When faculty members in the School of Science at Penn State Behrend had to re-imagine their courses for the remote-learning COVID environment, they did what scientists do: They experimented until they got it right.
The Penn State Behrend men’s golf team placed second at the Penn State Altoona Spring Invitational. The team will compete in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships on April 18.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who exposed the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, will discuss her work as a clinician and community advocate when the Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend resumes on April 13.
High school students and their families are invited to attend Penn State Behrend’s virtual admissions open house on Saturday, April 10. The program, which begins at 1 p.m., will be hosted on Zoom.
A $6.6 million renovation and expansion of Penn State Behrend’s Federal House – the oldest brick building in Harborcreek Township – is underway, with cranes and earth-moving equipment preparing the site for an 11,000-square-foot upgrade.
Jeremy O’Mard, a 2013 Penn State Behrend graduate, will be honored as one of 16 2021 Penn State Alumni Achievement Award recipients. The award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger.
The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to beat Penn State Altoona and earn a spot in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference tournament, which begins April 7.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health recently announced the dates for phases 1B, 1C and 2 of the commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution program and Penn State is strongly encouraging all students, faculty and staff to sign up to get a vaccine as soon as they are eligible to receive one.
Penn State has been awarded five grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Manufacturing PA initiative. The initiative awarded $2 million across 29 grants in total and will bring together government, industry and higher education in holistic collaboration to spur new technologies and processes in the manufacturing sector.
Two new faculty members and two new labs at Penn State Behrend will support the college's $26 million partnership with the Magee-Womens Research Institute of Erie — a women’s health initiative that will bring locally focused clinical medical trials to the region.
