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John Nowakowski, far left, Ryan Hutchinson, Michael Gibilterra, Elijah Thompson and Mike Paul worked together to build a large-format 3D printer from scratch in Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons.

Large-format 3D printer

Left to right, John Nowakowski, Ryan Hutchinson, Michael Gibilterra, Elijah Thompson and Mike Paul worked together to build a large-format 3D printer from scratch in Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons. The printer, which is now operational and available for public use, has a build volume of one cubic meter, and its footprint is roughly 1.5 by 1.5 by 2 meters. Any item within that range can be printed, from simple parts to full-sized 3D scans.

Community members are invited to visit campus Thursday, Oct. 31, to become “citizen scientists” and help map the arboretum.

Haunting of the Trees

Community members are invited to visit campus Thursday, Oct. 31, to become “citizen scientists” and help map the arboretum. Several new species of trees have been introduced to campus since the arboretum’s dedication in 2003, and this effort will allow the college to create a new map, which will identify all trees on campus. In recognition of Halloween, attendees are encouraged to be festive and wear their favorite costume for this special “Haunting of the Trees” event.

Greg Filbeck, William Kelly and Aaron Filbeck pose for a photo at the Finance Day program at Penn State Behrend's Burke Center.

CAIA's William Kelly and Aaron Filbeck speak at Behrend Finance Day

Greg Filbeck, left, director of the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend, welcomed William Kelly, center, chief executive officer of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA), and Aaron Filbeck, associate director of financial research for CAIA, to the Finance Day program at Penn State Behrend.

Nittany Lion Shrine autumn

POTD-Nittany Lion Shrine_Autumn

The Nittany Lion Shrine basks in the early morning sunlight on a crisp, autumn day. The shrine, cut from a 13-ton block of limestone by Heinz Warneke and Joseph Garatti, was dedicated in October of 1942 and celebrated it's 77th birthday Oct. 24.

A Penn State Behrend student drops a net into Lake Erie while searching for Hemimysis anomala.

Kyle Deloe searchers for Hemimysis

Penn State Behrend student Kyle Deloe, a senior from Knox, lifts a net while searching for Hemimysis anomala in Lake Erie. He was part of a team that found the species for the first time in Pennsylvania.

A water sample from Lake Erie shows Hemimysis anomala, also known as the bloody red shrimp.

Hemimysis in water sample

A water sample from Lake Erie shows Hemimysis anomala, also known as the bloody red shrimp. The species had never been found in Pennsylvania waters.