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Three women lead the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk, carrying a Hope Walks Here #STOPSUICIDE banner.

Penn State Fayette to host 'Out of the Darkness' Walk April 24

April 08, 2026

UC Davis economist will present M.E. John Memorial Lecture on April 17

April 08, 2026

Headshots of Tanya Berger-Wolf (left) and Wah Chiu (right)

Huck Distinguished Lecture Series brings leaders in AI, biodiversity and cryo‑EM

April 08, 2026

Black and white portrait photo of a person wearing a white shirt with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

The School of Visual Arts to conclude Anderson Lecture Series on April 14

April 08, 2026

Engineering students pose next to their capstone design project for the removal of invasive plant species.

Engineering Learning Factory to host spring capstone design showcase

April 07, 2026

April 15 talk: Effect of renewable diesel on air quality

April 07, 2026

Speaker for 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering.

2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering

April 06, 2026

person with light brown hair and glasses wearing bright top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

April 06, 2026

Graphic of a power grid

Penn State Harrisburg to host 2026 Symposium on Signal and Power Integrity

April 06, 2026

Headshots of Raymond Polak and Pamela Nadell

Harrisburg's Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host two virtual speakers

April 06, 2026

Interdisciplinary event on morality and boundaries to be held April 19-20

April 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty explore ideology and fear in ‘Poltergeist’

April 06, 2026

Dare to Disrupt 50th Episode LIVE

Join the 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast for its 50th Episode live with Asia Grant

April 06, 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 to exhibit artwork by VAST senior Richard Mitchell

April 06, 2026

Painting of two children sitting in a tree, framed by green branches, looking down with warm tones and expressive brushwork against a soft pink sky.

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by VAST senior Grace Brown

April 06, 2026

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming, near the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, with the ski slopes of Snow King Mountain in the background.

Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America

April 03, 2026

People wearing tuxedos hold ukuleles and make exaggerated poses.

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to Eisenhower Auditorium April 9

April 02, 2026

Headshots of Penn Badgley and Dr. Nura Mowzoon

Altoona to host psychotherapist Nura Mowzoon and Penn Badgley of 'Gossip Girl'

April 02, 2026

Harold Hayes, retired KDKA-TV reporter, speaks outside.

Retired KDKA-TV reporter to kick off speaker series at Greater Allegheny Campus

April 02, 2026

A person in an oversized blue shirt with ivory blinds as a backdrop.

Celebrated architect, ‘architectural behaviorology’ expert to visit Stuckeman

April 02, 2026

Graphic for Campus Dining's Carnival Dinner

University Park Campus Dining to host Carnival dinner on April 15

April 02, 2026

Headshots of Todd Davis, Patricia Jabbeh-Wesley and Erin Murphy

Penn State Altoona to host faculty poetry reading on April 14

April 01, 2026

Penn State Berks hosts Penn State Laureate and filmmaker Pearl Gluck, April 20

April 01, 2026

Students at the Palmer Museum of Art

School of Music, Palmer Museum of Art present 'Art After Hours: Rhythms+Rhymes'

March 31, 2026

Photograph of a smiling man with glasses wearing a blue, white, and red plaid shirt.

Anthropology professor to deliver George Tseo Memorial Lecture April 3

March 31, 2026

A detailed road map showing Manchester, Stockport, and surrounding areas, with roads highlighted in red and green. A pencil points to Stockport.

Coffee Hour to explore mapping design and collaboration in practice

March 31, 2026

musicians play brass instruments

Swing into spring: Free big band showcase at Penn State Abington on April 21

March 30, 2026

Interior shot of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Penn State communities recognize Campus Pride Month in April 2026

March 30, 2026

Altoona professor talks horror, joy and storytelling with Andrew F. Sullivan

March 30, 2026

collage of images of choir and band concerts at Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg to present spring concert, 'Dear John,' April 15-17

March 30, 2026

Pair of black tap shoes with red laces sit on a stage, set against three luminous, artistic portraits of serene faces in cosmic and classical styles.

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble offers spring 2026 performance

March 30, 2026

Poster for the film Sally featuring Sally Ride wearing a NASA helmet and blue astronaut uniform on a red background.

Sustain Penn State's Intersections Film Series to host virtual screening of 'Sally'

March 30, 2026

Smiling woman with dark hair and dark glasses

Veteran media executive to present Oweida Lecture on April 15

March 27, 2026

Center for Arts and Crafts exhibition to feature student, instructor work

March 27, 2026

Our Town written across a view of a small house and church steeple

'Rich in memory and gone too soon': Centre Stage presents ‘Our Town’

March 26, 2026

R-VOICE Center to host April events for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

March 25, 2026

Malaysian house facade that's part of exhibition

Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery showcases Malaysian WWII oral histories

March 25, 2026

Acclaimed conductor to serve as Arts and Architecture commencement speaker

March 25, 2026

Native American woman dancing in colorful attire

Things to Do at Penn State: March 26-April 2

March 25, 2026

A black and white head shot of a white man with short hair and a beard

School of Visual Arts to offer lecture by painter David Hytone on April 7

March 25, 2026

Three students discuss a small piece of art

Palmer Museum teaching gallery exhibition examines ‘Who Wears the Pants?!'

March 24, 2026

NYU bioethicist to present 'Artificial Intelligence and Moral Status' lecture

March 24, 2026

Bike Den to host free Wheel Building Clinic on April 1

March 24, 2026

person with brown hair wearing striped top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host digital communication expert on April 9

March 24, 2026

Gabriel Agostini

April 1 talk to focus on national and local migration patterns

March 24, 2026

John Mulaney in front of a yellow cinder block wall

Comedian John Mulaney to return to Penn State with new stand-up tour this fall

March 24, 2026

April Verrett holding a microphone and speaking from podium

April Verrett to deliver 2026 Philip Murray Memorial Labor Lecture

March 23, 2026

Matthew Seybold looking upward at a stained glass window of Mark Twain

Matthew Seybold to deliver 2026 'Celebrate the Humanities' Lecture on March 27

March 23, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty explore ‘The Shining’ in new podcast episode

March 23, 2026

A moody, atmospheric illustration depicts a dimly lit forest, with soft beams of light filtering between tree trunks and casting warm, glowing highlights.

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by visual arts senior Taylor Wheeler

March 23, 2026

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by visual arts senior Sophie Replogle

March 23, 2026

Chamique Holdsclaw wearing black jacket staring upward to her right

2026 Osaze Osagie Memorial Lecture to feature Chamique Holdsclaw

March 20, 2026

Lecture: 'Breaking the stigma of mental health in the modern world'

March 20, 2026

Capture of animated film showing a group of characters standing around a character who is on the ground, leaning up against a pillar.

2026 Happy Valley Animation Festival to showcase award-winning international works

March 19, 2026

An newspaper photograph from 1972 of Amy Fowkes, wearing a military hat and leaning on a Nittany Lion statue.

Penn State Altoona welcomes ROTC trailblazer Amy Fowkes

March 19, 2026

Graphic for Africana Research Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium

Africana Research Center celebrates 25th anniversary with April 1 symposium

March 19, 2026

A group of dancers on stage

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Head Over Heels,' March 25-28

March 19, 2026

Page Center hosting an on‑campus watch party for its virtual integrity awards

March 19, 2026

2025 Graduate Exhibition participants wait for the event to begin in front of their research posters

Penn State community invited to attend 2026 Graduate Exhibition on March 27

March 18, 2026

A man stands at a fence and sings while a man looks on.

A Q&A with actor Elizabeth D’Aiuto of ‘The Music Man’

March 18, 2026

colorful zines lined up for viewing

University Libraries to host Queer and Feminist Zine workshop, showcase Apr. 7

March 18, 2026

Men in Native American regalia dancing

Pre-Powwow Celebration returns to University Park campus March 27

March 18, 2026

Lil Wayne Press Photo

Lil Wayne to bring 2026 tour to Bryce Jordan Center for Sept. 18 football weekend

March 17, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Venice Italy trip - School of Music

Opera brings 'hidden voices' of Baroque Venice to life in 'Non più nascoste'

March 17, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

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Three women lead the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk, carrying a Hope Walks Here #STOPSUICIDE banner.

Penn State Fayette to host 'Out of the Darkness' Walk April 24

April 08, 2026

UC Davis economist will present M.E. John Memorial Lecture on April 17

April 08, 2026

Headshots of Tanya Berger-Wolf (left) and Wah Chiu (right)

Huck Distinguished Lecture Series brings leaders in AI, biodiversity and cryo‑EM

April 08, 2026

Black and white portrait photo of a person wearing a white shirt with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

The School of Visual Arts to conclude Anderson Lecture Series on April 14

April 08, 2026

Engineering students pose next to their capstone design project for the removal of invasive plant species.

Engineering Learning Factory to host spring capstone design showcase

April 07, 2026

April 15 talk: Effect of renewable diesel on air quality

April 07, 2026

Speaker for 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering.

2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering

April 06, 2026

person with light brown hair and glasses wearing bright top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

April 06, 2026

Graphic of a power grid

Penn State Harrisburg to host 2026 Symposium on Signal and Power Integrity

April 06, 2026

Headshots of Raymond Polak and Pamela Nadell

Harrisburg's Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host two virtual speakers

April 06, 2026

Interdisciplinary event on morality and boundaries to be held April 19-20

April 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty explore ideology and fear in ‘Poltergeist’

April 06, 2026

Dare to Disrupt 50th Episode LIVE

Join the 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast for its 50th Episode live with Asia Grant

April 06, 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 to exhibit artwork by VAST senior Richard Mitchell

April 06, 2026

Painting of two children sitting in a tree, framed by green branches, looking down with warm tones and expressive brushwork against a soft pink sky.

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by VAST senior Grace Brown

April 06, 2026

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming, near the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, with the ski slopes of Snow King Mountain in the background.

Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America

April 03, 2026

People wearing tuxedos hold ukuleles and make exaggerated poses.

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to Eisenhower Auditorium April 9

April 02, 2026

Headshots of Penn Badgley and Dr. Nura Mowzoon

Altoona to host psychotherapist Nura Mowzoon and Penn Badgley of 'Gossip Girl'

April 02, 2026

Harold Hayes, retired KDKA-TV reporter, speaks outside.

Retired KDKA-TV reporter to kick off speaker series at Greater Allegheny Campus

April 02, 2026

A person in an oversized blue shirt with ivory blinds as a backdrop.

Celebrated architect, ‘architectural behaviorology’ expert to visit Stuckeman

April 02, 2026

Graphic for Campus Dining's Carnival Dinner

University Park Campus Dining to host Carnival dinner on April 15

April 02, 2026

Headshots of Todd Davis, Patricia Jabbeh-Wesley and Erin Murphy

Penn State Altoona to host faculty poetry reading on April 14

April 01, 2026

Penn State Berks hosts Penn State Laureate and filmmaker Pearl Gluck, April 20

April 01, 2026

Students at the Palmer Museum of Art

School of Music, Palmer Museum of Art present 'Art After Hours: Rhythms+Rhymes'

March 31, 2026

Photograph of a smiling man with glasses wearing a blue, white, and red plaid shirt.

Anthropology professor to deliver George Tseo Memorial Lecture April 3

March 31, 2026

A detailed road map showing Manchester, Stockport, and surrounding areas, with roads highlighted in red and green. A pencil points to Stockport.

Coffee Hour to explore mapping design and collaboration in practice

March 31, 2026

musicians play brass instruments

Swing into spring: Free big band showcase at Penn State Abington on April 21

March 30, 2026

Interior shot of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Penn State communities recognize Campus Pride Month in April 2026

March 30, 2026

Altoona professor talks horror, joy and storytelling with Andrew F. Sullivan

March 30, 2026

collage of images of choir and band concerts at Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg to present spring concert, 'Dear John,' April 15-17

March 30, 2026

Pair of black tap shoes with red laces sit on a stage, set against three luminous, artistic portraits of serene faces in cosmic and classical styles.

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble offers spring 2026 performance

March 30, 2026

Poster for the film Sally featuring Sally Ride wearing a NASA helmet and blue astronaut uniform on a red background.

Sustain Penn State's Intersections Film Series to host virtual screening of 'Sally'

March 30, 2026

Smiling woman with dark hair and dark glasses

Veteran media executive to present Oweida Lecture on April 15

March 27, 2026

Center for Arts and Crafts exhibition to feature student, instructor work

March 27, 2026

Our Town written across a view of a small house and church steeple

'Rich in memory and gone too soon': Centre Stage presents ‘Our Town’

March 26, 2026

R-VOICE Center to host April events for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

March 25, 2026

Malaysian house facade that's part of exhibition

Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery showcases Malaysian WWII oral histories

March 25, 2026

Acclaimed conductor to serve as Arts and Architecture commencement speaker

March 25, 2026

Native American woman dancing in colorful attire

Things to Do at Penn State: March 26-April 2

March 25, 2026

A black and white head shot of a white man with short hair and a beard

School of Visual Arts to offer lecture by painter David Hytone on April 7

March 25, 2026

Three students discuss a small piece of art

Palmer Museum teaching gallery exhibition examines ‘Who Wears the Pants?!'

March 24, 2026

NYU bioethicist to present 'Artificial Intelligence and Moral Status' lecture

March 24, 2026

Bike Den to host free Wheel Building Clinic on April 1

March 24, 2026

person with brown hair wearing striped top

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host digital communication expert on April 9

March 24, 2026

Gabriel Agostini

April 1 talk to focus on national and local migration patterns

March 24, 2026

John Mulaney in front of a yellow cinder block wall

Comedian John Mulaney to return to Penn State with new stand-up tour this fall

March 24, 2026

April Verrett holding a microphone and speaking from podium

April Verrett to deliver 2026 Philip Murray Memorial Labor Lecture

March 23, 2026

Matthew Seybold looking upward at a stained glass window of Mark Twain

Matthew Seybold to deliver 2026 'Celebrate the Humanities' Lecture on March 27

March 23, 2026

Penn State Altoona faculty explore ‘The Shining’ in new podcast episode

March 23, 2026

A moody, atmospheric illustration depicts a dimly lit forest, with soft beams of light filtering between tree trunks and casting warm, glowing highlights.

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by visual arts senior Taylor Wheeler

March 23, 2026

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by visual arts senior Sophie Replogle

March 23, 2026

Chamique Holdsclaw wearing black jacket staring upward to her right

2026 Osaze Osagie Memorial Lecture to feature Chamique Holdsclaw

March 20, 2026

Lecture: 'Breaking the stigma of mental health in the modern world'

March 20, 2026

Capture of animated film showing a group of characters standing around a character who is on the ground, leaning up against a pillar.

2026 Happy Valley Animation Festival to showcase award-winning international works

March 19, 2026

An newspaper photograph from 1972 of Amy Fowkes, wearing a military hat and leaning on a Nittany Lion statue.

Penn State Altoona welcomes ROTC trailblazer Amy Fowkes

March 19, 2026

Graphic for Africana Research Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium

Africana Research Center celebrates 25th anniversary with April 1 symposium

March 19, 2026

A group of dancers on stage

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Head Over Heels,' March 25-28

March 19, 2026

Page Center hosting an on‑campus watch party for its virtual integrity awards

March 19, 2026

2025 Graduate Exhibition participants wait for the event to begin in front of their research posters

Penn State community invited to attend 2026 Graduate Exhibition on March 27

March 18, 2026

A man stands at a fence and sings while a man looks on.

A Q&A with actor Elizabeth D’Aiuto of ‘The Music Man’

March 18, 2026

colorful zines lined up for viewing

University Libraries to host Queer and Feminist Zine workshop, showcase Apr. 7

March 18, 2026

Men in Native American regalia dancing

Pre-Powwow Celebration returns to University Park campus March 27

March 18, 2026

Lil Wayne Press Photo

Lil Wayne to bring 2026 tour to Bryce Jordan Center for Sept. 18 football weekend

March 17, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Venice Italy trip - School of Music

Opera brings 'hidden voices' of Baroque Venice to life in 'Non più nascoste'

March 17, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

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