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Penn State Scranton celebrates engineering students at Engineering Ring Ceremony

July 22, 2026

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Penn State students explore democracy, culture and community in Ireland

July 22, 2026

In video and photos: IST students share summer internship experiences

July 21, 2026

A man sits at a table typing on a laptop with a book open, surrounded by other people.

Great Valley adds research-focused master's to artificial intelligence programs

July 21, 2026

Penn State Dickinson Law launches new Master of Legal Studies Program

July 21, 2026

A group of criminal justice students from Penn State Lehigh Valley smile on a boat during their trip to Italy.

Students learn about origins of organized crime during three-week course in Italy

July 15, 2026

A large group of students and faculty pose indoors in front of a banner for the Penn State-Konkuk Intercultural Seminar.

Students get up-close view of South Korean culture during faculty-led program

July 07, 2026

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Penn State acoustics offers online certificate program for career advancement

July 02, 2026

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IST student connects STEM and social justice during Maymester experience

June 30, 2026

A group of students sit on stairs, smiling at the camera with trees and a red bus in the background.

Students dive into Spanish, Italian language and culture via embedded program

June 26, 2026

Group of approximately 16 people standing on a rooftop terrace in a city, holding a purple banner that reads “#BIKEYGEES e.V. – Radfahrtraining für (geflüchtete) Frauen.” Buildings and a TV tower are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Study abroad course expands to explore biking culture in Berlin

June 26, 2026

Photo of military personnel from the back

Penn State Berks students honor veterans through 'Celebrating Our Heroes' website

June 23, 2026

Practical Nursing student Mikayla Grienseisen works through an educational exercise, under the watchful eye of instructor Lisa Dush, RN, MSN, in the Practical Nursing lab at Penn State DuBois.

June 30 deadline nears to apply to Penn State DuBois Practical Nursing program

June 15, 2026

Barb Anderson, a longtime volunteer at Penn State Behrend's Math Options Career Day, poses in McGarvey Commons.

Behrend retiree helped shape Math Options Career Day

June 05, 2026

Alexa Barber and Mayuri Purani

Child Study Center program We Are Connected offers its students community

June 02, 2026

Altoona professor discusses election math on former student’s podcast

May 20, 2026

Students meet with three WWII veterans during a trip to Foxdale Retirement Village in State College.

Students experience history outside of the classroom at Penn State Altoona

May 18, 2026

A man in a sports jacket stands in a dimly lit office with movie posters on the wall and a bookshelf in the background.

Faculty member helps students find their voice through filmmaking

May 15, 2026

Newly inducted sigma beta delta students pose for a group photo holding up their membership certificates

Four Penn State Scranton students inducted into Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society

May 13, 2026

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Penn State students design healing garden for families affected by gun violence

May 08, 2026

A young woman holds a cardboard box while standing in a warehouse space full of shelves stacked with food products. Three other people stack food on the shelves behind her.

New certificate focuses on civically engaged health equity

May 07, 2026

Penn State Berks lion shrine

Penn State Berks summer sessions begin May 18

May 06, 2026

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Penn State Altoona to launch College 2 Career program this fall

May 06, 2026

Penn State students taking a study-abroad embedded course on museums tour London's National Portrait Gallery over spring break.

Course on science museums travels to the United Kingdom

May 05, 2026

students create a tape wall mural at Penn State Lehigh Valley

'Cram Jam' event helps reduces student stress before exams at Lehigh Valley

May 05, 2026

Students stand in front of Anatomical Theatre, brown space, with chandeliers, students taking up a few rows.

Students explore anatomy and culture through Italian embedded course

April 30, 2026

Graphic design partners with Penn State Votes in Evanisko Project collaboration

April 29, 2026

A graphic of various languages on a blue colorful background

Penn State Language Institute offers intensive courses remotely this summer

April 28, 2026

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New degree option and courses launched in service systems engineering

April 24, 2026

Students stand in a big group in front of the Sounion archaeological site in Greece.

Students reflect on embedded program exposing them to ancient Greek culture

April 22, 2026

Students walk the coastline of San Salvador island

Marine biogeochemistry students visit island as their 'lab' during spring break

April 20, 2026

Exterior of Borland Building

New first-year seminar to focus on student success skills, self-awareness

April 13, 2026

A Neo-Gothic, German town hall building on a sunny day.

Students revel in German language and culture during Munich embedded program

April 13, 2026

students and professor Neil Hatfield stand in front of a poster about BOAST

We've got an app for that: Statistics for students, by students

April 13, 2026

A group of fifteen people sit together on the stone steps of an ancient pyramid at an archaeological site. One person in the back row holds a blue-and-white Penn State flag. The sky is bright and clear, and the group is dressed in casual warm weather clothing.

Embedded program allows students to explore Maya sites in Belize and Guatemala

April 09, 2026

A group of students sit behind a registration table with materials and tablets, while two suited professors stand behind them, in a formal indoor venue with digital displays in the background.

Penn State Altoona students assist in statewide crisis management training

April 03, 2026

Community engagement course with farmworkers to return after hiatus

March 31, 2026

Farm workers and students on a farm in Costa Rica

Students visit Costa Rica to study agriculture, agroforestry and development

March 26, 2026

Course prepares students to boil down maple sugaring process for community

March 25, 2026

Amaya wears glasses and a gray turtleneck stands confidently outdoors, brick wall and windows in the background.

Penn State Geography’s new sustainability major draws first declared student

March 24, 2026

Three students discuss a small piece of art

Palmer Museum teaching gallery exhibition examines ‘Who Wears the Pants?!'

March 24, 2026

students fill out worksheets in Tanzanian classroom

Undergraduates develop lecture materials for use in Tanzania classrooms

March 24, 2026

Online faculty development course adds AI exploration for the first time

March 23, 2026

A group of Penn State Altoona students and staff pose for a formal portrait, dressed in business attire as part of the Sheetz Fellows program.

Penn State Altoona inducts 15th Sheetz Fellows class

March 23, 2026

Spring Break Trip

Business students gain global perspective through Denmark, Sweden trip

March 23, 2026

A group of Penn State nursing students pose together during a Global Brigades service trip, holding nutrition materials and supplies.

Penn State nursing students provide health education in Athens, Greece

March 20, 2026

A researcher works in a BME lab.

Biomedical Engineering establishes new discipline options for degree programs

March 12, 2026

Students sit with their chairs positioned in a circle inside Greater Allegheny's Ostermayer Room.

Penn State Greater Allegheny social work program earns national accreditation

March 11, 2026

Hands gently hold a small green seedling growing in soil, symbolizing growth, care, and environmental stewardship.

Penn State Altoona class launches community service projects in March

March 10, 2026

A person holds a smartphone with a glowing digital sphere labeled AI, symbolizing artificial intelligence technology.

Online AI Literacy for Professionals course now accepting registration

February 23, 2026

SIA students walking down the hall of the Katz Building during the crisis simulation.

School's global-crisis simulation highlights value of experiential learning

February 20, 2026

Students in reflective vests stand in front of large piles of compacted plastic bottles at a recycling facility.

Penn State launches sustainability, society and environmental geography major

February 20, 2026

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Virtual information sessions set for second-degree nursing program

February 19, 2026

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Hospitality management to waive application fees to PRLA dues-paying members

February 05, 2026

Students in Theater class using VR

Theatre students use virtual reality to explore ancient performance spaces

February 03, 2026

Tracy Halmi, an associated teaching professor of chemistry, stands near equipment in a Penn State Behrend chemistry lab.

‘Slide-over’ chemistry course offers students new support

January 27, 2026

Two zebrafish with blue and gold stripes swim in a laboratory tank near a glass tube.

Penn State Altoona debuts RISE series highlighting faculty-student research

January 26, 2026

Two men and a woman, casually dressed stand in front of a monitor displaying graphs, maps and statistics

Penn State Smeal offers Master of Applied AI for Business Transformation program

January 20, 2026

Engineering students present their research before a small audience.

Students showcase climate-resilient power system designs at symposium

January 16, 2026

The Nittany Lion Shrine with a light dusting of snow on top.

Penn State western campuses open new degree programs to meet workforce demand

January 14, 2026

Alexis Wilson stands in a white sweater in front of green evergreen trees outside Sparks Building.

English and Italian major preserves stories, honors heritage via history project

January 07, 2026

Community cinema course returns to Penn State Schuylkill this spring

January 06, 2026

Landscape photo of Taipei, Taiwan

Upcoming course will explore the chemistry and culture of food in Taiwan

December 22, 2025

Two Penn State Behrend nursing students pose near a simulation mannikan.

New Behrend nursing program accelerates path to careers in healthcare

December 16, 2025

Woman and nurse with tablet for consultation with expert advice explaining healthcare support.

Excellence endowment bolsters senior living programming in hospitality management

December 15, 2025

Kirk French lectures to an auditorium filled with students

Professor’s 'Anthropology of Alcohol' course a perennial favorite with students

December 12, 2025

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student inductees stand in front of room in single line with hands raised to take the Engineering Oath

Penn State Scranton celebrates engineering students at Engineering Ring Ceremony

July 22, 2026

Group of adults posing in front of a historic government building with an Irish flag overhead on a cloudy day.

Penn State students explore democracy, culture and community in Ireland

July 22, 2026

In video and photos: IST students share summer internship experiences

July 21, 2026

A man sits at a table typing on a laptop with a book open, surrounded by other people.

Great Valley adds research-focused master's to artificial intelligence programs

July 21, 2026

Penn State Dickinson Law launches new Master of Legal Studies Program

July 21, 2026

A group of criminal justice students from Penn State Lehigh Valley smile on a boat during their trip to Italy.

Students learn about origins of organized crime during three-week course in Italy

July 15, 2026

A large group of students and faculty pose indoors in front of a banner for the Penn State-Konkuk Intercultural Seminar.

Students get up-close view of South Korean culture during faculty-led program

July 07, 2026

Image of a submarine underwater

Penn State acoustics offers online certificate program for career advancement

July 02, 2026

person wearing black dress next to georgetown university law center statue

IST student connects STEM and social justice during Maymester experience

June 30, 2026

A group of students sit on stairs, smiling at the camera with trees and a red bus in the background.

Students dive into Spanish, Italian language and culture via embedded program

June 26, 2026

Group of approximately 16 people standing on a rooftop terrace in a city, holding a purple banner that reads “#BIKEYGEES e.V. – Radfahrtraining für (geflüchtete) Frauen.” Buildings and a TV tower are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Study abroad course expands to explore biking culture in Berlin

June 26, 2026

Photo of military personnel from the back

Penn State Berks students honor veterans through 'Celebrating Our Heroes' website

June 23, 2026

Practical Nursing student Mikayla Grienseisen works through an educational exercise, under the watchful eye of instructor Lisa Dush, RN, MSN, in the Practical Nursing lab at Penn State DuBois.

June 30 deadline nears to apply to Penn State DuBois Practical Nursing program

June 15, 2026

Barb Anderson, a longtime volunteer at Penn State Behrend's Math Options Career Day, poses in McGarvey Commons.

Behrend retiree helped shape Math Options Career Day

June 05, 2026

Alexa Barber and Mayuri Purani

Child Study Center program We Are Connected offers its students community

June 02, 2026

Altoona professor discusses election math on former student’s podcast

May 20, 2026

Students meet with three WWII veterans during a trip to Foxdale Retirement Village in State College.

Students experience history outside of the classroom at Penn State Altoona

May 18, 2026

A man in a sports jacket stands in a dimly lit office with movie posters on the wall and a bookshelf in the background.

Faculty member helps students find their voice through filmmaking

May 15, 2026

Newly inducted sigma beta delta students pose for a group photo holding up their membership certificates

Four Penn State Scranton students inducted into Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society

May 13, 2026

Group of people standing together at dusk beneath illuminated wooden archways along an outdoor garden path, with city buildings and power lines in the background.

Penn State students design healing garden for families affected by gun violence

May 08, 2026

A young woman holds a cardboard box while standing in a warehouse space full of shelves stacked with food products. Three other people stack food on the shelves behind her.

New certificate focuses on civically engaged health equity

May 07, 2026

Penn State Berks lion shrine

Penn State Berks summer sessions begin May 18

May 06, 2026

Wooden signpost with three directional signs labeled CAREER against a blue sky with clouds

Penn State Altoona to launch College 2 Career program this fall

May 06, 2026

Penn State students taking a study-abroad embedded course on museums tour London's National Portrait Gallery over spring break.

Course on science museums travels to the United Kingdom

May 05, 2026

students create a tape wall mural at Penn State Lehigh Valley

'Cram Jam' event helps reduces student stress before exams at Lehigh Valley

May 05, 2026

Students stand in front of Anatomical Theatre, brown space, with chandeliers, students taking up a few rows.

Students explore anatomy and culture through Italian embedded course

April 30, 2026

Graphic design partners with Penn State Votes in Evanisko Project collaboration

April 29, 2026

A graphic of various languages on a blue colorful background

Penn State Language Institute offers intensive courses remotely this summer

April 28, 2026

Engineer working at a computer

New degree option and courses launched in service systems engineering

April 24, 2026

Students stand in a big group in front of the Sounion archaeological site in Greece.

Students reflect on embedded program exposing them to ancient Greek culture

April 22, 2026

Students walk the coastline of San Salvador island

Marine biogeochemistry students visit island as their 'lab' during spring break

April 20, 2026

Exterior of Borland Building

New first-year seminar to focus on student success skills, self-awareness

April 13, 2026

A Neo-Gothic, German town hall building on a sunny day.

Students revel in German language and culture during Munich embedded program

April 13, 2026

students and professor Neil Hatfield stand in front of a poster about BOAST

We've got an app for that: Statistics for students, by students

April 13, 2026

A group of fifteen people sit together on the stone steps of an ancient pyramid at an archaeological site. One person in the back row holds a blue-and-white Penn State flag. The sky is bright and clear, and the group is dressed in casual warm weather clothing.

Embedded program allows students to explore Maya sites in Belize and Guatemala

April 09, 2026

A group of students sit behind a registration table with materials and tablets, while two suited professors stand behind them, in a formal indoor venue with digital displays in the background.

Penn State Altoona students assist in statewide crisis management training

April 03, 2026

Community engagement course with farmworkers to return after hiatus

March 31, 2026

Farm workers and students on a farm in Costa Rica

Students visit Costa Rica to study agriculture, agroforestry and development

March 26, 2026

Course prepares students to boil down maple sugaring process for community

March 25, 2026

Amaya wears glasses and a gray turtleneck stands confidently outdoors, brick wall and windows in the background.

Penn State Geography’s new sustainability major draws first declared student

March 24, 2026

Three students discuss a small piece of art

Palmer Museum teaching gallery exhibition examines ‘Who Wears the Pants?!'

March 24, 2026

students fill out worksheets in Tanzanian classroom

Undergraduates develop lecture materials for use in Tanzania classrooms

March 24, 2026

Online faculty development course adds AI exploration for the first time

March 23, 2026

A group of Penn State Altoona students and staff pose for a formal portrait, dressed in business attire as part of the Sheetz Fellows program.

Penn State Altoona inducts 15th Sheetz Fellows class

March 23, 2026

Spring Break Trip

Business students gain global perspective through Denmark, Sweden trip

March 23, 2026

A group of Penn State nursing students pose together during a Global Brigades service trip, holding nutrition materials and supplies.

Penn State nursing students provide health education in Athens, Greece

March 20, 2026

A researcher works in a BME lab.

Biomedical Engineering establishes new discipline options for degree programs

March 12, 2026

Students sit with their chairs positioned in a circle inside Greater Allegheny's Ostermayer Room.

Penn State Greater Allegheny social work program earns national accreditation

March 11, 2026

Hands gently hold a small green seedling growing in soil, symbolizing growth, care, and environmental stewardship.

Penn State Altoona class launches community service projects in March

March 10, 2026

A person holds a smartphone with a glowing digital sphere labeled AI, symbolizing artificial intelligence technology.

Online AI Literacy for Professionals course now accepting registration

February 23, 2026

SIA students walking down the hall of the Katz Building during the crisis simulation.

School's global-crisis simulation highlights value of experiential learning

February 20, 2026

Students in reflective vests stand in front of large piles of compacted plastic bottles at a recycling facility.

Penn State launches sustainability, society and environmental geography major

February 20, 2026

Nurse wearing a stethoscope and scrubs that say Penn State Nursing

Virtual information sessions set for second-degree nursing program

February 19, 2026

Businessperson standing next to a window

Hospitality management to waive application fees to PRLA dues-paying members

February 05, 2026

Students in Theater class using VR

Theatre students use virtual reality to explore ancient performance spaces

February 03, 2026

Tracy Halmi, an associated teaching professor of chemistry, stands near equipment in a Penn State Behrend chemistry lab.

‘Slide-over’ chemistry course offers students new support

January 27, 2026

Two zebrafish with blue and gold stripes swim in a laboratory tank near a glass tube.

Penn State Altoona debuts RISE series highlighting faculty-student research

January 26, 2026

Two men and a woman, casually dressed stand in front of a monitor displaying graphs, maps and statistics

Penn State Smeal offers Master of Applied AI for Business Transformation program

January 20, 2026

Engineering students present their research before a small audience.

Students showcase climate-resilient power system designs at symposium

January 16, 2026

The Nittany Lion Shrine with a light dusting of snow on top.

Penn State western campuses open new degree programs to meet workforce demand

January 14, 2026

Alexis Wilson stands in a white sweater in front of green evergreen trees outside Sparks Building.

English and Italian major preserves stories, honors heritage via history project

January 07, 2026

Community cinema course returns to Penn State Schuylkill this spring

January 06, 2026

Landscape photo of Taipei, Taiwan

Upcoming course will explore the chemistry and culture of food in Taiwan

December 22, 2025

Two Penn State Behrend nursing students pose near a simulation mannikan.

New Behrend nursing program accelerates path to careers in healthcare

December 16, 2025

Woman and nurse with tablet for consultation with expert advice explaining healthcare support.

Excellence endowment bolsters senior living programming in hospitality management

December 15, 2025

Kirk French lectures to an auditorium filled with students

Professor’s 'Anthropology of Alcohol' course a perennial favorite with students

December 12, 2025

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