Feature Archive

$Three Penn State Behrend students talk while sitting at a classroom table.$

NSF grant adds $1 million to Behrend math study

Behrend faculty members hope to build a pipeline of highly qualified math teachers for four local school districts.

A researcher wearing safety glasses works in a biomedical lab.

Behrend lab will advance $26M Erie research initiative

Penn State Behrend will serve as the academic research and commercialization partner for the new Magee-Womens Research Institute in Erie.

Students walk through a wooded area of Wintergreen Gorge near the Penn State Behrend campus.

Trail project launches Wintergreen Gorge preservation effort

Penn State Behrend is leading a coordinated effort to protect and preserve Wintergreen Gorge, a Natural Heritage Area on and adjacent to the Behrend campus.

An artist's rendering of the renovated Federal House at Penn State Behrend

Behrend to renovate historic Federal House

A $6.3 million renovation and expansion of the Federal House will provide a new home for the Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation (CORE).

A cartoon girl relaxes in a field in a screenshot from the videogame "Where the Bees Make Honey"

Behrend student builds game for Xbox, PlayStation and PC platforms

Videogames are a $135 billion industry. In a market that crowded, can Brian Wilson's "Where the Bees Make Honey" make money?

Our Impact Keeps Growing

Read and watch how Penn State Behrend is improving the lives of others and advancing the Erie region and beyond.

Former Gov. Tom Ridge tours the plastics processing lab at Penn State Behrend

'Behrend Talks' podcast features former Gov. Tom Ridge

Chancellor Ralph Ford talks with Ridge about innovation, Great Lakes conservation efforts and the party-first politics of Congress.

Study: Penn State is 'a powerful economic engine'

Penn State Behrend contributed $178.9 million to the Pennsylvania economy in FY 2017. The college also supported more than 2,600 jobs.

Penn State Behrend men's basketball coach Dave Niland talks with his son, Andy Niland, during a game.

Father and son savor final season together

"I really feel lucky to have spent these four years with Andy," says Dave Niland, head coach of the Behrend men's basketball team.

A graphic advertising discounted pavers for the Mary Behrend Monument at Penn State Behrend.

'BE MINE, LION'

Finally, a legitimate way to write your loved one's name in fresh pavement.