Mary Zaborskis, associate professor of American studies and gender studies in the School of Humanities, is building bridges with other disciplines through gender and sexuality studies — a field she said provides lenses for examining a variety of subjects.
A photovoice exhibition showcasing the health care experiences of immigrants with limited English proficiency in the United States will be held from noon to 3 p.m. April 15 in the Morrison Gallery of the Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg.
The Communication, Science & Society Initiative, a research partnership between Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences in the College of the Liberal Arts, has announced the grant recipients from its 2025 request for proposals.
Thirty-one Penn State graduate students earned awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition — the premier annual community showcase for graduate student research, scholarship and creative activity across the University — hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School on Friday, March 27, on the University Park campus.
Six University faculty members have received 2026 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement: Amy Bridger, assistant research professor of higher education strategy at Penn State Behrend; Cui-Zu Chang, professor of physics in the Eberly College of Science; Alexander Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Michelle Newman, professor of psychology and psychiatry in the College of the Liberal Arts; Xingjie Ni, associate professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering; and David Witwer, distinguished professor of American studies and history at Penn State Harrisburg.
In this Q&A, Jae Wan Ahn, Penn State’s first Pennsylvania Legislative Science and Technology Policy Fellow, discussed his contributions to a recent Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission report on the evolution of artificial intelligence and the related applications, policy recommendations and regulatory considerations across key sectors.
Penn State Center for Social Data Analytics and the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making, in collaboration with the Social Science Research Institute, has announced the recipients of their most recent seed grant awards.
Women’s needlework from the 19th and 20th centuries can offer a unique look into their political activism and what it meant to be a woman at different points in history, according to Mariah Kupfner, an assistant professor of American studies and public heritage at Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Office of Global Engagement has awarded seed grants to faculty members to establish interdisciplinary research projects with partner institutions around the globe.
