Previously known as ultimate frisbee, ultimate is a non-contact team sport played with a flying disc. This summer, Penn State Behrend offered an introduction to the sport through the College for Kids program.
A simulation created by engineering students at Penn State Behrend increased the efficiency at a product distribution center, saving time and money as shipping pallets are moved through the facility.
The 2019 ERIE Conference at Penn State Behrend focused on automation and artificial intelligence in the workplace. Ethan Pollack, associate director for research and policy at the Aspen Institute's Future of Work Initiative, provided the keynote address.
A $2 million gift from Sally and Bob Metzgar enabled construction of Metzgar Center at Penn State Behrend. The building houses the college's admissions, financial aid, alumni relations, bursar's and registrar's offices.
Penn State Behrend's literary journal, "Lake Effect," is published every spring. The 2019 edition includes poetry, fiction and literary nonfiction selected and edited by Behrend students and faculty members.
Richard Vann, assistant professor of marketing at Penn State Behrend, recently had the article “Big Picture, Bad Outcomes: When Visual Perspectives Harm Health Goal Pursuit” published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology.
Richard Vann, assistant professor of marketing, is one of the authors of “Big Picture, Bad Outcomes: When Visual Perspectives Harm Health Goal Pursuit,” a Journal of Consumer Psychology article now available online. For the article, Vann conducted three experiments which outline how third-person perspectives actually can be discouraging when it comes to pursuing health goals, such as making a decision to purchase healthier foods.
Sherri “Sam” Mason recently joined Penn State Behrend as its sustainability coordinator. The Texas native is known for her groundbreaking research on plastics pollution.
