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Penn State powers Pennsylvania’s economy with $15.8B impact

June 06, 2025

A group of excited children and adults celebrate on stage as blue and yellow balloons fall around them. Two WGAL 8 news anchors, one holding a baby, cheer in front of a large screen displaying a fundraising total of $343,054.00.

2025 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $343,954

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

white fringetree

Master Watershed Stewards offer webinar ahead of native trees and shrubs sale

June 05, 2025

Headshots of Sean Griffey and Ryan Willumson

Industry Dive co-founders Sean Griffey, Ryan Willumson on 'Dare to Disrupt'

June 04, 2025

Group of people standing in front of a Penn State Abington banner

Agreeing to disagree: Brandeis fellowship nurtures bold discussions at Abington

June 04, 2025

Individual wearing an SBDC jacket sits at a table at a conference setting

Penn State Small Business Development Center hosts statewide growth conference

June 04, 2025

Portrait of a person

Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 2025

A photo of the Penn State Business Building in the summer from Park Avenue.

Penn State tax assistance program helps prepare 821 federal tax returns

June 03, 2025

Baker's Dozen book art montage 2025

Pa. Center for the Book's 'Baker’s Dozen' children's booklist announced for 2025

June 03, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle stands on a dock

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle makes a splash in Luzerne County

May 30, 2025

NSF grant funds re-surveying of Mood of the Nation Poll participants

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

Streambank fence and buffer

New certification program expands conservation capacity in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2025

Los Angeles

Course gives students a hands-on experience in alumni’s street medicine program

May 28, 2025

A graphic, made to look like a signpost, with the words: Partnership, Students, Design, Technology, Assessment, Research

EDGE Provost Endorsement program empowers faculty with development, recognition

May 27, 2025

Penn State Mont Alto Community Unites for Annual Day of Service

May 23, 2025

Group of people posing outside of a large brick and glass building

Penn State agricultural technology event aimed at ‘closing the innovation gap’

May 23, 2025

tony mattei speaking on stage

Brandywine hosts youth STEAM event for middle school students

May 22, 2025

Mann Lake Table with Penn State Extension beekeeping resources

Penn State Extension expands beekeeping education offerings

May 22, 2025

Amma Johnson

Amma Johnson named a 2025 'woman of influence' by Central Penn Business Journal

May 21, 2025

Portrait of National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson

College of Education alumna prepares to serve as National Teacher of Year

May 21, 2025

An instructor works in an occupational therapy classroom with students

Berks celebrates STEM by hosting Careers with Math Options Conference

May 20, 2025

Students from the inaugural cohort of the Industry 4.0 Academy display their program certificates received during the certificate presentation ceremony held at Penn State DuBois. Students were joined by faculty and staff members from Penn State DuBois, the NCPA LaunchBox and the DuBois Area School District.

Industry 4.0 Academy pilot program concludes with ceremony at Penn State DuBois

May 20, 2025

A map showing reflecting rising temperatures in New York City.

Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

A huge lit torch is backgrounded by stadium stands full of people wearing colorful t-shirts

Special Olympics seeking volunteers for 2025 Summer Games at Penn State

May 16, 2025

ELNEC Group Photo

Penn State Schuylkill hosts End-of-Life Nursing Education Course

May 15, 2025

Erika Machtinger trains vector professionals about tick surveillance

VECTOR Library launches to strengthen response to vector-borne disease threats

May 15, 2025

sliced pickles

Learn how to pickle safely with Penn State Extension

May 14, 2025

two people working in food prep area

Extension introduces Food Safety Manager Certification Prep course

May 14, 2025

A group of people in front of a large tree

Second round of Penn State-Auckland seed grant recipients complete projects

May 14, 2025

Blue graphic that reads WPSU Poetry Writing Competition

Budding poets from across Central Pennsylvania make their literary debut on WPSU

May 13, 2025

INTAG anniversary

International agriculture minor program marks 40th anniversary with trip to Capitol

May 13, 2025

Troy Ott standing outside

Learn about kinship care through Dean Troy Ott’s personal journey

May 13, 2025

Penn State submits declaration in response to proposed NSF funding cuts

May 13, 2025

Sheriff academy

New deputy sheriffs complete Penn State-run academy

May 12, 2025

clean and empty glass canning lids and jars

Learn about water bath and atmospheric steam canning with Penn State Extension

May 12, 2025

a group of faculty and staff smile in front of a Penn State backdrop

Lehigh Valley students participate in Common Intellectual Experience initiative

May 12, 2025

Timber Show grinder-chipper demonstration

Timber expo to shine spotlight on Pennsylvania forest products industry

May 09, 2025

People in a classroom

Bridging the communication gap between police and the community

May 09, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

A team of medical professionals in full surgical attire, including masks, gowns, and protective eyewear, performs a minimally invasive procedure in a hospital operating room.

Penn State Health offers first minimally invasive 'leaky valve' fix in region

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

Two toddlers playing together with chalk

Webinar series to focus on parenting 3- to 5-year-olds

May 08, 2025

A woman rubs her head as she sits up in bed.

The Medical Minute: Stroke, the women’s condition no one talks about

May 07, 2025

OLLI

OLLI at Penn State honors volunteers, awards its highest honor

May 07, 2025

Exterior of a building with an American flag painted on the side and text saying Sharon, PA with sidewalks and flag poles in the foreground

Eight businesses to receive Sharon Economic Development grant funding

May 07, 2025

Three students present slides at a research center

Penn State students advise researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus

May 06, 2025

Mental Health First Aid booklet on a desk in the foreground with students out of focus in the background

Penn State Shenango faculty offer Mental Health First Aid training

May 06, 2025

Penn State Altoona students Ally Black (first row, second from left), Devlin Glenn (first row, third from left), Abigail Hayes (first row, fourth from left), and Katelyn Kurtz (first row, fifth from left) join their mentor Dr. Nathan E. Kruis, (last row, first from left) and representatives from Penn State Health and the Pennsylvania State Police at the Keystone Model of Crisis Management workshop held at Penn State Great Valley on April 28, 2025.

Collaboration brings crisis management workshop to first responders, community

May 06, 2025

Photo of two people sitting down, faces not shown, where one is taking notes.

Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

Closeup of springtime flowers

Nature and wellness unite at the Arboretum’s 'Wild Wellness' event

May 06, 2025

five women smile in front of a Penn State Lehigh Valley banner

Penn State alum, Shark Tank winner speaks at Lehigh Valley's LaunchBox Ladies

May 05, 2025

University students posing for a photo in front of a white board

Meteorology students develop workforce readiness in collaboration with WPSU

May 05, 2025

2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, We are Imagining, Innovating, and Implementing Together

Climate Solutions Symposium registration open until May 12

May 05, 2025

a baking dish with salmon and veggies

Penn State Extension offers virtual cooking class on Mediterranean eating

May 04, 2025

two women serve soldiers lunch at a counter

Penn Staters invited to share messages of support to military members through USO

May 02, 2025

One Health minor group

One Health minor in College of Ag Sciences offers custom fieldwork experiences

May 01, 2025

Kyla Pritchett stands in front of a flowering tree outside West Halls at Penn State University Park.

First-generation student builds community through storytelling

May 01, 2025

A male student at left and a female student at right stand in front of a poster titled “The Presence of Beech Leaf Disease in Two Pennsylvania State Parks.”

Students, faculty find evidence of beech leaf disease in two state parks

May 01, 2025

A woman standing in front of a pagoda

Record number of Penn State students earn Gilman Scholarship

May 01, 2025

A man sitting at a table listening to someone on his right speak as others at the table look on.

Penn State alum gives back in support of design research and campus libraries

May 01, 2025

A nurse uses a stethoscope as she tends to a young patient in a hospital bed. The nurse also has a phone and a nametag clipped to her shirt. An IV pole and wooden cabinets are in the background.

Penn State Health hospitals recognized in latest Leapfrog report on patient safety

May 01, 2025

Two pairs of hands handle a stack of "988 coins"

Community groups partner to create ‘988’ coins to support suicide prevention

April 30, 2025

Paige Sutherland with Rat Snake

Connecting people to nature and each other at Shaver’s Creek

April 30, 2025

Jasmine Fields greets public at outdoor booth.

State College sustainability coordinator got start at Penn State

April 30, 2025

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An aerial view of the University Park campus

Penn State powers Pennsylvania’s economy with $15.8B impact

June 06, 2025

A group of excited children and adults celebrate on stage as blue and yellow balloons fall around them. Two WGAL 8 news anchors, one holding a baby, cheer in front of a large screen displaying a fundraising total of $343,054.00.

2025 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $343,954

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

white fringetree

Master Watershed Stewards offer webinar ahead of native trees and shrubs sale

June 05, 2025

Headshots of Sean Griffey and Ryan Willumson

Industry Dive co-founders Sean Griffey, Ryan Willumson on 'Dare to Disrupt'

June 04, 2025

Group of people standing in front of a Penn State Abington banner

Agreeing to disagree: Brandeis fellowship nurtures bold discussions at Abington

June 04, 2025

Individual wearing an SBDC jacket sits at a table at a conference setting

Penn State Small Business Development Center hosts statewide growth conference

June 04, 2025

Portrait of a person

Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 2025

A photo of the Penn State Business Building in the summer from Park Avenue.

Penn State tax assistance program helps prepare 821 federal tax returns

June 03, 2025

Baker's Dozen book art montage 2025

Pa. Center for the Book's 'Baker’s Dozen' children's booklist announced for 2025

June 03, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle stands on a dock

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle makes a splash in Luzerne County

May 30, 2025

NSF grant funds re-surveying of Mood of the Nation Poll participants

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

Streambank fence and buffer

New certification program expands conservation capacity in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2025

Los Angeles

Course gives students a hands-on experience in alumni’s street medicine program

May 28, 2025

A graphic, made to look like a signpost, with the words: Partnership, Students, Design, Technology, Assessment, Research

EDGE Provost Endorsement program empowers faculty with development, recognition

May 27, 2025

Penn State Mont Alto Community Unites for Annual Day of Service

May 23, 2025

Group of people posing outside of a large brick and glass building

Penn State agricultural technology event aimed at ‘closing the innovation gap’

May 23, 2025

tony mattei speaking on stage

Brandywine hosts youth STEAM event for middle school students

May 22, 2025

Mann Lake Table with Penn State Extension beekeeping resources

Penn State Extension expands beekeeping education offerings

May 22, 2025

Amma Johnson

Amma Johnson named a 2025 'woman of influence' by Central Penn Business Journal

May 21, 2025

Portrait of National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson

College of Education alumna prepares to serve as National Teacher of Year

May 21, 2025

An instructor works in an occupational therapy classroom with students

Berks celebrates STEM by hosting Careers with Math Options Conference

May 20, 2025

Students from the inaugural cohort of the Industry 4.0 Academy display their program certificates received during the certificate presentation ceremony held at Penn State DuBois. Students were joined by faculty and staff members from Penn State DuBois, the NCPA LaunchBox and the DuBois Area School District.

Industry 4.0 Academy pilot program concludes with ceremony at Penn State DuBois

May 20, 2025

A map showing reflecting rising temperatures in New York City.

Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

A huge lit torch is backgrounded by stadium stands full of people wearing colorful t-shirts

Special Olympics seeking volunteers for 2025 Summer Games at Penn State

May 16, 2025

ELNEC Group Photo

Penn State Schuylkill hosts End-of-Life Nursing Education Course

May 15, 2025

Erika Machtinger trains vector professionals about tick surveillance

VECTOR Library launches to strengthen response to vector-borne disease threats

May 15, 2025

sliced pickles

Learn how to pickle safely with Penn State Extension

May 14, 2025

two people working in food prep area

Extension introduces Food Safety Manager Certification Prep course

May 14, 2025

A group of people in front of a large tree

Second round of Penn State-Auckland seed grant recipients complete projects

May 14, 2025

Blue graphic that reads WPSU Poetry Writing Competition

Budding poets from across Central Pennsylvania make their literary debut on WPSU

May 13, 2025

INTAG anniversary

International agriculture minor program marks 40th anniversary with trip to Capitol

May 13, 2025

Troy Ott standing outside

Learn about kinship care through Dean Troy Ott’s personal journey

May 13, 2025

Penn State submits declaration in response to proposed NSF funding cuts

May 13, 2025

Sheriff academy

New deputy sheriffs complete Penn State-run academy

May 12, 2025

clean and empty glass canning lids and jars

Learn about water bath and atmospheric steam canning with Penn State Extension

May 12, 2025

a group of faculty and staff smile in front of a Penn State backdrop

Lehigh Valley students participate in Common Intellectual Experience initiative

May 12, 2025

Timber Show grinder-chipper demonstration

Timber expo to shine spotlight on Pennsylvania forest products industry

May 09, 2025

People in a classroom

Bridging the communication gap between police and the community

May 09, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

A team of medical professionals in full surgical attire, including masks, gowns, and protective eyewear, performs a minimally invasive procedure in a hospital operating room.

Penn State Health offers first minimally invasive 'leaky valve' fix in region

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

Two toddlers playing together with chalk

Webinar series to focus on parenting 3- to 5-year-olds

May 08, 2025

A woman rubs her head as she sits up in bed.

The Medical Minute: Stroke, the women’s condition no one talks about

May 07, 2025

OLLI

OLLI at Penn State honors volunteers, awards its highest honor

May 07, 2025

Exterior of a building with an American flag painted on the side and text saying Sharon, PA with sidewalks and flag poles in the foreground

Eight businesses to receive Sharon Economic Development grant funding

May 07, 2025

Three students present slides at a research center

Penn State students advise researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus

May 06, 2025

Mental Health First Aid booklet on a desk in the foreground with students out of focus in the background

Penn State Shenango faculty offer Mental Health First Aid training

May 06, 2025

Penn State Altoona students Ally Black (first row, second from left), Devlin Glenn (first row, third from left), Abigail Hayes (first row, fourth from left), and Katelyn Kurtz (first row, fifth from left) join their mentor Dr. Nathan E. Kruis, (last row, first from left) and representatives from Penn State Health and the Pennsylvania State Police at the Keystone Model of Crisis Management workshop held at Penn State Great Valley on April 28, 2025.

Collaboration brings crisis management workshop to first responders, community

May 06, 2025

Photo of two people sitting down, faces not shown, where one is taking notes.

Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

Closeup of springtime flowers

Nature and wellness unite at the Arboretum’s 'Wild Wellness' event

May 06, 2025

five women smile in front of a Penn State Lehigh Valley banner

Penn State alum, Shark Tank winner speaks at Lehigh Valley's LaunchBox Ladies

May 05, 2025

University students posing for a photo in front of a white board

Meteorology students develop workforce readiness in collaboration with WPSU

May 05, 2025

2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, We are Imagining, Innovating, and Implementing Together

Climate Solutions Symposium registration open until May 12

May 05, 2025

a baking dish with salmon and veggies

Penn State Extension offers virtual cooking class on Mediterranean eating

May 04, 2025

two women serve soldiers lunch at a counter

Penn Staters invited to share messages of support to military members through USO

May 02, 2025

One Health minor group

One Health minor in College of Ag Sciences offers custom fieldwork experiences

May 01, 2025

Kyla Pritchett stands in front of a flowering tree outside West Halls at Penn State University Park.

First-generation student builds community through storytelling

May 01, 2025

A male student at left and a female student at right stand in front of a poster titled “The Presence of Beech Leaf Disease in Two Pennsylvania State Parks.”

Students, faculty find evidence of beech leaf disease in two state parks

May 01, 2025

A woman standing in front of a pagoda

Record number of Penn State students earn Gilman Scholarship

May 01, 2025

A man sitting at a table listening to someone on his right speak as others at the table look on.

Penn State alum gives back in support of design research and campus libraries

May 01, 2025

A nurse uses a stethoscope as she tends to a young patient in a hospital bed. The nurse also has a phone and a nametag clipped to her shirt. An IV pole and wooden cabinets are in the background.

Penn State Health hospitals recognized in latest Leapfrog report on patient safety

May 01, 2025

Two pairs of hands handle a stack of "988 coins"

Community groups partner to create ‘988’ coins to support suicide prevention

April 30, 2025

Paige Sutherland with Rat Snake

Connecting people to nature and each other at Shaver’s Creek

April 30, 2025

Jasmine Fields greets public at outdoor booth.

State College sustainability coordinator got start at Penn State

April 30, 2025

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