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Study Away students experience firsthand look at urban sustainability

12/4/18

Penn State World Campus students Jamie Parke and Yolanda Jackson are experiencing their possible career paths in urban sustainability through Penn State’s Study Away program. The program is facilitated through Penn State’s urban centers in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Study Away is designed to give students a real-world experience in an urban setting prior to their degree completion.

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Penn State earns 'Bee Campus USA' certification

12/3/18

Penn State has become the 55th educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strength of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators.

Field of corn next to the field's drainage system ditch

First-year students develop solutions that will clean up vital watersheds

11/30/18

To help address the damage caused by agricultural discharge, first-year engineering students at Penn State have been tasked with designing an agricultural drainage system to filter out contaminants from storm water runoff before it travels to a waterway. The project is supported by Imerys, a world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry.

Community takes center stage with Brandywine's Thanksgiving food drive

11/30/18

When Penn State Brandywine received a PepsiCo-funded Sustainable Communities Collaborative grant in 2017, the campus outlined local food insecurity as an issue it hoped to address. Most recently, students, faculty and staff banded together to combat food insecurity through the campus’ second annual Fixings for Thanksgiving Club Challenge.

Students wait for 3D printed models to finish in lab space

3D printing center enhances visual arts at Altoona

11/29/18

3D printing-centered learning spaces are becoming an increasingly popular way for students across Penn State’s campuses to explore innovative technology, while also gaining skills for their future careers. The Penn State Altoona’s Center for Additive Manufacturing and Printing (CAMP) is no exception, and visual arts students have been using it frequently to elevate their artwork.

Some of the items sorted and ready to be assembled into care packages,

DuBois students donate holiday care packages to those in need

11/29/18

This holiday season, students in the Human Development and Family Studies Club at Penn State DuBois continued their tradition of helping local individuals in need. Club members purchased items and assembled holiday care packages. They delivered those packages to area shelters that serve people who have been displaced from their homes, or who are victims of domestic violence.

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