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Penn State Altoona professor publishes new book on North American energy history

June 23, 2026

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College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

June 23, 2026

Schuylkill student places first at Future Business Leaders of America conference

June 22, 2026

A photo of the front of the Business Building, viewed from Park Avenue

Anonymous $1.5 million gift to enhance finance education at Penn State Smeal

June 22, 2026

Jenna Guarrera wears a white dress while smiling and holding a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in front of a flower stand on the streets of France.

Student turns education abroad experience into internship opportunity

June 22, 2026

Text in white reads "AI" over top a collaged background in shades of blue and various patterns

AI literacy course, suite of services now available to Penn State students enrolled in summer classes

June 22, 2026

A group of students pose for a photograph with Hongtao Sun.

Undergrads gain hands-on machine learning experience in summer program

June 22, 2026

Four individuals stand shoulder-to-shoulder indoors in a well-lit room with green textured walls, a door, and a window visible behind them. One person in the center wears a dark suit and tie with a name badge, flanked by two adults on the left and one adult on the right; all are dressed in semi-formal attire and facing the camera.

Incoming Penn State Scranton student awarded Semiquincentennial Scholarship

June 22, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Drais-Parrillo, Laine named inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors

June 22, 2026

A view of Old Main in summer.

GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects

June 22, 2026

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Air Force award supports research on electronics that can survive extremes

June 22, 2026

Biomedical engineering grad student receives PhRMA Foundation fellowship

June 22, 2026

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Opportunity at Library of Congress 'feels perfect' for hardworking student

June 21, 2026

Penn State Abington supply chain graduate: ‘My internship propelled me forward'

June 18, 2026

AESEDA-PASET symposium

July 1 symposium to strengthen and expand partnership with African universities

June 18, 2026

World Campus peer guides celebrated for helping to advance student success

June 18, 2026

Old Main building and trees in summer

Penn State ranks 23rd in US, 92nd globally in 2027 QS World University Rankings

June 18, 2026

Penn State statistician honored with Noether Distinguished Scholar Award

June 18, 2026

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Penn State Altoona student-athletes in swimming named to SUNYAC Honor Roll

June 17, 2026

Inaugural Built Environment Showcase

Cocoziello Institute hosts inaugural Built Environment Showcase

June 17, 2026

Black and white drawing of numerous square tiles in columns reading "hate alphabet"

Art professor to exhibit works at halfway point of decade-long drawing project

June 17, 2026

professor in blue suit poses next to Fulbright Hungary sign

IST faculty member completes Fulbright experience in Hungary

June 17, 2026

Huck administrator earns international recognition

June 17, 2026

Gary Perdew retires after more than 30 years at Penn State

June 16, 2026

Two women wearing conference badges stand beside a NEACJS banner at a criminal justice sciences event.

Altoona students present opioid research at criminal justice conference

June 16, 2026

Yinming Shao wearing a suit stands outside

Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics

June 16, 2026

A photo of the outside of the Business Building showing the curve of the atrium

Penn State Smeal Early Career Leadership Council aims to ‘help do it better’

June 16, 2026

Jenni Evans portrait

Fund honoring late meteorologist to assist in global student experience

June 16, 2026

Chao-Yang Wang in a lab

Toyota award to support lithium-ion battery fire prevention research

June 16, 2026

Two female students sit a table together and look at an open book.

Leadership insights: President Bendapudi on the foundational skills that will always matter

June 15, 2026

Presenters and attendees at the EEntrepreneur poster showcase during the 2026 Electrical Engineering Student Research Competition

Electrical engineering entrepreneurs present posters at departmental competition

June 15, 2026

Practical Nursing student Mikayla Grienseisen works through an educational exercise, under the watchful eye of instructor Lisa Dush, RN, MSN, in the Practical Nursing lab at Penn State DuBois.

June 30 deadline nears to apply to Penn State DuBois Practical Nursing program

June 15, 2026

Sarah Zappe poses outdoors.

Engineering design professor named engineering education fellow

June 15, 2026

Gary Liguori, chancellor and dean of Penn State Abington

WATCH: Penn State Abington, a commitment to Greater Philadelphia

June 15, 2026

Joette Dempsey and Ed Lucy pose for a photo in front of wall with Penn State Scranton name

Scranton alumnus Ed Lucy honors former mentor and professor Richard F. Dempsey

June 12, 2026

Professor Marie Reilly to retire after two decades at Penn State Dickinson Law

June 12, 2026

Photo of Penn State's university seal

Spring 2026 dean's list announced at Penn State Hazleton

June 12, 2026

A photo of Nicole Day sitting on the ground with a lemur in her lap and other lemur sitting next to her

From Beaver to the wild life

June 12, 2026

A dark haired woman sits on a multicolored couch shaped like a peacock silhouette.

Internship with NBC News in DC gives journalism major a peek at potential future

June 12, 2026

Smiling young man in a white shirt, holding a notebook and pen.

Penn State students partner with The Associated Press to cover FIFA World Cup

June 12, 2026

Detailed black‑and‑white infographic titled “Moray and the Inca Cosmology, Cuzco, Peru,” featuring a central circular diagram with contour-like lines representing the terraced agricultural site of Moray, surrounded by layered maps, diagrams, and text panels that depict landscape sections, elevation, and symbolic cosmological elements.

Research grant to support exploring sustainable architectural practices in Andes

June 12, 2026

Nicholas Pyeatt named division head at Penn State Altoona

June 12, 2026

Photo of Penn State's university seal

Students named to spring 2026 dean's list at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

June 11, 2026

Matias Moreno standing on gravel path in a bamboo forest

Undergraduate Matias Moreno earns competitive Astronaut and Udall scholarships

June 11, 2026

Chancellor and dean Colin J. Neill speaks at a podium at Penn State Great Valley

Q&A: The evolution of artificial intelligence

June 11, 2026

Craig and Stephanie Diehl

Penn State Dickinson Law launches Craig A. Diehl Pathway to Law Program

June 11, 2026

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AI and the Economy Initiative builds momentum with second workshop

June 11, 2026

Students present their research

Penn State Berks students conduct impactful research across diverse fields

June 11, 2026

Lee Kump, dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Virtual Speaker Session to highlight research in Earth and mineral sciences

June 10, 2026

Matthew Hollingham poses next to his carbon capture system

Treats to concrete: Penn State Bakery to use grad student’s carbon capture tech

June 10, 2026

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Six Penn Staters earn Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

June 10, 2026

Blue and white graphic with Penn State Social Science Research Institute word mark and "The Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research Winner," a photo of Mohanraj Krishnan, a faculty member in the College of Health and Human Development and Penn State Cancer Institute.

Biobehavioral health researcher earns Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

June 10, 2026

A photo of David Maynard, a Penn State Behrend pioneer alumnus.

Penn State Behrend alumnus supported Apollo 13 mission

June 10, 2026

Penn State's Tom Sharbaugh walks in downtown State College.

Professor Tom Sharbaugh to retire after 11 years at Penn State Dickinson Law

June 10, 2026

A triptych of headshots showing the 2026-27 Huck Institutes leadership fellows: Joshua Kellogg, Andrew Deans, and Le Bao

Huck names Leadership Fellows for 2026-27

June 10, 2026

A graphic reading Smeal on the top and Integrity below three photos featuring, from left to right, a woman and two men.

Three new members set to join Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board

June 09, 2026

A portrait of Penn State Behrend student Abhirath Baiju

Behrend student offers peer coaching in personal finance

June 09, 2026

Headshots of baseball players Owen Dombrosky and Jonathan Rauch

Altoona’s Owen Dombrosky, Jonathan Rauch named to CSC Academic All-District Team

June 09, 2026

Students and faculty member with their arms outstretched near a large floor sign, "ECA 2026," the conference the group attended

Wilkes-Barre students present at regional conference; one earns top poster award

June 08, 2026

Professor standing in front of the classroom

Penn State York launches Smart Systems Integration Lab

June 08, 2026

Harrisburg names School of Science, Engineering and Technology director

June 08, 2026

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Nese College of Nursing chosen for national program on workforce well-being

June 08, 2026

A photo of the Lion Shrine in the evening autumn light.

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

June 08, 2026

Riley Fegley and Lydia Newman

Penn State Altoona research lab members accepted into law school

June 08, 2026

Materials lab in national program to develop wearable eye health system

June 08, 2026

Megan Nagel photo portrait

WATCH: Penn State Greater Allegheny, a commitment to the Mon Valley

June 08, 2026

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Penn State Altoona professor publishes new book on North American energy history

June 23, 2026

expansive glass and red brick campus building

College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

June 23, 2026

Schuylkill student places first at Future Business Leaders of America conference

June 22, 2026

A photo of the front of the Business Building, viewed from Park Avenue

Anonymous $1.5 million gift to enhance finance education at Penn State Smeal

June 22, 2026

Jenna Guarrera wears a white dress while smiling and holding a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in front of a flower stand on the streets of France.

Student turns education abroad experience into internship opportunity

June 22, 2026

Text in white reads "AI" over top a collaged background in shades of blue and various patterns

AI literacy course, suite of services now available to Penn State students enrolled in summer classes

June 22, 2026

A group of students pose for a photograph with Hongtao Sun.

Undergrads gain hands-on machine learning experience in summer program

June 22, 2026

Four individuals stand shoulder-to-shoulder indoors in a well-lit room with green textured walls, a door, and a window visible behind them. One person in the center wears a dark suit and tie with a name badge, flanked by two adults on the left and one adult on the right; all are dressed in semi-formal attire and facing the camera.

Incoming Penn State Scranton student awarded Semiquincentennial Scholarship

June 22, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Drais-Parrillo, Laine named inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors

June 22, 2026

A view of Old Main in summer.

GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects

June 22, 2026

Woman peering through lab equipment

Air Force award supports research on electronics that can survive extremes

June 22, 2026

Biomedical engineering grad student receives PhRMA Foundation fellowship

June 22, 2026

Smiling woman in a pink dress in a large open building

Opportunity at Library of Congress 'feels perfect' for hardworking student

June 21, 2026

Penn State Abington supply chain graduate: ‘My internship propelled me forward'

June 18, 2026

AESEDA-PASET symposium

July 1 symposium to strengthen and expand partnership with African universities

June 18, 2026

World Campus peer guides celebrated for helping to advance student success

June 18, 2026

Old Main building and trees in summer

Penn State ranks 23rd in US, 92nd globally in 2027 QS World University Rankings

June 18, 2026

Penn State statistician honored with Noether Distinguished Scholar Award

June 18, 2026

Penn State Athletics Symbol

Penn State Altoona student-athletes in swimming named to SUNYAC Honor Roll

June 17, 2026

Inaugural Built Environment Showcase

Cocoziello Institute hosts inaugural Built Environment Showcase

June 17, 2026

Black and white drawing of numerous square tiles in columns reading "hate alphabet"

Art professor to exhibit works at halfway point of decade-long drawing project

June 17, 2026

professor in blue suit poses next to Fulbright Hungary sign

IST faculty member completes Fulbright experience in Hungary

June 17, 2026

Huck administrator earns international recognition

June 17, 2026

Gary Perdew retires after more than 30 years at Penn State

June 16, 2026

Two women wearing conference badges stand beside a NEACJS banner at a criminal justice sciences event.

Altoona students present opioid research at criminal justice conference

June 16, 2026

Yinming Shao wearing a suit stands outside

Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics

June 16, 2026

A photo of the outside of the Business Building showing the curve of the atrium

Penn State Smeal Early Career Leadership Council aims to ‘help do it better’

June 16, 2026

Jenni Evans portrait

Fund honoring late meteorologist to assist in global student experience

June 16, 2026

Chao-Yang Wang in a lab

Toyota award to support lithium-ion battery fire prevention research

June 16, 2026

Two female students sit a table together and look at an open book.

Leadership insights: President Bendapudi on the foundational skills that will always matter

June 15, 2026

Presenters and attendees at the EEntrepreneur poster showcase during the 2026 Electrical Engineering Student Research Competition

Electrical engineering entrepreneurs present posters at departmental competition

June 15, 2026

Practical Nursing student Mikayla Grienseisen works through an educational exercise, under the watchful eye of instructor Lisa Dush, RN, MSN, in the Practical Nursing lab at Penn State DuBois.

June 30 deadline nears to apply to Penn State DuBois Practical Nursing program

June 15, 2026

Sarah Zappe poses outdoors.

Engineering design professor named engineering education fellow

June 15, 2026

Gary Liguori, chancellor and dean of Penn State Abington

WATCH: Penn State Abington, a commitment to Greater Philadelphia

June 15, 2026

Joette Dempsey and Ed Lucy pose for a photo in front of wall with Penn State Scranton name

Scranton alumnus Ed Lucy honors former mentor and professor Richard F. Dempsey

June 12, 2026

Professor Marie Reilly to retire after two decades at Penn State Dickinson Law

June 12, 2026

Photo of Penn State's university seal

Spring 2026 dean's list announced at Penn State Hazleton

June 12, 2026

A photo of Nicole Day sitting on the ground with a lemur in her lap and other lemur sitting next to her

From Beaver to the wild life

June 12, 2026

A dark haired woman sits on a multicolored couch shaped like a peacock silhouette.

Internship with NBC News in DC gives journalism major a peek at potential future

June 12, 2026

Smiling young man in a white shirt, holding a notebook and pen.

Penn State students partner with The Associated Press to cover FIFA World Cup

June 12, 2026

Detailed black‑and‑white infographic titled “Moray and the Inca Cosmology, Cuzco, Peru,” featuring a central circular diagram with contour-like lines representing the terraced agricultural site of Moray, surrounded by layered maps, diagrams, and text panels that depict landscape sections, elevation, and symbolic cosmological elements.

Research grant to support exploring sustainable architectural practices in Andes

June 12, 2026

Nicholas Pyeatt named division head at Penn State Altoona

June 12, 2026

Photo of Penn State's university seal

Students named to spring 2026 dean's list at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

June 11, 2026

Matias Moreno standing on gravel path in a bamboo forest

Undergraduate Matias Moreno earns competitive Astronaut and Udall scholarships

June 11, 2026

Chancellor and dean Colin J. Neill speaks at a podium at Penn State Great Valley

Q&A: The evolution of artificial intelligence

June 11, 2026

Craig and Stephanie Diehl

Penn State Dickinson Law launches Craig A. Diehl Pathway to Law Program

June 11, 2026

large group of people on cement staircase

AI and the Economy Initiative builds momentum with second workshop

June 11, 2026

Students present their research

Penn State Berks students conduct impactful research across diverse fields

June 11, 2026

Lee Kump, dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Virtual Speaker Session to highlight research in Earth and mineral sciences

June 10, 2026

Matthew Hollingham poses next to his carbon capture system

Treats to concrete: Penn State Bakery to use grad student’s carbon capture tech

June 10, 2026

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Six Penn Staters earn Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

June 10, 2026

Blue and white graphic with Penn State Social Science Research Institute word mark and "The Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research Winner," a photo of Mohanraj Krishnan, a faculty member in the College of Health and Human Development and Penn State Cancer Institute.

Biobehavioral health researcher earns Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

June 10, 2026

A photo of David Maynard, a Penn State Behrend pioneer alumnus.

Penn State Behrend alumnus supported Apollo 13 mission

June 10, 2026

Penn State's Tom Sharbaugh walks in downtown State College.

Professor Tom Sharbaugh to retire after 11 years at Penn State Dickinson Law

June 10, 2026

A triptych of headshots showing the 2026-27 Huck Institutes leadership fellows: Joshua Kellogg, Andrew Deans, and Le Bao

Huck names Leadership Fellows for 2026-27

June 10, 2026

A graphic reading Smeal on the top and Integrity below three photos featuring, from left to right, a woman and two men.

Three new members set to join Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board

June 09, 2026

A portrait of Penn State Behrend student Abhirath Baiju

Behrend student offers peer coaching in personal finance

June 09, 2026

Headshots of baseball players Owen Dombrosky and Jonathan Rauch

Altoona’s Owen Dombrosky, Jonathan Rauch named to CSC Academic All-District Team

June 09, 2026

Students and faculty member with their arms outstretched near a large floor sign, "ECA 2026," the conference the group attended

Wilkes-Barre students present at regional conference; one earns top poster award

June 08, 2026

Professor standing in front of the classroom

Penn State York launches Smart Systems Integration Lab

June 08, 2026

Harrisburg names School of Science, Engineering and Technology director

June 08, 2026

a sign that reads "Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing: in front of a building

Nese College of Nursing chosen for national program on workforce well-being

June 08, 2026

A photo of the Lion Shrine in the evening autumn light.

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

June 08, 2026

Riley Fegley and Lydia Newman

Penn State Altoona research lab members accepted into law school

June 08, 2026

Materials lab in national program to develop wearable eye health system

June 08, 2026

Megan Nagel photo portrait

WATCH: Penn State Greater Allegheny, a commitment to the Mon Valley

June 08, 2026

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