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Speaker Series will feature star of 'Stranger Things'

This year's Speaker Series will include an Emmy-nominated actor, a former presidential candidate, a former CIA director and the founder of the #MeToo movement.

Two students dance during move-in day at Penn State Behrend

Home suite home

With the addition of Trippe Hall, Penn State Behrend can now house nearly 2,000 students on campus. That's good news for the Class of 2022, which includes students from 20 foreign countries.

Blocking aquatic invasive species

A new species appears in the Great Lakes watershed every six to eight months. New funding for Pennsylvania Sea Grant research could change that.

'An all-hands-on-deck effort'

This year's ERIE conference connected the organizers of several economic revitalization efforts in the region. "The economy absolutely is changing," one said.

Behrend professor completes 10-week NASA research fellowship

"Every child wants to be an astronaut at some point," Charlotte Marr de Vries says. She got closer than most.

Jared Yates Sexton, an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University, pictured.

Truth is stranger than fiction for creative writer Jared Yates Sexton

Jared Yates Sexton will read excerpts from both his nonfiction book and fiction works on Thursday, Sept. 6, when he visits Penn State Behrend to open the college’s Creative Writers Reading Series. We caught up with him in advance of his visit to discuss his newfound fame and how he’s juggling the writing of both fiction and nonfiction on a regular basis.

Behrend students provide financial literacy training to local teachers

Twenty-six states, including Pennsylvania, have no curriculum requirement for basic K-12 financial education. Faculty members and students at Penn State Behrend's Black School of Business are closing that knowledge gap by providing lesson plans and financial literacy training to teachers at more than 40 schools.

Penn State Behrend students pose outside the CN Tower in Toronto.

Toronto program shows nuance of Canadian-American political relations

A four-week summer study-abroad course paired students from Penn State Behrend and Ryerson University for discussions of American and Canadian political culture, election systems and government institutions. "It gave me a lot to think about," said Sam Zdunski, a political science major.

Parents, Families & Alumni Weekend is Sept. 21-23 at Penn State Behrend

Parents, Families & Alumni Weekend will be held Sept. 21-23 at Penn State Behrend. A celebration of the college’s past, present and future, the weekend will offer a number of activities that are ideal for both alumni as well as current students and their families. The weekend coincides with the start of the college’s 70th anniversary.

Lake Erie Grape Research and Extension Center to host open house Sept. 15

The Penn State Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center will hold a public open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15. Open house visitors are invited to tour the vineyards and learn more about the center’s research efforts.

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