In fall 2018, Penn State Behrend Assistant Professor Arpan Yagnik joined forces with the University's Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse and asked his advertising classes to create multiple campaigns for the awareness, education or prevention of opioid abuse.
For many people, the start of the new year is an opportunity to live a healthier life. Whether it's being less stressed, eating better or being healthier overall, research by Penn State faculty over the past year may offer some tips to achieving those goals.
Penn State alumna Ann Karmazon Scott gave the commencement address at Penn State Behrend’s fall commencement, held Friday, Dec. 14, in the campus’ Junker Center. The college awarded 202 undergraduate degrees and 33 master’s degrees at the ceremony.
Charles A. Brown, associate professor of accounting, gave the faculty address at Penn State Behrend’s fall commencement, which awarded 202 new undergraduate degrees and 33 master’s degrees. The ceremony was held Dec. 14 in the college’s Junker Center.
Held Dec. 11 at Penn State Behrend, the 13th annual PLASTCAR competition is the culmination of a semester-long project between Rolling Ridge and Diehl elementary school fifth- and sixth-graders and students from Behrend’s Plastics Engineering Technology and Psychology programs.
Penn State Behrend students Ryan Bauer and Logan Luzier recently took first place in the Blow Molded Parts Competition at the 34th annual Blow Molding Conference, held earlier this semester in Pittsburgh. For the project, the two re-designed how a calf hutch could be molded and manufactured through blow molding.
The National Science Foundation will fund a two-year, $200,000 study of group dynamics and collaborative problem-solving in simulated manufacturing environments at Penn State Behrend. Faculty members from two schools at the college will oversee the research.
Penn State Behrend basketball player Justin Gorny scored his 1,000th career point in a win over Penn State Altoona. Gorny, a senior from South Park, is the second member of the team to reach that mark this season, and the 20th in program history.
The 17th annual Erie presentation of Tuba Christmas will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, in the McGarvey Commons of Penn State Behrend's Reed Union Building. The performance begins at 1 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
A layup in the second half of a loss to La Roche gave Penn State Behrend basketball player Andy Niland his 1,000th career point. Niland, a senior from Fairview, is just the 19th player in program history to reach that mark.