Latest News

Frog-gut science inspires young biologists.

Frog-gut science inspires young biologists

When his partner cut the frog open, Jimmy Lucas got a whiff of preservative: a stinky, nose-crinkling chemical odor.

“That is nasty,” he said, turning his head.

Then it passed, and he turned back, and the frog was awesome, showing its heart and bladder and kidneys and vomerine teeth.

The partner, Michael Rawlings, poked at a stringy, zigzag intestine. “Looks like spaghetti,” he said.

Earth's Eye writing festival scheduled for September 7.

Earth's Eye writing festival scheduled for September 7

Lia PurpuraThe poet and essayist Lia Purpura will help lead the second “Earth’s Eye: A Festival of Writing in and of the Natural World” at Presque Isle State Park on Sept. 7. She will discuss, among other things, how to use details to improve a story – a skill she honed while hunting for beach glass.

2013 Penn State Behrend Athletics Hall of Fame inductees

2013 Penn State Behrend Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced.

Penn State Behrend will induct six individuals—Danielle Bemis ’04, Jenny Detelich ’00, Jacob Hordych ’04, Andy Laver ’04, Ryan Seyler ’03, and Chris Shearer’02—into the College’s Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. will be inducted into the Hall on Saturday, September 28. Three championship winning teams will be inducted, too: the 1993-94 women’s basketball team, 1978 men’s soccer team, and the 2003 men’s soccer team.

2013 ERIE conference to focus on early childhood education

The value of early childhood education is typically measured by school readiness: reading level, language skills and mathematical ability. The 2013 ERIE conference at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will approach the debate from an economist's perspective, with one basic question: Is there a measurable economic benefit to these programs?

Frog-Gut Science Inspires Young Biologists

College for Kids Biology ProgramWhen his partner cut the frog open, Jimmy Lucas got a whiff of preservative: a stinky, nose-crinkling chemical odor.

“That is nasty,” he said, turning his head.

Then it passed, and he turned back, and the frog was awesome, showing its heart and bladder and kidneys and vomerine teeth.