Hundreds of students have benefited to date from scholarships created by alumni and friends during the University’s recently concluded campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” Structured around the three key imperatives of a modern land-grant institution, the campaign’s top priority was opening the doors of higher education to students from every background, and Penn State donors rose to the challenge, creating a total of 2,045 new scholarship endowments — an increase of more than 35% over the course of the six-year effort.
A degree in Biobehavioral Health prepares students to look at health issues in an integrated way, taking into account the biological, behavioral, social, and cultural factors that impact health throughout the life span.
Fariborz Tavangarian, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Olivia Lowe, mechanical engineering student, perform a dog-bone sample test (a materials science test involving samples shaped like dog bones, not actually made of bone) to use the data for simulation in the Materials Lab Room 119 in North Educational Activities Building at Penn State Harrisburg.
As students plan their return to Penn State campuses for the fall 2022 semester, the University continues to provide resources to help individuals stay safe and healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dan Mallinson, assistant professor of public policy and administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, has been named to City & State PA’s 2022 Pennsylvania “40 Under 40” list. The list honors the state’s most distinguished young professionals under the age of 40.
Penn State University Health Services (UHS) is encouraging students to protect themselves against monkeypox in light of cases in Pennsylvania and nationally. Monkeypox is a viral infection primarily spread through prolonged close contact. It is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and anybody can be at risk, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
Olivia Lowe, mechanical engineering student, examines an Eulectella Aspergillum marine sponge, searching for spicules to be evaluated by a scanning electron microscope.
