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Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student Profiles: Kaely Walshaw

Student-athlete reflects on leadership, academics, growth at Penn State schuylkill

March 28, 2025

A woman discusses her research with a poster session attendee

Call for posters for 2025 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

March 27, 2025

Landis Crawford stands in front of Schreyer Honors College sign

Schreyer Scholar sows passion for agricultural leadership 

March 26, 2025

Maria Rebecca Duiker (left), Anna Raquel Duiker (middle) and Lina Ruth Duiker (right) pose for a selfie in front of tree-covered mountains in Puerto Rico.

Three Penn State sisters share love of service and linguistics

March 26, 2025

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student Profiles: Arabi Chavira

Finding family and opportunity: A transformative journey at Penn State Schuylkill

March 24, 2025

Student explaining research project to faculty judge

Shape the next generation: Volunteer judges needed for Undergraduate Exhibition

March 18, 2025

Student reflects on her journey, opportunities at Penn State Schuylkill

March 14, 2025

Schuylkill student accepted to UPenn School of Veterinary Medicine

March 11, 2025

Cara Arnoldi smiles in a green and white sweater in front of a blurred background of green and brown trees.

A tradition of leadership: Blue Band president takes path to public service

February 27, 2025

Student presenting research poster to volunteer judge

Register now for Penn State’s largest undergraduate academic exhibition

February 25, 2025

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Electrical engineering undergrads gain experience in new research program

January 30, 2025

Old Main building and trees in summer

Erickson Discovery Grant applications close Feb. 16

January 24, 2025

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Libraries offering $1,250 award for 2025 outstanding undergraduate thesis

December 16, 2024

Elisabeth Egeli stands next to the ocean overlooking a sunset in Greece.

Behind the crime: Liberal Arts student explores psychology of criminal behavior

November 27, 2024

Students pose with an engineering project in a large event venue.

Engineering Learning Factory to host fall cornerstone, capstone project showcase

November 18, 2024

Three students lean over lab equipment.

The search to replace a critical semiconductor

November 15, 2024

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Three Penn Staters named Rhodes Scholarship finalists

November 12, 2024

Suk Lan Ser, winner of the first-place graduate poster prize, presents her research at the Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase on Nov. 1, 2024.

Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase winners announced

November 11, 2024

A group of students hold LEGO models of planes in a lab setting.

Brick by brick, LEGOneering team builds interest in STEM careers

November 07, 2024

Mechanical engineering, chemistry major named College of Engineering marshal

October 22, 2024

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Penn State undergrads place in regional, national civil engineering competitions

September 30, 2024

A student and professor in white lab coats pouring liquid nitrogen in a lab

Hazleton chemical engineering major earns Multi-Campus Research Experience

June 27, 2024

Angela Bonopane poses for photo

Penn State Berks graduate earns statewide award for criminal justice research

June 25, 2024

Two people wearing safety glasses adjust a wheelchair that is set upside-down on a table.

From rock climbing to dining, students use engineering to improve accessibility

June 05, 2024

Three Lehigh Valley undergraduates chosen for Multi-Campus Research Experience

May 20, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

May 14, 2024

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Ten Penn Staters earn Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for 2024–25 program year

May 13, 2024

Young Investigators headshots

Penn State Berks students awarded for undergraduate research

May 08, 2024

A student presents their project to faculty member at 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition.

Award winners announced for 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition

May 06, 2024

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Conference takeaways ‘transformative’ for Hazleton corporate communication major

May 01, 2024

Composite photo of headshots featuring Mabel Tong, Nate Carey, and Bridget Reheard

Meet Penn State’s three Goldwater Scholars for 2024-25

April 29, 2024

Undergraduate exhibition presenter explaining research poster

Undergraduates showcase research in annual academic exhibition

April 29, 2024

A group of students sits in the foreground talking, and a second group of students stands in the background, also collaborating.

How to build a robot in three days

April 29, 2024

Denzell Ivery posing for photo in front of a scenic valley

Graduate student earns Boren Fellowship to study Turkish language

April 23, 2024

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Winners of York's undergraduate research, creative accomplishments announced

April 18, 2024

Penn State Schuylkill students present research at ECA-USC 2024 conference

April 16, 2024

Alexis Dell explains her engineering and physical sciences research to Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Peter Hopsicker.

Penn State Altoona hosts 22nd annual research and creative activities fair

April 15, 2024

Student exhibition presenter talking in front of research poster

Penn State community, public invited to Undergraduate Exhibition on April 15-17

April 15, 2024

Exterior photo of Recital Hall

'Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music' to feature undergraduate researchers

April 11, 2024

Student presents her research project at annual exposition

New Kensington undergraduate research highlighted at annual exposition

April 10, 2024

Penn State alumnus translates liberal arts education into global career

April 05, 2024

Jacob Campbell standing next to his painting

Brandywine student honors Endangered Species Act anniversary in capstone project

March 04, 2024

Scranton nursing student collaborates in rewarding research opportunity

March 01, 2024

A student speaking with two judges in a classroom

Applications now being accepted for Undergraduate Research Symposium

February 29, 2024

Student presenting research poster to faculty judge at 2023 Exhibition

2024 Undergraduate Exhibition applications open

February 19, 2024

A portrait of Alexis Kauffman

Internships cement mental health career aspirations for Liberal Arts student

February 06, 2024

Best of Show 2023

Submissions now open for 2024 annual Materials Visualization Competition

February 05, 2024

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Liberal Arts students gain hands-on research experience through psychology lab

January 31, 2024

Two people in a lab look a computer monitor

Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute now accepting applications

January 25, 2024

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Penn State York team presented work on needs for fathers at national conference

January 10, 2024

Three people talk in front of a research poster

Schuylkill Undergraduate Research Symposium features over 20 presentations

December 07, 2023

A student makes glass in a forge

Hands-on experience: Undergraduate at the forefront of ‘cutting-edge innovation’

December 05, 2023

Students walk around tables and a car that are on the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center.

Engineering Learning Factory to host fall showcase in person and virtually

November 28, 2023

Ethan Sten, the fall 2023 Liberal Arts student marshal, stands in front of a tree.

Ethan Sten selected as Liberal Arts college marshal for fall 2023 commencement

November 22, 2023

Learning Factory now accepting spring 2024 project submissions

October 05, 2023

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Penn State University College faculty foster STEM research opportunities

August 28, 2023

Brandon George taking a selfie with 3 village men in a Rwandan village

Penn State student researcher studies how tourism can protect gorillas in Rwanda

August 25, 2023

Undergraduate Research Jumpstart Program, fall 2023 (UGRJ)

Libraries' Undergraduate Research Jumpstart Program seeks participants

August 23, 2023

Five students, Dale Miller, Kieran Meehan, Taylor Casavant, Sydney McKernan and James Fong, stand in a row, all holding award statues of the Penn State Nittany Lion

Five engineering student teams honored in national airport design competition

August 10, 2023

Group photo of four people at the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences conference

Penn State Harrisburg students present research at criminal justice conference

July 14, 2023

Student presenting research poster at academic exhibition

Twenty-four students earn awards at the 2023 Undergraduate Exhibition

June 20, 2023

Sydney Bankert and Daniel Abramov

Penn State Berks students earn Erickson Discovery Grant to fund summer research

June 07, 2023

PSU-LV students Gianna Gomes and Fernando Gaton Bido with Dr. Anibal Torres

JEDI Fellows win awards, recognition for undergraduate research projects

May 10, 2023

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2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award finalists, winner named

May 04, 2023

Eight student research award-winners standing in fromt of a banner

Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium winners announced

May 02, 2023

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New undergraduate research program available to Commonwealth Campus students

May 02, 2023

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