The National Science Foundation will fund a two-year, $200,000 study of group dynamics and collaborative problem-solving in simulated manufacturing environments at Penn State Behrend. Faculty members from two schools at the college will oversee the research.
Penn State Behrend basketball player Justin Gorny scored his 1,000th career point in a win over Penn State Altoona. Gorny, a senior from South Park, is the second member of the team to reach that mark this season, and the 20th in program history.
The 17th annual Erie presentation of Tuba Christmas will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, in the McGarvey Commons of Penn State Behrend's Reed Union Building. The performance begins at 1 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
A layup in the second half of a loss to La Roche gave Penn State Behrend basketball player Andy Niland his 1,000th career point. Niland, a senior from Fairview, is just the 19th player in program history to reach that mark.
The Jazz Ensemble at Penn State Behrend will perform its fall concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the McGarvey Commons of the college’s Reed Union Building.
Need a holiday gift for your favorite Penn State Behrend student or alum? You’re in luck—for a brief time, the donation level to place an engraved paver in the walkway of the Mary Behrend Monument has been discounted by more than half.
As editor-in-chief of the journal Freshwater Science, Penn State Behrend Professor Pam Silver sought out young and diverse voices. "They still want to save the world," she said. "You can help mentor them to direct that energy to things that are important."
Political analyst Elise Jordan debated former presidential candidate Howard Dean during a Penn State Behrend Speaker Series event, which focused in part on the tone of today’s politics. “People immediately brand someone who thinks differently as the enemy,” Jordan said. “That’s easier than having an actual conversation, and seeing where you can find common ground.”
Penn State Behrend’s basketball teams opened their 2018-19 seasons hoping to build on the college’s athletic success during the fall semester – including a best-ever showing by the men’s soccer team in the NCAA Division III tournament.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College student Billy Santoro had his DNA tested at a campus bone marrow drive. When he matched with a teen in need in Louisville, both of their lives changed forever.