Seventy-two student teams presented their work at Penn State Behrend’s Fasenmyer Engineering Design Conference. The projects included a 3D printing system for high-temperature plastics, an adaptive play space for the Barber National Institute, and a web-based game for NASA’s Psyche mission.
A new training program offered by Penn State Behrend’s Office of Community and Workforce Programs will prepare drivers for a Class A Commercial Driver’s License, or CDL. Classes begin June 5.
Penn State Behrend’s track and field teams won the Colonial States Athletic Conference championships at Gallaudet on May 6 and 7. The men’s team claimed its seventh-consecutive title; the women won their fifth overall.
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 5-7 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
Penn State Behrend has begun the second phase of a comprehensive trail-improvement project in Wintergreen Gorge, a Natural Heritage Area on and adjacent to the Behrend campus. The $544,000 project will extend an ADA-accessible trail and address erosion on the trail system, which is used by hikers, trail-runners and mountain-bikers.
Dr. Ala Stanford, a health policy adviser who was named a "Top 10 CNN Hero" in 2021, will give the commencement address at Penn State Behrend’s spring commencement ceremony on May 5. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Erie Insurance Arena.
The 19 interdisciplinary research teams that received funding include more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.
Twelve student research teams presented their work at Penn State Behrend’s Business Showcase on April 24. Their projects included a feasibility study for an online insurance platform, the development of websites for the Erie Times-News and the Financial Literacy Network and new virtual reality and TinkerCAD applications.
Two wins over Penn State Altoona moved the Penn State Behrend softball team to the top spot of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The Lions will host a double-header against Alfred State on May 6.
A new research program for students will be launched this coming fall: The Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Undergraduate Student Research Fund aims to support student-led projects in different fields. Participants will acquire hands-on experience in research, scholarship, and artistic efforts. They will be responsible for creating their own research problems, study proposals, methodologies, and presenting their findings.
