As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 13 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Blues music helped lead Mia Borgia, a 2022 graduate of Penn State Behrend’s DIGIT program, to a new gig: creating data visualizations that explain math in new ways.
Many of Penn State's campuses offer dedicated space for gardens. At Penn State Behrend, the entire campus serves as an arboretum, where visitors can take time to enjoy a wide and varied collection of international tree and plant life collected over decades.
The Mary Behrend Impact Award has been presented to Paula J. Dombrowski, a structural engineer who served as the Engineer of Record for Penn State Behrend's Burke Center.
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team defeated Pitt-Greensburg, 9-0, to remain undefeated in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play. The Lions face Westminster on April 12.
A number of Penn State campuses hosted watch events and educational activities surrounding the solar eclipse on April 8. One campus — Penn State Behrend — fell within 100% totality of solar eclipse.
Nearly 50 clients of the Sight Center of Northwest PA visited the Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend to learn about the April 8 total solar eclipse. They used Braille star maps and AM-radio frequencies to track the moon’s path.
The 2023-24 Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend will conclude with a talk by Jotham Austin II, a novelist, podcast host and botanist at the University of Chicago.
Penn State Sustainability has announced the 2024 recipients of its sustainability awards. These accolades, including the John Roe Sustainability Impact Award, the Student Sustainability Advisory Council Tree Award, and the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium Campus Sustainability Champion Award, commend the extraordinary contributions of students in spearheading sustainability initiatives.
Penn State's Rock Ethics Institute has announced the winners of the 2024 Stand Up Awards for Undergraduate Ethical Leadership: Triniti Freeman, a nursing major at Penn State Schuylkill; Vancie Peacock, a biological engineering major at Penn State University Park; and Jenna Seigworth, an English major at Penn State Behrend.
