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Penn State announces 2026 Presidential Public Impact Research Awards

Eight Penn State faculty-student teams are partnering with community organizations across Pennsylvania to address locally identified challenges — from health access and food security to public safety, education and responsible technology use. These groups are the newest recipients of the McCourtney Presidential Public Impact Research Awards, a program developed under the Presidential Strategic Initiative for Public Impact Research in partnership with the Office of the President, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative.
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University Libraries launches Penn State Behrend student psychology journal

The University Libraries’ Open Publishing team has launched The Behrend Psychology Journal, an open access journal that publishes original research by Penn State Behrend undergraduate and graduate psychology students. The online journal is a continuation of the print version begun in 1995 and archived at the University Libraries’ John M. Lilley Library at the campus.