As it has from the beginning of the pandemic, Penn State will continue to follow CDC guidance on COVID-19, and university officials urge all members of the Penn State community to take recommended preventative steps to keep themselves and others healthy.
Penn State University Libraries presented its sixth annual "Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy" honors at the end of the spring 2023 semester to 136 students at 20 undergraduate Penn State campuses.
A 2,097-pound replica of the Liberty Bell is now on display at Penn State Behrend’s AMIC building. Graduates of the college’s Industrial Engineering program will ring it when they complete their degrees.
Penn State Behrend has presented the Behrend Medallion, the college’s highest award, to former Gov. Tom Ridge, a longtime Erie legislator who also served in Congress and as the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 12 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Penn State Behrend’s College for Kids program, which began June 19, wraps STEM learning in fun, instructional play, using Pokémon, Harry Potter and dinosaurs to engage youth in new ways.
‘Fake news’ isn’t new, says David Kahl Jr., a professor of communication at Penn State Behrend. The first colonial newspaper was shut down after a single issue because some of its stories were false.
Penn State Behrend alumna Karla (Murray) Mazza is co-owner of four Erie County physical therapy clinics. “My Behrend volleyball coach, Phil Pisano, used to tell us that it was important to find a career that aligned with our purpose in life,” she said. “I think I have done that.”
Nursing instructors at Penn State Behrend are using Oculus headsets and other virtual reality technology to expose students to a wider variety of patient-care simulations. The initiative was funded by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence.
