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Housing affordability in rural communities the focus of May 20 webinar

May 06, 2026

ErinCrumpMGStory

Native garden at high school blooms thanks to work of Master Watershed Steward

May 06, 2026

Portrait of Patrick Hoey in front of the Business Building

Commencement holds added meaning for Penn State Smeal grad after tragic accident

May 06, 2026

Women wearing pink and purple tee shirts standing together in the sun, in front of trees, posing for a photo

First student cohort from Readiness Institute prepares for Penn State graduation

May 06, 2026

Headshots of four of the Imagine your Business grants

Berks LaunchBox announces five new 'IMAGINE Your Business' grant recipients

May 06, 2026

Three people stand against a Deputy Sheriff Academy van

Sheriff program grads look to 'be that light' for their communities

May 06, 2026

Group of students stand on grass holding a colorful parachute near outdoor basketball courts on a sunny day

Penn State Altoona kinesiology students lead activities at YMCA event

May 06, 2026

Shaver's Creek

Family nature: Decades apart, father, daughter make Outdoor School impact

May 06, 2026

A nurse in a hospital room adjusts an IV line on a male patient lying in a bed, while monitoring equipment and a computer are visible in the background.

Penn State Health hospitals earn top marks for patient safety

May 06, 2026

A headshot image of Wayne Sebastianelli in white doctor's coat

Penn State mourns the loss of sports medicine leader Wayne Sebastianelli

May 05, 2026

Penn State Schuylkill to host roundtable on using AI to address local food needs

May 05, 2026

Mental Health First Aid booklet on a desk in the foreground with students out of focus in the background

Penn State faculty offer two free Mental Health First Aid trainings in June

May 05, 2026

Beth and Bobby stand posing for photo in front of classroom

Penn State alums and professor support student entrepreneurs, athletes, veterans

May 05, 2026

A boy holds an occluder over his right eye and smiles as he looks at a vision chart. He is wearing a sweatshirt with an Adidas logo on it.

Penn State Health’s free vision clinics help local students see – and succeed

May 04, 2026

Penn State and Sungkyunkwan University deepen partnership through staff exchange

May 04, 2026

Evelyn Thomas holding her NSBE Graduate Student of the Year award in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine

Thomas named National Society of Black Engineers Graduate Student of the Year

May 01, 2026

Jimmy Kroon is a smiling man with glasses and a beard sits at a desk with a laptop covered in stickers, a map on the wall behind him.

Penn State alumnus brings GIS background to agriculture leadership

May 01, 2026

Vinciya Pandian

Vinciya Pandian named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

May 01, 2026

Erin Murphy

Altoona professor and poet Erin Murphy named 2026–27 Penn State Laureate

May 01, 2026

Students working in the Rogers Family Trading Room

Barron’s Investing in Education program continues for Smeal students and faculty

May 01, 2026

Four women pose together in a formal government building, dressed in professional attire.

CommAgency students bring Penn State’s Capital Day to life through storytelling

May 01, 2026

The words "The Pennsylvania Center for the Book: Celebrating the Commonwealth's Libraries, Books and Literary Heritage," against a blue background with a photo of stack of books below.

Library Discovery Hour on May 5 features Pa. Center for the Book’s opportunities

May 01, 2026

A globe showing Central and Eastern Europe

Penn State Global announces upcoming platform change for Global Safety Network

April 30, 2026

A group of students wearing winter coats and hats poses in front of a large, snowy mountain

Penn State Berks students travel to Seattle area for Alternative Spring Break

April 30, 2026

A group of people unload bare root trees from a tractor-trailer

Bare root, big impact: Penn State Extension helps communities plant trees

April 30, 2026

Three people stand in front of stained glass windows smiling.

Global partnerships director wins career award for work with Germany

April 30, 2026

Two surgeons look down as they perform a procedure. The man on the left is wearing a face mask, scrubs, and specialized magnifying glasses called surgical loupes. The woman on the right is wearing a colorful surgical cap, glasses, surgical loupes face mask and scrubs.

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

April 29, 2026

Opioid treatment methods the focus of Penn State Extension webinar

April 29, 2026

Group of ten students pose for a photo in a stairwell.

Physical therapy students teach preschoolers healthy movement techniques

April 28, 2026

PA Bee Monitoring Workshop 2026 4x3

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

April 28, 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 glass office doorway with an orange entrance wall sign

Penn College kicks off Small Business Month with book signing

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

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

group photo of 17 people 14 standing 3 sitting behind library bookshelves and near large study tables

Penn State librarians top research productivity list in latest five-year study

April 24, 2026

A student holds a clear container containing a fish along a stream bank. Classmates are in the background.

Biology students gain hands-on experience helping local farm

April 24, 2026

People in a line, cutting a blue ribbon

Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver celebrates opening

April 24, 2026

Red cardinal sitting in a tree

Birding Cup fundraiser to benefit Hawks View Meadow Observation Platform

April 23, 2026

Six people smile and clap immediately after cutting a ribbon, as they stand in front of a vending machine. A window is also in the background.

New ‘smart’ public health vending machine unveiled in Millersburg

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

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

April 23, 2026

Desert locusts swarming a field

Q&A: Does nature have a role in national security?

April 23, 2026

Nitin Samarth in front of metal equipment

Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Climate symposium plenaries to discuss extremes, AI and new climate network

April 22, 2026

A group of students smile among architecture in Todi.

Living and learning in Italy: Education abroad program celebrates 40 years

April 22, 2026

A man wearing a suit stands in front of a door that reads "House of Representatives."

World Campus sends students to participate in Capital Day for first time

April 22, 2026

A researcher, waist deep in water, collects water and sediment samples from a river in a glass jar

Mapping microplastic movement in rivers and streams across Pennsylvania

April 22, 2026

Marian Fritzsche stands with an award and an OLLI banner

Volunteer driven: OLLI at Penn State members help power lifelong learning

April 22, 2026

Berks LaunchBox logo

Berks LaunchBox strengthens the startup ecosystem, continuing 2025 acceleration

April 21, 2026

A woman stands in front of a screen with the words “BINGO Against Cancer” on it and a bingo card. She puts two fingers in the air. A woman, out of focus on the right, watches her.

Cancer education made simple — and fun

April 20, 2026

Large group of Penn State students and staff posed on the Pennsylvania Capitol staircase for a group photo.

Penn State students urge lawmakers to boost state funding at Capital Day

April 20, 2026

Two middle school students smiling with their Science Olympiad medals

Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosts 2026 Northeast Regional Science Olympiad

April 20, 2026

Five students stand in the Senate chamber.

Brandywine students meet with legislators to share Penn State’s impact

April 17, 2026

Lacy Alexander with a shield overlay

Penn State faculty member named American Physiological Society president-elect

April 17, 2026

Two people looking at a poster

Penn State strengthens water education network

April 17, 2026

Maya Nehme

College of Ag Sciences alumna’s legacy: Research and growing global impact

April 17, 2026

Page Center logo

New Page Center grants focus on activism and advocacy in public communication

April 17, 2026

A high school student climbing a ladder.

Registration open for mining summer camp at Penn State University Park campus

April 16, 2026

A group of approximately 23 people in business casual attire pose for a group photo in a hotel lobby. A fountain is in the near background.

Bone cancer drug clinical trial for children, young adults launches

April 15, 2026

Mauricio Maldonado poses for a standing portrait

From executive to educator: DBA graduate plans pivot to teaching at Penn State

April 15, 2026

Student at information table at Earth Day event

Penn State Berks to host Earth Day celebration, April 22

April 14, 2026

a variety of healthy foods on white plates

Strategies for managing weight the focus of Volumetrics webinars

April 14, 2026

Illustration of a man looking at the words AI with network-like symbols around it

Adopting, advancing and adapting to AI

April 14, 2026

Latest News

Penn State News RSS Feed

Housing affordability in rural communities the focus of May 20 webinar

May 06, 2026

ErinCrumpMGStory

Native garden at high school blooms thanks to work of Master Watershed Steward

May 06, 2026

Portrait of Patrick Hoey in front of the Business Building

Commencement holds added meaning for Penn State Smeal grad after tragic accident

May 06, 2026

Women wearing pink and purple tee shirts standing together in the sun, in front of trees, posing for a photo

First student cohort from Readiness Institute prepares for Penn State graduation

May 06, 2026

Headshots of four of the Imagine your Business grants

Berks LaunchBox announces five new 'IMAGINE Your Business' grant recipients

May 06, 2026

Three people stand against a Deputy Sheriff Academy van

Sheriff program grads look to 'be that light' for their communities

May 06, 2026

Group of students stand on grass holding a colorful parachute near outdoor basketball courts on a sunny day

Penn State Altoona kinesiology students lead activities at YMCA event

May 06, 2026

Shaver's Creek

Family nature: Decades apart, father, daughter make Outdoor School impact

May 06, 2026

A nurse in a hospital room adjusts an IV line on a male patient lying in a bed, while monitoring equipment and a computer are visible in the background.

Penn State Health hospitals earn top marks for patient safety

May 06, 2026

A headshot image of Wayne Sebastianelli in white doctor's coat

Penn State mourns the loss of sports medicine leader Wayne Sebastianelli

May 05, 2026

Penn State Schuylkill to host roundtable on using AI to address local food needs

May 05, 2026

Mental Health First Aid booklet on a desk in the foreground with students out of focus in the background

Penn State faculty offer two free Mental Health First Aid trainings in June

May 05, 2026

Beth and Bobby stand posing for photo in front of classroom

Penn State alums and professor support student entrepreneurs, athletes, veterans

May 05, 2026

A boy holds an occluder over his right eye and smiles as he looks at a vision chart. He is wearing a sweatshirt with an Adidas logo on it.

Penn State Health’s free vision clinics help local students see – and succeed

May 04, 2026

Penn State and Sungkyunkwan University deepen partnership through staff exchange

May 04, 2026

Evelyn Thomas holding her NSBE Graduate Student of the Year award in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine

Thomas named National Society of Black Engineers Graduate Student of the Year

May 01, 2026

Jimmy Kroon is a smiling man with glasses and a beard sits at a desk with a laptop covered in stickers, a map on the wall behind him.

Penn State alumnus brings GIS background to agriculture leadership

May 01, 2026

Vinciya Pandian

Vinciya Pandian named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

May 01, 2026

Erin Murphy

Altoona professor and poet Erin Murphy named 2026–27 Penn State Laureate

May 01, 2026

Students working in the Rogers Family Trading Room

Barron’s Investing in Education program continues for Smeal students and faculty

May 01, 2026

Four women pose together in a formal government building, dressed in professional attire.

CommAgency students bring Penn State’s Capital Day to life through storytelling

May 01, 2026

The words "The Pennsylvania Center for the Book: Celebrating the Commonwealth's Libraries, Books and Literary Heritage," against a blue background with a photo of stack of books below.

Library Discovery Hour on May 5 features Pa. Center for the Book’s opportunities

May 01, 2026

A globe showing Central and Eastern Europe

Penn State Global announces upcoming platform change for Global Safety Network

April 30, 2026

A group of students wearing winter coats and hats poses in front of a large, snowy mountain

Penn State Berks students travel to Seattle area for Alternative Spring Break

April 30, 2026

A group of people unload bare root trees from a tractor-trailer

Bare root, big impact: Penn State Extension helps communities plant trees

April 30, 2026

Three people stand in front of stained glass windows smiling.

Global partnerships director wins career award for work with Germany

April 30, 2026

Two surgeons look down as they perform a procedure. The man on the left is wearing a face mask, scrubs, and specialized magnifying glasses called surgical loupes. The woman on the right is wearing a colorful surgical cap, glasses, surgical loupes face mask and scrubs.

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

April 29, 2026

Opioid treatment methods the focus of Penn State Extension webinar

April 29, 2026

Group of ten students pose for a photo in a stairwell.

Physical therapy students teach preschoolers healthy movement techniques

April 28, 2026

PA Bee Monitoring Workshop 2026 4x3

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

April 28, 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 glass office doorway with an orange entrance wall sign

Penn College kicks off Small Business Month with book signing

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

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

group photo of 17 people 14 standing 3 sitting behind library bookshelves and near large study tables

Penn State librarians top research productivity list in latest five-year study

April 24, 2026

A student holds a clear container containing a fish along a stream bank. Classmates are in the background.

Biology students gain hands-on experience helping local farm

April 24, 2026

People in a line, cutting a blue ribbon

Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver celebrates opening

April 24, 2026

Red cardinal sitting in a tree

Birding Cup fundraiser to benefit Hawks View Meadow Observation Platform

April 23, 2026

Six people smile and clap immediately after cutting a ribbon, as they stand in front of a vending machine. A window is also in the background.

New ‘smart’ public health vending machine unveiled in Millersburg

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

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

April 23, 2026

Desert locusts swarming a field

Q&A: Does nature have a role in national security?

April 23, 2026

Nitin Samarth in front of metal equipment

Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Climate symposium plenaries to discuss extremes, AI and new climate network

April 22, 2026

A group of students smile among architecture in Todi.

Living and learning in Italy: Education abroad program celebrates 40 years

April 22, 2026

A man wearing a suit stands in front of a door that reads "House of Representatives."

World Campus sends students to participate in Capital Day for first time

April 22, 2026

A researcher, waist deep in water, collects water and sediment samples from a river in a glass jar

Mapping microplastic movement in rivers and streams across Pennsylvania

April 22, 2026

Marian Fritzsche stands with an award and an OLLI banner

Volunteer driven: OLLI at Penn State members help power lifelong learning

April 22, 2026

Berks LaunchBox logo

Berks LaunchBox strengthens the startup ecosystem, continuing 2025 acceleration

April 21, 2026

A woman stands in front of a screen with the words “BINGO Against Cancer” on it and a bingo card. She puts two fingers in the air. A woman, out of focus on the right, watches her.

Cancer education made simple — and fun

April 20, 2026

Large group of Penn State students and staff posed on the Pennsylvania Capitol staircase for a group photo.

Penn State students urge lawmakers to boost state funding at Capital Day

April 20, 2026

Two middle school students smiling with their Science Olympiad medals

Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosts 2026 Northeast Regional Science Olympiad

April 20, 2026

Five students stand in the Senate chamber.

Brandywine students meet with legislators to share Penn State’s impact

April 17, 2026

Lacy Alexander with a shield overlay

Penn State faculty member named American Physiological Society president-elect

April 17, 2026

Two people looking at a poster

Penn State strengthens water education network

April 17, 2026

Maya Nehme

College of Ag Sciences alumna’s legacy: Research and growing global impact

April 17, 2026

Page Center logo

New Page Center grants focus on activism and advocacy in public communication

April 17, 2026

A high school student climbing a ladder.

Registration open for mining summer camp at Penn State University Park campus

April 16, 2026

A group of approximately 23 people in business casual attire pose for a group photo in a hotel lobby. A fountain is in the near background.

Bone cancer drug clinical trial for children, young adults launches

April 15, 2026

Mauricio Maldonado poses for a standing portrait

From executive to educator: DBA graduate plans pivot to teaching at Penn State

April 15, 2026

Student at information table at Earth Day event

Penn State Berks to host Earth Day celebration, April 22

April 14, 2026

a variety of healthy foods on white plates

Strategies for managing weight the focus of Volumetrics webinars

April 14, 2026

Illustration of a man looking at the words AI with network-like symbols around it

Adopting, advancing and adapting to AI

April 14, 2026

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