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Penn State Altoona seeks candidates for resident assistant positions

September 18, 2026

Dancer practices at a ballet barre with one leg extended behind in a studio with large windows and reflected floor light

Penn State Altoona to offer fall 2026 ballet classes for adults

September 18, 2026

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Penn State Altoona professor offers second year of Metabytes AI Lab

September 17, 2026

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Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork of Celine Browning

September 17, 2026

Black-and-white illustration of a meal with fish, a bowl, glasses, a bottle, bread, and an apple.

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork of Lisa Co

September 17, 2026

Penn State Laureate kicks off poetry tour of Commonwealth Campuses

September 17, 2026

Penn State faculty to present at the Altoona Reel Film Festival

September 14, 2026

Remy Bailey runs outdoors in a Penn State Altoona uniform during a cross-country race.

Penn State Altoona’s Remy Bailey picked AMCC men’s runner of the week

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty interview Craig Wallwork on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

September 14, 2026

Kira Bantell runs in a Penn State Altoona uniform during a cross-country race.

Penn State Altoona’s Kira Bantell picked AMCC women’s runner of the week

September 14, 2026

Sign for the Flight 93 National Memorial by the National Park Service, set against a grassy landscape.

Penn State Altoona student work continues on Flight 93 oral history

September 14, 2026

Person writes in a notebook while using a laptop, with an open book and sticky notes on the desk.

Penn State Altoona offers undergraduate research lunch and learn

September 14, 2026

Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona offers dance class for adults with intellectual disabilities

September 14, 2026

Person writes in a notebook while holding an acoustic guitar.

Penn State Altoona to offer six-week songwriting course

September 10, 2026

Hands hold a green head silhouette with a pink brain and heartbeat line.

Penn State Altoona offers mental health chat hours

September 10, 2026

Students interact with a table of resources

R-VOICE Center receives grant to expand sexual violence prevention programs

September 10, 2026

A spooky scene with a bird skeleton, glowing lab beakers, candles, and a pumpkin, set against a dark, eerie background with vibrant purple lighting.

Altoona's 'Spooktacular Science' show set for Oct. 10

September 10, 2026

Penn State Altoona to host open dance classes for adults this fall

September 09, 2026

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona's 'Hard Freight' seeks fall 2026 submissions

September 09, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty’s podcast examines 'toxic masculinity' in ‘The Plague’

September 09, 2026

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Jayson Ireland named AMCC player of the week

September 08, 2026

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Kasey Shuke chosen as AMCC player of the week

September 08, 2026

Penn State Altoona student Madison Kennedy

Penn State Altoona student wins top REU symposium award

September 01, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty interview Neil Williamson on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

August 31, 2026

Close-up black-and-white image of interlocking gears, chains, and mechanical components.

Penn State Altoona's mechanical engineering program earns ABET accreditation

August 31, 2026

Close-up of crossed arms showing a semicolon tattoo on the wrist.

Penn State Altoona to host World Suicide Prevention Day program

August 27, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty discuss 'Sleepaway Camp' on latest 'Horror Joy' podcast

August 24, 2026

Blue T-shirt displaying #WeSupportU with white words about mental health, support, coping, therapy, and consent.

Penn State Altoona encourages college community to advocate for mental health

August 24, 2026

Penn State Altoona Career Services to hold open house Sept. 2

August 24, 2026

Students and employers gather at tables during a campus part-time job fair.

Penn State Altoona to hold part-time job fair on Sept. 3

August 24, 2026

Juan Diego Falls at el Yunque rainforest Puerto Rico

Altoona offers info sessions for Puerto Rico alternative spring break trip

August 24, 2026

Slep Student Center sits across a pond with a fountain, framed by leafy branches and trees.

Penn State Altoona to host annual 'Altoona Expo' Nov. 5

August 24, 2026

The Lion Shrine Statue at Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona announces spring 2026 dean's list

August 20, 2026

Student Disability Resources introduces new exam scheduling tool, RegisterBlast, at five campuses

August 20, 2026

Man places material into a large piece of metal equipment

Penn State alumni turn hands-on learning into research expertise

August 19, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor wins national book prize

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor interviews Kailee Pedersen on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

August 18, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley receives the Judge Emma Shannon Walser Medal during a recognition ceremony in Monrovia, Liberia.

Penn State Altoona professor honored in Liberia for poetry

August 17, 2026

Penn State Altoona announces fall performing arts auditions

August 17, 2026

The Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona to hold auditions for fall production of ‘MacBeth’

August 14, 2026

Rear view of parked cars lined up in a parking lot.

Upcoming parking changes at Penn State Altoona

August 13, 2026

An Illustration showing laboratory data streams feeding a graph and AI network, highlighting how standardization reduces result variability

Variations between labs can misinform scientific AI models, team reports

August 13, 2026

Ron Darbeau, Jeane Singer, and Richard Singer unveil a plaque in a hallway.

Donors Richard A. and Jeane V. Singer celebrated by Altoona engineering program

August 12, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty discuss ‘Friday the 13th’ on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

August 10, 2026

Bryce Grove, Samuel Albright, Kurt English, Tehya Dibert, Madison Riva, Ruth Vinu, and Abigail Hayes at the 2026 REU Summer Research Poster Symposium.

Penn State Altoona students present at undergraduate research symposium

August 10, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty’s 'Horror Joy' podcast features Spider One and Krsy Fox

August 07, 2026

Notebook beside a colorful 3D-printed device with red rods and discs on a desk.

Penn State Altoona mechanical engineering students compete in design competition

August 07, 2026

Penn State Altoona hosts International Conference on Empirical Economics

August 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor’s latest poetry volume earns praise

August 05, 2026

Penn State Altoona men's golf earns Golf Coaches Association academic honor

August 05, 2026

Two wrestlers in headgear grapple during a match in a gym.

Penn State Altoona’s men’s wrestling program joins SUNYAC for 2026-27

August 04, 2026

Jack Ankeny, Daniel Batrus, Nicholas Helsley, and Nicky Riscica

Altoona student-athletes named to DIII Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list

August 04, 2026

A golf ball on a tee with a golf club ready to hit it

Registration extended for second annual golf tournament at Penn State Altoona

August 04, 2026

A close-up photo of a dancer's feet mid-air, wearing black character tap shoes with a low heel and ankle straps.

Adult beginner tap classes open for registration at Penn State Altoona

August 04, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast features author Michael Boulerice

August 03, 2026

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University Libraries publishes ‘The Book of Jobs: Poems About Work’

July 31, 2026

Service Garage showing five garage bays and the gas pumps

Penn State Garage Services transition to Transportation Services on Aug. 9

July 30, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor publishes collected works of poetry

July 28, 2026

Rebecca Moran named Altoona's director of development and alumni relations

July 28, 2026

Falyn Verner and her father kneel together outdoors, planting a young tree in the soil.

Penn State Altoona student leads American chestnut restoration senior seminar project

July 28, 2026

Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg with a colorful flag mural across the front under a cloudy sky.

Altoona communications alumnus receives Preservation Pennsylvania award

July 24, 2026

Portrait of a person interviewing for a job and submitting a resume.

Students with disabilities encouraged to enroll in Workforce Recruitment Program

July 23, 2026

Penn State Altoona athletic field with a blue track, green turf, and wooded hillside in the background.

Penn State Altoona to replace artificial turf at Spring Run Stadium

July 21, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast features horror author Josh Hanson

July 20, 2026

Headshots of basketball student-athletes Kaden Claar, Mason Kargo, and Aidan McCormick

Three Penn State Altoona student-athletes earn NABC Honors Court recognition

July 20, 2026

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Penn State Altoona seeks candidates for resident assistant positions

September 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona to offer fall 2026 ballet classes for adults

September 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor offers second year of Metabytes AI Lab

September 17, 2026

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork of Celine Browning

September 17, 2026

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork of Lisa Co

September 17, 2026

Penn State Laureate kicks off poetry tour of Commonwealth Campuses

September 17, 2026

Penn State faculty to present at the Altoona Reel Film Festival

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona’s Remy Bailey picked AMCC men’s runner of the week

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty interview Craig Wallwork on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona’s Kira Bantell picked AMCC women’s runner of the week

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona student work continues on Flight 93 oral history

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona offers undergraduate research lunch and learn

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona offers dance class for adults with intellectual disabilities

September 14, 2026

Penn State Altoona to offer six-week songwriting course

September 10, 2026

Penn State Altoona offers mental health chat hours

September 10, 2026

R-VOICE Center receives grant to expand sexual violence prevention programs

September 10, 2026

Altoona's 'Spooktacular Science' show set for Oct. 10

September 10, 2026

Penn State Altoona to host open dance classes for adults this fall

September 09, 2026

Penn State Altoona's 'Hard Freight' seeks fall 2026 submissions

September 09, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty’s podcast examines 'toxic masculinity' in ‘The Plague’

September 09, 2026

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Jayson Ireland named AMCC player of the week

September 08, 2026

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Kasey Shuke chosen as AMCC player of the week

September 08, 2026

Penn State Altoona student wins top REU symposium award

September 01, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty interview Neil Williamson on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

August 31, 2026

Penn State Altoona's mechanical engineering program earns ABET accreditation

August 31, 2026

Penn State Altoona to host World Suicide Prevention Day program

August 27, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty discuss 'Sleepaway Camp' on latest 'Horror Joy' podcast

August 24, 2026

Penn State Altoona encourages college community to advocate for mental health

August 24, 2026

Penn State Altoona Career Services to hold open house Sept. 2

August 24, 2026

Penn State Altoona to hold part-time job fair on Sept. 3

August 24, 2026

Altoona offers info sessions for Puerto Rico alternative spring break trip

August 24, 2026

Penn State Altoona to host annual 'Altoona Expo' Nov. 5

August 24, 2026

Penn State Altoona announces spring 2026 dean's list

August 20, 2026

Student Disability Resources introduces new exam scheduling tool, RegisterBlast, at five campuses

August 20, 2026

Penn State alumni turn hands-on learning into research expertise

August 19, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor wins national book prize

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor interviews Kailee Pedersen on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor honored in Liberia for poetry

August 17, 2026

Penn State Altoona announces fall performing arts auditions

August 17, 2026

Penn State Altoona to hold auditions for fall production of ‘MacBeth’

August 14, 2026

Upcoming parking changes at Penn State Altoona

August 13, 2026

Variations between labs can misinform scientific AI models, team reports

August 13, 2026

Donors Richard A. and Jeane V. Singer celebrated by Altoona engineering program

August 12, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty discuss ‘Friday the 13th’ on ‘Horror Joy’ podcast

August 10, 2026

Penn State Altoona students present at undergraduate research symposium

August 10, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty’s 'Horror Joy' podcast features Spider One and Krsy Fox

August 07, 2026

Penn State Altoona mechanical engineering students compete in design competition

August 07, 2026

Penn State Altoona hosts International Conference on Empirical Economics

August 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor’s latest poetry volume earns praise

August 05, 2026

Penn State Altoona men's golf earns Golf Coaches Association academic honor

August 05, 2026

Penn State Altoona’s men’s wrestling program joins SUNYAC for 2026-27

August 04, 2026

Altoona student-athletes named to DIII Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list

August 04, 2026

Registration extended for second annual golf tournament at Penn State Altoona

August 04, 2026

Adult beginner tap classes open for registration at Penn State Altoona

August 04, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast features author Michael Boulerice

August 03, 2026

University Libraries publishes ‘The Book of Jobs: Poems About Work’

July 31, 2026

Penn State Garage Services transition to Transportation Services on Aug. 9

July 30, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor publishes collected works of poetry

July 28, 2026

Rebecca Moran named Altoona's director of development and alumni relations

July 28, 2026

Penn State Altoona student leads American chestnut restoration senior seminar project

July 28, 2026

Altoona communications alumnus receives Preservation Pennsylvania award

July 24, 2026

Students with disabilities encouraged to enroll in Workforce Recruitment Program

July 23, 2026

Penn State Altoona to replace artificial turf at Spring Run Stadium

July 21, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty's podcast features horror author Josh Hanson

July 20, 2026

Three Penn State Altoona student-athletes earn NABC Honors Court recognition

July 20, 2026

Upcoming Events

Slep Student Center, Pond View Lounge8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Sep

Resident Assistant Information Session

Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts Dance Studio, Room 1485 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Sep

Open Dance Class for Adults

Slep Student Center, Pond View Lounge11 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Sep

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Resident Assistant Information Session

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The National Interest

Is the American Consumer Ready to Give Up Fossil Fuels?

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

July 29, 2026

Gizmodo

‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources

March 02, 2026

National Interest

Penn State Altoona professor publishes article in online journal

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

April 16, 2025

The National Interest

Is the American Consumer Ready to Give Up Fossil Fuels?

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

July 29, 2026

Gizmodo

‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources

March 02, 2026

National Interest

Penn State Altoona professor publishes article in online journal

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

April 16, 2025

USA Today

Penn State Altoona history professor featured in RMS Titanic article

April 14, 2025

The National Interest

Nuclear energy makes a comeback with reopening of Three Mile Island

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

March 25, 2025

WTAJ

Penn State Altoona professor adds ‘penny experiments’ to lesson plan

William Van Der Sluys, Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Altoona

March 18, 2025

McKnights Long-Term Care News

Program that gives nursing students hands-on nursing home experience celebrates expansion, welcomes new partners in 2025

December 09, 2024

Altoona Mirror

Local honor guard memorializes nurses for lives spent in service to others

July 04, 2022

The National Interest

Is the American Consumer Ready to Give Up Fossil Fuels?

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

July 29, 2026

Gizmodo

‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources

March 02, 2026

National Interest

Penn State Altoona professor publishes article in online journal

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

April 16, 2025

USA Today

Penn State Altoona history professor featured in RMS Titanic article

April 14, 2025

The National Interest

Nuclear energy makes a comeback with reopening of Three Mile Island

Brian Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona

March 25, 2025

WTAJ

Penn State Altoona professor adds ‘penny experiments’ to lesson plan

William Van Der Sluys, Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Altoona

March 18, 2025

McKnights Long-Term Care News

Program that gives nursing students hands-on nursing home experience celebrates expansion, welcomes new partners in 2025

December 09, 2024

Altoona Mirror

Local honor guard memorializes nurses for lives spent in service to others

July 04, 2022

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