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Artistic rendering of a tall ship sailing in the Arctic

Climate-focused art, writing exhibition features works from Arctic expedition

September 09, 2024

A welder uses a torch on a car

Ask an expert: American workers, labor unions and the 2024 presidential election

September 09, 2024

Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Schreyer Honors College to host guest speaker Eddie Glaude Jr. at State Theatre

September 09, 2024

Coffee Chat with the Dean

Graduate students invited to coffee chats with the Fox Graduate School Dean

September 06, 2024

Penn State students and faculty sit in four rows on stairs with Leo Varadkar, former prime minister of Ireland.

Students study deliberative democracy, meet former prime minister of Ireland

September 06, 2024

Person standing in front of ocean backdrop

Rock Ethics Institute director’s book takes philosophical approach to deep time

September 05, 2024

Twelve Penn Staters honored with 2024 Alumni Fellow Award

September 04, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

Faculty presenters for relatable research event

Workshops aim to help graduate students present complex research to the public

August 30, 2024

Nine portraits on a blue background

Nine new faculty join Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute

August 28, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Aug. 27

August 27, 2024

Photo of Rina Eiden and Jenae Neiderhiser standing outdoors

New Child Study Center co-directors to continue collaborative research mission

August 26, 2024

Two small children smiling and climbing on a rope course

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference to be held in November

August 26, 2024

Students visited the Parthenon and enjoyed the view of Athens from the Acropolis.

Students gain global business perspectives during embedded course trip to Greece

August 23, 2024

Students in raincoats gather on the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy

Students travel to Italy to develop multicultural and linguistic skills

August 20, 2024

Old Main bell tower seen through armillary sphere sculpture

Penn State welcomes new cohort of Emerging Academic Leaders for fall 2024

August 20, 2024

Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology is working with faculty as part of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Awards focusing on the theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.”

2024 TLT Faculty Engagement Award recipients named, focused on AI for teaching

August 19, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera while standing on the football field

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of Aug. 19

August 19, 2024

Several people stand in front of a display, cheering after a successful attempt at a game.

Social Life: Bringing the Olympics to Liberal Arts

August 19, 2024

Hands holding phones and coffee

Ask an expert: Democracy in the internet age

August 19, 2024

A young woman in front of a mirror statue in the shape of We Are

Global Alumni Spotlight: Lila Chung

August 15, 2024

Political science head’s book on judicial collegiality wins Pritchett Award

August 15, 2024

An older person runs in a park in Melbourne, Australia

Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy

August 13, 2024

Monica Pineiro stands outside Weaver Building at Penn State University Park.

Monica Pineiro named Liberal Arts college marshal for summer 2024 commencement

August 07, 2024

Professor’s new book examines universities’ role in advancing science

August 02, 2024

Campaign Leadership Council

Penn State names top alumni volunteers for new fundraising campaign

July 25, 2024

Photo of Penn State philanthropist, Judith Hardes

Liberal Arts remembers longtime friend and champion of women’s rights

July 24, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of July 22

July 22, 2024

An orange flower with a Penn State landmark in the background

Photo gallery: Top pictures from the Penn State Today summer photo contest

July 22, 2024

two people receiving and giving an award

2024 Volunteer Awards to highlight strength of alumni network

July 15, 2024

Don Redford stands against backdrop of anicent Egyptian site.

Acclaimed Egyptologist Donald Redford retires after six-decade career

July 12, 2024

Penn State Liberal Arts community mourns loss of professor emeritus Wilson Moses

July 10, 2024

the seal of the university reading 1855 The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State offering stackable credentials through online learning

July 08, 2024

Two photos of a woman sitting in front of a Nittany Lion sculpture. One is of her as a teenager and the other as an adult.

Returning to Nittany Lion shrine caps this online graduate's Penn State journey

July 03, 2024

a woman holding a phone sits next to her son on a couch while the son pets a dog

How a mother and son found success by earning their Penn State degrees online

July 02, 2024

People standing in a room looking at conference posters

Annual substance use conference focuses on future of cannabis, tobacco use

July 02, 2024

Picture of people on a boat admiring a large fish.

Hemingway Letters Project produces new volume of iconic writer’s correspondence

July 01, 2024

Greg Eghigian in a news studio

Video: Bird, balloon or UFO? Professor talks history of flying saucer sightings

June 28, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 27

June 27, 2024

An adolescent girl studying.

Identifying depression, anxiety symptoms prior to puberty in adolescent females

June 26, 2024

Erick Alonso stands inside the Moore Building at Penn State University Park.

Social services internship prepares Chaiken Scholar for mental health career

June 25, 2024

Chloe Connor stands in front of a research poster as an undergraduate student at Penn State.

Liberal Arts alumna finds post-graduation success through bioethics program

June 20, 2024

A rainbow flag is positioned against the backdrop of Sparks Building.

Q&A: Promoting a sense of belonging for LGBTQ+ people may lessen health issues

June 20, 2024

Bill Doan and Sarah Myruski

Drawing and mental health research project receives award in field of neuroarts

June 18, 2024

Gabeba Baderoon receives Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship

June 11, 2024

A colorful stage with performers in the Martin Luther King Plaza

Juneteenth 2024 to be celebrated at Penn State with community events, resources

June 10, 2024

Historian and Cherokee history specialist receives Mellon Foundation Fellowship

June 10, 2024

Chaiken Scholars Reception

Gene and Roz Chaiken establish new centers, become 2nd largest Penn State donors

June 10, 2024

Penn State Liberal Arts professor named BTAA Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow

June 07, 2024

Two children filling water at an outdoor spigot

Secure access to food and water decreasing for US children

June 07, 2024

Suresh Canagarajah

Suresh Canagarajah named Evan Pugh University Professor

June 05, 2024

Katherine Godfrey standing outside in Seville, Spain

Historian awarded fellowship to study matrilineal networks in colonial Colombia

June 04, 2024

A book cover with the title "After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon" over an illustration of a UFO flying over a mountain

Flying saucers and alien abductions: New book explores history of UFOs

June 04, 2024

Sarah Brothers head shot with long wavy brown hair, smiling, purple print scarf and maroon jacket.

Assistant professor of sociology and public policy receives Roy C. Buck Award

May 31, 2024

Two people standing in a field

Liberal Arts alumnus turns problem-solving savvy into entrepreneurial venture

May 31, 2024

A child in a kitchen looking down at a robot

Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training

May 31, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Six Penn Staters named 2024-25 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows

May 30, 2024

a man stands in front of a glass window showing a birds-eye view of Riyadh, Saudi ARabia, in the background

World Campus celebrates its military learners during Military Appreciation Month

May 29, 2024

PIKSI-Rock public talks to feature distinguished philosophy scholars

May 29, 2024

Moral Consortium AI Conference participants

Consortium on Moral Decision-Making celebrates successful first year

May 29, 2024

Older person sitting in a kitchen drinking water

Dehydration in middle-aged and older adults may lead to attention challenges

May 22, 2024

Book explores how elected strongmen weaken democracy

May 20, 2024

Claire Bourne and Aaron Pratt look over documents.

English professor and colleagues discover another John Milton-owned book

May 15, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

May 14, 2024

Kara Stone poses outside fo the library building with her award plaque

Scranton English professor Kara Stone receives prestigious Atherton Award

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

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Artistic rendering of a tall ship sailing in the Arctic

Climate-focused art, writing exhibition features works from Arctic expedition

September 09, 2024

A welder uses a torch on a car

Ask an expert: American workers, labor unions and the 2024 presidential election

September 09, 2024

Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Schreyer Honors College to host guest speaker Eddie Glaude Jr. at State Theatre

September 09, 2024

Coffee Chat with the Dean

Graduate students invited to coffee chats with the Fox Graduate School Dean

September 06, 2024

Penn State students and faculty sit in four rows on stairs with Leo Varadkar, former prime minister of Ireland.

Students study deliberative democracy, meet former prime minister of Ireland

September 06, 2024

Person standing in front of ocean backdrop

Rock Ethics Institute director’s book takes philosophical approach to deep time

September 05, 2024

Twelve Penn Staters honored with 2024 Alumni Fellow Award

September 04, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

Faculty presenters for relatable research event

Workshops aim to help graduate students present complex research to the public

August 30, 2024

Nine portraits on a blue background

Nine new faculty join Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute

August 28, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Aug. 27

August 27, 2024

Photo of Rina Eiden and Jenae Neiderhiser standing outdoors

New Child Study Center co-directors to continue collaborative research mission

August 26, 2024

Two small children smiling and climbing on a rope course

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference to be held in November

August 26, 2024

Students visited the Parthenon and enjoyed the view of Athens from the Acropolis.

Students gain global business perspectives during embedded course trip to Greece

August 23, 2024

Students in raincoats gather on the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy

Students travel to Italy to develop multicultural and linguistic skills

August 20, 2024

Old Main bell tower seen through armillary sphere sculpture

Penn State welcomes new cohort of Emerging Academic Leaders for fall 2024

August 20, 2024

Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology is working with faculty as part of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Awards focusing on the theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.”

2024 TLT Faculty Engagement Award recipients named, focused on AI for teaching

August 19, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera while standing on the football field

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of Aug. 19

August 19, 2024

Several people stand in front of a display, cheering after a successful attempt at a game.

Social Life: Bringing the Olympics to Liberal Arts

August 19, 2024

Hands holding phones and coffee

Ask an expert: Democracy in the internet age

August 19, 2024

A young woman in front of a mirror statue in the shape of We Are

Global Alumni Spotlight: Lila Chung

August 15, 2024

Political science head’s book on judicial collegiality wins Pritchett Award

August 15, 2024

An older person runs in a park in Melbourne, Australia

Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy

August 13, 2024

Monica Pineiro stands outside Weaver Building at Penn State University Park.

Monica Pineiro named Liberal Arts college marshal for summer 2024 commencement

August 07, 2024

Professor’s new book examines universities’ role in advancing science

August 02, 2024

Campaign Leadership Council

Penn State names top alumni volunteers for new fundraising campaign

July 25, 2024

Photo of Penn State philanthropist, Judith Hardes

Liberal Arts remembers longtime friend and champion of women’s rights

July 24, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of July 22

July 22, 2024

An orange flower with a Penn State landmark in the background

Photo gallery: Top pictures from the Penn State Today summer photo contest

July 22, 2024

two people receiving and giving an award

2024 Volunteer Awards to highlight strength of alumni network

July 15, 2024

Don Redford stands against backdrop of anicent Egyptian site.

Acclaimed Egyptologist Donald Redford retires after six-decade career

July 12, 2024

Penn State Liberal Arts community mourns loss of professor emeritus Wilson Moses

July 10, 2024

the seal of the university reading 1855 The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State offering stackable credentials through online learning

July 08, 2024

Two photos of a woman sitting in front of a Nittany Lion sculpture. One is of her as a teenager and the other as an adult.

Returning to Nittany Lion shrine caps this online graduate's Penn State journey

July 03, 2024

a woman holding a phone sits next to her son on a couch while the son pets a dog

How a mother and son found success by earning their Penn State degrees online

July 02, 2024

People standing in a room looking at conference posters

Annual substance use conference focuses on future of cannabis, tobacco use

July 02, 2024

Picture of people on a boat admiring a large fish.

Hemingway Letters Project produces new volume of iconic writer’s correspondence

July 01, 2024

Greg Eghigian in a news studio

Video: Bird, balloon or UFO? Professor talks history of flying saucer sightings

June 28, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 27

June 27, 2024

An adolescent girl studying.

Identifying depression, anxiety symptoms prior to puberty in adolescent females

June 26, 2024

Erick Alonso stands inside the Moore Building at Penn State University Park.

Social services internship prepares Chaiken Scholar for mental health career

June 25, 2024

Chloe Connor stands in front of a research poster as an undergraduate student at Penn State.

Liberal Arts alumna finds post-graduation success through bioethics program

June 20, 2024

A rainbow flag is positioned against the backdrop of Sparks Building.

Q&A: Promoting a sense of belonging for LGBTQ+ people may lessen health issues

June 20, 2024

Bill Doan and Sarah Myruski

Drawing and mental health research project receives award in field of neuroarts

June 18, 2024

Gabeba Baderoon receives Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship

June 11, 2024

A colorful stage with performers in the Martin Luther King Plaza

Juneteenth 2024 to be celebrated at Penn State with community events, resources

June 10, 2024

Historian and Cherokee history specialist receives Mellon Foundation Fellowship

June 10, 2024

Chaiken Scholars Reception

Gene and Roz Chaiken establish new centers, become 2nd largest Penn State donors

June 10, 2024

Penn State Liberal Arts professor named BTAA Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow

June 07, 2024

Two children filling water at an outdoor spigot

Secure access to food and water decreasing for US children

June 07, 2024

Suresh Canagarajah

Suresh Canagarajah named Evan Pugh University Professor

June 05, 2024

Katherine Godfrey standing outside in Seville, Spain

Historian awarded fellowship to study matrilineal networks in colonial Colombia

June 04, 2024

A book cover with the title "After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon" over an illustration of a UFO flying over a mountain

Flying saucers and alien abductions: New book explores history of UFOs

June 04, 2024

Sarah Brothers head shot with long wavy brown hair, smiling, purple print scarf and maroon jacket.

Assistant professor of sociology and public policy receives Roy C. Buck Award

May 31, 2024

Two people standing in a field

Liberal Arts alumnus turns problem-solving savvy into entrepreneurial venture

May 31, 2024

A child in a kitchen looking down at a robot

Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training

May 31, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Six Penn Staters named 2024-25 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows

May 30, 2024

a man stands in front of a glass window showing a birds-eye view of Riyadh, Saudi ARabia, in the background

World Campus celebrates its military learners during Military Appreciation Month

May 29, 2024

PIKSI-Rock public talks to feature distinguished philosophy scholars

May 29, 2024

Moral Consortium AI Conference participants

Consortium on Moral Decision-Making celebrates successful first year

May 29, 2024

Older person sitting in a kitchen drinking water

Dehydration in middle-aged and older adults may lead to attention challenges

May 22, 2024

Book explores how elected strongmen weaken democracy

May 20, 2024

Claire Bourne and Aaron Pratt look over documents.

English professor and colleagues discover another John Milton-owned book

May 15, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

May 14, 2024

Kara Stone poses outside fo the library building with her award plaque

Scranton English professor Kara Stone receives prestigious Atherton Award

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

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