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The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors examine ‘Candyman’ in latest podcast

March 09, 2026

Byron Motley, wearing a white shirt casually sitting on a chair and smiling

Filmmaker to screen documentary, 'The Negro Baseball Leagues: An American Legacy'

March 06, 2026

A woman reacts excitedly to something while standing next to pig puppets.

Peppa Pig will make local debut with ‘My First Concert’ March 26

February 25, 2026

Cathy Fiorillo stands next to a poster

Faculty Research Series spotlights Fiorillo’s award-winning short film

February 25, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty’s podcast examines academic horror in film ‘Master’

February 23, 2026

Headshot of Penn State Laureate Pearl Gluck

Postponed: Penn State Berks hosts Penn State Laureate and filmmaker Pearl Gluck, Feb. 23

February 22, 2026

Two men standing side by side with one's arm draped around the other

Penn State faculty member's acclaimed film wins its 10th festival award

February 17, 2026

Smiling woman with black rimmed glasses, curly blonde hair and her head propped on her hand

Penn State Laureate plans to explore commonwealth through a documentary lens

February 16, 2026

A headshot Jacob Hannah smiling with a brown beard and mustache and a plaid shirt and brown derby hat.

Sustain Penn State to screen ‘Devil Put the Coal in the Ground’ on Feb. 11

February 03, 2026

A group of performers form a pyramid on stage

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 5-12

February 02, 2026

A family of two parents and two children dance on a stage.

No experience required for free, family 'Let’s Dance' Movement Workshop Feb. 17

January 28, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty dissect feminism and horror in latest podcast

January 27, 2026

The words The Whiskey Rebellion in yellow text on a black background

WPSU awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

January 22, 2026

Students making cards for Veterans MLK Day of Service

Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 15-22

January 14, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Altoona faculty explore academic horror in latest podcast episode

January 12, 2026

Image for the film Razing Liberty Square, which shows a bulldozer demolishing a residential building in a tropical area.

Sustain Penn State to screen ‘Razing Liberty Square’ on Jan. 21

January 08, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty’s podcast features filmmaker Terrell Dorsey

January 03, 2026

Headshot of Mike Karns

Broadway’s premier social media agency founder on 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast

December 10, 2025

Detailed pencil drawing of an elephant against a soft green background, showing textured skin and a curled trunk.

Fall 2025 issue of Penn State Altoona literary arts magazine available online

December 04, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Altoona faculty’s latest 'Horror Joy' podcast features upcoming film directors

December 01, 2025

vertical film poster titled Recorder the Marion Stokes Project

Screening of ‘Recorder’ film on Dec. 2 asks who, what defines history

November 26, 2025

Cafe Laura Entrance

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 20-Dec. 4

November 19, 2025

The WPSU-featured broadcast "Weather World" is filmed in the Ban Family Studios.

Extensive studio updates improve weather broadcasting experience for students

November 18, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast explores ecological horror in 'The Bay'

November 17, 2025

three people in purple room

IST student hosts film festival’s first virtual-reality immersive experience

November 14, 2025

Tuxedoed man holding an award and an inset of a woman with dark hair

Centre Film Festival selects two Penn State alumni for awards

November 11, 2025

Smiling woman with black rimmed glasses, curly blonde hair and her head propped on her hand

Faculty member drives Centre Film Festival as educator, filmmaker and matchmaker

November 07, 2025

Silhouetted dancers pose gracefully on stage against a glowing orange backdrop, with others lying on the floor.

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 6-13

November 05, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty analyze a Spanish horror classic

November 04, 2025

Bearded man in Penn State ballcap wearing a coat and collared shirt.

Penn State faculty, student and alumni films to screen at Centre Film Festival

November 04, 2025

Students crowd around a camera during an on-location film shoot

Penn State named among nation’s Top 50 Film Schools

October 31, 2025

graphic from the American Revolution film

Abington history professor to highlight role in Ken Burns' new film on Nov. 13

October 31, 2025

Poster for the film Merchants of Doubt, with people protesting disinformation

Penn State Berks to host screening of 'Merchants of Doubt'

October 29, 2025

Poster for the film Merchants of Doubt, with people protesting disinformation

Intersections film series to screen ‘Merchants of Doubt’ on Wednesday, Nov. 5

October 27, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty explore 'found-footage' horror in latest podcast

October 20, 2025

Pearl Gluck at the Rowland Theatre

Centre Film Festival returns as destination event for filmmakers and film fans

October 16, 2025

elaborat jack o lantern decoration

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 16-23

October 15, 2025

Several men stand at microphones during a demonstration to organize a union

Intersections film series to screen ‘Union’ in partnership with The Labor School

October 08, 2025

Person sitting at a desk in a dark room working by candlelight.

WPSU to air new episodes of ‘Keystone Stories,’ ‘Journeys with Local Historia’

October 07, 2025

Upclose image of a bearded, balding man with round-framed glasses

New faculty filmmaker premieres three films at major festivals around the world

October 06, 2025

Two women wearing traditional floral headdress sing in unison.

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 9-16

October 06, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty explore horror and society in latest podcast

October 06, 2025

Delroy Lindo

Actor Delroy Lindo to visit Penn State University Park Oct. 7–8

September 30, 2025

Twelve men and women, dressed in formal attire and wearing medals around their necks, pose in front of a blue and purple backdrop.

WPSU senior producer honored by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

September 26, 2025

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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 25-Oct. 2

September 23, 2025

An animated film still shows a young girl and a rooster on a raft.

‘Disney’s Moana Live-to-Film Concert’ celebrates island music, culture Oct. 14

September 23, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty dissect 'The Conjuring' in latest podcast episode

September 22, 2025

Five students standing behind a newscast desk

Award-winning student newscast expands reach with another media partnership

September 17, 2025

Two men wearing suits talking in front of a green screen on a television broadcast set

‘Weather World’ team talks weather safety on next ‘Conversations Live,’ Sept. 18

September 16, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast delves into ‘The Amityville Horror’

September 09, 2025

Jared Frederick

Penn State Altoona professor earns Mid-Atlantic Emmy nomination

September 09, 2025

A man climbs a rock wall

Sustain Penn State kicks off its 2025-26 season of public events on Sept. 17

September 08, 2025

A group of people standing for a photo

Faculty member's award-winning film a finalist for awards at several festivals

September 05, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast explores 'food horror'

August 25, 2025

Emmy Awards 2019

Student journalists earn 16 Regional Emmy Award nominations

August 21, 2025

DJ Higgins

Community cinema course returns to Penn State Schuylkill this fall

August 13, 2025

Female wrestlers on the mat during a match.

WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy awards

August 11, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast welcomes acclaimed horror author

August 06, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ 'Horror Joy' podcast welcomes author Paul Tremblay

August 04, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast welcomes author of ‘Nightmare Soup’

July 29, 2025

Graphic featuring Centre County Report logo

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

July 23, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty to host live chat with author Paul Tremblay

July 21, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors celebrate one year of ‘Horror Joy’ podcasts

July 18, 2025

Two actors surround by a film and sound crew

Young members of Penn State filmmaking network move project toward completion

July 09, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Altoona professors’ podcast explores the first three ‘Final Destination’ films

July 01, 2025

Jared Frederick

Penn State Altoona professor interviewed about his Pennsylvania history series

June 16, 2025

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The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors examine ‘Candyman’ in latest podcast

March 09, 2026

Byron Motley, wearing a white shirt casually sitting on a chair and smiling

Filmmaker to screen documentary, 'The Negro Baseball Leagues: An American Legacy'

March 06, 2026

A woman reacts excitedly to something while standing next to pig puppets.

Peppa Pig will make local debut with ‘My First Concert’ March 26

February 25, 2026

Cathy Fiorillo stands next to a poster

Faculty Research Series spotlights Fiorillo’s award-winning short film

February 25, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty’s podcast examines academic horror in film ‘Master’

February 23, 2026

Headshot of Penn State Laureate Pearl Gluck

Postponed: Penn State Berks hosts Penn State Laureate and filmmaker Pearl Gluck, Feb. 23

February 22, 2026

Two men standing side by side with one's arm draped around the other

Penn State faculty member's acclaimed film wins its 10th festival award

February 17, 2026

Smiling woman with black rimmed glasses, curly blonde hair and her head propped on her hand

Penn State Laureate plans to explore commonwealth through a documentary lens

February 16, 2026

A headshot Jacob Hannah smiling with a brown beard and mustache and a plaid shirt and brown derby hat.

Sustain Penn State to screen ‘Devil Put the Coal in the Ground’ on Feb. 11

February 03, 2026

A group of performers form a pyramid on stage

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 5-12

February 02, 2026

A family of two parents and two children dance on a stage.

No experience required for free, family 'Let’s Dance' Movement Workshop Feb. 17

January 28, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty dissect feminism and horror in latest podcast

January 27, 2026

The words The Whiskey Rebellion in yellow text on a black background

WPSU awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

January 22, 2026

Students making cards for Veterans MLK Day of Service

Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 15-22

January 14, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Altoona faculty explore academic horror in latest podcast episode

January 12, 2026

Image for the film Razing Liberty Square, which shows a bulldozer demolishing a residential building in a tropical area.

Sustain Penn State to screen ‘Razing Liberty Square’ on Jan. 21

January 08, 2026

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty’s podcast features filmmaker Terrell Dorsey

January 03, 2026

Headshot of Mike Karns

Broadway’s premier social media agency founder on 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast

December 10, 2025

Detailed pencil drawing of an elephant against a soft green background, showing textured skin and a curled trunk.

Fall 2025 issue of Penn State Altoona literary arts magazine available online

December 04, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Altoona faculty’s latest 'Horror Joy' podcast features upcoming film directors

December 01, 2025

vertical film poster titled Recorder the Marion Stokes Project

Screening of ‘Recorder’ film on Dec. 2 asks who, what defines history

November 26, 2025

Cafe Laura Entrance

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 20-Dec. 4

November 19, 2025

The WPSU-featured broadcast "Weather World" is filmed in the Ban Family Studios.

Extensive studio updates improve weather broadcasting experience for students

November 18, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast explores ecological horror in 'The Bay'

November 17, 2025

three people in purple room

IST student hosts film festival’s first virtual-reality immersive experience

November 14, 2025

Tuxedoed man holding an award and an inset of a woman with dark hair

Centre Film Festival selects two Penn State alumni for awards

November 11, 2025

Smiling woman with black rimmed glasses, curly blonde hair and her head propped on her hand

Faculty member drives Centre Film Festival as educator, filmmaker and matchmaker

November 07, 2025

Silhouetted dancers pose gracefully on stage against a glowing orange backdrop, with others lying on the floor.

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 6-13

November 05, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty analyze a Spanish horror classic

November 04, 2025

Bearded man in Penn State ballcap wearing a coat and collared shirt.

Penn State faculty, student and alumni films to screen at Centre Film Festival

November 04, 2025

Students crowd around a camera during an on-location film shoot

Penn State named among nation’s Top 50 Film Schools

October 31, 2025

graphic from the American Revolution film

Abington history professor to highlight role in Ken Burns' new film on Nov. 13

October 31, 2025

Poster for the film Merchants of Doubt, with people protesting disinformation

Penn State Berks to host screening of 'Merchants of Doubt'

October 29, 2025

Poster for the film Merchants of Doubt, with people protesting disinformation

Intersections film series to screen ‘Merchants of Doubt’ on Wednesday, Nov. 5

October 27, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty explore 'found-footage' horror in latest podcast

October 20, 2025

Pearl Gluck at the Rowland Theatre

Centre Film Festival returns as destination event for filmmakers and film fans

October 16, 2025

elaborat jack o lantern decoration

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 16-23

October 15, 2025

Several men stand at microphones during a demonstration to organize a union

Intersections film series to screen ‘Union’ in partnership with The Labor School

October 08, 2025

Person sitting at a desk in a dark room working by candlelight.

WPSU to air new episodes of ‘Keystone Stories,’ ‘Journeys with Local Historia’

October 07, 2025

Upclose image of a bearded, balding man with round-framed glasses

New faculty filmmaker premieres three films at major festivals around the world

October 06, 2025

Two women wearing traditional floral headdress sing in unison.

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 9-16

October 06, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty explore horror and society in latest podcast

October 06, 2025

Delroy Lindo

Actor Delroy Lindo to visit Penn State University Park Oct. 7–8

September 30, 2025

Twelve men and women, dressed in formal attire and wearing medals around their necks, pose in front of a blue and purple backdrop.

WPSU senior producer honored by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

September 26, 2025

abstract image of blue geometric patterns on an orange background

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 25-Oct. 2

September 23, 2025

An animated film still shows a young girl and a rooster on a raft.

‘Disney’s Moana Live-to-Film Concert’ celebrates island music, culture Oct. 14

September 23, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty dissect 'The Conjuring' in latest podcast episode

September 22, 2025

Five students standing behind a newscast desk

Award-winning student newscast expands reach with another media partnership

September 17, 2025

Two men wearing suits talking in front of a green screen on a television broadcast set

‘Weather World’ team talks weather safety on next ‘Conversations Live,’ Sept. 18

September 16, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast delves into ‘The Amityville Horror’

September 09, 2025

Jared Frederick

Penn State Altoona professor earns Mid-Atlantic Emmy nomination

September 09, 2025

A man climbs a rock wall

Sustain Penn State kicks off its 2025-26 season of public events on Sept. 17

September 08, 2025

A group of people standing for a photo

Faculty member's award-winning film a finalist for awards at several festivals

September 05, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast explores 'food horror'

August 25, 2025

Emmy Awards 2019

Student journalists earn 16 Regional Emmy Award nominations

August 21, 2025

DJ Higgins

Community cinema course returns to Penn State Schuylkill this fall

August 13, 2025

Female wrestlers on the mat during a match.

WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy awards

August 11, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast welcomes acclaimed horror author

August 06, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ 'Horror Joy' podcast welcomes author Paul Tremblay

August 04, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors’ podcast welcomes author of ‘Nightmare Soup’

July 29, 2025

Graphic featuring Centre County Report logo

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

July 23, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona faculty to host live chat with author Paul Tremblay

July 21, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Penn State Altoona professors celebrate one year of ‘Horror Joy’ podcasts

July 18, 2025

Two actors surround by a film and sound crew

Young members of Penn State filmmaking network move project toward completion

July 09, 2025

The logo for the Horror Joy podcast, featuring a skull speaking into a microphone

Altoona professors’ podcast explores the first three ‘Final Destination’ films

July 01, 2025

Jared Frederick

Penn State Altoona professor interviewed about his Pennsylvania history series

June 16, 2025

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