Heidi Haas, assistant teaching professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State Harrisburg, works with children through a program called Speech Links to Literacy, an outreach effort she runs in partnership with Dauphin County Libraries. During the spring semester, two recent Penn State graduates who studied communication sciences and disorders gained hands-on experience in the field through the program.
The Social Science Research Institute’s Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction recently hosted the sixth annual conference in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub at Penn State University Park.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Students studying criminal justice with Shauntey James, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, turned to an alternative medium — podcasts — to share the research they conducted in class this spring, helping them build additional marketable skills while engaging a broader audience with their findings.
For the past two years, Penn State online learner Olivia Bolinsky has conducted research into white-collar crimes with Renee Flasher, an associate professor of accounting at Penn State Harrisburg. Bolinsky recently presented an academic paper on their research at a conference, where she said she gained valuable experience for her career development.
What started as free tickets to see a flamenco fusion band in Spain turned into an unexpected research opportunity for a team of researchers at Penn State, who discovered a unique example of the power of music to bridge generational divides.
Amma Johnson, director of Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been selected as a Central Penn Business Journal 2025 Women of Influence honoree.
Pedro Robles, assistant professor of cyber analytics and operations at Penn State Lehigh Valley, and Daniel J. Mallinson, associate professor of public policy and administration at Penn State Harrisburg, were honored by the American Society for Public Administration with a best article award.
Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary research projects. These grants support collaborative projects led by Penn State faculty who aim to generate innovative solutions to complex challenges in real estate and the built environment.
This gallery of photos shows the variety of ways Penn State students enriched their education in faraway places or participated in service projects in communities around the world during spring break. From providing hurricane relief in North Carolina to gaining hands-on international reporting experience in Kazakhstan, students took advantage of numerous experiential learning and service opportunities offered through the University.
