"BioMachine," a large-scale multimedia art installation bringing together science, research and creative expression to explore the role of viruses in everyday life, has been installed for a long-term engagement at Penn State Harrisburg.
Prepare PA will host four regional meetings across Pennsylvania this spring to connect leaders, share information about the PA Climate Network and gather input to guide the initiative’s priorities and future activities.
Renee Flasher, associate professor of accounting at Penn State Harrisburg, spent the summer in Portugal researching global data privacy regulations as a Fulbright Scholar, an experience she said had a lasting effect on her both professionally and personally.
Degree‑seeking graduate students from all Penn State colleges and campuses are invited to register for the 2026 Graduate Exhibition, which will take place Friday, March 27, on the University Park campus.
Vahid Motevalli has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs at Penn State Harrisburg, effective Jan. 1. He has served as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at the college since July 2023.
A Penn State-led research team has received a $1.6 million international Belmont Forum grant to study how building design, infrastructure and development decisions can help reduce malaria risk worldwide.
Penn State faculty steered updated research, care guidance for the Female Athlete Triad — when energy deficiency leads to menstrual dysfunction and poor bone health — including a first-of-its-kind adolescent model of the condition.
Penn State’s research enterprise exceeded $1.44 billion in research expenditures in fiscal year 2024-25 — marking another year of record University-wide growth — and Penn State Harrisburg made crucial contributions to that momentum. Building on the strength of the University’s expanding research impact, the college reached its own record levels of productivity this year, contributing $9.8 million in research expenditures, a 32% increase over the previous year.
In this Q&A, Tony Lynch, assistant professor of supply chain management at Penn State Harrisburg, explained how tariffs, the longest government shutdown on record and the grounding of the MD-11 cargo planes used by UPS and FedEx may impact Black Friday deals and product availability through the holidays.
