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Lehigh Valley students present at national undergraduate research conference

May 05, 2025

The Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State Fayette stands surrounded by foliage.

Fayette students earn Excellence in Information Literacy Award

May 05, 2025

two smiling people standing: taller male at left and female student at right

2025 Guentter Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis finalists to present work May 8

May 01, 2025

A man looks through a microscope while a student talks to another man

Penn State Beaver students awarded for projects at undergraduate exhibition

April 30, 2025

Closeup of a person's hands holding pieces of a science project, with a laptop in the background

Harrisburg students awarded for 2025 Capstone projects

April 30, 2025

Stephan Spolski

Stephan Spolski reflects on growth, mentorship and his path to orthopedics

April 25, 2025

Berks students present their work at the conference.

Berks students honored at Eastern States Communication Association Convention

April 23, 2025

James with sign

Penn State Schuylkill biology major presents research at Pennsylvania Capitol

April 22, 2025

A woman stands at left next to a large research poster on a table.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre honors research fair winners

April 21, 2025

winners in scranton's research fair pose with their certificates and medals

Student research showcased at Scranton Undergraduate Research Fair and Exhibition

April 21, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill accounting student builds connections, seizes opportunities

April 18, 2025

Communication Students

Communication students recognized for accomplishments at Penn State Schuylkill

April 16, 2025

Malak Mowafi: Balancing athletics, academics and advocacy at Penn State Schuylkill

April 11, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill graduate accepted to Health Communication doctoral program

April 09, 2025

Professor Meg Van Etten and students work with plants in the campus' bio lab

Penn State Scranton students are ‘planting the moon’ in research challenge

April 09, 2025

Nine Penn State Schuylkill students and Valerie Schrader

Penn State students earn research recognitions at communications conference

April 01, 2025

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student Profiles: Kaely Walshaw

Student-athlete reflects on leadership, academics, growth at Penn State Schuylkill

March 28, 2025

A woman discusses her research with a poster session attendee

Call for posters for 2025 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

March 27, 2025

Landis Crawford stands in front of Schreyer Honors College sign

Schreyer Scholar sows passion for agricultural leadership 

March 26, 2025

Maria Rebecca Duiker (left), Anna Raquel Duiker (middle) and Lina Ruth Duiker (right) pose for a selfie in front of tree-covered mountains in Puerto Rico.

Three Penn State sisters share love of service and linguistics

March 26, 2025

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student Profiles: Arabi Chavira

Finding family and opportunity: A transformative journey at Penn State Schuylkill

March 24, 2025

Student explaining research project to faculty judge

Shape the next generation: Volunteer judges needed for Undergraduate Exhibition

March 18, 2025

Student reflects on her journey, opportunities at Penn State Schuylkill

March 14, 2025

Schuylkill student accepted to UPenn School of Veterinary Medicine

March 11, 2025

Cara Arnoldi smiles in a green and white sweater in front of a blurred background of green and brown trees.

A tradition of leadership: Blue Band president takes path to public service

February 27, 2025

Student presenting research poster to volunteer judge

Register now for Penn State’s largest undergraduate academic exhibition

February 25, 2025

Person standing in a lab looking through a microscope at a machine

Electrical engineering undergrads gain experience in new research program

January 30, 2025

Old Main building and trees in summer

Erickson Discovery Grant applications close Feb. 16

January 24, 2025

person typing on laptop near library bookshelves

Libraries offering $1,250 award for 2025 outstanding undergraduate thesis

December 16, 2024

Elisabeth Egeli stands next to the ocean overlooking a sunset in Greece.

Behind the crime: Liberal Arts student explores psychology of criminal behavior

November 27, 2024

Students pose with an engineering project in a large event venue.

Engineering Learning Factory to host fall cornerstone, capstone project showcase

November 18, 2024

Three students lean over lab equipment.

The search to replace a critical semiconductor

November 15, 2024

Composite photo of Beeram, Carey and Kim

Three Penn Staters named Rhodes Scholarship finalists

November 12, 2024

Suk Lan Ser, winner of the first-place graduate poster prize, presents her research at the Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase on Nov. 1, 2024.

Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase winners announced

November 11, 2024

A group of students hold LEGO models of planes in a lab setting.

Brick by brick, LEGOneering team builds interest in STEM careers

November 07, 2024

Mechanical engineering, chemistry major named College of Engineering marshal

October 22, 2024

A group photo of 36 students

Penn State undergrads place in regional, national civil engineering competitions

September 30, 2024

A student and professor in white lab coats pouring liquid nitrogen in a lab

Hazleton chemical engineering major earns Multi-Campus Research Experience

June 27, 2024

Angela Bonopane poses for photo

Penn State Berks graduate earns statewide award for criminal justice research

June 25, 2024

Two people wearing safety glasses adjust a wheelchair that is set upside-down on a table.

From rock climbing to dining, students use engineering to improve accessibility

June 05, 2024

Three Lehigh Valley undergraduates chosen for Multi-Campus Research Experience

May 20, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

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

Young Investigators headshots

Penn State Berks students awarded for undergraduate research

May 08, 2024

A student presents their project to faculty member at 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition.

Award winners announced for 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition

May 06, 2024

Female student holding folders and standing next to poster board positioned on an easel.

Conference takeaways ‘transformative’ for Hazleton corporate communication major

May 01, 2024

Composite photo of headshots featuring Mabel Tong, Nate Carey, and Bridget Reheard

Meet Penn State’s three Goldwater Scholars for 2024-25

April 29, 2024

Undergraduate exhibition presenter explaining research poster

Undergraduates showcase research in annual academic exhibition

April 29, 2024

A group of students sits in the foreground talking, and a second group of students stands in the background, also collaborating.

How to build a robot in three days

April 29, 2024

Denzell Ivery posing for photo in front of a scenic valley

Graduate student earns Boren Fellowship to study Turkish language

April 23, 2024

Female student standing in front of a whiteboard.

Winners of York's undergraduate research, creative accomplishments announced

April 18, 2024

Penn State Schuylkill students present research at ECA-USC 2024 conference

April 16, 2024

Alexis Dell explains her engineering and physical sciences research to Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Peter Hopsicker.

Penn State Altoona hosts 22nd annual research and creative activities fair

April 15, 2024

Student exhibition presenter talking in front of research poster

Penn State community, public invited to Undergraduate Exhibition on April 15-17

April 15, 2024

Exterior photo of Recital Hall

'Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music' to feature undergraduate researchers

April 11, 2024

Student presents her research project at annual exposition

New Kensington undergraduate research highlighted at annual exposition

April 10, 2024

Penn State alumnus translates liberal arts education into global career

April 05, 2024

Jacob Campbell standing next to his painting

Brandywine student honors Endangered Species Act anniversary in capstone project

March 04, 2024

Scranton nursing student collaborates in rewarding research opportunity

March 01, 2024

A student speaking with two judges in a classroom

Applications now being accepted for Undergraduate Research Symposium

February 29, 2024

Student presenting research poster to faculty judge at 2023 Exhibition

2024 Undergraduate Exhibition applications open

February 19, 2024

A portrait of Alexis Kauffman

Internships cement mental health career aspirations for Liberal Arts student

February 06, 2024

Best of Show 2023

Submissions now open for 2024 annual Materials Visualization Competition

February 05, 2024

Person sits at desk with two monitors.

Liberal Arts students gain hands-on research experience through psychology lab

January 31, 2024

Two people in a lab look a computer monitor

Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute now accepting applications

January 25, 2024

Three students and a faculty member standing on a stairway

Penn State York team presented work on needs for fathers at national conference

January 10, 2024

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two female students smile in front of a conference banner

Lehigh Valley students present at national undergraduate research conference

May 05, 2025

The Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State Fayette stands surrounded by foliage.

Fayette students earn Excellence in Information Literacy Award

May 05, 2025

two smiling people standing: taller male at left and female student at right

2025 Guentter Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis finalists to present work May 8

May 01, 2025

A man looks through a microscope while a student talks to another man

Penn State Beaver students awarded for projects at undergraduate exhibition

April 30, 2025

Closeup of a person's hands holding pieces of a science project, with a laptop in the background

Harrisburg students awarded for 2025 Capstone projects

April 30, 2025

Stephan Spolski

Stephan Spolski reflects on growth, mentorship and his path to orthopedics

April 25, 2025

Berks students present their work at the conference.

Berks students honored at Eastern States Communication Association Convention

April 23, 2025

James with sign

Penn State Schuylkill biology major presents research at Pennsylvania Capitol

April 22, 2025

A woman stands at left next to a large research poster on a table.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre honors research fair winners

April 21, 2025

winners in scranton's research fair pose with their certificates and medals

Student research showcased at Scranton Undergraduate Research Fair and Exhibition

April 21, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill accounting student builds connections, seizes opportunities

April 18, 2025

Communication Students

Communication students recognized for accomplishments at Penn State Schuylkill

April 16, 2025

Malak Mowafi: Balancing athletics, academics and advocacy at Penn State Schuylkill

April 11, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill graduate accepted to Health Communication doctoral program

April 09, 2025

Professor Meg Van Etten and students work with plants in the campus' bio lab

Penn State Scranton students are ‘planting the moon’ in research challenge

April 09, 2025

Nine Penn State Schuylkill students and Valerie Schrader

Penn State students earn research recognitions at communications conference

April 01, 2025

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student Profiles: Kaely Walshaw

Student-athlete reflects on leadership, academics, growth at Penn State Schuylkill

March 28, 2025

A woman discusses her research with a poster session attendee

Call for posters for 2025 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

March 27, 2025

Landis Crawford stands in front of Schreyer Honors College sign

Schreyer Scholar sows passion for agricultural leadership 

March 26, 2025

Maria Rebecca Duiker (left), Anna Raquel Duiker (middle) and Lina Ruth Duiker (right) pose for a selfie in front of tree-covered mountains in Puerto Rico.

Three Penn State sisters share love of service and linguistics

March 26, 2025

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student Profiles: Arabi Chavira

Finding family and opportunity: A transformative journey at Penn State Schuylkill

March 24, 2025

Student explaining research project to faculty judge

Shape the next generation: Volunteer judges needed for Undergraduate Exhibition

March 18, 2025

Student reflects on her journey, opportunities at Penn State Schuylkill

March 14, 2025

Schuylkill student accepted to UPenn School of Veterinary Medicine

March 11, 2025

Cara Arnoldi smiles in a green and white sweater in front of a blurred background of green and brown trees.

A tradition of leadership: Blue Band president takes path to public service

February 27, 2025

Student presenting research poster to volunteer judge

Register now for Penn State’s largest undergraduate academic exhibition

February 25, 2025

Person standing in a lab looking through a microscope at a machine

Electrical engineering undergrads gain experience in new research program

January 30, 2025

Old Main building and trees in summer

Erickson Discovery Grant applications close Feb. 16

January 24, 2025

person typing on laptop near library bookshelves

Libraries offering $1,250 award for 2025 outstanding undergraduate thesis

December 16, 2024

Elisabeth Egeli stands next to the ocean overlooking a sunset in Greece.

Behind the crime: Liberal Arts student explores psychology of criminal behavior

November 27, 2024

Students pose with an engineering project in a large event venue.

Engineering Learning Factory to host fall cornerstone, capstone project showcase

November 18, 2024

Three students lean over lab equipment.

The search to replace a critical semiconductor

November 15, 2024

Composite photo of Beeram, Carey and Kim

Three Penn Staters named Rhodes Scholarship finalists

November 12, 2024

Suk Lan Ser, winner of the first-place graduate poster prize, presents her research at the Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase on Nov. 1, 2024.

Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase winners announced

November 11, 2024

A group of students hold LEGO models of planes in a lab setting.

Brick by brick, LEGOneering team builds interest in STEM careers

November 07, 2024

Mechanical engineering, chemistry major named College of Engineering marshal

October 22, 2024

A group photo of 36 students

Penn State undergrads place in regional, national civil engineering competitions

September 30, 2024

A student and professor in white lab coats pouring liquid nitrogen in a lab

Hazleton chemical engineering major earns Multi-Campus Research Experience

June 27, 2024

Angela Bonopane poses for photo

Penn State Berks graduate earns statewide award for criminal justice research

June 25, 2024

Two people wearing safety glasses adjust a wheelchair that is set upside-down on a table.

From rock climbing to dining, students use engineering to improve accessibility

June 05, 2024

Three Lehigh Valley undergraduates chosen for Multi-Campus Research Experience

May 20, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

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

Young Investigators headshots

Penn State Berks students awarded for undergraduate research

May 08, 2024

A student presents their project to faculty member at 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition.

Award winners announced for 2024 Undergraduate Exhibition

May 06, 2024

Female student holding folders and standing next to poster board positioned on an easel.

Conference takeaways ‘transformative’ for Hazleton corporate communication major

May 01, 2024

Composite photo of headshots featuring Mabel Tong, Nate Carey, and Bridget Reheard

Meet Penn State’s three Goldwater Scholars for 2024-25

April 29, 2024

Undergraduate exhibition presenter explaining research poster

Undergraduates showcase research in annual academic exhibition

April 29, 2024

A group of students sits in the foreground talking, and a second group of students stands in the background, also collaborating.

How to build a robot in three days

April 29, 2024

Denzell Ivery posing for photo in front of a scenic valley

Graduate student earns Boren Fellowship to study Turkish language

April 23, 2024

Female student standing in front of a whiteboard.

Winners of York's undergraduate research, creative accomplishments announced

April 18, 2024

Penn State Schuylkill students present research at ECA-USC 2024 conference

April 16, 2024

Alexis Dell explains her engineering and physical sciences research to Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Peter Hopsicker.

Penn State Altoona hosts 22nd annual research and creative activities fair

April 15, 2024

Student exhibition presenter talking in front of research poster

Penn State community, public invited to Undergraduate Exhibition on April 15-17

April 15, 2024

Exterior photo of Recital Hall

'Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music' to feature undergraduate researchers

April 11, 2024

Student presents her research project at annual exposition

New Kensington undergraduate research highlighted at annual exposition

April 10, 2024

Penn State alumnus translates liberal arts education into global career

April 05, 2024

Jacob Campbell standing next to his painting

Brandywine student honors Endangered Species Act anniversary in capstone project

March 04, 2024

Scranton nursing student collaborates in rewarding research opportunity

March 01, 2024

A student speaking with two judges in a classroom

Applications now being accepted for Undergraduate Research Symposium

February 29, 2024

Student presenting research poster to faculty judge at 2023 Exhibition

2024 Undergraduate Exhibition applications open

February 19, 2024

A portrait of Alexis Kauffman

Internships cement mental health career aspirations for Liberal Arts student

February 06, 2024

Best of Show 2023

Submissions now open for 2024 annual Materials Visualization Competition

February 05, 2024

Person sits at desk with two monitors.

Liberal Arts students gain hands-on research experience through psychology lab

January 31, 2024

Two people in a lab look a computer monitor

Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute now accepting applications

January 25, 2024

Three students and a faculty member standing on a stairway

Penn State York team presented work on needs for fathers at national conference

January 10, 2024

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