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Rizki Prasetyaningtyas and Saskia Putri

A sustainable answer to industrial pollution? That’s 'bananas'!

Penn State Harrisburg graduate students in environmental pollution control Rizki Prasetyaningtyas and Saskia Putri have been eating lots of bananas and oranges. All this fruit consumption has a purpose. The students are testing whether fruit peels can be used to remove heavy metals from wastewater coming from textile mills like the ones in their native country Indonesia.
Heather Neary

Auntie Anne’s president Heather Neary named Penn State Alumni Fellow

Heather Neary, who received a master of business administration from Penn State Harrisburg in 2009 and is president of Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest soft-pretzel franchise firm with more than 1,800 stores operating nationally and internationally, has been named a Penn State Alumni Fellow by the Penn State Alumni Association.
graduation caps with tassels

Prepare for the fall 2019 commencement ceremony

Graduating students, you’ve made it this far, now make sure you’re ready for commencement. The Penn State Harrisburg fall 2019 ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Itzhak Perlman

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 7-14

An evening with one of the world's most famous classical musicians, events celebrating Native American Heritage Month and lectures from two Pulitzer Prize winners are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.
Truman and Sasamori

Hiroshima bombing survivor Shigeko Sasamori to visit Penn State Harrisburg

Shigeko Sasamori, a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, will speak at noon Nov. 14, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center on campus. She will be joined by Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, to present "Tales of a Hiroshima Maiden: Navigating Peace with Shigeko Sasamori and Clifton Truman." The event is free and open to the public.