The 'Colorwalk' at Penn State Behrend is an outdoor sculpture with more than 8,000 pink plastic discs, which are spaced through a tree line near the Reed Union Building. The project is part of Penn State's Campus Arts Initiative.
That's a lesson Tracy Halmi, associate teaching professor of chemistry, taught local preschoolers at "Science Story Time," an outreach program of the Penn State Behrend School of Science. She used bubbles to illustrate to young scientists all of the different states of matter. Through fun and interactive experiments, she hopes to jump-start the minds of these preschoolers.
A team of student and faculty researchers discovered the first evidence of Hemimysis anomala — also known as the bloody red shrimp — in Lake Erie's Pennsylvania waters.
The Rhythms of Life series at Penn State Behrend showcases a variety of music, dance and storytelling traditions from all regions of the world. The series is produced by the college's office of Educational Equity and Diversity Programs.
Penn State Behrend provides expanded academic and cultural orientation programs for new international students. The programs are coordinated by the college's Office of Educational Equity and Diversity.
