Nutrient pollution is a major issue affecting water quality around the world: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency names it “one of America's most widespread, costly and challenging environmental problems.” The Chesapeake Bay, with some 64,000 square miles of land draining into a shallow, narrow body of water just 200 miles long, is in some respects a worst-case scenario. Over the last 10 years, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has taken a lead role in solving this problem.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Office of Continuing Education is offering the Early Reach Academy July 8 through 27. The program offers high school students with disabilities a chance to experience what college life is like as they prepare to make their transition from high school to postsecondary education.
Penn State Harrisburg Intercollegiate Athletics will return to the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) starting with the 2019-20 season, after six years in the Capital Athletic Conference. The college was formerly a member of NEAC from 2007 to 2013.
The portion of the University endowment that benefits Penn State Harrisburg will grow by more than $3 million thanks to recent gifts honoring Chancellor Mukund S. Kulkarni, who retired June 30 after more than 30 years of service to Penn State.
Outgoing Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni, who summarizes his life story as a series of happy coincidences, reflects on his career at Penn State.
Intercollegiate athletics programs at Penn State’s 19 Commonwealth Campuses have entered into a four-year partnership with Nike through BSN Sports for sports apparel and equipment.
Donna Howard, associate director of the office of student life at Penn State Harrisburg, will serve on the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Leadership and Success for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Outstanding student projects were recognized during the recent Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Capstone Design Conference. The conference is the culmination of students’ undergraduate studies and provides the opportunity to combine classroom learning with real-life applications, as well as collaborate with industry sponsors.
More than 60 projects in the program areas of civil engineering and structural design/construction engineering technology; electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology; computer science; and mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology were on display during the Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering and Technology annual Capstone Design Conference held in May.
