Students from 13 area colleges and universities presented their research at the 23rd annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference at Penn State Behrend on Saturday, April 12. More than 200 students explained projects that advance a wide range of topics, including:
Tickets are now available for Penn State football coach James Franklin’s May 22 program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The 6 p.m. reception will be the final stop in a 17-event Coaches Caravan sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club.
A video game created by students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is generating buzz on Steam Greenlight, a PC-gaming website with more than 40 million users. Support on the site could position the game for success on Steam's commercial portal, where, at any given time, the top titles are being played by more than 600,000 gamers.
A video game created by students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is generating interest on Steam Greenlight, a PC-gaming website with more than 40 million users. The site allows game developers to seek feedback and build an audience for games that are still in development.
Brian Seelinger, an M.B.A. student at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, was among the top five scorers in the Americas region for the February 2014 version of the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT).
Erie-region employers have added 2,800 jobs since December 2012, pushing total employment in the county up 2.2 percent. That’s better than the national growth rate, which was 1.7 percent over the same period.
The Erie Leading Index, a quarterly snapshot of the region's economy, surged to a record high in the final quarter of 2013. Six of eight key indicators increased, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie.
The Penn State Board of Trustees has approved construction of a $15.6 million Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center in Knowledge Park. Work on the site is expected to begin in May.
There’s a bit of Gidget in “Psycho Beach Party,” the beach-blanket B-movie satire at the Studio Theatre at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, beginning April 4.
Roz Fornari, the head women's basketball coach at Penn State Behrend for the last 21 years and winningest coach in program history with more than 300 career wins, has announced her retirement.
Brian Seelinger, an M.B.A. student at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, was among the top five scorers in the Americas region for the February 2014 version of the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT).
Roz Fornari, the head women's basketball coach at Penn State Behrend for the last 21 years and winningest coach in program history with more than 300 career wins, has announced her retirement.