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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

Composite photo of Beeram, Carey and Kim

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

A group photo of 36 students

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

detail photo of Penn State Old Main building with sunny sky

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

Female student holding folders and standing next to poster board positioned on an easel.

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

Female student standing in front of a whiteboard.

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

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

Best of Show 2023

Submissions now open for 2024 annual Materials Visualization Competition

February 05, 2024

Two people in a lab look a computer monitor

Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute now accepting applications

January 25, 2024

Three students and a faculty member standing on a stairway

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

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

Learning Factory now accepting spring 2024 project submissions

October 05, 2023

a group of people presenting at a conference

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

photos of three students standing and holding framed certificates

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

Two laptops with hands

New undergraduate research program available to Commonwealth Campus students

May 02, 2023

Abington undergraduate research

Student presents research on Black men’s dating choices at national conference

April 26, 2023

Female caucasian student standing in front of science display poster

Penn State York to host Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium

April 19, 2023

Students, faculty, and guests interact at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

Altoona hosts annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

April 17, 2023

Undergraduate research on display at New Kensington

April 11, 2023

A close-up image of awards medals

Penn State Wilkes-Barre announces winners in research fair

April 11, 2023

Woman in lab coat holding beaker of purple liquid in a science laboratory.

Hazleton chemical engineering major finds enrichment in undergraduate research

April 11, 2023

Two female students with a male faculty member examing a specimen at a museum

Penn State York students go out of the classroom, into the field to study nature

April 06, 2023

Fourth-year student Alysha Ulrich

Geosciences student reviews climate misinformation literature as class project

April 03, 2023

Penn State Altoona Mark

Altoona students present research at state criminal justice conference

March 31, 2023

Penn State Altoona science students

Penn State Altoona students earn awards at scientific conference

March 20, 2023

person typing on laptop near library bookshelves

Libraries offering $1,250 award for 2023 outstanding undergraduate thesis

March 20, 2023

Applications sought for 2023 M.G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Awards

March 14, 2023

Three undergraduate research students on the Capitol steps

Schuylkill students present research at event in Harrisburg

March 13, 2023

Exterior view of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building at night with lights and a fountain illuminated in a purple light

Shenango students present research to state lawmakers in Harrisburg

March 06, 2023

hamburger displayed on the monitor of a computer in a dark room

Advertising on Twitch increases viewer engagement with a brand

February 13, 2023

Man working in lab loading and reviewing a sample

Applications sought for undergraduate research fellowship

February 02, 2023

A student and a teacher talk together in a lab.

Abington sophomore parlays passion, aptitude for STEM into building career path

January 31, 2023

Undergraduate Research Jumpstart Program, spring 2023

Libraries' Undergraduate Research Jumpstart Program seeks participants

January 30, 2023

PSU-LV students collaborate on data analysis with students from Uzbekistan

January 26, 2023

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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

Composite photo of Beeram, Carey and Kim

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

A group photo of 36 students

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

detail photo of Penn State Old Main building with sunny sky

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

Female student holding folders and standing next to poster board positioned on an easel.

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

Female student standing in front of a whiteboard.

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

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

Best of Show 2023

Submissions now open for 2024 annual Materials Visualization Competition

February 05, 2024

Two people in a lab look a computer monitor

Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute now accepting applications

January 25, 2024

Three students and a faculty member standing on a stairway

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

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

Learning Factory now accepting spring 2024 project submissions

October 05, 2023

a group of people presenting at a conference

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

photos of three students standing and holding framed certificates

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

Two laptops with hands

New undergraduate research program available to Commonwealth Campus students

May 02, 2023

Abington undergraduate research

Student presents research on Black men’s dating choices at national conference

April 26, 2023

Female caucasian student standing in front of science display poster

Penn State York to host Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium

April 19, 2023

Students, faculty, and guests interact at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

Altoona hosts annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

April 17, 2023

Undergraduate research on display at New Kensington

April 11, 2023

A close-up image of awards medals

Penn State Wilkes-Barre announces winners in research fair

April 11, 2023

Woman in lab coat holding beaker of purple liquid in a science laboratory.

Hazleton chemical engineering major finds enrichment in undergraduate research

April 11, 2023

Two female students with a male faculty member examing a specimen at a museum

Penn State York students go out of the classroom, into the field to study nature

April 06, 2023

Fourth-year student Alysha Ulrich

Geosciences student reviews climate misinformation literature as class project

April 03, 2023

Penn State Altoona Mark

Altoona students present research at state criminal justice conference

March 31, 2023

Penn State Altoona science students

Penn State Altoona students earn awards at scientific conference

March 20, 2023

person typing on laptop near library bookshelves

Libraries offering $1,250 award for 2023 outstanding undergraduate thesis

March 20, 2023

Applications sought for 2023 M.G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Awards

March 14, 2023

Three undergraduate research students on the Capitol steps

Schuylkill students present research at event in Harrisburg

March 13, 2023

Exterior view of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building at night with lights and a fountain illuminated in a purple light

Shenango students present research to state lawmakers in Harrisburg

March 06, 2023

hamburger displayed on the monitor of a computer in a dark room

Advertising on Twitch increases viewer engagement with a brand

February 13, 2023

Man working in lab loading and reviewing a sample

Applications sought for undergraduate research fellowship

February 02, 2023

A student and a teacher talk together in a lab.

Abington sophomore parlays passion, aptitude for STEM into building career path

January 31, 2023

Undergraduate Research Jumpstart Program, spring 2023

Libraries' Undergraduate Research Jumpstart Program seeks participants

January 30, 2023

PSU-LV students collaborate on data analysis with students from Uzbekistan

January 26, 2023

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