A Penn State Harrisburg student was awarded a Penn State Discovery Grant, which helped her spend the summer researching people’s perceptions of safety when riding the Metro, the public transportation system in Washington, D.C.
For many communities across Pennsylvania, persistent challenges in access to care, chronic disease burden and health equity remain significant hurdles. Over the past five years, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has worked to bridge this gap with scientific discoveries that don't just stay in the lab, but are translated into real-world, sustainable health solutions.
A new state grant will enable Penn State Harrisburg to help prepare teachers to lead hands-on air quality monitoring projects in their classrooms, giving students opportunities to engage in authentic scientific inquiry while helping schools implement Pennsylvania's new science and technology standards.
Through “Shaping AI in Education: A Pennsylvania Listening and Learning Tour,” Penn State faculty, researchers, outreach staff, evaluators and graduate students have convened with K-12 educators and administrators across the commonwealth to share expert insights and spark meaningful conversation about how AI is and could be used in Pennsylvania’s K-12 education landscape.
A group led by Penn State researchers has received a $2 million Department of Energy grant to develop both a certificate program with microcredentials and a separate independent certification program for nuclear industry readiness. The group will also develop an outreach program for community education and to increase nuclear workforce participation.
In the following Q&A, Penn State researchers discussed the safety and availability of popularized drugs like GLP-1s and cannabis, what it takes for a new drug to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration and what changes in drug policy mean for everyday Americans.
Thirty-one students earned Discovery Grants to help fund their summer research and projects, gaining the opportunity for valuable experience in the field, in the lab and abroad.
Penn State University Libraries’ July 14 virtual Library Discovery Hour program, “Penn State Special Collections Spotlight: The Alice K. Marshall Women’s History Collection,” will offer attendees an inside look at one of central Pennsylvania’s most distinctive collections documenting primarily American women’s history across multiple centuries.
Students researching substance use disorder in the Awareness and Community Engagement Student Lab at Penn State Harrisburg presented their work at multiple conferences over the past academic year.
