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Online digital multimedia students make connections at international conference

May 14, 2025

Students working on creating a car for a competition.

Student team sets school record, places third at Shell Eco-Marathon

April 28, 2025

a male college student stands in front of the penn state lion shrine

Engineering student at Lehigh Valley wants to use his degree to make a positive impact

March 31, 2025

Person working in a lab.

Biomedical engineering grad student earns American Heart Association fellowship

March 31, 2025

Charrise Lamothe poses for a photo in front of a green curtain

Corporate communication student gains valuable experience as SlooMoo intern

March 26, 2025

Person standing outside looking at the camera

Aerospace engineering undergrad awarded opportunities, mentorship in fellowship

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

Person speaks at the front of a conference.

Engineering Ambassadors conference connects student engineers at Penn State

March 19, 2025

Jen Parrish walking on the Penn State Altoona campus holding her mobility cane.

A new vision: Despite health diagnosis, Altoona student charts path forward

March 17, 2025

Igor Latsanych stands on Pattee Mall with Pattee Library and Paterno Library behind him.

From Kyiv to Penn State: A Liberal Arts student’s path to a career in diplomacy

February 25, 2025

Kara Stover, a Penn State student and volunteer firefighter, leans against a fire engine while wearing her turnout gear.

Paterno Fellow blazes trail as student and firefighter

January 06, 2025

Katherine Marakovits standing at a podium

Schreyer scholar merges passions for arts and engineering

November 15, 2024

Gwynne Morris stands before a white oak wood-paneled feature wall in the new Welch Building.

Liberal Arts student overcomes health challenges, aims to impact health care

November 15, 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

Sloan Householder

College of Agricultural Sciences course supports first-generation students

June 26, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student graphic featuring recent graduate, Emily Papa.

Schuylkill Speaks: Emily Papa pursues a career in nursing

May 09, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student graphic featuring recent graduate.

Schuylkill Speaks: Abby Morneau aims for a career in criminal justice

May 06, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks: Poetic Session is dedicated to research in psychology

May 02, 2024

Najee Rodriguez

Advocating for fellow students

April 30, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks: Kyle Ferguson’s path in sports administration

April 26, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks graphic featuring Alivia Payne

Schuylkill Speaks: Alivia Payne’s college journey goes beyond the field

April 25, 2024

Senior Spotlight: Rogelio Flores

April 24, 2024

Cailyn Ann Teague in the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Law Library at Penn State Law in University Park

Penn State Law student highlights autism awareness in the legal field

April 23, 2024

A man wearing a baseball cap standing outside next to a piece of surveying equipment.

Student combines interests through Penn State Wilkes-Barre's surveying program

April 18, 2024

Lisa Wang illustrating a biology concept at a chalkboard

Schreyer Scholar and biology major tutors science through art

April 10, 2024

Two women standing in front of a scenic background.

Students experience Italian culture and more during study abroad trip

April 05, 2024

mallory wickline watching as her curling teammates take a shot

Schreyer Scholar finds her home on the ice as leader for curling at Penn State

March 28, 2024

Male student in white lab coat and camouflaged baseball cap looking through a microscope in a lab

Class trip leads to job offer for Hazleton medical laboratory technology major

March 01, 2024

Head shot Asian woman with dark hair wearing a red sweater and smiling

Penn State School of Theatre alumna is blazing trails on Broadway and beyond

February 28, 2024

Nije’e Patton-Johns stands outside the front entrance to Sparks Building at Penn State University Park.

Chaiken Scholar awarded opportunity to study abroad in South Korea

February 28, 2024

Victor Frolenko in the Chaiken Center for Student Success in Sparks Building at Penn State University Park

Liberal Arts student spices up campus with love of dance and food

February 28, 2024

Jeferson Tenorio in the library of the Lewis Katz Building

International Affairs student makes impact in Colombia and across the globe

February 22, 2024

Ima Bazan checks out the top of Lions Head Mountain, looking at Table Mountain.

Liberal Arts student intern advocates for human rights in South Africa

October 19, 2023

SIA student on Mezzanine

From Iraq to State College: A student’s journey to a career in politics

October 12, 2023

Grace Stampien (left) and her THON dance partner.

Nursing student and cancer survivor fulfilled her dream of dancing in THON 2023

September 22, 2023

SIA student Haneen Shaath studying in the Montague Library in the Lewis Katz Building.

International Affairs student aims to be a global voice for Palestinian refugees

August 28, 2023

Caroline Quick, student in the Bellisario College

Bellisario College student brings passion for journalism to D.C. internship

July 31, 2023

Student in a suit speaking from a wooden podium.

Health policy and administration major making most of Hazleton opportunities

June 29, 2023

Soccer fanatic takes ‘old school’ approach to internship with Iowa team

June 12, 2023

A photo of Lisa Bolton, Nathan Allred and Brent Allred in commencement regalia

Like father, like son: For Allreds, doctorates are a familiar family achievement

June 01, 2023

Cade Miller - Broadcast Journalism

Internship to broadcast journalism major’s big personality nationwide

May 23, 2023

Pavara Ranatunga stands with the Nittany Lion shrine in the background

This Penn Stater’s job is ‘out of this world’

May 15, 2023

Ahmed Abdeen and Andrew Yeich

Two Penn State medical students receive Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships

May 10, 2023

'We are all we got:' Student leaves lasting impact on multicultural community

May 01, 2023

Graduate law student launches podcast to highlight diversity of legal experience

April 13, 2023

James Matus looking at computer

New Kensington engineering student earns scholarship

April 10, 2023

Penn State students Deepa Kadidahl, Laraib Mazhar, Belle Peterson, Seth Wilkinson, Noah Yeagley and Andrew Yeich

Global health competition provides hands-on learning experience

March 28, 2023

Recent alumna helps others as an ESL teacher, credits peer tutoring experience

January 06, 2023

Zairi Mercader poses in front of Old Main holding the Puerto Rican flag.

Student leader and entrepreneur finds home in the Penn State Latinx community

November 09, 2022

Chancellor Marwan Wafa, left, presents the Chancellor's Service Award certificate to Carlos Salazar Paz.

Carlos Salazar Paz is this year's Chancellor's Service Award recipient

October 20, 2022

Positive campus experiences made choice easy for Scranton biology major

October 19, 2022

Man in glasses and a backwards baseball cap.

Hazleton beginnings help alumnus carve path to postdoctoral research fellowship

September 15, 2022

Mark Chesney provides medical care to another person.

World Campus student helps bring remains of missing veteran back to US

September 15, 2022

Group of student on the steps in the State Capitol Ryan Building

Penn State's Lion Caucus engages student leaders in Penn State advocacy

August 19, 2022

Cameron Hightower computer

Organization and persistence help student thrive and secure valuable internship

August 02, 2022

ZachGershman-talking

Internship at Maccabiah Games provides big stage for hard-working student

July 11, 2022

After 11 years, struggles pay off for energy engineering graduate

July 05, 2022

Joe Yonke artist portrait

Creative student embraces challenges, variety provided by summer internship

June 29, 2022

Bellisario College student Ashleigh Webb

Minor league baseball intern is learning to make magic from behind the scenes

June 15, 2022

From student-athlete to aspiring surgeon: Eberly grad follows her own path

June 15, 2022

Blue graphic with Schuylkill Speaks and Penn State Schuylkill logos and black and white photo of Savannah Berardino

Schuylkill Speaks: Savannah Berardino seizes every opportunity for success

May 10, 2022

Michael Smedley smiling while seated in a in recording studio

Ever-positive approach helps Penn State student complete unlikely journey

May 04, 2022

Berks Schreyer Scholars

Schreyer Scholars awarded at Academic Achievement Awards ceremony

April 20, 2022

Global Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Paholsky

February 15, 2022

New Abington alumnus using entrepreneurial skills to impact his community

February 11, 2022

Penn State students and faculty pose as a group in Florence, Italy

Two faculty members continue study abroad experience in Italy

February 02, 2022

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A digital collage of two photos of two smiling students.

Online digital multimedia students make connections at international conference

May 14, 2025

Students working on creating a car for a competition.

Student team sets school record, places third at Shell Eco-Marathon

April 28, 2025

a male college student stands in front of the penn state lion shrine

Engineering student at Lehigh Valley wants to use his degree to make a positive impact

March 31, 2025

Person working in a lab.

Biomedical engineering grad student earns American Heart Association fellowship

March 31, 2025

Charrise Lamothe poses for a photo in front of a green curtain

Corporate communication student gains valuable experience as SlooMoo intern

March 26, 2025

Person standing outside looking at the camera

Aerospace engineering undergrad awarded opportunities, mentorship in fellowship

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

Person speaks at the front of a conference.

Engineering Ambassadors conference connects student engineers at Penn State

March 19, 2025

Jen Parrish walking on the Penn State Altoona campus holding her mobility cane.

A new vision: Despite health diagnosis, Altoona student charts path forward

March 17, 2025

Igor Latsanych stands on Pattee Mall with Pattee Library and Paterno Library behind him.

From Kyiv to Penn State: A Liberal Arts student’s path to a career in diplomacy

February 25, 2025

Kara Stover, a Penn State student and volunteer firefighter, leans against a fire engine while wearing her turnout gear.

Paterno Fellow blazes trail as student and firefighter

January 06, 2025

Katherine Marakovits standing at a podium

Schreyer scholar merges passions for arts and engineering

November 15, 2024

Gwynne Morris stands before a white oak wood-paneled feature wall in the new Welch Building.

Liberal Arts student overcomes health challenges, aims to impact health care

November 15, 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

Sloan Householder

College of Agricultural Sciences course supports first-generation students

June 26, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student graphic featuring recent graduate, Emily Papa.

Schuylkill Speaks: Emily Papa pursues a career in nursing

May 09, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks! Graduating Student graphic featuring recent graduate.

Schuylkill Speaks: Abby Morneau aims for a career in criminal justice

May 06, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks: Poetic Session is dedicated to research in psychology

May 02, 2024

Najee Rodriguez

Advocating for fellow students

April 30, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks: Kyle Ferguson’s path in sports administration

April 26, 2024

Schuylkill Speaks graphic featuring Alivia Payne

Schuylkill Speaks: Alivia Payne’s college journey goes beyond the field

April 25, 2024

Senior Spotlight: Rogelio Flores

April 24, 2024

Cailyn Ann Teague in the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Law Library at Penn State Law in University Park

Penn State Law student highlights autism awareness in the legal field

April 23, 2024

A man wearing a baseball cap standing outside next to a piece of surveying equipment.

Student combines interests through Penn State Wilkes-Barre's surveying program

April 18, 2024

Lisa Wang illustrating a biology concept at a chalkboard

Schreyer Scholar and biology major tutors science through art

April 10, 2024

Two women standing in front of a scenic background.

Students experience Italian culture and more during study abroad trip

April 05, 2024

mallory wickline watching as her curling teammates take a shot

Schreyer Scholar finds her home on the ice as leader for curling at Penn State

March 28, 2024

Male student in white lab coat and camouflaged baseball cap looking through a microscope in a lab

Class trip leads to job offer for Hazleton medical laboratory technology major

March 01, 2024

Head shot Asian woman with dark hair wearing a red sweater and smiling

Penn State School of Theatre alumna is blazing trails on Broadway and beyond

February 28, 2024

Nije’e Patton-Johns stands outside the front entrance to Sparks Building at Penn State University Park.

Chaiken Scholar awarded opportunity to study abroad in South Korea

February 28, 2024

Victor Frolenko in the Chaiken Center for Student Success in Sparks Building at Penn State University Park

Liberal Arts student spices up campus with love of dance and food

February 28, 2024

Jeferson Tenorio in the library of the Lewis Katz Building

International Affairs student makes impact in Colombia and across the globe

February 22, 2024

Ima Bazan checks out the top of Lions Head Mountain, looking at Table Mountain.

Liberal Arts student intern advocates for human rights in South Africa

October 19, 2023

SIA student on Mezzanine

From Iraq to State College: A student’s journey to a career in politics

October 12, 2023

Grace Stampien (left) and her THON dance partner.

Nursing student and cancer survivor fulfilled her dream of dancing in THON 2023

September 22, 2023

SIA student Haneen Shaath studying in the Montague Library in the Lewis Katz Building.

International Affairs student aims to be a global voice for Palestinian refugees

August 28, 2023

Caroline Quick, student in the Bellisario College

Bellisario College student brings passion for journalism to D.C. internship

July 31, 2023

Student in a suit speaking from a wooden podium.

Health policy and administration major making most of Hazleton opportunities

June 29, 2023

Soccer fanatic takes ‘old school’ approach to internship with Iowa team

June 12, 2023

A photo of Lisa Bolton, Nathan Allred and Brent Allred in commencement regalia

Like father, like son: For Allreds, doctorates are a familiar family achievement

June 01, 2023

Cade Miller - Broadcast Journalism

Internship to broadcast journalism major’s big personality nationwide

May 23, 2023

Pavara Ranatunga stands with the Nittany Lion shrine in the background

This Penn Stater’s job is ‘out of this world’

May 15, 2023

Ahmed Abdeen and Andrew Yeich

Two Penn State medical students receive Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships

May 10, 2023

'We are all we got:' Student leaves lasting impact on multicultural community

May 01, 2023

Graduate law student launches podcast to highlight diversity of legal experience

April 13, 2023

James Matus looking at computer

New Kensington engineering student earns scholarship

April 10, 2023

Penn State students Deepa Kadidahl, Laraib Mazhar, Belle Peterson, Seth Wilkinson, Noah Yeagley and Andrew Yeich

Global health competition provides hands-on learning experience

March 28, 2023

Recent alumna helps others as an ESL teacher, credits peer tutoring experience

January 06, 2023

Zairi Mercader poses in front of Old Main holding the Puerto Rican flag.

Student leader and entrepreneur finds home in the Penn State Latinx community

November 09, 2022

Chancellor Marwan Wafa, left, presents the Chancellor's Service Award certificate to Carlos Salazar Paz.

Carlos Salazar Paz is this year's Chancellor's Service Award recipient

October 20, 2022

Positive campus experiences made choice easy for Scranton biology major

October 19, 2022

Man in glasses and a backwards baseball cap.

Hazleton beginnings help alumnus carve path to postdoctoral research fellowship

September 15, 2022

Mark Chesney provides medical care to another person.

World Campus student helps bring remains of missing veteran back to US

September 15, 2022

Group of student on the steps in the State Capitol Ryan Building

Penn State's Lion Caucus engages student leaders in Penn State advocacy

August 19, 2022

Cameron Hightower computer

Organization and persistence help student thrive and secure valuable internship

August 02, 2022

ZachGershman-talking

Internship at Maccabiah Games provides big stage for hard-working student

July 11, 2022

After 11 years, struggles pay off for energy engineering graduate

July 05, 2022

Joe Yonke artist portrait

Creative student embraces challenges, variety provided by summer internship

June 29, 2022

Bellisario College student Ashleigh Webb

Minor league baseball intern is learning to make magic from behind the scenes

June 15, 2022

From student-athlete to aspiring surgeon: Eberly grad follows her own path

June 15, 2022

Blue graphic with Schuylkill Speaks and Penn State Schuylkill logos and black and white photo of Savannah Berardino

Schuylkill Speaks: Savannah Berardino seizes every opportunity for success

May 10, 2022

Michael Smedley smiling while seated in a in recording studio

Ever-positive approach helps Penn State student complete unlikely journey

May 04, 2022

Berks Schreyer Scholars

Schreyer Scholars awarded at Academic Achievement Awards ceremony

April 20, 2022

Global Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Paholsky

February 15, 2022

New Abington alumnus using entrepreneurial skills to impact his community

February 11, 2022

Penn State students and faculty pose as a group in Florence, Italy

Two faculty members continue study abroad experience in Italy

February 02, 2022

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