The Penn State Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has announced the recipients of its 2026-27 Seed Grant Program, supporting five interdisciplinary research teams from Penn State University Park and Penn State Harrisburg. The projects address critical built environment challenges, including 3D-printed housing, aging-in-place, smart building technologies, sustainable construction materials and artificial intelligence-enabled energy systems, with the goal of advancing innovative solutions from early-stage research toward real-world impact.
Data users from across the commonwealth are set to gather at Penn State Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania State Data Center's annual Pennsylvania Data User Conference on June 4. Registration is now open.
Outstanding student projects were recognized during the Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Capstone Design Conference held April 24.
The Pennsylvania Center for Latino Research at Penn State Harrisburg and the college’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education will present a research luncheon, “Examining Latino Education, Health, and Immigration: A Conversation” on Thursday, May 21, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge (W107 Olmsted) on campus.
Five Penn State instructors from three campuses worked in teams with Penn State's Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) over the past two years as part of the 2024-26 TLT Faculty Fellows program. Their goal was to enrich the student engagement experience through technology, addressing themes such as generative AI, student connection and belonging, and digital fluency.
Thirty-three non-tenure-line faculty will use Opportunity Grants to fund a project of their choosing during the 2026-27 academic year. Opportunity Grants are designed for clinical, teaching, research and professors of practice faculty to receive funding for professional development through a self-proposed project.
Penn State Harrisburg students, faculty and staff joined volunteers from Pepsi and Penn State Sustainability staff on Earth Day, April 22, to plant more than 80 trees and shrubs on campus in an effort to advance sustainability goals and create new opportunities for student learning. Campus and community partners installed grove and understory plantings of native trees and shrubs selected for their ethnobotanical properties in alignment with Penn State’s Sustainable Landscape Implementation Plan.
As Penn State continues to elevate artificial intelligence (AI) as a University-wide priority, Penn State Harrisburg is emerging as a regional hub for applied and ethical AI education, research and innovation.
The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State is now accepting nominations for the second round of Fox Endowment scholarships, created to support graduate students pursuing academic excellence and scholarly impact at the highest levels.
