Penn State's AI Week, held April 14-17 across Penn State campuses, showcased faculty and student research and excellence through panels, research showcases, immersive workshops and a poster session. The weeklong event is coordinated by the Penn State AI Hub, which is housed under the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.
Data users from across the commonwealth are set to gather at Penn State Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania State Data Center's annual PA Data User Conference on May 15.
Four Penn State faculty members were recently named the inaugural Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) fellows for the 2025-26 academic year by SSRI and CTSI. SSRI and CTSI fellows will engage in work, together or individually, that aligns with the mission of SSRI or CTSI to support efforts to foster change in policies and practices towards a culture of inclusive excellence across Penn State.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Office of Research and Outreach will host the third annual Research and Discovery Day and the Research Impact Challenge on April 9 to showcase research and scholarly activities at the college. The event is free and open to public. Registration is not required.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology was awarded a $282,770 grant from the Office of Naval Research to help purchase a high-end instrument that will support research at the college’s Center for Signal Integrity.
Fariborz Tavangarian, associate professor of mechanical engineering in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, was recently awarded the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award from the American Society for Engineering Education’s Engineering Research Council.
Two Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate students are passionate about research — and about making sure their peers know that research can be an option for them, too.
The Center for Signal Integrity at Penn State Harrisburg will host the 18th Annual Central Pennsylvania Symposium on Signal and Power Integrity on Friday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Office of Research and Outreach has provided funding to support 12 undergraduate research projects, involving 21 students, during the 2024-25 academic year, through a new initiative designed to support and grow undergraduate research opportunities on campus.
An event to bring together faculty at Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State College of Medicine will be held March 4, as the two colleges continue an initiative designed to support interdisciplinary research collaboration through planning and seed grants.
