The Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend, which operated as the Erie Planetarium since 1959, relocated to Penn State Behrend in 2014 and has become a staple of the college’s School of Science.
Participate in Penn State Behrend's popular Science Story Time—from home! This experiment will help children explore and describe the motion of toys and objects.
Participate in Penn State Behrend's popular Science Story Time—from home! This experiment will help children explore and describe the motion of toys and objects.
Penn State Behrend's Mechanical Engineering Technology program takes an applied approach to analyzing and designing engineering systems. By the time you graduate, you'll have hands-on experience and diverse, in-demand skills that will open doors to you in a variety of positions in wide-ranging fields.
What makes Penn State Behrend's Mechanical Engineering degree so special? Versatility. Our Mechanical Engineering grads are highly skilled and in demand, thanks to their hands-on learning, internships, and industry-sponsored research work.
If technology is your thing, Penn State Behrend's Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program is for you. With Behrend's combination of theoretical coursework and hands-on learning, you'll become prepared for a career in electronics, microprocessors, computer hardware and software, instrumentation, communications, and more.
Computer Science is a high-demand degree, and the B.S. program at Penn State Behrend is the only ABET-accredited program in the Penn State system. At Behrend, you'll not only gain essential skills like programming, database management, and data visualization, you'll also study emerging fields like game development and cybersecurity.
Jim Gavio, director of the Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend, explains the significance of SpaceX’s Demo-2 launch, scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2020. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and will mark the return of human spaceflight for the United States.
Participate in Penn State Behrend's popular Science Story Time—from home! This experiment will help children explore surface tension (the stuff that holds liquid molecules together).
