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Penn State Berks Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Heffron

April 29, 2026

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Penn State Berks Student Spotlight: Mark Longenberger

April 29, 2026

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Penn State Berks Student Spotlight: Cassady Wallace

April 29, 2026

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College of Agricultural Sciences honors four Outstanding Alumni

April 29, 2026

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Penn State Berks Senior Spotlight: Lauren Conrad, student marshal

April 29, 2026

A group of people and a camera crew stand near a car.

Students to debut final films May 2 with public screening at Eisenhower Auditorium

April 29, 2026

Charcoal drawing of a shadowed face with raised arms, above a small figure reaching upward, suggesting inner struggle and emotional tension.

Penn State Altoona releases spring 2026 issue of ‘Hard Freight’ magazine

April 29, 2026

Two surgeons operate on a patient. The man on the left is wearing a face mask and scrubs. The woman on the right is wearing a colorful surgical cap, glasses, face mask and scrubs.

The Medical Minute: Advances in head and neck cancer care bring new hope

April 29, 2026

Penn State Schuylkill Academic Awards

Penn State Schuylkill honors students at Academic Program Awards Ceremony

April 29, 2026

‘Home Food Preservation’ workshops and webinars offered by Penn State Extension

April 29, 2026

Two people stand in front of a research poster displayed on a bulletin board in an indoor academic setting. One person holds a clipboard and gestures toward the poster while the other stands nearby, with additional posters and attendees visible in the background.

Greater Allegheny celebrates student research at spring 2026 conference

April 29, 2026

Opioid treatment methods the focus of Penn State Extension webinar

April 29, 2026

Kate Merkel-Hess wearing a white blouse.

History faculty member Kate Merkel-Hess named Guggenheim Fellow

April 29, 2026

Attendees gathered around the display of Old Coaly's skeleton

Old Coaly exhibit gets a refresh to mark Coaly Society’s 75th anniversary

April 29, 2026

A close-up shot of the Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State New Kensington

Dhaval Bhalodia to deliver commencement address at Penn State New Kensington

April 29, 2026

Graphic design partners with Penn State Votes in Evanisko Project collaboration

April 29, 2026

Online degrees opened the right door for these three Penn State alumni

April 29, 2026

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Pace University artist and administrator named director of School of Visual Arts

April 29, 2026

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College of Arts and Architecture names spring 2026 student marshals

April 29, 2026

person with short dark hair and beard in woold coat with city skyline in background

IST faculty member Aron Laszka receives 2026 NSF CAREER Award

April 29, 2026

Four students, members of the Smeal Business Ethics Team, hold a check for $5,000 for winning the McGill case competition.

Penn State Smeal Business Ethics Team posts case competition win in Montreal

April 28, 2026

Four Smeal students hold a faux first-place check for $2,500, surrounded by adult judges of the Ives AI Innovation Case Competition

Penn State Smeal AI case competition shows leap from ideas to working prototypes

April 28, 2026

Donovin Lindsay standing outdoors, smiling

Donovin Lindsay named Penn State Wilkes-Barre's spring 2026 commencement speaker

April 28, 2026

Members of the Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team stand on stage holding a Penn State pennant flag, in front of a Chevrolet Blazer Super Sport.

Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team accepted into EcoCAR Innovation Challenge

April 28, 2026

Four people stand together outdoors in front of a brick and glass campus building, with trees overhead. They are casually dressed, facing the camera, and positioned closely in a small group on a sunny day.

Multidisciplinary student team wins intergenerational design competition

April 28, 2026

PA Bee Monitoring Workshop 2026 4x3

Penn State Extension bee monitoring workshop abuzz with new highlights on bees

April 28, 2026

Alumna shares truth of entrepreneurship on 50th episode of 'Dare to Disrupt'

April 28, 2026

Anne Eisert and Jim Piersol pose for a portrait during an event at Penn State Behrend.

Gift extends reach of free Lion’s Pantry at Penn State Behrend

April 27, 2026

La Porta named interim dean of the Penn State College of Engineering

April 27, 2026

A head shot of a smiling Hunter Badamo

Passion for music and research inspired Penn State Smeal student marshal

April 27, 2026

Student sitting at the microphone in a radio studio

Poets from schools across Pennsylvania shine in the WPSU Poetry Writing Contest

April 27, 2026

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses, wearing a pink sweater and necklace with airplane charm.

Crosson, 2025 National Teacher of the Year, to speak at Education commencement

April 27, 2026

A large group of people holding a banner that says "International Education Administrators"

Jody Pritt, assistant vice provost in Penn State Global, completes Fulbright

April 27, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Final call to register for 2026 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

April 27, 2026

Headshots of Natalie Ford and Mackenna Yount

One Health Microbiome Center names next doctoral interns for industry program

April 27, 2026

Cross-sectional image of spinal cord and veins

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

April 27, 2026

Man running in front of scout

Eight Nittany Lions taken in 2026 NFL Draft

April 26, 2026

Team raises trophy

Photo gallery: Lions sweep Princeton for fourth straight EIVA Tournament crown

April 25, 2026

Outstanding Science Alumni Award winners with Penn State Eberly College of Science Dean Tracy Langkilde.

Eberly College of Science honors three with Outstanding Science Alumni Award

April 24, 2026

expansive glass and red brick campus building

Industry experts join IST Dean’s Advisory Board

April 24, 2026

Engineer working at a computer

New degree option and courses launched in service systems engineering

April 24, 2026

Three people stand side by side in front of a backdrop for the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin. The person in the center holds a glass award, and all three are smiling, wearing name badges, and dressed in business-casual attire.

Master Watershed Steward program earns regional award

April 24, 2026

A blue, lizard-like robot moves through a pile of beads contained in a wooden box.

The robot Cambrian explosion: Penn State researchers advance biorobotics

April 24, 2026

a group of students pose for a photo holding their honor society award certificates

Penn State Scranton Corporate Communication students recognized for achievements

April 24, 2026

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Penn State announces time change for Blue-White Practice

April 24, 2026

Five smiling students, one man and four women

Standout students selected as Bellisario College marshals for commencement

April 24, 2026

Barrett Scroggs stands outdoors on the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus, smiling at the camera in a black suit, white shirt and gold tie, with trees and campus grounds in the background.

Scroggs appointed campus chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny

April 24, 2026

People in a line, cutting a blue ribbon

Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver celebrates opening

April 24, 2026

Sabrina, wearing a hot pink blouse, and Morgan, wearing a dark gray quarter-zip and blue button-up, pose together outside a wall of windows.

Engaged student marshals find their callings — and each other — at Penn State

April 23, 2026

Red cardinal sitting in a tree

Birding Cup fundraiser to benefit Hawks View Meadow Observation Platform

April 23, 2026

The 13 2026 alumni award winners in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts

College of the Liberal Arts celebrates 13 honorees at 2026 alumni awards dinner

April 23, 2026

Hockey player shoot puck at goal with goalie in front

Penn State sits fifth in Learfield Directors’ Cup winter standings

April 23, 2026

Spotlight on Penn State’s online teaching faculty: April 2026

April 23, 2026

A section of the 1950 Penn State football team

Dear Old State: From “The Bucket Bowl” to the Blue-White Game

April 23, 2026

Zoomed in digital image of a tiny polychaete worm

Detailed 3D Smithsonian specimen models enable far-reaching research

April 23, 2026

A group of students, faculty, staff and volunteers plant trees on the Harrisburg campus on a slope under a cloudy sky.

Tree planting at Penn State Harrisburg creates living lab for sustainability

April 23, 2026

A sepia-toned photograph portrait of Janusz Korczak in 1933

UNESCO-sponsored documentary explores life and legacy of Polish youth activist

April 23, 2026

teen talking to doctor in office

The Medical Minute: A parent's guide to their teen's first gynecological visit

April 23, 2026

Diverse groups of people sit at round tables with floral centerpieces during a formal indoor event.

Nese College of Nursing hosts annual CGNE spring brunch

April 23, 2026

Penn State Berks to host AI-focused assessment workshop for K-12 educators

April 23, 2026

Students stand in a big group in front of the Sounion archaeological site in Greece.

Students reflect on embedded program exposing them to ancient Greek culture

April 22, 2026

Nitin Samarth in front of metal equipment

Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2026

Diane and Mike Katzaman

Alumni couple make $3 million estate gift to expand access and affordability

April 22, 2026

The group of new honor society inductees pose for a group photo in the Sherbine Lounge

Penn State Scranton inducts five students into Kappa Omicron Nu honor society

April 22, 2026

Track and field area in the All Sports Museum.

Things to Do at Penn State: April 23-30

April 22, 2026

Penn State Smeal Business Building

Penn State Smeal adds new member to Sustainability Advisory Board

April 22, 2026

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Head shot of Elizabeth Heffron on campus

Penn State Berks Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Heffron

April 29, 2026

Head shot of Mark Longenberger on campus

Penn State Berks Student Spotlight: Mark Longenberger

April 29, 2026

Photo of Cassady Wallace outside on campus

Penn State Berks Student Spotlight: Cassady Wallace

April 29, 2026

group photo of award recipients and the dean

College of Agricultural Sciences honors four Outstanding Alumni

April 29, 2026

Head shot of Lauren Conrad, student marshal

Penn State Berks Senior Spotlight: Lauren Conrad, student marshal

April 29, 2026

A group of people and a camera crew stand near a car.

Students to debut final films May 2 with public screening at Eisenhower Auditorium

April 29, 2026

Charcoal drawing of a shadowed face with raised arms, above a small figure reaching upward, suggesting inner struggle and emotional tension.

Penn State Altoona releases spring 2026 issue of ‘Hard Freight’ magazine

April 29, 2026

Two surgeons operate on a patient. The man on the left is wearing a face mask and scrubs. The woman on the right is wearing a colorful surgical cap, glasses, face mask and scrubs.

The Medical Minute: Advances in head and neck cancer care bring new hope

April 29, 2026

Penn State Schuylkill Academic Awards

Penn State Schuylkill honors students at Academic Program Awards Ceremony

April 29, 2026

‘Home Food Preservation’ workshops and webinars offered by Penn State Extension

April 29, 2026

Two people stand in front of a research poster displayed on a bulletin board in an indoor academic setting. One person holds a clipboard and gestures toward the poster while the other stands nearby, with additional posters and attendees visible in the background.

Greater Allegheny celebrates student research at spring 2026 conference

April 29, 2026

Opioid treatment methods the focus of Penn State Extension webinar

April 29, 2026

Kate Merkel-Hess wearing a white blouse.

History faculty member Kate Merkel-Hess named Guggenheim Fellow

April 29, 2026

Attendees gathered around the display of Old Coaly's skeleton

Old Coaly exhibit gets a refresh to mark Coaly Society’s 75th anniversary

April 29, 2026

A close-up shot of the Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State New Kensington

Dhaval Bhalodia to deliver commencement address at Penn State New Kensington

April 29, 2026

Graphic design partners with Penn State Votes in Evanisko Project collaboration

April 29, 2026

Online degrees opened the right door for these three Penn State alumni

April 29, 2026

Woman in gray shirt with hair pulled back

Pace University artist and administrator named director of School of Visual Arts

April 29, 2026

Composite image of headshots of eight college students

College of Arts and Architecture names spring 2026 student marshals

April 29, 2026

person with short dark hair and beard in woold coat with city skyline in background

IST faculty member Aron Laszka receives 2026 NSF CAREER Award

April 29, 2026

Four students, members of the Smeal Business Ethics Team, hold a check for $5,000 for winning the McGill case competition.

Penn State Smeal Business Ethics Team posts case competition win in Montreal

April 28, 2026

Four Smeal students hold a faux first-place check for $2,500, surrounded by adult judges of the Ives AI Innovation Case Competition

Penn State Smeal AI case competition shows leap from ideas to working prototypes

April 28, 2026

Donovin Lindsay standing outdoors, smiling

Donovin Lindsay named Penn State Wilkes-Barre's spring 2026 commencement speaker

April 28, 2026

Members of the Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team stand on stage holding a Penn State pennant flag, in front of a Chevrolet Blazer Super Sport.

Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team accepted into EcoCAR Innovation Challenge

April 28, 2026

Four people stand together outdoors in front of a brick and glass campus building, with trees overhead. They are casually dressed, facing the camera, and positioned closely in a small group on a sunny day.

Multidisciplinary student team wins intergenerational design competition

April 28, 2026

PA Bee Monitoring Workshop 2026 4x3

Penn State Extension bee monitoring workshop abuzz with new highlights on bees

April 28, 2026

Alumna shares truth of entrepreneurship on 50th episode of 'Dare to Disrupt'

April 28, 2026

Anne Eisert and Jim Piersol pose for a portrait during an event at Penn State Behrend.

Gift extends reach of free Lion’s Pantry at Penn State Behrend

April 27, 2026

La Porta named interim dean of the Penn State College of Engineering

April 27, 2026

A head shot of a smiling Hunter Badamo

Passion for music and research inspired Penn State Smeal student marshal

April 27, 2026

Student sitting at the microphone in a radio studio

Poets from schools across Pennsylvania shine in the WPSU Poetry Writing Contest

April 27, 2026

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses, wearing a pink sweater and necklace with airplane charm.

Crosson, 2025 National Teacher of the Year, to speak at Education commencement

April 27, 2026

A large group of people holding a banner that says "International Education Administrators"

Jody Pritt, assistant vice provost in Penn State Global, completes Fulbright

April 27, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Final call to register for 2026 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

April 27, 2026

Headshots of Natalie Ford and Mackenna Yount

One Health Microbiome Center names next doctoral interns for industry program

April 27, 2026

Cross-sectional image of spinal cord and veins

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

April 27, 2026

Man running in front of scout

Eight Nittany Lions taken in 2026 NFL Draft

April 26, 2026

Team raises trophy

Photo gallery: Lions sweep Princeton for fourth straight EIVA Tournament crown

April 25, 2026

Outstanding Science Alumni Award winners with Penn State Eberly College of Science Dean Tracy Langkilde.

Eberly College of Science honors three with Outstanding Science Alumni Award

April 24, 2026

expansive glass and red brick campus building

Industry experts join IST Dean’s Advisory Board

April 24, 2026

Engineer working at a computer

New degree option and courses launched in service systems engineering

April 24, 2026

Three people stand side by side in front of a backdrop for the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin. The person in the center holds a glass award, and all three are smiling, wearing name badges, and dressed in business-casual attire.

Master Watershed Steward program earns regional award

April 24, 2026

A blue, lizard-like robot moves through a pile of beads contained in a wooden box.

The robot Cambrian explosion: Penn State researchers advance biorobotics

April 24, 2026

a group of students pose for a photo holding their honor society award certificates

Penn State Scranton Corporate Communication students recognized for achievements

April 24, 2026

penn state cheerleaders

Penn State announces time change for Blue-White Practice

April 24, 2026

Five smiling students, one man and four women

Standout students selected as Bellisario College marshals for commencement

April 24, 2026

Barrett Scroggs stands outdoors on the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus, smiling at the camera in a black suit, white shirt and gold tie, with trees and campus grounds in the background.

Scroggs appointed campus chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny

April 24, 2026

People in a line, cutting a blue ribbon

Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver celebrates opening

April 24, 2026

Sabrina, wearing a hot pink blouse, and Morgan, wearing a dark gray quarter-zip and blue button-up, pose together outside a wall of windows.

Engaged student marshals find their callings — and each other — at Penn State

April 23, 2026

Red cardinal sitting in a tree

Birding Cup fundraiser to benefit Hawks View Meadow Observation Platform

April 23, 2026

The 13 2026 alumni award winners in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts

College of the Liberal Arts celebrates 13 honorees at 2026 alumni awards dinner

April 23, 2026

Hockey player shoot puck at goal with goalie in front

Penn State sits fifth in Learfield Directors’ Cup winter standings

April 23, 2026

Spotlight on Penn State’s online teaching faculty: April 2026

April 23, 2026

A section of the 1950 Penn State football team

Dear Old State: From “The Bucket Bowl” to the Blue-White Game

April 23, 2026

Zoomed in digital image of a tiny polychaete worm

Detailed 3D Smithsonian specimen models enable far-reaching research

April 23, 2026

A group of students, faculty, staff and volunteers plant trees on the Harrisburg campus on a slope under a cloudy sky.

Tree planting at Penn State Harrisburg creates living lab for sustainability

April 23, 2026

A sepia-toned photograph portrait of Janusz Korczak in 1933

UNESCO-sponsored documentary explores life and legacy of Polish youth activist

April 23, 2026

teen talking to doctor in office

The Medical Minute: A parent's guide to their teen's first gynecological visit

April 23, 2026

Diverse groups of people sit at round tables with floral centerpieces during a formal indoor event.

Nese College of Nursing hosts annual CGNE spring brunch

April 23, 2026

Penn State Berks to host AI-focused assessment workshop for K-12 educators

April 23, 2026

Students stand in a big group in front of the Sounion archaeological site in Greece.

Students reflect on embedded program exposing them to ancient Greek culture

April 22, 2026

Nitin Samarth in front of metal equipment

Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2026

Diane and Mike Katzaman

Alumni couple make $3 million estate gift to expand access and affordability

April 22, 2026

The group of new honor society inductees pose for a group photo in the Sherbine Lounge

Penn State Scranton inducts five students into Kappa Omicron Nu honor society

April 22, 2026

Track and field area in the All Sports Museum.

Things to Do at Penn State: April 23-30

April 22, 2026

Penn State Smeal Business Building

Penn State Smeal adds new member to Sustainability Advisory Board

April 22, 2026

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