Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 conditions around the country and in Pennsylvania, effective immediately (Aug. 4), Penn State will require all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses. Within the last 24 hours, many counties that are home to Penn State campuses have shifted to “orange” status, warranting an immediate adjustment to the University’s on-campus masking requirement.
Brian Streeter, senior director of athletics at Penn State Behrend, was an easy choice for the Erie Sports Hall of Fame. The honor was a long time coming, mostly because Streeter kept declining and nominating others for the spots he was offered.
A three-year, $70,000 research study at Penn State Behrend to investigate a mechanism for removing sulfur from petroleum-based substances has provided valuable lab experience for seven students at the college. Even better: They're getting paid.
A research team at Penn State Behrend is using “smart manufacturing” technology, including machine sensors, to reduce waste and increase product quality at Erie-based Plastek Group, which manufactures packaging for the personal care, food and beverage and cosmetics industries.
The Penn State Board of Trustees approved the final plans for construction of a new fitness and recreation center at Penn State Behrend. The new building will replace the campus’ Erie Hall, built in 1952.
Cara Exten, an assistant nursing professor and infectious disease epidemiologist, studies the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases in populations over time. She put her nearly 20 years of epidemiology experience to the test by helping the University create and execute a COVID-19 testing and contact tracing initiative.
A new biomedical translational research lab at Penn State Behrend will support local medical clinical trials and expand research opportunities for students in the college’s new biochemistry and molecular biology minor.
Although a strained Achilles tendon has slowed Ricardo Estremera, an assistant teaching professor of Spanish at Penn State Behrend, he still aims to represent Puerto Rico at the Tokyo Olympics.
Penn State Behrend’s 2021 Smith Carillon Concert Series will begin July 8 with a free concert by Tom Gurin. Three more performances will follow, offering a mix of classical music, Broadway standards and pop songs by Beyonce and the Beatles.
Eleven Penn State Behrend faculty members have been promoted and will begin the fall semester with a new academic rank. Two additional faculty members have been granted emeritus status, which recognizes sustained meritorious academic service to the University.
