.
Penn State has a long tradition of Fulbright success. Seven Penn State faculty members have been awarded for the 2019-20 cycle.
Penn State Shenango student entrepreneurs Ali Izzo and Holly Masters won $15,000 during “The Investment,” the finale of PennTAP’s Inc.U Competition, which aired May 16 on WPSU-TV.
Penn State is deepening its commitment to mentoring emerging scholars in the areas of higher education law, finance, economics and governance.
Penn State Harrisburg's School of Science, Engineering, and Technology held its annual Capstone Design Conference on May 3. Senior engineering students are required to complete a capstone project, which combines classroom learning with real-life applications.
The high-fidelity patient mannequins in Penn State Behrend's nursing labs can mimic almost any medical emergency. Instructors use wigs, crushed leaves and tissue-paper chicken pox to make the scenarios even more realistic.
