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  • Michael Paul smiles at the camera in front of an image of the moon.

    Lunar Lion Superstars

    Space systems engineer Michael Paul leads a team of faculty and students in a Google-sponsored race to land the first spacecraft on the moon in thirty-five years.

  • Sandhurst Trophy Presentation

    Leadership in Action

    Penn State Army ROTC cadets prove their mettle and make a historic showing at the prestigious Sandhurst Military Stakes Competition.

  • Catherine Janisko, Penn State Broadcast Journalism student, sits smiling in front of television monitors in a broadcast control room.

    Making a Difference

    VIDEO: See highlights of Penn Staters who are leading, succeeding, and changing the world, like College of Communications student Catherine Janisko, one of our many extraordinary students.

  • John Sanchez

    Celebrating the Spirit of Powwow

    Professor John Sanchez honors an American Indian tradition with "The New Faces of an Ancient People," which brings the powwow experience to State College, Pennsylvania.

  • Emily Almberg in Yellowstone National Park, WY.

    Tracking Yellowstone Wolves

    Who's watching the wolves? Huck Institutes graduate student Emily Almberg is raising public awareness about wolves through her research in Yellowstone National Park, which includes citizen observers.

amphibian population declining

Study confirms U.S. amphibian populations declining at rapid rate

5/22/13

The first-ever estimate of how fast frogs, toads and salamanders in the United States are disappearing from their habitats reveals they are vanishing at an alarming and rapid rate. The study, conducted over the last decade by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and collaborators, includes contributions by a Penn State wildlife population ecologist.

Penn State men's gymnast Scott Rosenthal and wrestler Quentin Wright

Rosenthal, Wright earn NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships

5/23/13

Two of Penn State's top student-athletes will receive prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships, the Association announced Tuesday (May 21). Gymnast Scott Rosenthal (Clearfield, Pa.) and wrestler Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) were each honored with the award, which carries a $7,500 scholarship for postgraduate study at the university or professional school of the student-athletes choice.