Photo submitted by Beth Tuschhoff, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in quantitative ecology in the Eberly College of Science, of flowers at the Arboretum in early June. The submitted caption reads: "Looking to the sky."
Photo submitted by Amanda Trievel, digital strategy lead for strategic communications and community engagement at Penn State Abington. The submitted caption reads: "Turtles basking in the sun on the longest summer day of the year, June 20, 2025, at the Abington campus."
Photo submitted by Sara P. Brennan, communications director for the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center in the College of Health and Human Development. The submitted caption reads: "I took this photo on July 23, 2025, at the Arboretum at Penn State. This majestic Red Elm (Ulmus rubra) has become a Penn State landmark in its own right. The sunlight streaming through the tree branches evokes the feeling of happy summer evenings spent outdoors."
The winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest was submitted by Shrinishtaa Srinivas, an undergraduate student studying film and communications at Penn State Harrisburg. This photo, taken by Srinivas for their COMM 215 basic photography course in late summer 2024, shows canna lily flowers in front of the Vartan Plaza fountain at the Harrisburg campus.
