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Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

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Student-produced newscast from international reporting class to air on WPSU-TV

July 23, 2025

A graphic of a laptop and a person taking notes in a notebook with the text "Commonwealth Connections Instructor Days Fall 2025. Save the date! August 12th & 13th."

August Instructor Days event offers research-informed teaching strategies

July 23, 2025

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Remembering biochemist Wesley Hymer, pioneer of health research in space

July 22, 2025

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Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

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WPSU-FM honored with state and national awards for excellence in broadcasting

July 22, 2025

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Cuba chosen as College of Education student marshal for summer 2025 commencement

July 22, 2025

The Lion Shrine Statue at Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona announces spring 2025 dean's list

July 22, 2025

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

A student in a ballcap holds a camera and focuses on a shot

International experience helps student stretch comfort zone with Czech TV

July 21, 2025

Allain Daigle sits with a laptop in his lap, speaking during a faculty development session at Penn State Fayette. A Penn State logo and campus mark are visible in the background.

Faculty complete regional training to strengthen online and accessible teaching

July 21, 2025

Master of AI student Nicholas Gahman sits at a desk in front of a laptop in Penn State Great Valley's Technology Commons.

Master of AI grad begins ‘dream job’ in space industry as AI research engineer

July 21, 2025

A group of seven people posing for a picture with the Fulbright logo

Penn State Global staff member completes Fulbright experience in Japan

July 21, 2025

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Q&A: Does centering experience improve teacher education?

July 21, 2025

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Liguori unveils 'Abington Experience' in remarks to Board of Trustees

July 18, 2025

Peter Heaney and Mara Grigore

Q&A: Professor emeritus reflects on his research, teaching career in geosciences

July 18, 2025

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Penn State Altoona’s Kaden Claar named to 2024-25 NABC Honors Court

July 18, 2025

Vahid Motevalli

Penn State Harrisburg's Motevalli selected for 2025 Becoming a Provost Academy

July 18, 2025

Group of presenters at Penn State’s Consortium on Moral Decision-Making conference.

Conference on political divisions draws international presenters

July 17, 2025

A crowd sits in a large lecture hall listening to a speaker.

‘Unconference’ brings together Penn State’s student success professionals

July 17, 2025

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Hosoi named university librarian at University of California, Riverside

July 16, 2025

Stone wall with "THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY" written on it

One hundred and fifty student-athletes named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

July 16, 2025

Student examines soil in New Mexico

College of Ag Sciences grant program supports student learning, experiences

July 16, 2025

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Penn State Berks professor honored with Global Lifetime Achievement Award

July 16, 2025

Panitz stands in front of vintage physics equipment in his museum

The luck of the draw: Q&A with Penn State alumnus, physicist John Andrew Panitz

July 16, 2025

Danielle Sanois stands in front of the Warner Bros. logo.

Bellisario College student walks the red carpet for summer internship

July 16, 2025

Three people crossing their arms pose for a photo.

When dreams turn dark: Neuroscientists to study nightmares and mental health

July 16, 2025

Jessica Wellington receiving an award from the 2025 ENRS Conference.

Nursing grad student earns NIH grant to study wellbeing of caregivers

July 16, 2025

A dual degree environmental engineering and biogeochemistry graduate student stands for a photo outdoors.

Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems

July 16, 2025

William Syrett leads weather camp

For 25 years, Weather Camp offers home to high-school-aged enthusiasts

July 16, 2025

A distinguished professor at Penn State poses for a headshot.

Mahmut Kandemir named interim head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering

July 15, 2025

Christopher Little outstanding senior

Plant sciences grad named outstanding senior by College of Agricultural Sciences

July 15, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Grant to help establish AI, health research lab at Harrisburg

July 15, 2025

Penn State students sit on outdoor stairs in Bilbao, Spain.

Students explore language and culture during trip to Spain and Italy

July 14, 2025

Scholars are in hazmat suits to tour the nanofabrication lab

Schreyer’s Distinguished Honors Faculty Program accepting new faculty

July 14, 2025

High schools students peer into microscopes

Harrisburg summer program introduces high school students to STEM fields

July 14, 2025

Smiling girl with brown shoulder length hair

Internships open up a multitude of options for hard-working student

July 14, 2025

Chad Smies and Jiyeon Baek use pipettes in the lab

The breadth of the brain

July 14, 2025

A photo of Tyler Logue

The right chemistry: Penn State Beaver alum finds career success

July 14, 2025

Two Penn Staters present at international AI pitch competition

July 11, 2025

A drone on the grass with surveying equipment and people in the background.

Wilkes-Barre surveying engineering program receives national award

July 10, 2025

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IST alumnus leverages Nittany AI Alliance experience into full-time career

July 10, 2025

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Penn State student-athletes shine in the classroom in spring semester 2025

July 09, 2025

A biomedical engineering graduate student at Penn State poses for a headshot.

Grad student earns NSF fellowship to study rotator cuff tears

July 09, 2025

Fatmah Almeer stands in front of a tree at Penn State University Park.

Penn State student pursues hospitality career through additional degrees

July 09, 2025

Lucy Bickel is a senior advertising major.

Advertising major’s big city dream becomes reality at summer internship

July 08, 2025

A group of students sits around a table in a library or classroom setting, engaged in discussion and writing. Two instructors stand with them, smiling and interacting. Bookshelves, chairs, and a clock are visible in the background, suggesting an academic or collaborative learning environment.

Penn State Altoona faculty lead students in collaborative poetry project

July 08, 2025

Gray, logo with white text for the After the Whistle logo

Student-driven sports show named Pennsylvania’s best in statewide competition

July 08, 2025

Yaw Agawu-Kakraba

In brief: Penn State Altoona professor publishes second novel

July 08, 2025

Person with dark hair sitting on a bench smiling

Art history doctoral student awarded Smithsonian fellowship

July 07, 2025

A photo of JoAnn Maxin outside on the Penn State Beaver campus

From Penn State Beaver to a Silicon Valley job

July 07, 2025

Person standing in front of white wall with black lines

Faculty connections led Abington art graduate to illustrate new book

July 07, 2025

Inscribed pillar behind the of HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State with the words "Farmers High School of Pennsylvania"

APPR committee shares sixth workstream report, supplemental materials

July 07, 2025

Eight people smile on the steps inside the Capitol Building in Harrisburg

Lehigh Valley students participate in engineering public policy training program

July 07, 2025

Estate planning and other legal documents that are often entailed in end-of-life planning. Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education is preparing to offer a new seminar series that aims to help individuals and families navigate end-of-life planning.

Penn State DuBois to offer free end-of-life planning seminar series

July 07, 2025

Martin Marinos sitting on a park bench with blue skies behind him.

Bulgaria to Bellisario: Martin Marinos connects media, politics and the world

July 07, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

July 07, 2025

Three people, one holding a Penn State Wilkes-Barre shirt, stand outside a building in Brazil.

Wilkes-Barre student, faculty member explore mapping roads with AI in Brazil

July 03, 2025

A CNC mill shaping a metal part. Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education is preparing to offer two CNC related training courses, scheduled to begin in mid-August.

Computer numerical control training courses to be offered at Penn State DuBois

July 03, 2025

Ying-Ling Jao

Penn State associate professor inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow

July 03, 2025

The cover of the book Architecture and Social Sustainability.

Stuckeman professor’s new book explores ‘socially sustainable’ architecture

July 03, 2025

Associate professor poses for headshot next to Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building sign on Penn State's University Park campus.

Faculty member invited to National Academy of Engineering symposium

July 02, 2025

The "WE ARE" sculpture at University Park

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at annual awards ceremony

July 02, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Harrisburg’s Lion Guides help fellow students navigate advising issues

July 02, 2025

Group of people in the woods

National forest genetics groups meet at Penn State for annual conference

July 02, 2025

Iyana Burrows stands in a white dress smiling against a black wall.

Chaiken Scholar builds community through campus involvement

July 02, 2025

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Close up of Pollock Gates

Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

Graphic featuring Centre County Report logo

Student-produced newscast from international reporting class to air on WPSU-TV

July 23, 2025

A graphic of a laptop and a person taking notes in a notebook with the text "Commonwealth Connections Instructor Days Fall 2025. Save the date! August 12th & 13th."

August Instructor Days event offers research-informed teaching strategies

July 23, 2025

Wesley Hymer in front of chalkboard

Remembering biochemist Wesley Hymer, pioneer of health research in space

July 22, 2025

An indoors portrait of an individual wearing a suit and tie.

Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

College student smiling as she is sitting in a sound booth at a radio station.

WPSU-FM honored with state and national awards for excellence in broadcasting

July 22, 2025

Young woman poses in front of Chambers Building wearing graduation gown and holding cap to her right.

Cuba chosen as College of Education student marshal for summer 2025 commencement

July 22, 2025

The Lion Shrine Statue at Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona announces spring 2025 dean's list

July 22, 2025

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

A student in a ballcap holds a camera and focuses on a shot

International experience helps student stretch comfort zone with Czech TV

July 21, 2025

Allain Daigle sits with a laptop in his lap, speaking during a faculty development session at Penn State Fayette. A Penn State logo and campus mark are visible in the background.

Faculty complete regional training to strengthen online and accessible teaching

July 21, 2025

Master of AI student Nicholas Gahman sits at a desk in front of a laptop in Penn State Great Valley's Technology Commons.

Master of AI grad begins ‘dream job’ in space industry as AI research engineer

July 21, 2025

A group of seven people posing for a picture with the Fulbright logo

Penn State Global staff member completes Fulbright experience in Japan

July 21, 2025

Portrait of Mariah Harmon in front of gray background. She is wearing glasses and a black-and-yellow shirt.

Q&A: Does centering experience improve teacher education?

July 21, 2025

Gary Liguori at meeting

Liguori unveils 'Abington Experience' in remarks to Board of Trustees

July 18, 2025

Peter Heaney and Mara Grigore

Q&A: Professor emeritus reflects on his research, teaching career in geosciences

July 18, 2025

Penn State Athletics Symbol

Penn State Altoona’s Kaden Claar named to 2024-25 NABC Honors Court

July 18, 2025

Vahid Motevalli

Penn State Harrisburg's Motevalli selected for 2025 Becoming a Provost Academy

July 18, 2025

Group of presenters at Penn State’s Consortium on Moral Decision-Making conference.

Conference on political divisions draws international presenters

July 17, 2025

A crowd sits in a large lecture hall listening to a speaker.

‘Unconference’ brings together Penn State’s student success professionals

July 17, 2025

photo portrait of woman with short, straight black hair

Hosoi named university librarian at University of California, Riverside

July 16, 2025

Stone wall with "THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY" written on it

One hundred and fifty student-athletes named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

July 16, 2025

Student examines soil in New Mexico

College of Ag Sciences grant program supports student learning, experiences

July 16, 2025

woman stands in front of chalk board speaking to crowd

Penn State Berks professor honored with Global Lifetime Achievement Award

July 16, 2025

Panitz stands in front of vintage physics equipment in his museum

The luck of the draw: Q&A with Penn State alumnus, physicist John Andrew Panitz

July 16, 2025

Danielle Sanois stands in front of the Warner Bros. logo.

Bellisario College student walks the red carpet for summer internship

July 16, 2025

Three people crossing their arms pose for a photo.

When dreams turn dark: Neuroscientists to study nightmares and mental health

July 16, 2025

Jessica Wellington receiving an award from the 2025 ENRS Conference.

Nursing grad student earns NIH grant to study wellbeing of caregivers

July 16, 2025

A dual degree environmental engineering and biogeochemistry graduate student stands for a photo outdoors.

Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems

July 16, 2025

William Syrett leads weather camp

For 25 years, Weather Camp offers home to high-school-aged enthusiasts

July 16, 2025

A distinguished professor at Penn State poses for a headshot.

Mahmut Kandemir named interim head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering

July 15, 2025

Christopher Little outstanding senior

Plant sciences grad named outstanding senior by College of Agricultural Sciences

July 15, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Grant to help establish AI, health research lab at Harrisburg

July 15, 2025

Penn State students sit on outdoor stairs in Bilbao, Spain.

Students explore language and culture during trip to Spain and Italy

July 14, 2025

Scholars are in hazmat suits to tour the nanofabrication lab

Schreyer’s Distinguished Honors Faculty Program accepting new faculty

July 14, 2025

High schools students peer into microscopes

Harrisburg summer program introduces high school students to STEM fields

July 14, 2025

Smiling girl with brown shoulder length hair

Internships open up a multitude of options for hard-working student

July 14, 2025

Chad Smies and Jiyeon Baek use pipettes in the lab

The breadth of the brain

July 14, 2025

A photo of Tyler Logue

The right chemistry: Penn State Beaver alum finds career success

July 14, 2025

Two Penn Staters present at international AI pitch competition

July 11, 2025

A drone on the grass with surveying equipment and people in the background.

Wilkes-Barre surveying engineering program receives national award

July 10, 2025

seated person with short dark hair and gray business attire

IST alumnus leverages Nittany AI Alliance experience into full-time career

July 10, 2025

Nittany Lion plays cowbell

Penn State student-athletes shine in the classroom in spring semester 2025

July 09, 2025

A biomedical engineering graduate student at Penn State poses for a headshot.

Grad student earns NSF fellowship to study rotator cuff tears

July 09, 2025

Fatmah Almeer stands in front of a tree at Penn State University Park.

Penn State student pursues hospitality career through additional degrees

July 09, 2025

Lucy Bickel is a senior advertising major.

Advertising major’s big city dream becomes reality at summer internship

July 08, 2025

A group of students sits around a table in a library or classroom setting, engaged in discussion and writing. Two instructors stand with them, smiling and interacting. Bookshelves, chairs, and a clock are visible in the background, suggesting an academic or collaborative learning environment.

Penn State Altoona faculty lead students in collaborative poetry project

July 08, 2025

Gray, logo with white text for the After the Whistle logo

Student-driven sports show named Pennsylvania’s best in statewide competition

July 08, 2025

Yaw Agawu-Kakraba

In brief: Penn State Altoona professor publishes second novel

July 08, 2025

Person with dark hair sitting on a bench smiling

Art history doctoral student awarded Smithsonian fellowship

July 07, 2025

A photo of JoAnn Maxin outside on the Penn State Beaver campus

From Penn State Beaver to a Silicon Valley job

July 07, 2025

Person standing in front of white wall with black lines

Faculty connections led Abington art graduate to illustrate new book

July 07, 2025

Inscribed pillar behind the of HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State with the words "Farmers High School of Pennsylvania"

APPR committee shares sixth workstream report, supplemental materials

July 07, 2025

Eight people smile on the steps inside the Capitol Building in Harrisburg

Lehigh Valley students participate in engineering public policy training program

July 07, 2025

Estate planning and other legal documents that are often entailed in end-of-life planning. Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education is preparing to offer a new seminar series that aims to help individuals and families navigate end-of-life planning.

Penn State DuBois to offer free end-of-life planning seminar series

July 07, 2025

Martin Marinos sitting on a park bench with blue skies behind him.

Bulgaria to Bellisario: Martin Marinos connects media, politics and the world

July 07, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

July 07, 2025

Three people, one holding a Penn State Wilkes-Barre shirt, stand outside a building in Brazil.

Wilkes-Barre student, faculty member explore mapping roads with AI in Brazil

July 03, 2025

A CNC mill shaping a metal part. Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education is preparing to offer two CNC related training courses, scheduled to begin in mid-August.

Computer numerical control training courses to be offered at Penn State DuBois

July 03, 2025

Ying-Ling Jao

Penn State associate professor inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow

July 03, 2025

The cover of the book Architecture and Social Sustainability.

Stuckeman professor’s new book explores ‘socially sustainable’ architecture

July 03, 2025

Associate professor poses for headshot next to Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building sign on Penn State's University Park campus.

Faculty member invited to National Academy of Engineering symposium

July 02, 2025

The "WE ARE" sculpture at University Park

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at annual awards ceremony

July 02, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Harrisburg’s Lion Guides help fellow students navigate advising issues

July 02, 2025

Group of people in the woods

National forest genetics groups meet at Penn State for annual conference

July 02, 2025

Iyana Burrows stands in a white dress smiling against a black wall.

Chaiken Scholar builds community through campus involvement

July 02, 2025

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