Penn State Behrend has earned a bronze rating from STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. “This tells us where we are, in terms of sustainability, and what steps we need to take next,” said Sherri “Sam” Mason, the college’s sustainability coordinator. “It will help us prioritize the work ahead."
Prospective graduate students will have an opportunity to learn about Penn State Behrend's master's degree programs when a series of free online information sessions begins Sept. 14.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with on-demand testing and random screening results from the period of Sept. 4-6, as well as new results from the prior week. These numbers are evolving as it can take up to 48 hours for test results to be received, which then are validated and uploaded.
The Smith Creative Writers Reading Series at Penn State Behrend will feature five writers this semester, with virtual gatherings on Zoom. Seniors in the college's Bachelor of Fine Arts program in creative writing also will read from their work.
Last week, Penn State’s Food Services launched Penn State Eats mobile ordering. The new mobile ordering system, integrated through the recently launched Penn State Go app, under the Dining tab. The new mobile ordering app allows students, faculty, staff and guests the option to order food from their mobile devices, providing them with a cashless and contactless food service experience.
A $412,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the purchase of an atomic force microscope at Penn State Behrend. The instrument can measure fractions of a nanometer – which is one-billionth of a meter – and will support research in materials and biological sciences.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with symptomatic and asymptomatic test results from the weekend, as well as new results from the prior week.
The start of the fall semester at Penn State Behrend introduces an innovative new program, Belonging@Behrend, designed to keep first-year students engaged wherever they are — whether on campus or commuting, in class or learning remotely.
“It’s important that we narrate our own stories,” said Jacqueline Jackson, a 2002 graduate of Penn State Behrend and founder of the Royalty Project, an eight-week mentoring program for youths aged 10-14.
Two Penn State faculty will learn how to better incorporate community input into their research programs through a Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute fellowship program. Wilson Brown, assistant professor of clinical psychology at Penn State Behrend and Casey Pinto, assistant professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, are this year's Community-Engaged Research Fellows. Entry into the program is a competitive process.
